Timeline for Why did Kirk decide to maroon Khan and his people instead of turning them over to Starfleet?
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| Jul 4, 2023 at 20:09 | comment | added | T Hummus | But I think I'll leave it the way it is because, in fact, Khan is reigning over the planet, so the mistake seems to fit :) | |
| Jul 4, 2023 at 20:07 | comment | added | T Hummus | @SimonCrase indeed, it appears you are correct - merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/usage-free-rein-vs-free-reign | |
| Jul 4, 2023 at 19:29 | comment | added | Simon Crase | IMHO "free reign" should read "free rein". Reins are used to control a horse; "free rein" means to let the horse run wherever it wants to go; it has nothing to do with reign. Possibly to confusion arose because the late Queen use to be a good horsewoman: she reigned and reined. | |
| Jul 4, 2023 at 5:40 | vote | accept | T Hummus | ||
| Jul 3, 2023 at 18:42 | answer | added | workerjoe | timeline score: 10 | |
| Jul 3, 2023 at 11:12 | history | became hot network question | |||
| Jul 3, 2023 at 7:19 | comment | added | lucasbachmann | @ToddWilcox Regarding Q: PICARD: Some problem, Riker? RIKER: Just hoping this isn't the usual way our missions will go, sir. PICARD: Oh no, Number One. I'm sure most will be much more interesting. Let's see what's out there. Engage | |
| Jul 3, 2023 at 7:13 | comment | added | Todd Wilcox | @lucasbachmann I didn't realize you were speaking in-universe. I can't imagine any characters in the Star Trek universe thinking that anyone they meet is a "villain of the week". Kirk knew that Khan ruled a quarter of the entire earth. Doesn't seem like the resume of someone who is "not a major threat". | |
| Jul 3, 2023 at 7:10 | comment | added | lucasbachmann | @ToddWilcox how is Kirk supposed to make decisions based on events 20 years in the future?? | |
| Jul 3, 2023 at 7:09 | comment | added | Todd Wilcox | @lucasbachmann The events of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan would suggest he's not just a "villain of the week". No other original series antagonist re-appeared to cause trouble later, unless you count Mudd as an antagonist, but he's certainly no Khan. | |
| Jul 3, 2023 at 7:05 | answer | added | Todd Wilcox | timeline score: 19 | |
| Jul 3, 2023 at 7:03 | answer | added | lucasbachmann | timeline score: 29 | |
| Jul 3, 2023 at 6:49 | comment | added | lucasbachmann | Further Khan isn't a major threat. He's a villain of the week nuisance that didn't actually do any permanent damage. Kirk is showing a level of kindness like one would towards an animal that lashes out when put into a confusing environment because that's its first instinct. And I doubt there's any jurisdiction on Earth still eager to prosecute war crimes from two centuries earlier that were prior to a much bigger atomic war. | |
| Jul 3, 2023 at 6:40 | comment | added | lucasbachmann | I highly recommend the comics "Ruling in Hell" and as I recall Kirk points out the genetically engineered superman would be a menace on a Starbase too given their take over of the more secure Enterprise. (Personally I don't care for that novel that took the silly route of merging real history with fiction). FYI googling pepck mouse shows just how real trek supermen could be. (Note I am not using Enterprise coined terminology) | |
| Jul 3, 2023 at 4:27 | comment | added | Ben Murphy | “Free reign of a whole planet”: Ceti Alpha V isn’t exactly a cushy place. (even before what happens to Ceti Alpha VI) There’d be no reason to expect Khan to access warp capable transport any time soon. | |
| Jul 3, 2023 at 3:11 | history | asked | T Hummus | CC BY-SA 4.0 |