If by digging deeper, they mean rip off "Lost" | Report this post to moderator
By: Muldfeld (Odo's file, contact) @ 12:53:48 on Oct 22, 2009

then by all means. Jeez. They just turned Uhura, who was never much of a character, into Kate from "Lost" Season 3. She's defined by worrying about her man. Wow. Welcome to a whole new form of sexism.

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By: Captain's Blog (Odo's file, contact) @ 10:35:29 on Oct 22, 2009

They should intensify the love triangle - create tension.

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By: cdydatzigs (Odo's file, contact) @ 08:32:49 on Oct 22, 2009

I think StillKirok (and others) are just "creeped out" at the notion of Spock and Uhura having a relationship. You guys try and support this with your argument that it was the "weakest" part of the film or that it never happened in TOS, etc. The fact of the matter is, this is a different universe than the one we used to know. The relationships between the major characters are going to be different. Though it was admittedly odd to see at first, I have no problems with what they have.

Indeed, the scene where Uhura is with Spock in the turbolift and asks him desperately, "What do you need?" and he somewhat coldly responds that he wants the crew to continue being brave and doing their jobs? That's probably one of the three scenes in the film that gets me all teary eyed for whatever reason. The writers can pair up whomever they want because this is a new universe. At least it's not a contrived mess like the Worf/Troi relationship was.

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RE: Spock/Uhura | Report this post to moderator
By: StillKirok (Odo's file, contact) @ 05:59:49 on Oct 22, 2009

Seems that both of those examples are very weak. Spock only thought of Uhura as a competent colleague. There really doesn't seem to be compelling evidence that there was any romantic chemistry--certainly not enough to say, "yeah, check out the original series!"

Even if Uhura had feelings for Spock, I'm not buying that there was even a remote indication that they would be returned.

As for Uhura having feelings for Kirk, maybe "the hots" is too strong, but there was a sense that she viewed Kirk as a larger than life character. A sense of confidence and faith and pride. I'd have to think a little more on the subject. But ultimately, I felt more of a chemistry between Kirk and Uhura than SPOCK and Uhura. I think the connection is fairly weak in both cases.

Not every decision they made with the plot was good. Most of my comments on these boards have little to do with the actual story of the movie itself, because overall, I thought it was a pretty good movie. Not a GREAT movie, but a good one. However, this was an AWFUL call.

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By: StillKirok (Odo's file, contact) @ 04:03:19 on Oct 22, 2009

I never really felt there was any romantic tension between Uhura and Spock in the original series. Hell, even in their example, they are using Uhura/Kirk. Spock and Uhura had a few scenes together, but if anything, Uhura, like most of the women on the show, had the hots for Kirk.

What specific examples are they using?

I really didn't like this romance at all. It was one of the weaker parts of the film, maybe even the weakest.

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