Brought over from the locked thread.
Moving this over the the temp forum. Reanok wrote:I was reading another discussion at another board and I wish we gotten some more scenes of Trip&T'Pol in the last novel. I really liked what they portrayed the relationship but I also think alot of the fanfic stories add alot more depth to the characters and their relationship. I also wish we'd also gotten more story interaction with the Enterpise crew would've been nice I know that Micheal Martin has alot of details to deal with The Romulan war but I think it would be a good idea to show more of the Vulcan/Romulan intigue and the Andorians.More of Valdore plotting and Planning.Any thoughts or ideas you would've like to have seen in the Enterprise novels?
I was particularly frustrated with that conversation, since I think that Martin, in particular, made the TnT romance a pretty big part of the last book. Yes, it was frustrating that they were separated after realizing they are essentially married and meant to be with one another. However, I think Martin was setting them up with a whole lovers-torn-apart-by-war for the next book, and his hands are tied by the fact that Trip can't ever surface.
Since I know how hard Clark and Martin and Mangels fought to reunite TnT in the books, it always feels a little disingenuous when idiots start bitching and moaning because profic doesn't read like gushy romantic fanfic or doesn't exactly mold with what they want.
I had my problems with the RW book (Hey, Gannet Brooks, did you happen to eat the main crew?). But I did think the TnT romance was as romantic, sexual and as much a part of the plot - the bond is after a key factor in Trip figuring out that he has a memory loss - as you can expect in profic.
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