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Originally Posted by Nate the Great

Okay, I’ve read it.

1. Do people watch Star Trek to see children born during an alien attack? I don’t think so.

And yet, I think I saw more genuine, heartfelt emotion during that sequence than in all of Nemesis.

I think ST is perceived as having a problem with getting too much into the technical details and letting the human part of the story suffer. Hence "Treknobabble" and "deflector dish" jokes. Right or wrong, I suspect that sequence was partly intended to make it clear to the audience that this movie wouldn't be like that.

3. Time is precious, does the origin of Kirk’s middle name need explanation? Furthermore, has George failed to notice that they’re UNDER ATTACK? Try defending your ship now, worrying about names later!

This sort of thing happens all the time, where an impending blow takes forever to fall so that we can get all the characters' reactions. I can just about guarantee that there's a name for it on the TV Tropes website somewhere.

I trust I needn't point out that there wasn't going to be a later for George.

4. Was that driving scene really necessary? And really, the Beastie Boys?

I sympathize on this.

5. “You’re neither Human nor Vulcan and therefore have no place in this universe?” What happened to Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations?
6. “Human whore?” How is Amanda Grayson a whore? That’s not logical at all. Human scum, human trash, human whatever; there are umpteen insults available that would be better.

Given that the purpose was to test Spock's reactions, presumably they had already tried the "better" insults.

10. Kirk gives his full name to Uhura, but she won’t give her first name? That’s petty beyond belief.

As KJ says, that may have been a nod to the fact that we didn't officially know her first name for a loooong time.

16. Kirk took the Kobayashi Maru test three times? A test that’s deliberately designed to make you face loss? How does winning the third time validate your stubbornness? That’s not ingenuity, that’s a refusal to learn your lesson and face reality!

How is this directed at this particular movie?

17. How is Kirk supposed to be in trouble? I don’t think anyone said “you can’t reprogram the simulation.”

I agree that, if anything, he should be in trouble for violating whatever security measures he had to violate.

18. Spock tried to keep Uhura away from Enterprise to avoid accusations of favoritism? If she’s the best person for the job, she’s the best person for the job. How can anyone be accused of favoritism?

Spock is undoubtedly still having a difficult time predicting humans' reactions. And humans aren't logical anyway.

19. “External inertial dampener?” What the photon is that supposed to be? Something to make the ship unable to move? That’s what stationkeeping thrusters are for!

I dunno. That may have been the jargon at that point in time.

20. Chekov has the conn? In a Red Alert situation? Yeah, um, what? He’s supposed to be seventeen, right?

He's supposed to be in grade school, dagnabbit[/canon-grumble]

21. The nature of Kirk’s promotion to First Officer still mystifies me. He’s on probation, he’s not supposed to be on board, he should be in a brig cell, etc. so WHY is he a serving member of the crew?

Just one of those crazy things that strong-willed Starfleet captains do, I guess.

24. Nero is the last of the Romulan Empire? Since when were all Romulans other than miners living on Romulus? You can’t call one (or two if you want to include Remus) planet an Empire! That doesn’t work! And even if you buy this ridiculous premise that Romulans only live on one planet, what about the fleet?

I hope Nero said that, and not Spock. Nero is a little unhinged and possibly prone to deliberate exaggeration.

25. “The Enterprise has had its maiden voyage, has it? She is one well endowed lady. I’d like to get my hands on her ample nacelles, if you’ll pardon the engineering parlance.” NO NO NO! Scotty does not see the big E as a sex object! Kirk may see it that way, but to Scotty she is a lady, a work of art, and NOT a sex object!

Yeah, that was probably a little over-the-top.