Star Trek: Retribution: Difference between revisions

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** {{spoiler|Dr. Braiyon Garr}} in SPADES. In ''Specter'', he was only mildly threatening, and was a bit of a [[Sympathetic Villain]]. This time, after repeated failures, he shoots and vaporizes an aide seemingly without a second thought, and then moves on with his cleverly fiendish sinister plotting.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Loads and loads of this. Every character gets in their fair share. The film even opens with one from Admiral Thornton:

'''Admiral Thornton:''' "Whether you think about it or not, it's happening anyway." }}

** How about this one from Prentice, when Garr drops in for his [[Hannibal Lecture]]:

** Then later:

** At the end of the minefield scene, {{spoiler|Garr}} loudly clears his throat and glares at Prentice until he thanks him for his efforts. His response, in the style of [[Stargate SG-1|Jack O'Neill]]: "Oh it was nothing, really."

** {{spoiler|Holo Garr}} gets in a nice one at Kristie's expense:

* [[Dramatic Thunder]]:

** Type 1: The initial shot of the consulate building is backed by ominous stormclouds overhead and a clap of thunder, foreshadowing the coup eventually instigated by Drakus' operatives.

* [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]]: Subverted in the New Romulus battle sequence--the disruptor shots all hit their intended target, it just so happened that the target had good shields.

* [[Irony]]: Admiral Thornton tells Prentice and Ronston to expect an expert in Romulan psychology, adding "I think you'll be pleasantly surprised." Several times after that, the characters gripe about being stuck with an interloper.

** Then later:

** Guess who it turns out to be.

* [[Light Is Good]]: The interiors of the ''Fitzgerald'' are, for the most part, brightly lit (except when the ship is cloaked), and even the ones that aren't look warm and inviting. By contrast, Drakus' command station is dark and austere, metallic and decidedly ''uninviting''.

* [[The Reveal]]: The first glimpse we get of Drakus' face. Even the [[BGM]] thinks it's [[Serious Business]].

* [[Rule of Funny]]: Most of the exchanges between Prentice and Ronston seem to have been written with this rule in mind, as early on they each get a number of [[One-Liner|One Liners]].

** Or this:

'''Prentice:''' "No idea what you're talking about. Whoever it was must've been '''insane'''." }}

** When the tactical officer swears in Klingon, Prentice [[Deadpan Snarker|dryly responds]], "No need for that kind of language, lieutenant."

** After the flight through the minefield, Prentice congratulates his helm officer on a job well done. {{spoiler|Dr. Garr}} loudly clears his throat from across the bridge.

** In the shuttle, when the away team is attempting to penetrate Drakus' shields, {{spoiler|Holo Garr}} and Kristie have this exchange, which is also a [[Call Back]] to an episode of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek Voyager]]'':

'''{{spoiler|Holo Garr}}:''' "So is my neck, stop it anyway!" }}

* [[Scare Chord]]: The sting from "Klingon Attack" that plays right after we get our first glimpse of the villain near the beginning of the film.