5. Some Guys Really Have It Rough
Fans of any form of Trek should have had a feeling of familiarity when Kirk, Spock, Uhura and two red shirts departed for Kronos. Not only are audiences getting to see the first appearance of Klingons in the alternate timeline after a scene involving them was deleted from the first Abrams film, presenting a fresh redesign (all ridged helmets and smooth heads), but theyre getting to see some less well known characters return. However, the sequence also has plenty of fan pleasing for those who were new to the series with Star Trek. The two red shirts that Kirk brings along are the same ones who beat him up at the start of the original film. They already were made the butt of a joke in that film when Kirk quickly rose above them, but here its more a little nod to the audience, with a blink and youll miss it close up. We dont see the characters after Khan is captured, implying they were killed by him or the klingons. Taking off those red shirts didn't help.