Thread:Rodangizzardcrusher3/@comment-26687285-20160822213306/@comment-25692211-20160831090617

I actually really enjoyed Into Darkness. I thought that Peter Weller and Benedict Cumberbatch were great in their roles. But like you said, the entire third act is just Wrath Of Khan all over again.

If I were Abrams, I would have John Harrison be his actual name, and not Khan-related at all. Not just because this saves the story, but also because the original Khan was Native-American and this kind of steals a potentially great role from aboriginal actors (maybe that's where Suicide Squad got the inspiration).

What I also would have done is have Harrison capture Admiral Pike instead of killing him straight away, and Kirk would try to avenge the other people Khan had killed. Spock would object to this saying that justice was more important than revenge.

Yes, Pike getting captured is kind of a rehash of what Nero did in the 2009 film, but there would be an extra twist. What if, after Harrison "helps" the team to defeat Marcus, he then fatally wounded Pike due to Pike objecting to Marcus' murder.

Then, Kirk and Spock would both go after Harrison in the finale, and Kirk would defeat him. But when he pulls out his Phaser to kill, he remembers Spock's earlier statement and spares Harrison. And they also wouldn't use his superblood to save Pike because that's probably one of the worst deus ex machinas in recent cinema.