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From: rene@umcp-cs.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Re: Star Trek III
Message-ID: <3789@umcp-cs.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 14-Nov-83 12:43:31 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 14 12:43:31 1983
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I read the book (The Wrath of Khan by Vonda McIntyre) and I really
liked it. She did indeed go into detail on Saavik's 'volatility'
(mentioned in a film clip but not in the movie), but you must remember
that the book is almost unrelated (except for plot) to the movie.
McIntyre made up a lot of stuff that was never intended to be part of
the movie - she did not (as many novelizations do) just write up the
screenplay with a few details. As a matter of fact, her world is in
some ways inconsistant with whatever consistancy had been developed in
Startrek. For instance, she portrays the Romulans as being really,
really nasty - worse than klingons. They (Romulans) get enjoyment and
prestige from raping captives (with vulcans, this involves using
various drugs, hormones, etc.) and having their children to REALLY
humiliate them (the illegitimate children are status symbols to have,
but then you throw them in the jungle and let them "live" as animals).
The more a romulan humiliates, embarresses, and demoralizes his or her
victim, the better. Saavik is the result of such a rape, and was an
basically an animal until Spock found her (she was his protege for the
past 10 years or so).
	Also, when the outpost Saavik was born at was abandoned, the
Romulans took everyone but the children and the elderly and sick. So
much for the rather noble (if violent) picture we got of them from
the show. However, it is a fascinating book, and Saavik is a VERY
interesting person (unlike the rather cardboardish character in the
movie). There are details about how Scotty's nephew has a crush on
her, and how she tears up a briefing room (tears up bolted chairs,
breaks tables, etc.) when he dies, a budding romance between her and
David, etc. Read the book.

				- rene

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