Captain Kirk wasn't the only Enterprise officer to get the girl. First Officer Spock (Leonard Nimoy) wasn't exactly a slouch in the romance department - despite his conservative Vulcan cultural heritage and biological directive of mating once every seven years. One of the more beautiful and loving of Spock's sweethearts was the human woman Leila Kalomi played by Jill Ireland.
In the original series episode,
This Side Of Paradise, Spock reunites with Leila, but when the sparks don't fly again, she resorts to something rather tricky to rekindle their romance. Lucky for her, the planet is home to alien spores which have an incredible effect on who they infect. When Spock is exposed to them, all the burden of responsibilities he dutifully fulfills as a Starfleet officer suddenly vanish. The Enterprise science officer soon surrenders to a prospect of spending his days with Leila on the idyllic world. Of course, this doesn't sit well with his superior officer, the one and only Captain James T. Kirk. It sets the stage for a doozy of a conflict - including one of the only bare knuckled brawls between the two pals. With the spores influence and Spock's old flame's deception, this legendary bromance is definitely tested by Leila Kalomi.
Somewhere in space, we can hear Lady Gaga singing....
