lichess.org
Donate

Spock is Dead

Thanks, and my words were very heartfelt and genuine I assure you. Lol, yesterday I wore all black to signify my mourning.

This is definitely a controversial issue amongst trekkies with lots of different theories. One explanation is "The official Retcon from Paramount seems to be that Lester is just insane, which is very much supported by the rest of the episode.
This does raise the question of why Kirk agreed with her. Given that she's an old flame who went crazy when she didn't become a captain, the answer might be subtextual: He's not agreeing with her, but rather saying her mental illness and delusions are "not fair"; she did not deserve this fate. He chooses to be ambiguous in order to tactfully avoid arguing with her."

My take on it though is that this being the last episode, they felt they were free, at last, to make an uninhibited deliberate overt commentary on a social problem of the real world. There was always that tension between the writers who wanted to do more of that type of thing, and the conservative network executives who felt it their mission to keep hippy/artsy/pinko writers in check. Ironically , this conflict greatly improved the show because if the writers still wanted to do their social commentaries they were forced to be sneaky about it and cloak them in the techniques of literature such as alagory and metaphor all the time enriching and elevating show. But hey, the last line of the last episode is a great opportunity to embarrass those in power, those biggoted sexist WASPs that exclude women and minorities from their ranks by using it to draw attention to that very fact. In Kirk's words... "No, it isn't[fair]". And lastly, it should be pointed out that Star Trek cannon is replete with examples of women serving as captains of starships.

Don't feel bad over something silly like having not watched the news. In this day and age it might even be a sign of intelligence :P
What I will remember about the character, in the same thread as yours, is that it ended the need for a good character to be associated with our worldly unworldly need to be good. Spock didn't need a god to be told what was good. I'm struggling to think of a similiar character in popular prose. Surely Spock was the first and I can't think of any after - shameful but true :(
Spock was a main character in Star Trek - a fictional TV series from the late 60's that has gathered quite a cult following. Well worth a watch if you want some retro entertainment!

This topic has been archived and can no longer be replied to.