Yeah, there's always the possibility that they will just start retreading. But the Klingons are such a gold mine of interesting storylines that I really hope they don't do that (although I totally hope there is a Klingons vs. Tribbles joke in there somewhere.)
Your summation of Kirk's choices seems pretty spot-on. Maybe the original timeline echoes back to him, because one of the things that was so interesting about the original is how Spock just quietly strolls off to do his job, and Kirk doesn't even realize he's gone till it's too late. I know he has no way to know how it went the other time, but there was a definite "Not THIS time, assholes!" sense when he made his choice.
And I just want to add that I forgot to say earlier--Sulu taking charge was exciting. I was half-expecting a teacup and saucer to make an appearance near The Chair ...
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Your summation of Kirk's choices seems pretty spot-on. Maybe the original timeline echoes back to him, because one of the things that was so interesting about the original is how Spock just quietly strolls off to do his job, and Kirk doesn't even realize he's gone till it's too late. I know he has no way to know how it went the other time, but there was a definite "Not THIS time, assholes!" sense when he made his choice.
And I just want to add that I forgot to say earlier--Sulu taking charge was exciting. I was half-expecting a teacup and saucer to make an appearance near The Chair ...