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seven-coordinated-moths · 8 months

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Sorry I couldn’t post yesterday for startrek day, but my friends and I had to re-watch “Devil in The Dark” and “A Taste of Armageddon”. Here’s a bit of Spirk with some Scotty Appreciation thrown in for flavor.

#fanart #startrek #startrek tos #tos #tos spock #tos kirk #spirk #tos spirk #spock #star trek scotty #Scotty #literally the most romantic thing ever said #give scotty some love #you clearly have plenty to spare #you sappy fucks #a taste of armageddon #devil in the dark

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your-name-is-jim · 1 year

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Just made myself cry. Bye.

#spirk #spock #james t. kirk #star trek tos #star trek aos #star trek the original series #a taste of armageddon #star trek 2009 #star trek alternate original series #k/s #Kirk x Spock #space husbands #spock prime #aos spock #my gifs

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skybson · 1 year

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1x23 - A Taste of Armageddon

#nothing new i blame the brainrot #star trek #star trek tos #spock #jim kirk #a taste of armageddon #trekedit #originalposts*

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favvn · 10 days

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Idk. Just. Jim Kirk, death, and life after Tarsus IV.

#star trek tos #tarsus iv #jim kirk #the conscience of the king #a taste of armageddon #this side of paradise #errand of mercy #who mourns for adonais?#holding back on the “it's all about tarsus iv? always has been” meme bc that's how i keep watching episodes #drawing parallels and recontextualizing as always #tos parallels

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savpumpkinhead · 10 months

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“i do not approve… i understand.” is such a powerful quote for spock to just randomly drop this episode ?!?!?!?! bro omg

#hes so silly #and smart #bro dropped that so casually as if its not s whole pyscologial debate we have within ourselves everday #thank u spock #spock #star trek #star trek tos #star trek the original series #st tos #season 1 episode 23 #s1e23 #a taste of armageddon #spirk

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spockbag · 2 years

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I made it better.

#star trek #kirk/spock #star trek edit #space husbands #spirk #tos spock #tos kirk #k/s #star trek tos #the original series #space gays #star trek fanart #digital fanart #a taste of armageddon

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who-dat-homeless · 1 month

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Just started A taste of Armageddon and this is the first star trek tos episode that really got my jaw on the flour even though I'm not even half way through just the concept itself so terrifying, vile and disgusting im genuinely scared

#star trek #star trek tos #a taste of armageddon

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spritelysprites · 4 months

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star trek season 1 episode 24 "a taste of armageddon" truly has everything. a society entirely removed from person-to-person violence waging war by simulating casualty numbers and executing people via neat disintegration to match the numbers, kirk using genuine commando fighting techniques from ww2, the idea that reducing the understanding of war to numbers or individual conflicts makes people lose sight of how terrible war genuinely is, scotty taking command and telling mccoy his idea of a good diplomat is a phaser, spock trying to rescue kirk and looking genuinely impressed that he managed to get control of the situation himself only for kirk to assure him he does need spock's help, kirk delivering the fantastic line "we're human beings with the blood of a million savage years on our hands, but we can stop it. we can admit that we're killers, but we're not going to kill today. that's all it takes. knowing that we won't kill today", and ends with spock and kirk flirting in the most obvious way yet. what more could you ask for?

#star trek #a taste of armageddon #i love this episode so much #james t kirk #spock #montgomery scott #bones mccoy #leonard mccoy #analysis #meta

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weenie-moon · 8 months

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#queue #my gifs #star trek #s1e23 #star trek tos #a taste of armageddon #scifi #sci-fi #gifs #60s

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anewstartrekfan · 1 year

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Alright I’m now convinced this was intentional

Guys buckle in cuz it’s time for another installment of Kirk judges someone for doing something morally questionable for possibly good reasons and then finds himself doing something similar/faced with the same dilemma several episodes later.

First round it was the Menagerie and Conscience of the King

Kirk was mad at Spock for lying and hiding why he took the ship off course with Pike and then literally the next episode Kirk hides his intentions with Kodos as he takes the shop off course until he is confronted. Another fun contrast between the two is everyone except Kirk thinks Spock is acting weird in the Menagire before he explains himself, while in conscience of the king, only Spock notices Kirk is acting off and has to do digging on his own to figure out what is going on because Kirk refuses to explain.

Second round was a taste of Armageddon and the Errand of Mercy.

In the former, Kirk was pissed at the locals for fighting this war on computers, condemning 3 million to die every year, instead of going to the negotiation table and working this out. So he destroys the computer (their weapon of war) to force them to negotiate.

And then in the latter story, the locals of a planet take away Kirk and the Klingons’ ability to fight via disabling all their weapons across the entire galaxy in order to force a negotiation that both sides are hesitant to start.

And round three is Tomorrow is Yesterday and The City at the Edge of Forever.

In the former, after the enterprise accidentally time travels, Kirk kidnaps some pilot b/c said pilot has seen their spaceship and could change the future. The pilot tries to escape several times to get back to his country and wife, not caring about the consequences, much to Kirk’s annoyance. And the episode ends with them erasing everything, even the events themselves so the timeline is restored.

And of course, in the latter story, Kirk is faced with the dilemma letting the woman he fell in love with die in order to restore the future, or saving her and condemning millions to die in a changed future. He chooses the former, and is so wrecked by this he curses for the first and last time in the whole tv series. And the episode ends not on a shot of the enterprise sailing away to its next location, but lingers on the time portal.

Edit: This one really gets me cuz that pilot was willing to break the timeline to be with his family, something extremely selfish, while Jim was able to let Edith die, sacrificing his personal happiness, saving the timeline.

Big picture is we can watch Kirk both see these dilemmas or actions from an outsiders perspective, and then later he either does the same thing or faced with the same situation personally. In short, it humanizes Kirk in a way that doesn’t make him an asshole.

I love this so much and I hope it continues.

Edit: so it didn’t really continue but I still really like this. You learn what kind of a person Jim Kirk is based on how he interacts with each given episode plot and how he deals with said plots in comparison to other people rather than him just monologuing about himself.

#star trek tos #the menagerie #conscience of the king #a taste of armageddon #errand of mercy #tomorrow is yesterday #the city at the edge of forever #Star Trek #james t kirk #jim kirk #star trek analysis #star trek meta

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je-brille-dans-la-nuit · 3 months

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Watching Star Trek TOS and loving it! Sex pollen!!

The Return of the Archons

Jim Spock shenanigans shenanigans it was ok enough.

Gotta say I'm all for criticism of organized religion

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Space Seed

So I met Khan (not the Benedict Cumberbatch whitewashed version)! The episode was good, lots of good dialogue, a solid plot and an uncertain ending (kofkof uncertain for them).

The toxic masculinity vibes were off the charts though:

First, I'm not commenting on McGivers instantly falling for the hyper masculine guy, accepting his abusive behaviour and choosing to stay with him; because if I do, I'll get mad. But you know, it's terrible and I hate it.

Then the admiration for Khan, "the best and most dangerous of the tyrants" expressed by Scotty, Bones and Jim. Sigh. Of course it's all three of them, the only one out being Spock ("Illogical"). We're supposed to take away that it's because he doesn't feel the human/manly appeal of courage, ambition, greatness or whatever. Honestly not even IC? (sorry but I don't want to picture Jim and Bones as real life fans of Napoleon lmao they are the worst)

SPOCK: Gentlemen, this romanticism about a ruthless dictator is KIRK: Mister Spock, we humans have a streak of barbarism in us. Appalling, but there, nevertheless. SCOTT: There were no massacres under his rule. SPOCK: And as little freedom. MCCOY: No wars until he was attacked. SPOCK: Gentlemen.

You tell them Spock!

MCCOY: Well, either choke me or cut my throat. Make up your mind.

Instant classic

MCCOY: Well, there aren't any regulations against romance, Jim.

Duly noted!

Jim thinking he and the bridge crew were dying and recommending commendations in his log? Him being in the decompression chamber being murdered? I was on the verge of tears then

jsbfjhe i'm sorry i can't take it seriously this shot is so funny

SPOCK: Surprised to see you Captain, though pleased. JIM: I'm a little pleased myself

they're so dumb (lovingly)

SPOCK: It would be interesting, Captain, to return to that world in a hundred years and to learn what crop has sprung from the seed you planted today. KIRK: Yes, Mister Spock, it would indeed.

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A Taste of Armageddon

Wow the plot's heavy but powerful. The whole episode is dark but hopeful ending! (plus pissed off Jim is v sexy)

Death, destruction, disease, horror. That's what war is all about, Anan. That's what makes it a thing to be avoided. You've made it neat and painless. So neat and painless, you've had no reason to stop it. And you've had it for five hundred years.

I've given you back the horrors of war.

Ending a 500-year war is just one of many things Captain Kirk does!

And of course:

SPOCK: Captain, you almost make me believe in luck. KIRK: Why, Mister Spock, you almost make me believe in miracles.

I love them ._.

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This Side of Paradise

OMG OMG IT'S HAPPENING THIS IS NOT A DRILL!! SEX POLLEN!!!

The perfect mix of fun and tension in this episode! Loved it!

Jim's confusion at Spock is everything. When he says "Spock" - clears his throat - "Mr Spock"

Jim being his dramaqueen self "In effect, I am marooned here."

Jim's immunity is his sense of duty what a goody two-shoes (affectionate)

The idea that anger/strong emotion is necessary ties up nicely to The Enemy within

Then the scene... You know which one... Did I have to pause because Jim was being so mean to Spock it was a bit much to watch? maybe!!

SPOCK: You did that to me deliberately. KIRK: Believe me, Mister Spock, it was painful in more ways than one.

My heart!

SPOCK: Captain. Striking a fellow officer is a court martial offence. KIRK: Well, if we're both in the Brig, who's going to build the subsonic transmitter? SPOCK: That is quite logical, Captain.

Sooo dumb <3

The scene between Layla and Spock was lovely too!

MCCOY: Well, that's the second time man's been thrown out of paradise. KIRK: No, no, Bones. This time we walked out on our own. Maybe we weren't meant for paradise. Maybe we were meant to fight our way through. Struggle, claw our way up, scratch for every inch of the way.

This after the reference to Milton two eps ago! Yes! Yes to all of this!!!

#Tumblr won't let me upload a video ARGHH #Star Trek TOS #watching TOS #Star Trek #This side of paradise #A Taste of Armageddon #Space Seed #sex pollen #history in the making indeed #i'm really enjoying myself idk if you can tell #the fun and the feels and the plot and the aliens there's everything #trying to get my brain to focus on something other than ST is a bit difficult these days

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spirk-the-lecture · 2 years

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I did not expect to get as much out of this one as I did. Find a nice liquid and enjoy the read. 💕