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Showing posts with label T'Pring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label T'Pring. Show all posts
Friday, November 6, 2015
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Gene Roddenberry Was A Humanist
The Great Bird of the Galaxy, the affectionate nickname for Star Trek writer and creator Gene Roddenberry, was a humanist. This means that he didn't subscribe to any organized religion like Catholicism, but he felt strongly that the human race should prize reason, logic and the human faculty of intelligence above all other mythological or spiritual conventions. Roddenberry infused humanist elements into his sci-fi show.
In dealings with sex, sexuality and the ways in which the human race approach procreation, a humanist view assumes that barring the complex issue of overpopulation or venereal disease, human sexuality is a healthy and enjoyable aspect of the species. When examining the many alien species which populated Star Trek, there's more than a hint of exploring the myriad of human sexual relations.
Take for instance, the Vulcans. Spock, always a highly restrained and self controlled individual, becomes a broken and desperate man when he has to mate in the classic episode, Amok Time. He must face his Captain in a battle of the death - all to win the amorous hand of a manipulative Vulcan woman named T'Pring. Here, we clearly see that no amount of prayer or religious thinking will ward off Spock's sexually fueled passions. It's overpowering biology that rules the day, and in the end, Spock's exploring it fulfills the needs of his alien anatomy, albeit with Captain Kirk nearly paying with his life by engaging in a death battle with his first officer.
In dealings with sex, sexuality and the ways in which the human race approach procreation, a humanist view assumes that barring the complex issue of overpopulation or venereal disease, human sexuality is a healthy and enjoyable aspect of the species. When examining the many alien species which populated Star Trek, there's more than a hint of exploring the myriad of human sexual relations.
Take for instance, the Vulcans. Spock, always a highly restrained and self controlled individual, becomes a broken and desperate man when he has to mate in the classic episode, Amok Time. He must face his Captain in a battle of the death - all to win the amorous hand of a manipulative Vulcan woman named T'Pring. Here, we clearly see that no amount of prayer or religious thinking will ward off Spock's sexually fueled passions. It's overpowering biology that rules the day, and in the end, Spock's exploring it fulfills the needs of his alien anatomy, albeit with Captain Kirk nearly paying with his life by engaging in a death battle with his first officer.
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Star Trek Sexy Spotlight - T'Pring - Arelne Martel - Amok Time
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.
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