Similar to the below - I missed nearly all of Enterprise.
I do think it does kinda work that way for the Vulcans though - the idea of someone invested in the idea that they're as rational and reasonable as they claim, while they're being complete bastards, is entirely too believable for me. Old-skool Trek - which I'm most familiar with, given what chunk of my life I had the most TV access - definitely has that in Sarek. Just how rational is it to always be disappointed in your son, especially because he reminds you of the woman you chose to marry, or because he basically chose a college different from the one you like? How rational is it for an ambassador to express disapproval of other peoples' cultures? The guy's a piece of work, and the entire time he's okay with his own lamentable behavior because his ego's so caught up in being the reasonable person.
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Date: 2015-03-06 07:53 pm (UTC)I do think it does kinda work that way for the Vulcans though - the idea of someone invested in the idea that they're as rational and reasonable as they claim, while they're being complete bastards, is entirely too believable for me. Old-skool Trek - which I'm most familiar with, given what chunk of my life I had the most TV access - definitely has that in Sarek. Just how rational is it to always be disappointed in your son, especially because he reminds you of the woman you chose to marry, or because he basically chose a college different from the one you like? How rational is it for an ambassador to express disapproval of other peoples' cultures? The guy's a piece of work, and the entire time he's okay with his own lamentable behavior because his ego's so caught up in being the reasonable person.