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TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (1 children)

Tuvok is the best depiction of a Vulcan in all of Star Trek too and I will die on this hill (Spock is half human, so I am not counting him). Tuvok seemed to me like he found humans (and Neelix) to be illogical, difficult to understand, and somewhat annoying; but nonetheless he couldn't help but like them as well, though he wouldn't admit that to them (tangential hot take: Vulcans claim to suppress their emotions, but they still make decisions based on emotion and rationalise them as being based on logic after the fact)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Overall I like Tuvok as a character. My problem with Tuvok is they write him as if Vulcans have no emotion. He even says that.

Vulcans are supposed to have such strong emotions they need to constantly keep them under control and use logic to make decisions because the emotions cause them to make bad decisions.

I think that's a lot more interesting for a character. Nemoy said he played Spock as a guy who was constantly in wonder at things and keeping it under control.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

With few exceptions, they're also supposed to also have mastered their emotions very handily. Partly fue to exceptional biology. Not absolutely constantly be on the verge of breaking into tears or a rage, a la Enterprise.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

Sure. My problem with the writing is they write him like he doesn't understand emotions having never had the them. When it should be the opposite.

He should be more like an alcoholic who doesn't drink anymore. Still understands what it's like to be drunk or hungover.