kirk's response to spock saving him in 2x5 is not normal... he's so angry (to cover up his concern). i think its interesting that he says "do you realize how much starfleet has invested in you?"-- I think kirk often legitimizes how he feels about spock by invoking starfleet. it's so obvious that he was shocked, and he doesnt want spock to die, but he can't say that. and then his little "but.... thank you" at the end??? it's so heartfelt aahhh
i also love that spock didn't think of warning jim of the plant (like jim suggests). he also 'in a moment of clumsiness' takes the poisonous plant darts in his chest instead of jim. i think it's pretty clear that he was too emotional to think clearly upon watching his captain in danger.
Star Trek: Voyager Bride of Chaotica!
*To the tune of "Uptown Girl"*
Lizard spy! He got exiled and he won't tell why!
The fact that there’s a third guy with them makes even more obvious that Kirk and Spock are staying so unnecessarily close to each other lol
[s1 e18 - Arena]
confessions in ten forward
some memes for season 5
Lower Decks gets it:
“I’m sorry, I’ve gotta be honest, I didn’t join Starfleet to get in phaser fights. I signed up to explore, to be out in space making new discoveries, and peaceful, diplomatic solutions. That’s boldly going. And you know what? I’d love to be in a string quartet. I loved that when Riker was on the Enterprise he was out there jamming on the trombone, and catching love disease, and acting in plays, and meeting his identical transporter clone Thomas. That stuff may not seem as cool as what you guys do, but it’s Starfleet. All the way.”
-Boimler in Kayshon, His Eyes Open
remember that time that spock said “this is about sex” but he couldn’t say sex so instead he said “biology” and kirk clearly knew what he meant but was awkwardly like “what kind of biology” and spock got this look on his face like ‘oh lordy i’m not dealing with this today’ and said “vulcan biology” and kirk can’t say the word sex either so he goes “u mean the biology of vulcans” and then they stood there in silence for ten seconds like a pair of fucking idiots
Random Headcanon: That Federation vessels in Star Trek seem to experience bizarre malfunctions with such overwhelming frequency isn’t just an artefact of the television serial format. Rather, it’s because the Federation as a culture are a bunch of deranged hyper-neophiles, tooling around in ships packed full of beyond-cutting-edge tech they don’t really understand. Endlessly frustrating if you have to fight them, because they can pull an effectively unlimited number of bullshit space-magic countermeasures out of their arses - but they’re as likely as not to give themselves a lethal five-dimensional wedgie in the process. All those rampant holograms and warp core malfunctions and accidentally-traveling-back-in-time incidents? That doesn’t actually happen to anyone else; it’s literally just Federation vessels that go off the rails like that. And they do so on a fairly regular basis.
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The little look between Chekov and Yeoman Landon (and even the security officer behind them). What does it mean? is it:
a) Chekov has been telling everyone that Kirk and Spock are in love but it was hard to get others to believe. This is his, "I told you so" face.
b) They, and most of the crew, ship their two superior officers and are inwardly gushing, excited to share the details after the mission is all over.
c) They have a betting pool on how much Kirk can flirt with their oblivious XO. Big points for the skin-to-skin contact there so someone just won a lot.
Snw Spock needs more sass. We want judgy eyebrow raises and snarky comments poorly disguised by logic
Star Trek! The original series, the next generation, voyager, deep space 9, lower decks, and strange new worlds. Hopefully I'll get around to the others some day. Sometimes I'll post something else. Let's build a world we can be proud of!
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