Part of the reason Star Trek works so well is that you have the 3 core principles of personal development all represented by strong characters.
Spock = Truth
McCoy = Love
Kirk = Power
You get interesting drama where these principles come together to define the secondary principles.
Spock and McCoy intersect in the area of Oneness (Truth + Love), so you can expect they'd have arguments related to compassion and "the good of the one vs. the good of the many."
Spock and Kirk intersect at Authority (Truth + Power), so you can expect they'd challenge each other to figure out what the best decision is in any given situation.
McCoy and Kirk overlap in the area of Courage (Love + Power), so they will have issues regarding issues of the heart, such as when to be bold and when to play it safe.
When you put all three characters together, you get Intelligence (Truth + Love + Power), which suggests interesting 3-way interactions about what it means to be a wise leader and what is most important in life.
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