From: utzoo!laura
Newsgroups: net.movies
Title: Re: Saavik on ST2 
Article-I.D.: utzoo.2167
Posted: Mon Jun 14 19:23:42 1982
Received: Mon Jun 14 19:23:42 1982
References: utcsstat.191 

	After just seeing ST2, I must say that Mr. Saavik did not act as a
Vulcan in the same way that Spock consistantly did.  Perhps there have been
social changes on Vulcan, or perhaps there are regional differences.
Actually, I think that Saavik is half Romulan, and Spock and she may even
have spoken in Romulan with him.                                        
	If Saavik is Vulcan then I think that her behvior was too emotional
in the movie -- unless of course, she is a Vulcan raised on earth who did
not have the cultural background to inhibit/strengthen (depending on your
planet of origin) her -- thus, although prizing logic to the point of not
appreciating humor (at least Kirk's brand of it), she can demonstrate
annoyance at the no-win training mission (and Kirk's solution to it)
and grief at Spock's death.  
	The whole thing would work out very nicely if Saavik was Spock's
daughter by the Romulan Commander in the episode (whose name I have forgotten)
with the cloaking device, but then I am probably asking too much.

					laura creighton
					decvax!utzoo!laura