TheSpicyChicken

Star Trek, the obsessed ramblings of a fan-girl.

Posted May 9th, 2009 by Savitri

(SPOILER ALERT, don’t read if you haven’t seen the new movie)

My Trekkie heart has melted! I am in love and I won’t deny it.  I am ready to stand up on the roof tops and proclaim my love for the series that, up until last night, I believed was forever destined for re-run nostalgia.  Too much?

Too bad!  I am thrilled with the new movie.  I am head over heals for the young, sexy, talented new cast and am delighted that the writers tackled the new/old story line with a splash of nostalgia and a heap of creativity.

It’s a whole new game now, we can again visualize a Star Trek story line that isn’t confined to the plot devices that were relevant 10, 20, 30, or even 40 years ago.  I love that I don’t have to worry about how what happened in this story might affect my beloved Picard (le sigh Jean Luc).  I don’t have to worry about plot lines that no longer make sense (with the major exception of Spock Prime living out his life in a parallel universe as opposed to the universe we all know and love).  In all honesty, this is a huge relief.

Besides, this new cast brought the “sex” back to the series.  Never had I thought to think of what a restrained yet sensual kiss from a Vulcan might be like.  Thank you Zachary Quinto for making it abundantly clear that T’Pol was not the only sexy Vulcan in existence.   I am doing my best not to sound like an obsessed fan-girl, but I don’t think I am succeeding.  Forgive me men if you do not share my good opinion in the lusciousness of the Spock-Uhura kiss.

More to that point, as a woman, I always had a hard time relating to Kirk.  In TOS he was the John Wayne of the Federation.  No rules, lots of sex, and your mans-man!  But after Chris Pine’s performance, I feel like I understand Kirk better.  All of the above still holds true, but it just makes sense now.  Don’t bash me for not “getting it” sooner, I am just a little late to arrive on the Captain Kirk bandwagon.   Oh, I almost forgot to mention, the young Kirk is super sexy too.

I know that I am a minority in the Trek Universe (being young and female), so perhaps my male counter-parts won’t share the same passion that I do for this new/old series.  I know there are things to complain about when a favorite story attempts to expand in a new direction (don’t get me started on the Harry Potter movie franchise), but I think that this deserves an “A” for effort!  Keep ‘em comin’ boys.

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