Can a Vulcan be a
bitch? It all depends on your definition - of both, that is. The sly, manipulating Vulcan beauty called T'Pring definitely demonstrates what many would call major bitchiness. Of course to her - and students of Vulcan logic - her actions in the episode,
Amok Time, are supremely logical. Played by actress Arlene Martel, T'Pring impresses us with her beauty and strategic mind. Also, as the first Vulcan female to be seen on the original series, T'Pring becomes a kind of standard bearer for the gender - thankfully, though, her actions aren't a model for future Vulcan women like T'Pol of
Enterprise.
After an ailing Spock must be taken to his home world by Kirk's Enterprise, T'Pring unveils a seamlessly logical trap for Spock. Fight your Captain to the death - either kill or be killed. Knowing whatever the outcome - whomever wins - means she'll still be basically alone on Vulcan to carry on with her lover Stonn, makes T'Pring one sexy Star Trek gal indeed - and yes, even a real bitch.
She was stuck on Vulcan alone while Spock ran around the galaxy with the nitwit human. She was perfectly sensible.
ReplyDeleteYup - and still a supremely logical bitch.
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