From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: cigarmanwine@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Star Trek (2009) Someone explain this to me?

On Oct 26, 4:54aam, "Wouter Valentijn"  wrote:
> "ToolPackinMama"  schreef in
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> > PIKE: Without transporters, we can't beam off the ship, we can't assist
> > Vulcan, we can't do our job. Mister Kirk, Mister Sulu, Engineer Olson,
> > will space-jump from the shuttle. You will land on that machine they
> > lowered into the atmosphere that's scrambling our gear. You'll get inside.
> > You'll disable it, then you'll beam back to the ship. Mister Spock, I'm
> > leaving you in command of the Enterprise. Once we have transport
> > capabilities, communications back up, you'll contact Starfleet, report
> > what the hell's going on here. And if all else fails, fall back,
> > rendezvous with the fleet in the Laurentian system. Kirk, I'm promoting
> > you to first officer.
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> > KIRK: What?
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> > SPOCK: Captain, please, I apologize. The complexities of Human pranks
> > escape me.
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> > PIKE: It's not a prank, Spock. And I'm not the Captain, you are. Let's go.
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> > That is the scene where Cadet Kirk, who is a stowaway that is not even
> > supposed to be on the ship, is promoted to first officer of Pike's
> > Enterprise. aKirk was called on the carpet for cheating on a test earlier
> > the same day, which is why he was not even supposed to be on the ship...
> > he was supposed to stay behind.
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> > McCoy brought Kirk aboard with him, under false pretenses, and here's what
> > I don't understand:
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> > Why is Kirk being promoted instead of being thrown into the brig?
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> > I also don't understand why Spock doesn't demote him and throw him into
> > the brig, instead of marooning him.
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> > Can any of you explain any of that to me?
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> Uhm...
> The guys who wrote that don't have a clue?
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Kirk's promotion advances the plot? Just sayin.
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