Spock/Uhura: an extraordinary development
One extraordinary development in this Star Trek alternate universe is that this time, Spock "gets the girl". So Quinto has the challenge of performing romantic scenes in the Vulcan manner--and very appealing it is as he rises to that challenge, to see the young Starfleet officer's shyness and reticence intact, even with a woman who knows him so well. Fortunately director J.J. Abrams showed restraint in not providing a full-on "amok time" between Spock and Uhura; their relationship is sketched briefly. There is a telling moment between cadet and instructor as the shuttlecraft are boarded; the touching scene in the Enterprise turbolift as Zoe Saldana as Uhura comforts Spock after the loss of mother and home planet, which is intimate but in no sense provocative; and finally the public display of affection on the transporter pad, something that in real life would occur in private but happens for the audience (and for Kirk), in case anybody was still wondering what was going on with those two. Spock is established as--well, not fully human, but fully functional, and open to love from the sensitive and patient Uhura.
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A/N the part about "in case anybody was still wondering what was going on" made me giggle.
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A/N the part about "in case anybody was still wondering what was going on" made me giggle.