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I don't know why Ilia has no pants


...but I approve the artistic decision. Bones suggested spanking her so there's that too.

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I assume you're talking about the Ilia probe in her bathrobe?

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Some of the finest gams there could be, right there.

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It's supposed to be a spa robe. Ilia had it in her sonic shower. The crew was supposed to work eight hours. Because she was a supreme navigator, she worked longer and would go to the shower in her quarters to cool off and rest every four hours. Lingering memories in the probe perceived this as a place to lower stress and materialized in the shower.

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It is illogical to withhold required pants.

I don't dance, tell jokes or wear my pants too tight, but I do know about a thousand songs.

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I like how Ilia mentions her vow of celibacy to warn off Kirk when she arrives on the bridge

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Technically, having sex with a Deltan is fatal to humans (Roddenberry's fantasy gone wild), hence the need for such an oath.

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I like how Ilia mentions her vow of celibacy to warn off Kirk when she arrives on the bridge

That's funny, but more seriously, she was warning everyone in earshot, not just Kirk. Most of the crew would have been aware of the Deltans' wild sexuality and its danger to "weaker" races. So by telling the whole bridge that she's officially celibate, she's taking the initiative, letting everyone know that she's "safe", and making it easy for work to continue normally.

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I never quite got how the robe just appeared on her. When she was first seen in the shower, she was naked. Did V'Ger use the transporter to put the robe on her?

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Who knew a woman with no hair could be so sexy?!?

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture was made for all the fans who thought the original series needed Sinead O'Connor on the bridge.

Janet! Donkeys!

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No, Kirk did (hard to believe, but true lol).

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Ilia had no pants because V'GER did not see any reason to put pants on useless carbon units.

Janet! Donkeys!

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well it's no wonder they were "infesting" the Enterprise then.

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Then why the robe?

Ow, I'm sorry, did I break your concentration?

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Kirk told Starfleet that he wanted to see fur....and early morning dew.

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