[ SECRET POST #2739 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2739 ⌋

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Comments

Re: The Reboots Improved Literally One Thing

[(Anonymous)]

You know, I'm not going to go into whether Uhura should or shouldn't have pushed Spock to move her. Spock certainly shouldn't have been in charge of his lover's posting assignment, though I suppose in a crisis there might not have been time to do things in proper channels, and I really hope they didn't get involved while he was her teacher -- before or after could be okay, since their ages are comparable, but not during.

But assigning Uhura moral responsibility for the death of whoever got moved to the Farragut is irrational, and Starfleet shouldn't let any irrational bereaved survivors near her. If Person A cuts in line and takes the last seat on a bus, and Person B consequently has to take the next bus and is killed when someone blows it up, Person A is an asshole, not a murderer.

Re: The Reboots Improved Literally One Thing

[(Anonymous)]

I agree that it's not Uhura's fault, but I still think it could be an interesting plot line. Because let's be honest, even though it isn't her fault, bereaved loved ones are very often irrational and looking for someone to blame. So I think that it could make for an interesting narrative arc for Uhura to have to confront someone who blames her for an innocent action that inadvertedly contributed to a tragedy. This could work in the story, but I think the writers would have to be really careful to emphasize that it was SPOCK's fault that she had to request the change in the first place and that he's the one who bears responsibility for the switch. And even then…let's keep in mind that, whatever Spock or Uhura's actions, they were innocent and the deaths of Starfleet cadets is due entirely to Nero.

If we had better writers, I'd say go for it. But I think it would just end up horribly botched, unfortunately...