Pegg’s got a great response to Takei: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/07/08/star-trek-beyond-simon-pegg-sulu-george-takei
I take issue with his implication Plato’s Stepchildren was the lowest rated episode of the series because of the Kirk/Uhura kiss. There were no plot spoilers in 1968, and the third season was tanking in the Friday at 10pm timeslot of death in the first place.
Did Gene, (or anybody writing for TOS) even know Takei was gay?
And Pegg overlooked the most obvious choice.
These two were alone on that ice planet for a long time. 😉