Anyone who mans a spaceship would know about supernovas and their unpredictability
Not to mention that given that supernovas aren't likely fast or sudden or without any kind of warning (unless, maybe, someone specifically messed with the star) and given that show!Romulans (who are only like movie!Romulans in that they have pointy ears) are at least as technologically advanced as the Federation, if not more so, I cannot understand how the Romulans didn't evacuate Romulus themselves. They'd have had more than enough time, plenty of ships/tech to do so, and they have other planets in their Empire.
Hard to make a good plot when you're basing it on something completely unbelievable and then trying to shore it up requiring a few too many coincidences and characters making weird decisions.
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Not to mention that given that supernovas aren't likely fast or sudden or without any kind of warning (unless, maybe, someone specifically messed with the star) and given that show!Romulans (who are only like movie!Romulans in that they have pointy ears) are at least as technologically advanced as the Federation, if not more so, I cannot understand how the Romulans didn't evacuate Romulus themselves. They'd have had more than enough time, plenty of ships/tech to do so, and they have other planets in their Empire.
Hard to make a good plot when you're basing it on something completely unbelievable and then trying to shore it up requiring a few too many coincidences and characters making weird decisions.