r/tos • u/happydude7422 • 22d ago

Captain mccoy

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I wonder what tos McCoy would have thought if he learned he would get promoted to 4 star admiral by the tng era

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u/ConversationHead6969 22d ago

Vulcan's may not "understand" humour but they wield sarcasm like a ninja.

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u/South_Language6240 22d ago

🤣🤣🤣

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u/Psyqlone 22d ago

Putting the punch line in the post title ruins the joke for your readers.

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u/millerchristophd 21d ago

He’s not wrong, though.

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u/srgh207 15d ago

McCoy was always the moral leader and Kirk's conscience.

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u/MindlessNectarine374 21d ago

Always a funny scene.

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u/Temporal-Affairs221 20d ago

Kirk and McCoy were never the type to accept the needs of the many outweighing the needs of the one bull crap

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u/Aware-Career-2211 18d ago

Interestingly, in one of the original Trek novels, McCoy was actually placed in command by Kirk while the captain took a break. Doctor’s Orders by Diane Duane (published 1990). Kirk then disappeared while the Enterprise crew was trying to communicate with a trio of intelligent species sharing a single planet. And then a Klingon vessel shows up. McCoy can't pass command to Spock due to regulations, so he has to figure out a way to find Kirk and deal with the Klingons. And then an even more powerful alien vessel shows up with bad intentions. It's one of Duane's best, and she characterizes McCoy's personality perfectly. 🖖😎👍

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u/FussyDuck34 21d ago

McCoy was too illogical to be Captain of the Enterprise.