MOST AWESOME NERD EVER

[trinityvixen]

trinityvixen: I have had a random thought brought on by watching too much sci-fi/fantasy at your place. I think being in the same place has scrambled my brain for ideas and the weirdest things occur to me as a result.
trinityvixen: This morning I was thinking about Star Trek III for whatever reason, and it occurred to me to ask myself, "Hey, does McCoy get to have his soul saved by the Vulcans because he held onto Spock's? Is it like being a ring-bearer and you get to go to the Grey Havens?"
trinityvixen: I then realized how INCREDIBLY NERDY that was to think.
moonlightalice: Don't think so
trinityvixen: But I am still really curious.
moonlightalice: Nah, they save the collective memories of the Vulcan people.
moonlightalice: McCoy was more like FedEx--you throw out the box when you're done.

Comments

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It does two things right: one, it tells the story from McCoy's point of view; two, it acknowledges that it's basically ripping off a previous story. I find that I can tolerate retreads of already-told stories so long as there is some stated awareness of what has come before.

It's not the best writing, but it's engaging enough. Plus, I love Dr. McCoy. If Search for Spock had just been him complaining about having his brain hijacked for the entire time, it would have been a 300% better movie.