From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: liam@valentijn.nu   
   Subject: Re: Star Trek (2009) Someone explain this to me?   
      
      
   "ToolPackinMama"  schreef in bericht    
   news:j855sn$v3r$1@dont-email.me...   
   > 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.   
   >   
   > KIRK: What?   
   >   
   > SPOCK: Captain, please, I apologize. The complexities of Human pranks    
   > escape me.   
   >   
   > PIKE: It's not a prank, Spock. And I'm not the Captain, you are. Let's go.   
   >   
   > ===   
   >   
   > 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.  Kirk 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.   
   >   
   > McCoy brought Kirk aboard with him, under false pretenses, and here's what    
   > I don't understand:   
   >   
   > Why is Kirk being promoted instead of being thrown into the brig?   
   >   
   > I also don't understand why Spock doesn't demote him and throw him into    
   > the brig, instead of marooning him.   
   >   
   > Can any of you explain any of that to me?   
   >   
      
   Uhm...   
   The guys who wrote that don't have a clue?   
      
      
   --    
   Wouter Valentijn http://www.j3v.net   
      
   Rory 'The Roman' Pond: "Would you like me to repeat the question?"   
      
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