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Jolene Blalock Criticizes ENTERPRISE Writing, Says Vulcan Characterization Inconsistent

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By GustavoLeao / 01:34, 11 September 2004 / Enterprise

The latest issue of Cinefantastique magazine, just out in the US, features an exclusive interview with STAR TREK ENTERPRISE star Jolene Blalock, in which the actress talks to journalist Jeff Bond about her disappointment in the overall level of writing on the show. Here are a few excerpts.

"The concepts with the shows aren't the problem; I think the concepts are amazing," Blalock told the magazine "The issue is the dialogue. I personally believe that T'Pol should have more of her Vulcan culture. I don't believe she should be so desperate to be like everyone else, because the original STAR TREK which I grew up with, had a very simple message that I took from it, and that is that not everyone is like me, and I'm not perfect, and nobody's perfect, and that's okay. That really helped me. I think that T'Pol could be okay with being Vulcan, she shouldn't have to want to be Vulcan. In the dialogue... why is it that when we're trying to teach each other something, all of our analogies involve Earth lore? Don't our cultures have their own lore that might make for good messages."

Ironically, Blalock'a attitude is in line with that of many old-guard TREK fans who see ENTERPRISE as diluting the core elements of the franchise mythology; for Blalock the damage is done in small increments. "In [the first season's] 'Shadows of P'Jem', they made this huge story about how Vulcans were undermining Starfleet and had some kind of agenda, but they never went to readdress it." says Blalock "Then there's this episode in which T'Pol gets sick, terminally ill, and they never readdress it. There's the characteristic where Vulcans don't eat food with their hands, and yet they'll write scenes where T'Pol is eating popcorn at a movie or Trip will bring T'Pol a peach. It's just so strange to me, and I think that as a character you should be okay with who you are and or who you're meant to be."

To read the full interview, get the latest issue of Cinefantastique, at your local newstand.



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By: Plaid Ninja (Odo's file, contact) @ 09:47:11 on Sep 13, 2004

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I certainly did not see in that article the degree of negativity or objection I saw in the recent Cinefantastique interview. Yes, she does seem to question the logic of Trip and T'Pol as a couple, but before that, in practically the same breath, she says "They write it, I do it"

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If it bothered her that much before, she damn well should've spoken up! Why would she want to act against what she personally believes in for her character? What actor would put up with that, other than one so desperate to stay on the payroll and in some sort of spotlight that she'd compromise her principles? If she valued the character of T'Pol and the portrayal of the Vulcan race as much as she claims, she should've been more willing to raise her objections a lot sooner, when the fan outcry about it was beginning to increase in volume.

Please don't be offended by I think this argument is crap. Her initial comments were at a time where the concept was pretty good in theory and nobody had a clue as to the horrific crap that would become T'Pol's supposed character development. Once it became clear that she was going to be turned into an intergalactic crack addict and was going to fall for a character she has nothing in common with, she knew she was in for a long hard struggle to have her character maintain some dignity. She is CONSTANTLY played up for sex appeal. How many times have the previews made it seem like Jolene was going to get naked? Seriously, the girl needs to be given some respectable work.

Its easy to speak out now... right. No, its the only thing she can do to speak out now. Maybe it didn't bother her before because she had no idea of the ridiculousnes involved here. I definitely don't agree that the only way her comments will gain value is if its followed up by the writers. When have the writers ever acknowleged the criticism about Enterprise? Does that de-value the criticism? Or does it show how stubborn the writers really are?

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