Some moderately serious thoughts on Star Trek Into Darkness

The big ha-ha let’s laugh at the stupid movie post is coming, but for now, a mild degree of meta. Oh, and unlike SOME people, I’ll keep the spoilers under a cut, thank you very much.

( Spoilers. )

WHAT'S IN THE BOX???

For years, J.J. Abrams has used a "mystery box" system to, instead of making the most obvious plot development, make the most obvious plot development and then torturous lie about it for years on end to find out that the big secret of a given story is pretty much what you would guess five seconds after being told there's a big secret. This method has been so successful that people with no interest in seeing Star Trek Into Darkness need, nay, demand to know the secrets. Who is Benedict Cumberbatch playing? Is it Khan? It's Khan, isn't it? Well, now you can find out free of charge, except for the ones racked up on your credit card by the malicious malware embedded on our site.

( Star Trek Into Darkness: A Summary )