Kirk is not dumb. Let me just state, in case Pike didn't convince you, Starfleet in three years and worked out that Nero was back due to a conversation while listening to two undressed girls talking and semi-conscious in sickbay with a snatch of an announcement. The novelization had him competitive for valedictorian of his class. Broke into Starfleet security to alter Spock's program. Spock's. Program. And heartily pissed off his Vulcanness pulling that shit. Not dumb. The Enterprise is chock full of geniuses. Crazy geniuses below the age of thirty-five who are going to either destroy teh galaxy or just set it on fire.

This. Yes. The dumb jock Kirk thing has been killing me. I think maybe it's a byproduct of having been in SGA fandom that I do not understand why people feel compelled to not write them all as geniuses. Smart is sexy, people. Smart is sexy.

Also, your meta posts are making my day. :)