Reply #8: I liked her portrayal, and I actually thought they did a good job

[vixengrl]

with her character--by portraying her as a very determined, on-point, intelligent person. In the past, her role in Communications was seen as "secretarial"--but the movie makes a point of indicating that zenolinguistics is a difficult and specialized study that requires diligence and aptitude. You can appreciate her drive.

I did see some critical issues with her relationship to Spock. But, I'm what fanfolks would call a 'shipper (relationshipper--I like to character/character, even if it isn't really just for ....slash. See: Buffy/Spike in BTVS or Cassandra/Methos in HL:TS--now I'm completely geeking in code. )They made it plausible and put it onscreen; it's canon to me, now. Also, I dug it, actually. She's very sensitive to "subspace" level signals and wants to translate Spock's stoicism into the language she knows is there--more power to her.

I loved the casting choices of the movie. McCoy, Scotty, and Sulu were all kind of great casting picks. But Zach Quinto as Spock--just loved him. Really think about playing hooky and sneaking back into the theater for another view of the movie. Definitely feel good if the movie makes for a new generation of Trekkers.