I'm pretty sure I have a different perspective on storytelling than you do.
And I like my perspective a lot more than yours.
I'm pretty sure I have a different perspective on storytelling than you do.
But yours seems to make you so miserable.
Kirk is the absolute daddy's boy... and Spock is the absolute momma's boy.
I do see the point you are making, however I too believe from a storytelling point of view (and “this” story moves pretty quickly- too quickly for my taste) explaining “What happened to Kirk’s Mom?” wasn’t necessary to get from A to B.
Instead we're just shown that they're in a relationship with each other that doesn't have any substance or importance to the story.
They're showing that even though Spock comes from a society that supresses shows of emotion in favor of prejudice and racism, of all the souls we have encountered, his is the most human.
What I got was my beloved characters placed in a blender with new emotions, new backstories, a new environment, and a new outlook on the entire Trek universe.
This, I agree 100%! :thumbsupDS9 was awful.
And with not one set of characters with a dynamic as provocative, compelling, and archetypal as Kirk-Spock-McCoy. They ARE Trek.