Am I over sensitive? This clip which I just caught on Youtube seems dubious in the extreme, and makes me think of the new ST writers in an uncomfortable light. I know it was cut, but that it was in there at all squicks me.
Kirk is LOOKING RIGHT AT the woman as he speaks.
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Kirk apologises to (not)
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I don't think you're oversensitive. The writers are guys and may have thought this would be a funny way to get back at Kirk.
I'm hoping that they realized that the (immature) humor of the scene didn't work. Even good writers/directors make mistakes. It's something the phenomenon of DVD extras tends to expose.
When I first saw the clip on the DVD I laughed at Kirk because Gaila is so much more curvy than this girl, and of all things Kirk should remember THAT.
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*eyeroll* Boys.
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Ha Ha
Yeah, I don't think all Orions look alike either, Kirk wouldn't forget her (or her boobs) and of course it would be terrible to put in because Gaila DIED.
I think JJ mentions the scene during the audio commentary of the film (when Spock is confronting Kirk about cheating and the camera shows a glimpse of Gaila sitting, looking pissed behind our favorite Vulcan), but doesn't say why it was cut. Hopefully it was because they realized it really, REALLY didn't work.
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