mcdaniel (06/14/82)
#N:uiucdcs:10700003:000:1919
uiucdcs!mcdaniel Jun 13 20:57:00 1982
Reading the Star Trek II book clarifies certain points about the
movie. To wit:
(1) [not a movie point] Professional sf writers should never be
allowed to touch a Star Trek script/story. Vonda Macintire (spelling?)
did this book, and didn't, in my opinion, do a good job.
(2) Mr. Savvik is half-Romulan, part-Vulcan. In the book, she was
"raised" in the back streets of a lousy Romulan colony world.
The Romulan government doesn't acknowledge their existence,
and considers them to be the scum of the earth -- um, galaxy.
This world was abandoned by the Romulan military/government, and
a group (survey ship?) of Vulcans, led by Spock, find the "trash"
(cripples, aged, insane, half-Vulcans) that the Romulans left
behind. Thus, her emotions and her driving will to succeed,
not to mention her non-Vulcan name, which should have been T'spoon
or something like that.
(The book mentions that Vulcan prisoners are humiliated via
rape and forced pregnancy/fatherhood. Surely a Vulcan has enough
control to stop his/her heart, at least? Also, the Vulcan crew
argues "with venom" that the half-Vulcans be abandoned -- not
Vulcanish, is it?)
Any bets on whether she's Spock's daughter? If so, don't call me --
I like to keep my money.
(3) That guy from the engine room that Scotty brought to the bridge
and who later died (and are there any guesses as to WHY IN CREATION
Scotty brought a dying man to the bridge?!?!?) was stated to be
his 14-year-old nephew, Peter Preposterous or something like that.
In the book, he was being tutored by Savvik (at Spock's insistence).
Why an officer would tutor a "cabin boy" is beyond me.
(4) The book implies that Savvik was starting to become interested in
David. This may have been a fancy of Vonda's -- but if not,
will the Enterprise be inherited in the Kirk-Spock line??