Why Not?
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I thought it was Starfleet appealing to the Klingons sense of honour, by sending their most decorated and famed warrior (and in fact bringing he and his crew out of semi-retirement) to command the historic peace mission. The Klingons would see it as an insult if their leader and flagship were met with a feckless nitwit like Esteban (if he were alive) or Harriman, and an unknown ship.
So, not a part of the conspiracy, IMO.
So, not a part of the conspiracy, IMO.
Or a challenge. "Here, we're not protecting Kirk to keep you pissed off. We're sending him to meet you, alone, in a single ship. If you are serious about peace, let's see if you can deliver. And while you now have the option of delivering "your way", by killing Kirk and deciding that honor has been satisfied and the sabers can be lowered, let this be your warning that this will mean your deaths. You will agree to a peace in our terms, and screw your barbaric ideas of honor, and you will grovel. Your challenge today is to do that with dignity."
Timo Saloniemi
Timo Saloniemi
Spock needs someone to keep his green-blooded computerized ass in line, even in his older, wiser years. Kirk had always provided that role, balancing humans values such as compassion and forgiveness against Spock's logical deductions in all their missions together. Just look at how out of control things almost got when Spock tried to go it alone during Unifications. To quote Sagan, Kirk had a "Baloney Detector" that sure would have come in handy in Spock's dealings as an ambassador. Spock had a tendency to come to a conclusion that seemed logical, and dismiss other avenues that might hold merit, but not logic.
Spock already showed a lack of objection in his opinion of Valeris. Of course, who could have guessed that a fellow Vulcan would have behaved so illogically.
There was also the larger symbolic role of Kirk, someone who had so many run-ins with the Klingons over the years that if he could overcome those differences and work with them, than anyone could. He had stuck out his neck for Earth so many times, and stuck with his values through thick and thin and at the detriment of his own career that Federation citizens couldn't help but trust him. It would show that they only had one sensible avenue to pursue here...cooperation.
As Spock so succinctly put it, "Only Nixon could go to China." Damn, this film had good writers.
Spock already showed a lack of objection in his opinion of Valeris. Of course, who could have guessed that a fellow Vulcan would have behaved so illogically.
There was also the larger symbolic role of Kirk, someone who had so many run-ins with the Klingons over the years that if he could overcome those differences and work with them, than anyone could. He had stuck out his neck for Earth so many times, and stuck with his values through thick and thin and at the detriment of his own career that Federation citizens couldn't help but trust him. It would show that they only had one sensible avenue to pursue here...cooperation.
As Spock so succinctly put it, "Only Nixon could go to China." Damn, this film had good writers.
Kirk also frequently needed Spock, e.g. to convince him that he must "kill Mitchell while [he] still can" or that "Edith Keeler must die".
You totally miss that Spock work on Vulcan-Romulan relations was totally unlogical, he didn't do it because it implied a high likelihood of success but because he felt it was the right thing to do for him. During the last stage of his life, i.e. TUC, Unification and ST09, Spock is pretty human.
You totally miss that Spock work on Vulcan-Romulan relations was totally unlogical, he didn't do it because it implied a high likelihood of success but because he felt it was the right thing to do for him. During the last stage of his life, i.e. TUC, Unification and ST09, Spock is pretty human.
I'm guessing a non-native English speaker (possibly Chinese based on the username) was relying too heavily on Google Translate, perhaps.
It's a little too much on-topic to just be a spam-bot.
Missed this on the first read. OP, it was Chancellor Gorkon. Gowron was from TNG. Understood where you were coming from, but just sayin.
