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   
   berichtnews:j855sn$v3r$1@dont-email.me...   
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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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