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From: friedman@uiucdcs.UUCP (friedman )
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Subject: Re: Super-Slug - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 15-Feb-84 22:45:22 EST
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uiucdcs!friedman    Feb 15 09:17:00 1984

>>	I'm a little curious. In ST:II, does Chechov ever get his hearing back
>>	in the ear that had the super-slug in it? I personally found that part
>>	incredibly gross and have to look away every time (HBO shows it) Mr.
>>	Rourke (sorry, Kahn) puts that baby in their ear. Yuch!!!

I don't notice that he ever loses his hearing.  After the thing leaves his
ear, the next time we see him, he's responding to what the people around
him say--and he doesn't seem to be favoring his left ear.  Seems that his
hearing OUGHT to be affected, but....

Incidentally, what makes the thing leave Chekhov, anyway?

>>	When Kirk says, "Of all the souls I have known ... his was the most
>>	(pause) human", Saavik looks funny. I'm not quite sure how to interpret
>>	that facial change. Is she moved by Spocks death or annoyed that Kirk
>>	called him human?

I'd interpret Saavik's facial response in neither of the two ways suggested.
Rather, I think Kirk just gave her something subtly profound to think about
--certainly, something she hadn't considered before.