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cimorenethis is the episode that first introduces khan (as in the wrath of khan). (khan, incidentally, looks kinda like a fanon duncan macleod, in his relative youth.)
i remembered it without much warmth from past viewings, but i'm not sure why, now--maybe because of the large flimsy point in the woman-related bit of the plot, or the moral ("extraordinary ability breeds extraordinary ambition"--which is ridiculous in that one of the supertextual themes of the whole star trek universe is that extraordinary ability--ie KIRK's and that of his crew, who are all TEH BEST at their jobs--is not necessarily associated with extraordinary ambition). however, mostly it demonstrates unusually good writing and directing for tos--lots of good scenes, good acting, some delightful kirk/spock scenes.
in annotated scenes we have
KIRK: i thought you said it couldn't POSSIBLY be an earth vessel.
SPOCK: [with a little frown, and in a private sort of voice] i fail to understand why it always gives you pleasure to see me proven wrong.
KIRK, grinning fondly: an emotional, earth weakness of mine.
SPOCK enters the room and is surprised to find KIRK alive.
SPOCK: surprised to see you, captain, though pleased.
KIRK, out of breath: [hands him a phaser] i'm a little pleased myself.
and
KIRK: uss botany bay... that was the name of a penal colony on the shores of australia, wasn't it? if they took that name for their vessel...
SPOCK: if you're suggesting this was a penal deportation vessel, you've arrived at a totally illogical conclusion. [his tone suggests he is surprised by the amount of illogic.]
KIRK: [eyes widen, eyebrows rise in a look of innocent surprise] [mildly] oh?
SPOCK: your earth was on the verge of a dark ages. whole populations were being bombed out of existence. a group of criminals could've been dealt with far more efficiently than wasting one of their most advanced spaceships.
KIRK is nodding a little; he admits the justice of the argument.
KIRK: yeees... so much for my theory. [with studied casualness] i'm still waiting to hear yours.
SPOCK: [takes a deep breath and sits up a bit straighter] a theory requires... some... facts, captain.
KIRK is watching SPOCK steadily, in the same relaxed posture and with the same expression of tenderness.
SPOCK: ...so far, i have none.
KIRK: [smiles knowingly] and that irritates you, mr spock.
SPOCK: irritation?
KIRK: yes.
SPOCK: [eyebrow]
SPOCK: [artlessly] i am not capable of that emotion.
KIRK makes a mock-embarrassed face and can't keep from smiling.
KIRK: my apologies, mr spock.
and here's a sequence in which
we have two manly heterosexual poses here; i'm not sure which one is better. note how the back of spock's knee is actually still touching his chair when kirk starts sidling in.
he's looking at the console. totally the console. and in conclusion, console. (tm![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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aaaaaaaaand he's magically in the chair.
bonus! the transparent golden mesh sleepwear of the ancient 1990s; kirk trapped in the dryer (this is why your mom told you not to play in the laundromat, kids!); and faces.
to be fair, maybe it's not his normal sleepwear. i can see that he might dress up for cold sleep.
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i remembered it without much warmth from past viewings, but i'm not sure why, now--maybe because of the large flimsy point in the woman-related bit of the plot, or the moral ("extraordinary ability breeds extraordinary ambition"--which is ridiculous in that one of the supertextual themes of the whole star trek universe is that extraordinary ability--ie KIRK's and that of his crew, who are all TEH BEST at their jobs--is not necessarily associated with extraordinary ambition). however, mostly it demonstrates unusually good writing and directing for tos--lots of good scenes, good acting, some delightful kirk/spock scenes.
in annotated scenes we have
KIRK: i thought you said it couldn't POSSIBLY be an earth vessel.
SPOCK: [with a little frown, and in a private sort of voice] i fail to understand why it always gives you pleasure to see me proven wrong.
KIRK, grinning fondly: an emotional, earth weakness of mine.
SPOCK enters the room and is surprised to find KIRK alive.
SPOCK: surprised to see you, captain, though pleased.
KIRK, out of breath: [hands him a phaser] i'm a little pleased myself.
and
KIRK: uss botany bay... that was the name of a penal colony on the shores of australia, wasn't it? if they took that name for their vessel...
SPOCK: if you're suggesting this was a penal deportation vessel, you've arrived at a totally illogical conclusion. [his tone suggests he is surprised by the amount of illogic.]
KIRK: [eyes widen, eyebrows rise in a look of innocent surprise] [mildly] oh?
SPOCK: your earth was on the verge of a dark ages. whole populations were being bombed out of existence. a group of criminals could've been dealt with far more efficiently than wasting one of their most advanced spaceships.
KIRK is nodding a little; he admits the justice of the argument.
KIRK: yeees... so much for my theory. [with studied casualness] i'm still waiting to hear yours.
SPOCK: [takes a deep breath and sits up a bit straighter] a theory requires... some... facts, captain.
KIRK is watching SPOCK steadily, in the same relaxed posture and with the same expression of tenderness.
SPOCK: ...so far, i have none.
KIRK: [smiles knowingly] and that irritates you, mr spock.
SPOCK: irritation?
KIRK: yes.
SPOCK: [eyebrow]
SPOCK: [artlessly] i am not capable of that emotion.
KIRK makes a mock-embarrassed face and can't keep from smiling.
KIRK: my apologies, mr spock.
and here's a sequence in which
we have two manly heterosexual poses here; i'm not sure which one is better. note how the back of spock's knee is actually still touching his chair when kirk starts sidling in.
he's looking at the console. totally the console. and in conclusion, console. (tm
cleolinda, m15m)aaaaaaaaand he's magically in the chair.
bonus! the transparent golden mesh sleepwear of the ancient 1990s; kirk trapped in the dryer (this is why your mom told you not to play in the laundromat, kids!); and faces.
to be fair, maybe it's not his normal sleepwear. i can see that he might dress up for cold sleep.
whole gallery
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Date: 24 Oct 2005 09:05 pm (UTC)I'm still not over how much eye makeup they both wear. And how green blood somehow translates into pink, pink lips.
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Date: 24 Oct 2005 09:14 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 24 Oct 2005 09:08 pm (UTC)KIRK, grinning fondly: an emotional, earth weakness of mine.
THEY ARE SO SHAGGING.
SPOCK: [eyebrow]
I laughed out loud. My mom was like, "Wtf?"
I love your annotated episodes. Best. Ever.
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Date: 24 Oct 2005 09:17 pm (UTC)probably not as much as i enjoy making them, though. [happy sigh]
and also, they are SO shagging.
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Date: 24 Oct 2005 10:22 pm (UTC)You made me laugh lots.
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Date: 24 Oct 2005 10:31 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 24 Oct 2005 11:42 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 25 Oct 2005 02:35 pm (UTC)