okie@ihuxs.UUCP (B.K. Cobb) (06/08/84)
Considering the fact that Saavik *is* half-Romulan, perhaps we should all be willing to give her a break about being Vulcan. After all, it probably took her quite a while to even come under Spock's guidance, considering her wild upbringing (for reference, read the novelization of ST:TWOK). It's likely that she might not have understood the *katra* ritual fully, or that Spock may not have reached the point of explaining it fully (I know, this makes Spock a bit fallible, but...). However, if she had known about it, it would make for an interesting subplot. Just imagine Saavik holding Spock's *katra*, and then Spock suddenly undergoing *pon far*...(no, of course I'm not serious!) While we're on the subject of the *katra*, anyone want to undertake the explanation of the Vulcan culture to include their logic, their mystic origins, and their family structure--say, in a three-volume set? BKCobb ihnp4!ihuxs!okie "I never understood Vulcan mysticism."