Amok Time

[thefourthvine]

I realize everyone in the world is busy with Yuletide, but, well. We had a Very Star Trek Christmas in our household, and I though I would post my reactions for the four people not wholly distracted by small fandoms.

This was my first official episode of Star Trek! And, you know what, I enormously enjoyed it.

Comments

[tavella]

T'Pring explains her reasons for doing all this, and I know this probably puts me in the minority in fandom, but I totally like her. She didn't want to be Mrs. Spock, she wanted to be T'Pring, and she did her best to make that happen. Vulcan law is the problem here, not her.

I could never really blame T'Pring; she had only one practical route to happiness and freedom within the restrictions of Vulcan, and she took it.

[thefourthvine]

Yeah! And, I mean, she's being a perfect Vulcan, here: flawlessly logical.

[cellia]

I agree with this. I always liked her!

[supremegoddess1]

agreed. it really was the perfect solution.

[amireal]

1. That chess set is the super futuristic Three Dimensional Chess. It is infamous.

2. Vulcan Lyre. There are episodes where Spock plays and Uhura sings. No I am not kidding.

3. All of Vulcan needs some serious therapy re: sex. Just. All of them. REPRESSION.

[bethbethbeth]

Re: 2...Spock plays and Uhura sings meta from "Charlie X"

(also, I *love* this entry. *g*)

[thefourthvine]

That chess set is the super futuristic Three Dimensional Chess. It is infamous.

Infamous? Did someone trip and impale himself on its swoopy bits? *fascinated, Captain*

All of Vulcan needs some serious therapy re: sex. Just. All of them. REPRESSION.

For serious. I mean, I understand why it's such an issue for them - it is the opposite of logic! - but, really. DEAL, people. Reproduction is the only logical route to the continuation of the species!

[dormouse_in_tea]

People have reproduced it and made up rules and now they play it.

[nwhepcat]

This post is made of gold-plated win.

[thefourthvine]

Thank you!

[filkferengi]

*noms on yummy snark*

Actually, that's gold-pressed latinum win.

[impactbomb]

... this is the most amazing summary of "Amok Time" I think I shall ever read.

[thefourthvine]

It's all there! Right on the screen! I am just the note-taker, really.

[impactbomb]

Also I am right there with you on the T'Pring score. I do not know why the hate for her is so legendary in ST:TOS fandom, I don't! (Especially 'cause a lot of the fans I know these days who like TOS also like T'Pring for the same reasons you do! So.)

[hradzka]

You do know that I love you and love fandom a little more because you are in it, right? OK, good.

(ACTORS WHO LOOK LIKE PEOPLE AND HAVE INTERESTING FACES. I KNOW, WHAT.)

[thefourthvine]

I love you too, David!

(ACTORS WHO LOOK LIKE PEOPLE AND HAVE INTERESTING FACES. I KNOW, WHAT.)

I DON'T EVEN UNDERSTAND HOW THAT HAPPENED. No, wait: I don't understand how it stopped happening. That's the confusing part.

[vito_excalibur]

I second this comment entirely 100%. He speaks for us all!