Over the years I have found transporters to be the most annoying plot device in all of Star Trek. I don’t think there’s any situation that couldn’t be solved with a transporter with some creative writing (or create so many paradoxes).
They’re the Star Trek equivalent of Rian Johnson’s Holdo maneuver (ramming other ships when going to hyperspace).
Fair, but let’s not go dragging Star Wars’ writing weaknesses into Trek just because of JJ’s connection. By all means, that was the opportunity to write off Carrie Fisher’s unfortunate and untimely passing.
That said, you have a solid point concerning the use of the transporter as a narrative device.
Over the years I have found transporters to be the most annoying plot device in all of Star Trek. I don’t think there’s any situation that couldn’t be solved with a transporter with some creative writing (or create so many paradoxes).
They’re the Star Trek equivalent of Rian Johnson’s Holdo maneuver (ramming other ships when going to hyperspace).
Fair, but let’s not go dragging Star Wars’ writing weaknesses into Trek just because of JJ’s connection. By all means, that was the opportunity to write off Carrie Fisher’s unfortunate and untimely passing.
That said, you have a solid point concerning the use of the transporter as a narrative device.