tos has some prime dynamics, such as: doctors with mutual respect, three person braincell holding relay team, and lesbians [ID in alt]

For your consideration 👉👈

Ok picture this. You're a Vulcan, you've defied your father in order to join Starfleet. You get assigned to the Enterprise as Science Officer, struggle through spending all this time around humans. Under the tutelage of your trusted captain, Christopher Pike, you learn how to manage. Then he's promoted and the Enterprise is turned over to some 32 year old barely out of the academy hot shot named Kirk. You're going to be first officer. You're more than a little concerned about this but everyone says "Don't worry. Kirk is genius, graduated top of his class, FIDE rating 3000"

Then first week on the job you call him on the intercom and you just get this. Oiled up. Tits out. No shame. Your Vulcan heart explodes in your side

FIVE YEARS OF THIS. No wonder Spock took his busted up heart to Gol and tried to stitch it back up he was wrecked

Jim Kirk vs. retirement

I’ve got a theory that when Vulcans say “I do not experience that emotion” or “I do not feel ___” it’s actually a traditional mantra/prayer rather than a statement of fact.

Picture an angry vulcan five year-old with balled up fists being taught to say “I do not experience anger” over and over until they calm down.

i fucking love this theory

The eternal struggle

Well... you asked.

see the thing about star trek is, the thing that the new treks don't really get i think, is that star trek is fundamentally about asking many different questions. and like sure those questions are philosophical some of the time like "what if the alien slaves like being slaves, should we do something about that?" and "in a universe with so many different life forms, why do we draw the line regarding sentience at artificial life forms?" and stuff, but also fundamentally star trek is about asking "what if you could get pregnant from holding hands and you started growing extra nipples as well" (such is life) and "if a ghost fucked your grandma and your mom and wanted to fuck you, would you fuck him in the name of tradition?" (yes) and "what if the local AI got really into larping and sherlock holmes?" (join him). like its about Having Fun and i cant enjoy a star trek that isnt like that. i dont want a 50 episode arc about the responsibility of captaincy, i want a 40 minute discussion about what it would be like if you were suddenly a lizard thats then never mentioned again.

Star trek is philosophy, but the philosophy you get into with your friends at 3am when you've stayed up all night watching a film and you're out of popcorn. Like. "OK but if we were made of corn, would cannibalism be ethical, or what?"

underrated search for spock moment 🥺

The biggest mystery in Search for Spock is that that look didn’t kill him. 

Thanks, Chekov

the idea of spock being into spongebob is completely unsurprising bc it confirms my long-held theory that spongebob is an autistic icon

Happy Anniversary Star Trek!!

This is Beanie Spock, reblog to ward off seasonal depression and ensure a cozy and safe fall/winter! ✨