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In the original Star Trek, the true hero of the show was Spock. Many times his intellect saved the day. While the Captain often used emotional methods day in and day out, it was Spock's adherence to logical reasoning, that kept things going in the right direction.
There is no greater evidence of this lack of logic than in some of the arguments found here in CD in the various forums. I won't cite examples, but there are plenty to go around, if you look for them.
Spock was my hero of the day, and I still appreciate logical thinking wherever I find it.
In the original Star Trek, the true hero of the show was Spock. Many times his intellect saved the day. While the Captain often used emotional methods day in and day out, it was Spock's adherence to logical reasoning, that kept things going in the right direction.
There is no greater evidence of this lack of logic than in some of the arguments found here in CD in the various forums. I won't cite examples, but there are plenty to go around, if you look for them.
Spock was my hero of the day, and I still appreciate logical thinking wherever I find it.
There was that relationship between Kirk and McCoy and Spock which wasn't planned but happened and was noted in the fanbase as a huge strenght. Kirk's best friends are his half Vulcan First officer and his somewhat retro CMO. But he reflected both. To be a good captain, he had to employ the logic and clear thinking Spock stood for, and the sensitivity that McCoy did. He was a man more of the early Federation who had room to maneuver. Then came Picard, who is a fascinating man, but very very different. The Federation is not the same anymore and lone wolves like Kirk don't get big commands. The comparison to Kirk is Sisko, who was perfectly able to bend the rules and claim Bajoran law or Federation law if it got him what he wanted. But he'd been religated to a space station way out there they had no idea would become a pivitol place in their universe.
There was that relationship between Kirk and McCoy and Spock which wasn't planned but happened and was noted in the fanbase as a huge strenght. Kirk's best friends are his half Vulcan First officer and his somewhat retro CMO. But he reflected both. To be a good captain, he had to employ the logic and clear thinking Spock stood for, and the sensitivity that McCoy did. He was a man more of the early Federation who had room to maneuver.
EXACTLY. This was the heart of the original show and why it worked so well.
Kirk represented passion and courage and leadership. But he could also be brash and impulsive.
Spock tempered that with his logic and commitment to reason. But he could also be cold and lacking in compassion.
McCoy was the conscience of the group, motivated entirely by compassion. But his emotions could get the better of him.
Neither man was a whole, healthy human being in himself. But together they complimented each other's strengths and guarded each other's weaknesses. And despite all their grousing, they were loyal friends. And that's why there wasn't a dry eye in the theater when Spock died in STAR TREK II: The Wrath of Khan.
It's a heart that none of ST's many incarnations since have managed to recapture.
I sure hope they all stayed friends afterwards!!! (They made an excellent team)
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