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I cut out a lot of unnecessary plot details, and then removed the "too long" tag. If it's still too long, feel free to put the tag back, or to do more editing, of course. Joule36e5 ( talk) 09:36, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
While the explanation in the article for why Ensign Chekhov takes over and not Lt. Uhura is probably correct from the writers' point of view. This episode was written by a woman, D.C. Fontana, and I think one line from Amanda about Sarek's commands as a Vulcan husband to his wife indicate some criticism of Vulcan male hierarchicalism. But the decision may not have been hers. Nevertheless, there is an explanation from within later Star Trek canon for why Chekhov could have been next in line. In TNG, an episode deals with Crusher and then Troi getting command training. Apparently they couldn't normally assume command without that as long as some officer with command training is present, even if it's a lower-ranked officer. So Uhura may simply not have had command training of any sort, while Chekhov may have had some. I don't consider it original research to point out that that later episode details that some officers who have not had command training do not typically assume command, although it might count as original research to make too much of a point of seeing it as an explanation for this within the Star Trek canon, so I wasn't sure whether to include it in the article and how to word it. Any suggestions? Parableman ( talk) 18:35, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Again, the monitor screen on the bridge seems to have turned into a window. When the alien vessel explodes, everyone is holding his hands before his or her face. 80.141.10.211 ( talk) 18:15, 14 March 2014 (UTC)
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I cut out a lot of unnecessary plot details, and then removed the "too long" tag. If it's still too long, feel free to put the tag back, or to do more editing, of course. Joule36e5 ( talk) 09:36, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
While the explanation in the article for why Ensign Chekhov takes over and not Lt. Uhura is probably correct from the writers' point of view. This episode was written by a woman, D.C. Fontana, and I think one line from Amanda about Sarek's commands as a Vulcan husband to his wife indicate some criticism of Vulcan male hierarchicalism. But the decision may not have been hers. Nevertheless, there is an explanation from within later Star Trek canon for why Chekhov could have been next in line. In TNG, an episode deals with Crusher and then Troi getting command training. Apparently they couldn't normally assume command without that as long as some officer with command training is present, even if it's a lower-ranked officer. So Uhura may simply not have had command training of any sort, while Chekhov may have had some. I don't consider it original research to point out that that later episode details that some officers who have not had command training do not typically assume command, although it might count as original research to make too much of a point of seeing it as an explanation for this within the Star Trek canon, so I wasn't sure whether to include it in the article and how to word it. Any suggestions? Parableman ( talk) 18:35, 6 January 2009 (UTC)
Again, the monitor screen on the bridge seems to have turned into a window. When the alien vessel explodes, everyone is holding his hands before his or her face. 80.141.10.211 ( talk) 18:15, 14 March 2014 (UTC)