From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos   
   From Address: diotonante@gmail.com   
   Subject: Re: Star Trek (2009) Someone explain this to me?   
      
   Duggy wrote:   
   > On Nov 15, 8:54 pm, Akira Norimaki  wrote:   
   >> Duggy wrote:   
   >>>> 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?   
   >>   
   >>> Pike likes him.   
   >>   
   >>>> 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?   
   >>   
   >>> The marooning didn't make much sense.   
   >>   
   >> Agreed, on both. It's a funny ride but the plot is rather pointless.   
   >    
   > So it's an action film.   
      
   Yeah, pretty much. An action movie in space.   
      
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