Look, I understand why you didn't tell me certain things. I just wish I had known some of them sooner. Officially, there was no mission to Kenfori. So, nothing happened there. I don't have any report to file.
JMDr. Joseph M'Benga
But if you did, hypothetically, what would it say?
Because cancelling The Last Frontier is the stupidest thing Tony's ever done. Do you realize how rare a show like this is? TK wanted to give audiences a digestible reflection of their own world through the lens of fantasy. Social commentary with rubber masks and buried metaphors. You know, science fiction.
They were more cautious. Didn't want to make waves. The cowards. TK wanted Frontier to take our rotten world with its warts and injustices and give audiences something better.
You don't find the idea inspiring? You don't think some kid out there is going to see this show and spend the rest of their life searching the stars? You don't think a person can love a piece of art or music or a story so much that it heals them, shows them parts of themselves they've never even seen before, and give them hope?
A show like this could have gone on forever. Given generations of fans a place to feel seen, to belong, something to believe in again, no matter who they were or where they came from. But you can't do any of that without a season two.
On Vulcan, we have a similar expression -- "The Selat who ate its tail." Though I would point out you have a significant leg up over a quadrupedal beast: your human intuition. It has guided us this far; we are all still here. I recommend you keep following it.
I'm sorry to be the one to say it. I consider George a friend. Commanding a starship levies a heavy cost; there is no hiding who you are once you sit in that chair. Thankfully, fate has blessed me with yet another Kirk as my First Officer. And based on your service record, you are not your father's son. No fear of battle. You will do just fine.
You said in the chair, there's no hiding who you are. Well, George Kirk wasn't afraid of command, was he? You were injured at the Battle of Zeta Reticuli! My father fought the Klingons and evacuated the medical base, not you. But you altered the logs and you took the credit!
I saved his career! He had no right to take that chair -- my chair! I was fine! I was going to be fine! I would've triumphed -- won that day! Yes, Constitution was damaged, but another ship would've come! All I needed was time to withdraw, regroup, and that's all!
