Photo Essay 3/4
Sep. 17th, 2004 11:17 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aruanThese are authentic, unaltered screencaptures or official promotional stills, and any text that appears in them is, with a single obvious exception, actual dialogue within the context of the scene pictured.
NOTE: I've done my best to reduce the size and quality while preserving the integrity of the images - none of them are over 60K - but there are still around twenty per post.
And so, while apparent from the first, their love would no longer be denied, and soon you've got stolen moments in hallways:
Taking vacations together, during which Spock gamely acquiesces to Kirk's love of the outdoors for the occasional camping trip. But even the simplest outing can sometimes turn irksome, as Spock's mind is never at rest and has a tendency to overanalyze situations:
Or maybe he's onto something.
Kirk likes to tease:
And sometimes, they have a little too much fun.
"I thought you had the keys!"
Look! I even found a picture from a ship formal!
However! Their jobs always come first:
And even though their love is a beautiful thing:
Even Kirk was realist enough to know not everyone would approve:
But so long as the Prime Directive remained fulfilled, they could boldly go to any darkened corner they pleased so far as the crew was concerned.
And their love has thrilled us ever since. Sometimes they play dress-up:
Sometimes they get gussied up to take in a show:
Or watch romantic sunsets.
Or you know, each other.
A little-known fact is that Vulcans are tremendous entertainers, and their occasional lavish dinner parties are renown far and wide.
Note the seemingly icy demeanor of Spock's father, Sarek, with whom Spock's decision to join Starfleet instead of attend the Vulcan Science Academy (the only Vulcan ever to do so) has never sat well and created a long-standing rift between the two. But who can say no to the considerable charms of the galaxy's most wanted son-in-law? Look, he's even willing to convert:
Seriously though, something of note: Series creator Gene Roddenberry felt the need to invent a word to adequately characterize Kirk and Spock. T'hy'la is a Vulcan word that most nearly duplicates the concept of friend as we know it - however, it can also mean brother and lover. Spock calls Kirk this in the book version of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. (with thanks to Laura Goodwin's essay)
Back to business, they've had arguably some of the most spectacular adventures ever. From harrowing missions involving meeting gods:
To deep cover work that necessitated creative costuming to preserve the Prime Directive:
Sometimes crossing dimensions where bad facial hair and shiny gold shirts and sashes are the rule:
Having doppelganger incidents with somewhat alarming frequency:
But always remaining the pinnacle of cool:
Except when they don't:
Continued...
NOTE: I've done my best to reduce the size and quality while preserving the integrity of the images - none of them are over 60K - but there are still around twenty per post.
Love and Logic Aboard the Starship Enterprise III
And so, while apparent from the first, their love would no longer be denied, and soon you've got stolen moments in hallways:
Taking vacations together, during which Spock gamely acquiesces to Kirk's love of the outdoors for the occasional camping trip. But even the simplest outing can sometimes turn irksome, as Spock's mind is never at rest and has a tendency to overanalyze situations:
Or maybe he's onto something.
Kirk likes to tease:
And sometimes, they have a little too much fun.
"I thought you had the keys!"
Look! I even found a picture from a ship formal!
However! Their jobs always come first:
And even though their love is a beautiful thing:
Even Kirk was realist enough to know not everyone would approve:
But so long as the Prime Directive remained fulfilled, they could boldly go to any darkened corner they pleased so far as the crew was concerned.
And their love has thrilled us ever since. Sometimes they play dress-up:
Sometimes they get gussied up to take in a show:
Or watch romantic sunsets.
Or you know, each other.
A little-known fact is that Vulcans are tremendous entertainers, and their occasional lavish dinner parties are renown far and wide.
Note the seemingly icy demeanor of Spock's father, Sarek, with whom Spock's decision to join Starfleet instead of attend the Vulcan Science Academy (the only Vulcan ever to do so) has never sat well and created a long-standing rift between the two. But who can say no to the considerable charms of the galaxy's most wanted son-in-law? Look, he's even willing to convert:
Seriously though, something of note: Series creator Gene Roddenberry felt the need to invent a word to adequately characterize Kirk and Spock. T'hy'la is a Vulcan word that most nearly duplicates the concept of friend as we know it - however, it can also mean brother and lover. Spock calls Kirk this in the book version of Star Trek: The Motion Picture. (with thanks to Laura Goodwin's essay)
Back to business, they've had arguably some of the most spectacular adventures ever. From harrowing missions involving meeting gods:
To deep cover work that necessitated creative costuming to preserve the Prime Directive:
Sometimes crossing dimensions where bad facial hair and shiny gold shirts and sashes are the rule:
Having doppelganger incidents with somewhat alarming frequency:
But always remaining the pinnacle of cool:
Except when they don't:
Continued...
