annotated scene: possibly my favourite k/s conversation evah, tos 1x26, "the devil in the dark"

this is a repost of the first ever annotated scene i made using these dvds.  i repost it because i had to fix the picture formats, so the links in the old post are broken.  and i've just come to the episode in order.

( those are pretty good odds, mr spock. )

sequence: ( spock mind-melds with the monstah )

annotated scenes and sequences from tos 1x27, "errand of mercy"

this is one of my top three or four favourite episodes.  the plot!  the klingon commander!  kirk and spock's brightly-coloured little tights!

however, i'd like to open this post with some ( shots of their asses. )

in annotated scenes, we have ( the klingons take spock for questioning, )

and then, since you haven't yet seen the brightly-coloured tights, ( that's my boyfriend you're pushing around! )

silent sequence: ( kirk drags spock with him by the hand. )

bonus: manly heterosexual poses, funny faces, brightly-coloured tights. ( +8 )

there's spoiler space inside this cut before the annotated closer--because this is a plot where it might actually make a difference, and if you haven't seen the episode before, you might actually get to soon, because we downloaded a dvd ripper and i'm going to share some highlight episodes once we pay for the permament version of it.  ( another day, another flirty closer scene. )

annotated scenes and sequences: tos 1x28, "city on the edge of forever"

this is, i think i can confidently say, the single most famous, widely-shown and widely-loved star trek episode. the script was written by the brilliant but reputedly assholish harlan ellison, and of course, it takes place not in space, but in the great depression.  (even sf fans seem to be more interested in going back to earth--that is, to the subject matter that's covered by non-science fiction--than in space opera--that is, futuristic and speculative fiction.)  there's no denying that the script is good and hilarious.  it's an excellent episode, one of my favourites. 

it isn't very slashy at all, though; it's set in a universe in which spock is pretty clearly kirk's loving, supportive, loyal and completely platonic best friend.  ( Read more... )

of course, it poses a problem to the adherent of the kirk-and-spock-are-boyfriends theory in a way that, in my opinion, no single other episode does.  personally, i reconcile it by setting it early in the timeline (you can pretty much imagine the tos episodes in almost any order you like--they didn't follow any actual system with the star dates until tng came along.  people have tied themselves in very elaborate knots trying to make sense out of it all and still failed), say between the naked time (1x07) and charlie x (1x08).  definitely i place it before shore leave (1x17) and most of the ones after that.

anyway, here are one and a half annotated scenes, ( the policeman )

and ( lil' ol' us? )

sequence: ( spock tucking in his stolen shirt. )

bonus:  ( +11 )