• @[email protected]
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      29 months ago

      From the script:

      SPOCK PRIME: (voice-over) That is where I’m from, Jim. The future. The star went supernova…

      SPOCK PRIME: (voice-over) …consuming everything in its path. I promised the Romulans that I would save their planet…

      If the sun in question was the Romulan star, then turning it into a black hole to contain the explosion would not save the planet.

      Killing the star would not save their planet.

      Anything involving Romulus’ star means that ‘saving the planet’ is completely impossible.

      • Value SubtractedOPM
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        29 months ago

        Yeah, I agree that that part of the dialogue is problematic. However, “Picard” definitively stated that it was the Romulan star.

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        19 months ago

        Anything involving Romulus’ star means that ‘saving the planet’ is completely impossible.

        Eventually, yes, but if it were possible to collapse the exploding star in a way that didn’t totally roast the planet it would buy a fair bit of time to continue the evacuation. It’ll get very cold and photosynthesis will stop, but with enough power and food, the population could hang on for several years if needed.