Severus gives him a blank look, and says, politely enough, "I have yet to expend any effort on you, or to form the intention of doing so, but thank you for the warning. The greatness of those who you name," or don't name, "was in the yoking of power to purpose. I presume, if you claim to exceed them, that you have, sir, some purpose?" Only a hint of drawl, there.
When you look at the costume technology they had to work with, you realize that sticking to body paint was a really, really good idea. (G) As for Shatner... he wasn't that bad, oh, two-thirds of the time. I really like Jim Kirk. The combination of overblown speeches with a trained Shakespearean actor, though was... definitely a mistake. n,n;;;