Quote Originally Posted by Spooniest View Post
But this thread is intended for general Star Trek 2 discussion, and/or discussion of ST: Into Darkness.
Why not? there's only so much you can discuss about one film without branching into the other stuff - especially when it comes to Trek.

No, this should not have been the death of Spock. Whilst I agree the impact might've been greater we still had 4+ films to go and they would have been absolutely lifeless without Spock. Star Trek IV especially.

Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are the heart and soul of TOS and I don't think it would've worked half as well with one of those pieces missing.