Doctor M said:
A weird thought... is anyone else put off by the idea that the Kobayashi Maru is "Spock's test"?
I felt that it was a bit too much myself. But it kind of keeps continuity in that in Star Trek V, Spock was the one who designed the escape proof brig cells for Star Fleet. I just felt this new gag was another of the films nods to the old original cast formula. The movie is full of them.
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