I want every ad on the subway to be this one. And then I want this also posted elsewhere. And then I want people who don’t use earbuds or headphones while listening to music or watching their videos in public to have their phones explode in their hands and faces. Or they get shunned and banned from public spaces.
i wonder what it was to like to one day show up for a script reading and meeting for star trek season 2 and the writers and director are like, "hey, for episode one we have this really interesting story... but for this to work, have you tried emulating being in heat like a rabid animal?"
What has to be pointed out here (a bit regretfully) is that in 1967 there'd never have been a meeting at which the actors would've been given a chance to voice an opinion about whether they were okay with the concept of a script. That wasn't how such things were done then. (And no question, it's delightful that things have moved on a little bit from that state.)
What did happen with "Amok Time" were a couple of drafts, with supporting and/or instigating memos, that were written before anyone who'd act in the script would ever see it. Some detail about the beginnings of that process are here, supported by Roddenberry's own (typewritten, God bless it) copy of Ted Sturgeon's original outline for the episode.
I own the Amok Time story outline Ted Sturgeon submitted to Gene Roddenberry. It’s a fascinating look at the process of creating an episode
Just a casual reminder of something that (when considering process) nowadays gets in the way of a lot of analysis of early Trek: not only is tomorrow not yesterday, but neither is today. 😏
(...And yet: imagine the look[s] on Nimoy's face at the first table reading of shooting draft 1...) 😅
Have you seen spirk highlighted in red? When you like the post, it sends an arrow through the heart! That's sweet of Tumblr to do. I've also seen destiel, ineffable husbands and byler in red. Could be more out there!
jim kirk’s snapchat account though, it would be amazing
him posing with the gorn like “aint easy being green” and one of his salad making a frowny face with tomato eyes and a red pepper slice mouth all “thanks a lot BONES”
and then a series of him posing in his tight red exercise pants sent to spock’s account with text like “SPOCK WHAT DO YOU THINK” different angle ”ARE THEY REGULATION STANDARD” another angle ”TOO SMALL OR JUST RIGHT?” from behind “OFFICIAL FIRST OFFICER THOUGHTS?”
sometimes i wonder why spirk of all things was my first, intense, obsessive hyperfixation as a kid but like…
they were really doin allat. why are you grabbing my tits captain ?
if anything could have broken into my blissful unknowing of my own homosexuality it really had to be these two. as it was for my foremothers and the dawn of fandom and so it shall be
From the Half-Empty Loveseat and the Cuck Chair to the Miracle on the Biobed
Master Post for my Season-3-to-TMP Spirk Breakup Meta Analysis Series
People complain all the time about the odd, out-of-character writing in Season 3 of Star Trek TOS. They also complain that there is no canon explanation for the reason why Spock left Kirk and Starfleet to attempt kolinahr by the start of TMP. Why are these two things both so weird?
But, consider this: What if these two weird things are related? What if the odd actions are not out of character at all? What if Season 3's subtext leads directly to Spock's abandonment of the life he built in Starfleet, and more specifically, to his separation from Kirk by the start of TMP?
What if we're actually watching a painful behind-the-scenes Spirk breakup unfold in real time?
A few months ago, before I had ever seen TMP, I watched "Requiem for Methuselah" for the first time and the vibes were so weird that I started to dissect the subtext by writing my way through it. And the subtext kept getting deeper, episode by episode. And so I kept writing about it. And then I finally saw TMP, and I suddenly realized that, not only was I right, these things are all connected. Season 3 and TMP are not actually doubly weird; they are two related weirds that cancel each other out. And, even better, the pain and angst of Season 3 eventually leads to a happy ending in TMP!
To create this series, I wrote over 20,000 words on the subject in the space of a few weeks. (Thank you, hyperfixation.) Recently, a couple of the posts are making the rounds again. People keep reblogging segments of the series, so apparently there is an audience larger than my weirdass self and the void I am shouting into.
So, for your pleasure and convenience, I have reassembled the full series here in chronological order. Some of them are short, silly posts, and others are lumbering behemoth posts with tons of subtext to comb through and mull over. Enjoy the journey with me.
PART 1: END OF SEASON 3
1. The Half-Empty Loveseat and Other Tragedies Or, the Episode Where Kirk Broke Spock's Heart (and Mine) - S3 E19 Requiem for Methuselah
Spock has had a rough Season 3 so far. But this is the first time that Kirk's behavior is the direct cause. Kirk's blind cruelty causes irreparable damage to both Spock and their relationship.
2. they're still fighting, aren't they and one type of music - S3 E20 The Way to Eden
Vibes are off between Kirk and Spock. Spock finds reasons to be elsewhere and pointedly spends more time with a fun hippie guy than with Kirk.
3. From the Half-Empty Loveseat to the Cuck Chair - S3 E21 The Cloud Minders
Watching him sleep, watching him flirt, shouting in his face: Spock and Kirk try to act calm and professional, but tension bubbles under the surface.
4. why. WHY does it make me so fucking happy to watch this one man ogle this other man's ass like this - S3 E22 The Savage Curtain
Does this mean their fight is over??
5. To Hell and Back: The Seven Deadly Sins of Spock’s Inferno - S3 E23 All Our Yesterdays
In the tradition of ancient epic stories, Spock takes an allegorical journey to hell with McCoy as his guide, and his unusual behavior there – a descent into madness by way of all Seven Deadly Sins – gives us a peek into his ongoing internal struggle.
"He says, finally, resigned, 'I believe you.'" I'm pretty sure Spirk have broken up for good now. Their relationship is strained and it has affected their prior intimacy of knowing each other inside and out.
PART 2: THE MOTION PICTURE
7. The Betrayal of Irritation - TMP Part 1
Spock attempts kolinahr. But of course, it doesn't work. He is running away from life, away from love, away from Kirk, rather than running towards enlightenment. It was never going to work.
When Spock returns to the Enterprise, he emanates a carefully constructed façade of aloof disdain. "I don't care," he seems to say. But if he didn't care, he wouldn't have come at all. And now that he is here, anything is possible.
8. "To Come Alongside and Lock On" - TMP Part 2
Two very small but very important details precede Spock and Kirk's reunion on the bridge of the Enterprise.
9. Feeling Trapped, Crisis of the Self, and the Hidden Meaning of Spock's Two Steepled Fingers - TMP Part 3
Spock's steepled fingers are a self-soothing gesture that first appears in "Plato's Stepchildren" and recurs in TMP during the kolinahr scene and a tense faceoff with V'Ger. What does this gesture tell us about Spock's inner struggle?
10. Yes, He is Here. But He is Still Gone: The Five Stages of Grief (and Seven Sorrows) of Heartbroken Kirk - TMP Part 4
Kirk openly experiences all five stages of grief in regards to Spock's cold return. Meanwhile, the bookend to Spock's experience of the Seven Deadly Sins in "All Our Yesterdays" is this: Kirk's experience of Seven Sorrows, seven metaphorical knives in the heart given to him in rapid succession by Spock's return.
11. sidebar: loyalty, obedience, friendship - TMP Part 4.5
In which I go a little nuts in the notes of someone else's post into greater detail about the three times Spock refuses Kirk's invitation to sit down.
12. Bare Feet on Holy Ground: A Story Of Doubt and Acceptance. - TMP Part 5
McCoy is the voice of reason, but love transcends reason. When Kirk finally lets go and reaches the Acceptance stage of grief, a miracle occurs: The steepled fingers are gone. All that is left is Spock's hand in Kirk's.
Rewatched tos ep "where no man has gone before" & I'm obsessed with the inconsistent early Spock writing from before they decided how Vulcans work. Watching Spock suggest they just fucking kill Gary Mitchell & showing up with his big fucking gun (phaser rifle) had me hollering. Spock you can't do that
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