The Fifty-One Year ItchAdmiral James T. Kirk is the ultimate space cowboy. The only thing missing from his grizzled-but-handsome look is some spurs…and we're pretty sure the only reason the Stark...

A Whole New Meaning to the Phrase "Earworm"As villains go, it's hard to top Khan Noonian Singh for pure buttoned-up fury. He's an angry, angry man when we first meet him… and he looks even angrie...

If You Can Do More, TeachWhile Kirk undergoes the most profound change of all the characters in the film, his redoubtable first officer Spock remains the same as he always was: wise, astute, courag...

The introduction of Lieutenant Saavik is one of the biggest red herrings in movie history. We open with her voice entering a log in the Enterprise records as captain, then show her in Kirk's vaunte...

Dr. Carol Marcus is, to put it mildly, the one who got away. She's not just one from among the rich and diverse array of space ladeez that Kirk seduced in the original series; she's someone who's r...

Prodigal SonHere's a sentence that will make Star Trek II sound like a soap opera: David Marcus is Kirk's son…but he doesn't know it. But don't let that sentence put you off: Star Trek II is much...

No Holds BarredIf Spock is Kirk's superego, all cold logic and impassive observation, Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy is his raging id. The ship's doctor has never been shy about expressing his opinionâ€...

Poor Pavel Chekov. He finally gets out of the navigator's chair he was stuck in for two seasons on the show—but as soon as he lands a new gig, he gets a super-creepy space eel stuck in his ear. I...

Joachim is Khan's de facto second-in-command, and the only other member of his motley crew who has any dialogue. (Yeah. Khan loves him some movie villain monologuing.)He's loyal to Khan unto death...