Journey to Babel // Star Trek: The Original Series Reaction // Season 2

Thanks for watching Star Trek: The Original Series Season 2 "Journey to Babel" with me!
Join my Patreon to see my unedited reaction!
Patreon: / bunnytails
Throne: www.throne.me/...
Gaming KZbin: / bunnytails
Twitch: / bunnytails
Twitter: / bunnytailstv
Instagram: / bunnytailstwitch
Discord: / discord
VOD KZbin channel (Archives): / @bunnytailsarchives7832

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

Please no spoilers! So that I can provide my best and most honest reaction, please do not mention the names of any future characters, events, or episode titles (this goes for future series as well). Please do not say which upcoming episodes are good or bad, otherwise I will have trouble forming my own opinion! Thank you, and enjoy!

[@donfoley6946]

Mark Lenard and Jane Wyatt came up with the two finger touching gesture to symbolize Vulcan love, and ever since, actors playing Vulcans have used that.

[@carlazaz1690]

The holding pinkies thing was already taken, I guess.

[@johnclawed]

Nimoy said he suggested it to them, based on his established trend of doing things with hands.

[@simoneliashaddad]

When I first saw her in the credits (30, 35 years ago?) I misread it as Jane Wyman and spent ten years thinking Amanda was played by Reagan’s first wife

[@robphillips1797]

This episode has everything! Family drama, Science Fiction, Interplanetary political intrigue, Murder Mystery, and of course, Kirk's heroism. D.C. Fontana was a genius

[@docsavage8640]

And without her the quality control really went off the rails later.

[@matthewdunham1689]

Yes she was.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

You are not being kind enough to this episode. This is the episode that really showed us what makes Spock a Vulcan. 👏👏👏👏👏 Not "Amok Time".

[@rods6741]

One of my favorites

[@BossNerd]

Yes, D.C. Fontana was just as important as Roddenberry to the development of the Star Trek universe. He may have drawn the outline but she filled in the color.

[@docsavage8640]

The episode title per D.C. Fontana: "It was really a story about communication, and why people stop communicating, and why they begin again."

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

Hence the title! Perfect 😁

[@Stogie2112]

There are few scenes in Star Trek that have made me choke up. Spock's mother pleading with him to help his father and then slapping him was one of them. Spock putting his hand on the door after she had left was the heaviest part. 😫

[@flnthrn2]

"Threats are illogical. And, payment usually expensive. " Damn, that's gangster.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

And, very wise.

[@mjbull5156]

Don't mess with Vulcans.

[@christopherconard2831]

​@@mjbull5156 Spock II from Mirror Mirror "I would remind you that some of my allies are Vulcans."

[@ianburns1167]

Spock did not get it from nowhere.

[@rogershore3128]

"A Teddy Bear!". The smile on McCoy's face is priceless... My favourite moment. And he even gets the last word......

[@TroyConvers5000]

SHADDUP SPOCK

[@timmooney7528]

In the Trek Animated Series we get to see Spock's pet bear

[@radioflyer68911]

Very logical choice for a pet. Not.

[@rogershore3128]

@@radioflyer68911 Was the "Pet" his mum's idea or his dads?......

[@firstenforemost]

@@timmooney7528 Spoiler

[@snafu313]

I've said before that the really inspired casting choice was Jane Wyatt as Spock's mother. Anyone who was watching this when it first aired would have instantly recognized her as the Mother in the popular TV show Father Knows Best, a role she won 3 Emmy awards for.

[@cashflowhustles]

Yep. I remember vividly

[@kai223noa6]

Her TV daughter also appears in at least one TOS episode.

[@snafu313]

@@kai223noa6 Yes, she appears in the next episode, I believe.

[@samuraiwarriorsunite]

Yes, I remember her, and yes I'm old, lol

[@kerry-j4m]

WOW. I didn't even recognize her,I've been watching that tv series for a couple years on youtube-GOOD-stuff.

[@portland-182]

Really well written and acted. Adds to the lore. A top episode!

[@richcarrCCC]

"waddayno, I finally got the last word" :) Arguably the best ending of an episode of STOS, well, my personal favorite anyway.

[@Biggles266]

One of the main draws for me to any reaction video is the honest FIRST TIME reaction of someone to something I love. Its a form of validation, to have someone genuinely enjoy something I have enjoyed for a long time. Unlike Bunny, I started watching Star Trek with my Dad as repeats on BBC2, before becoming a die hard fan in my teens. If something is revealed ahead of time, we call that a "spoiler". The thoughtless people who're trying to show off their own knowledge and the callous blabbermouths who don't care that they ARE giving spoilers when ASKED NOT TO BY Bunny HERSELF because they simply MUST get it out, should go pick up a dictionary and read the definition of the root word "spoil". WE KNOW, because we've already seen these Eps dozens of times before. THE WHOLE POINT of watching Bunny reacting is because she's seeing them FOR THE FIRST TIME. That's what we enjoy. So, to anyone considering spoiling, anyone not thinking and just blurting spoilers out... PLEASE, for the love of Spock, DON'T comment on it until AFTER Bunny has watched it and seen for herself. You are LITERALLY ruining that specific moment and spoiling this entire experience for both Bunny and all her other viewers.

[@mikejankowski6321]

💯

[@stevenjeanson8889]

I agree don’t spoil it for Bunny. Guys, some of us have watched these episodes hundreds of times over the last 50 years. That doesn’t mean we need to spoil it for others. Let Bunny discover it like we discovered it when we first watched Star Trek.

[@richardw64]

Algy and Ginger would have it no other way. Well said.

[@starmnsixty1209]

A little 🇬🇧 ire, eh? We 🇺🇲 are shaking in our shoes...

[@allanmanaged5285]

@@starmnsixty1209 That would be the logical reaction.

[@ad61video]

The scene with Spock and his mother is so intense. When she leaves and he walks to the door, putting his hand on it, he is clearly emotional there. He loves his mother deeply even if he never says it.

[@joeb918]

All these small moments really highlight something that fans really clicked with, Spock has emotions, deep ones, and we can learn through him that Vulcans have these have emotions. However, with Spock being half human and being a disappointment to his father, he puts on a heavy more Vulcan than every other Vulcan façade that he uses as a shield. We see it slip, but he does his best to be the best Vulcan in the eyes of his father and of other humans. I can really feel that, we all have to put up appearances sometimes, but sometimes our parents can for instance force a positive emotional state on us, to not show sadness, to fake it until you make it kind of deal, even when you’re breaking on the inside… I know this all too well.

[@kschneyer]

It helps that you had two incredibly strong actors in that scene. Every beat was perfect.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

I agree so much, I can't let it go with just one thumbs up. here is another. 👍

[@johnbox271]

Spock ("The Naked Time") - “My mother… I could never tell her I loved her”

[@fredklein3829]

My fav character is the Andorian Ambassador Shras, played by Reggie Nalder. Austrian by birth, Nalder's exotic accent added to the facial scarring he endured in a fire, then covered by blue cinematic makeup. Nalder tilted his head slightly to deliver his lines and acted so delightfully alien. He was given the delicious line told to Spock "Perhaps you should forget logic and devote yourself to motivations of passion or gain... those are reasons for MURDER!" with a broad grin. You can also see Nalder as the assassin in Hitchcock's 1956 film "The Man Who Knew Too Much".

[@docsavage8640]

Love his performance in this. Made me really enjoy imaging Andorians before later series changed them quite a lot.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

That bit of advice by Nalder's character is one of the wisest but most overlooked lines in the whole Star Trek genre. 🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@applcinamn]

And he made a frightening vampire as Barlow in "Salem's Lot." Side note: he worked with Bill Cosby on a film back in the early 80s and called Cosby a "pig", as well as some other nasty adjectives and that seemed more about Cosby's behavior towards him than anything else.

[@docsavage8640]

@applcinamn sounds like he met the real Bill Cosby decades before the rest of us

[@russellsketchley8830]

I believe you mean "Andorian ambassador", but I agree with you. He had a small part, but played it to perfection!

[@matthewdunham1689]

Another favorite of mine. Star Trek was hitting its stride at this time. You see where Spock gets his iron will (and stubbornness from) and where his humanity is born of. ❤

[@cashflowhustles]

Uh oh! Another EXCELLENT CLASSIC TOS episode!

[@solvingpolitics3172]

Almost 60 years later it is wonderful to know that great dialogue, fantastic stories and character development beyond anything out there can still keep audiences coming back for more. 4 out of 5 green blood/crème de mint blood transfusions.

[@cashflowhustles]

Not just 60 years but THOUSANDS of years. Don't forget about Charles Dickens, Mark Twain, Jules Verne, Shakespeare, Greek mythology and even The Bible. Great literature has ALWAYS been about great writing, great stories and human drama.

[@andreabindolini7452]

With Sarek we need to read between lines. When he states that marrying Amanda was the logical thing to do, this sounds like a perfect declaration of love. Vulcan way.

[@jupreindeer]

That is the way I read it, too. Deeply emotional Vulcans that cover it up so completely would reach it as the logical thing to do... at the time. Dude. That's love at first sight. And if he could, he'd be going full on poetry. "How my heart sings for thee. Goddess of another tree. To you, I pledge my eternal soul. Logically, I can't undergo..." ;P

[@Capohanf1]

OR was it the logical thing to do BECAUSE Amanda was already PREGNANT???

[@ice-iu3vv]

since we know sarek was the vulcan ambassador to earth, and we know something about vulcan's, most of us fans have believed for over 50 years that he meant, "i went into pon farr while on earth, so it seemed the logical thing to do". did it really sound like a PERFECT declaration of love ??

[@andreabindolini7452]

@@Capohanf1 Silly

[@andreabindolini7452]

@@ice-iu3vv Buddy, I think sometimes there is the need to grow over the ossession for stupid details, in order to catch the poetry of a line like that.

[@leftcoaster67]

One of Dorothy Fontana's best scripts. Jane Wyatt and Mark Lenard did a fantastic job as Spock's parents. Great episode.

[@visvivalaw]

When the Tellarite attacks a minor blow from Sarek sends the Tellarite reeling. A small example of the great physical strength of Vulcans.

[@yammer-k4t]

The people in Bunnytails life are very lucky. I hope they appreciate her.

[@CmdrKing]

This is one of my favorite TOS episodes. That scene between Amanda and Kirk, where there’s just this solidarity between them about how hard it can be to love a Vulcan, it just says so much about all four characters and lays so much foundation for who Vulcans as a people and Spock as a person are.

[@gnericgnome4214]

"you don't understand the Vulcan way, Captain" Kirk: "I don't care about 'the Vulcan way'... I care about my friend."

[@TSHHVA24]

The Andorians were always my favorite alien design, it's simple but you can do so much with it. Also really enjoy the subtle way they showed Spock wrestling with his duty to his family and to Starfleet. Such a sophisticated and emotionally intelligent episode.

[@michaelvincent4280]

I used to record these programs holding a microphone to the TV speaker, while recording on a reel-to-reel. At those times the only way one could enjoy the show again until summer repeats. I'd work on projects in the basement (drawing, building model kits) with these shows playing in the background. Had many memorized. Those were good days.

[@docsavage8640]

Awesome. We used to resort to all sorts of tricks in those days when you couldn't find some of these programs or films after they were broadcast.

[@joeb918]

I remember someone showing me once some copies that I think were originally broadcast in syndication by them pointing a camera at a screen playing them that was sent out to the middle of no where America, and then the fan copied that from their tv.

[@craigborchard7424]

Me too, except I used a regular cassette tape recorder. I'd hang a "Recording!" sign on the living room door so my family wouldn't interrupt my taping session. I'd then listen to the episodes in my bed at night and fall asleep to the daring escapades of Kirk, Spock, McCoy and the rest of the heroic Enterprise crew. I miss those times.

[@cleekmaker00]

I did the same thing with a portable Cassette Recorder, and got good at cutting out the Commercials! 😁

[@alangil40]

​@@cleekmaker00Me too, with a regular tape cassette recorder as well.

[@edcliffe2988]

I love... LOVE the Andorian' ambassador's accent.

[@InterdimensionalCowlick]

Journey to Babel was written by DC Fontana, who was Dorothy Fontana. She used "DC" and other pseudonyms because of the prejudice against women writers. Although she had already written a few television scripts at that time she began her association with Star Trek as Gene Roddenberry's secretary before becoming the show's story editor. You'll see her name on many of the more highly regarded Trek episodes and she created many of the foundational ideas, in particular about Vulcans, that were built on as the franchise continued. She went on to also become a television producer and won a Hugo award in 1988 for the pilot episode of Next Generation.

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

Thank you very much!

[@vinceburgess9012]

Oh man! Can’t believe someone spoiled the reveal of Spock’s parents. Anyway, it was such a well written and well acted episode. The idea that Spock was willing to let his father died in order to perform his duties blew me away. It just emphasizes how logical the Vulcans are. Another great reaction.

[@robertfindley921]

I was looking forward to your reaction to learning they were Spock's parents too. 😒 Solid episode. Lots of drama. The slap is epic.

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

I’m sorry. It’s annoying that it got ruined for me but way worse that it in turn got ruined for all of you. You don’t deserve that. 🙁

[@PenneySounds]

I hope this will serve as a lesson to commenters about spoilers. We missed out on the jaw-dropping reveal of Spock's parents. Both reactor and audience missed out on it because people couldn't resist talking about it.

[@cruelangel8689]

They will never learn. They will always rationalize it away (well this isn't a spoiler), think they are being clever when they aren't, or simply post without caring because they have some irrepressible need to be the one to 'i know something you don't know' (Which is pretty pathetic).

[@PenneySounds]

@@cruelangel8689 People spoiled this one pretty explicitly. I'm pretty sure someone commented that we'd see the actor who played the Romulan commander again, and I replied that hopefully people will refrain from saying when and as who, and then the reply right after mine was just like "He plays Spock's father Sarek", and a little piece of my hope for humanity died.

[@mikejankowski6321]

💯

[@brachiator1]

Some people can't help but spoil plots and other information. They aren't malicious, but cannot control their enthusiasm. I once watched a coworker excitedly recommend a new movie and then immediately give the ending away. I was so glad that I had already seen it. But another person present had the movie ruined.

[@PenneySounds]

@@brachiator1 Well, it's definitely hard to convince somebody to watch something without telling them things about it that make it worth watching. But once they've already decided to watch, that seems to me like time to zip it. Seeing somebody react to something unspoiled is a unique privilege. There was an episode of Doctor Who a couple years ago that had a huge surprise return of a past character, but it was revealed in all the trailers, so when the episode actually came, I could see it from miles away, and my reaction to the big reveal was just "Okay, I knew that already." But a couple months later I watched it with someone else, who hadn't seen the trailers, and didn't hang out in fan communities. When that reveal happened, she just about fell out of her chair. She was completely blown away by the plot twist. As a result, when I rewatch it now, I remember that moment as having been shocking, even though I never experienced it as being shocking.

[@balrog73]

..."I got distracted" That one sentence was so hilarious.

[@BartLocanthi]

really sorry you were robbed of the surprise reveal of spock's parents. one of the best trek moments ever.

[@ChrisReise]

1:18 Not being religious, I never knew any details about the Tower of Babel...now that you've explained it, I understand the connection for this episode. Thanx.

[@ChrisS-no3ft]

I agree! NO SPOILERS!

[@JGM154]

Bunny half-jokingly suggests the purple alien (a Violacean) to be the villain of the hour, but no! It turns out the bad guy is a green alien (an Orion) posing as a blue alien (an Andorian). And all the while, the gold aliens (the Ithenites) are just chilling out and enjoying the refreshments! The Federation truly is a wondrous place with colorful characters.

[@kevinlewallen4778]

One of my favorite episodes. I love how you called the murdered delegate "the pig man"! :)

[@brentanderson5021]

It's not that Vulcan's don't have emotions but that they spend their entire lives and bend their iron will toward suppressing them. Any time this intense Vulcan discipline is compromised there is always an intense burst of emotion.

[@technofilejr3401]

5:31, there is a Star Trek novel that discussed the history of Vulcan and was published in the late 1980/early 1990 . As part of the Vulcan history it tells the story of how Spock's parents met. I can't remember the title but I do remember the segment on Spock's folks. Sarek and Amanda met on a project for developing the universal translator and immediately clicked on an intellectual level. They began working closely together which led to dining together at work. The repeated lunch sessions led to late night work sessions at one or the other's home. Late one night at Sarek's place, they were arguing over the proper translation of a Vulcan phrase. Amanda kept translating the phrase as "having no emotions". Sarek explained that the phrase really meant "suppressing all emotion". Finally Amanda asked why it was a big deal to which Sarek replied "You will have people thinking Vulcans have no emotions". At this point, Amanda teased Sarek by asking "Oh so you have emotions?" Sarek looked at Amanda solemnly leaned close to kiss her and said "You will have to be the judge" Later after a night of passionate (though logical) sex, they started making plans for marriage and discussing the possibility of children.

[@SG-js2qn]

This episode of Star Trek is regularly considered one of the best. FWIW, Mark Lenard and Leonard Nimoy crossed paths here and on Mission Impossible. Mark was first on an episode of Mission Impossible, then he did the two episodes of Star Trek that we've seen before returning to do another Mission Impossible ... where the episode is called "Trek." Then Mark did two more episodes of Mission Impossible, with the final one - "The Rebel" - during one of the two seasons that Nimoy was part of the regular cast of that show (playing the role of Paris).

[@erwinquiachon8054]

Leonard Nimoy's expressions at 16:14 are like Brando receiving bad news from Hagen in The Godfather. The subtle, powerful, expressions without words. Pure acting.

[@docsavage8640]

The budget for this episode was $171,439. In 1967 Star Trek was the most expensive television program produced. Which is a large part of why it ended up canceled.

[@SlamminGraham]

1,603,170$ in 2024

[@docsavage8640]

It got so expensive that Desilu would actually lose money on it since NBC paid them less than they spent on many episodes due to going over budget for costumes, sets, and effects other shows (like cheap Westerns or sitcoms) wouldn't need (Westerns had so many available sets and costumes they cost almost nothing aside from paying writers/actors/directors/extras, which is part of why there were so many Westerns on TV).

[@rogershore3128]

i think City on the Edge of Forever was the most expensive of the 3 seasons.

[@docsavage8640]

@rogershore3128 Correct, it cost $245,316 which was more than $60,000 over budget! Those were enormous sums in 1967. These episodes thag went over budget are why Star Trek resorted to so many "Earth-like planets" where they could recycle sets and props from other shows and movies or film on studio backlots to save money. When people complain about too many visits to the 1930s, ancient Rome, WW2, 1960s Earth, etc., that's pretty much the entire reason why: they had no choice.

[@rogershore3128]

@@docsavage8640 To be fair sometimes the extra cost was worth it.

[@christopherconard2831]

6:45 Cut to Heavy Metal, Den of Earth "Sorry, 16 inch teeth."

[@countgeekula9143]

So good. One of my fave episodes from the late great Dorothy Fontana, one of the key people in Star Trek history.

[@cmb318]

With you on the anti-spoiler policy. Even the smallest reveal can be a delight to someone watching an episode for the first time. Sad to hear that you were already aware about Spock’s parents. I was looking forward to seeing your reaction to that plot point when you arrived at this episode in your lineup. 😢 Spoilers suck. I believe it to be a selfishness on someone’s part to spoil the new discovery of something that someone hasn’t experienced before. It robs them of that feeling.

[@mikejankowski6321]

💯

[@joeb918]

The worst kind of spoiler people are the ones who think they’re being so clever by “hiding” the spoiler. Then they get all touchy when they get called out on it.

[@davide123]

I wish she had called him/her out by name, but that might have been going too far.

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

I’m sorry. It’s annoying that it got ruined for me but way worse that it in turn got ruined for all of you. You don’t deserve that. 🙁 And calling people out by name would take too much time. It’s not one person. It’s at least a dozen.

[@mikejankowski6321]

@@bunnytailsREACTS Wow, sad that there were many. Sounds like you need a screener. You’re a treasure to be thinking of your audience that way.

[@sebastianblack6506]

Crazy that I've watched this episode many times and have never really noticed the purple lady before you pointed her out. Haha.

[@docsavage8640]

One of my favorites. Great story and it establishes so much about the Federation and galactic politics.

[@user-mg5mv2tn8q]

Bjo Trimble pointed out that Sarek, being a full-blooded Vulcan, is more secure in his "Vulcanness" than his hybrid son, and more comfortable with his suppressed feelings. In Amanda's company he even allows himself the occasional very slight smile.

[@dicobizdikian2461]

Your reactions and commentary are what keep me glued to this channel.

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

Glad to hear it!

[@steelers6titles]

Their green, copper-based blood would also explain the paler, more yellowish skin tones of Vulcans--Spock, at least.

[@jeffreyphipps1507]

"I see butt cheek" - had to rewind for that!

[@maxducoudray]

This is probably in my top 3 episodes of Star Trek. It’s definitely in my top 5. It has everything! I always like the episodes that have a “more science fiction / less space fantasy” feel best and this is a top tier example.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

It certainly does. 👏👏👏👏👏 If I wanted to get a new viewer hooked on the show, I would show them this one. 😀

[@zoppie]

In the first season, no one knew that Mark Lenard would be back to play Sarek in the second, of course. But it did create a strange wrinkle in canon. In "The Corbomite Maneuver," Spock mentions that the Balok puppet head reminded him of his father. Yet, he spots a Romulan who is a dead ringer for his dad in "Balance of Terror" and says nothing!

[@Bubbles99718]

To the spoilers, "Your agonizer, please."

[@Stephanie-likes-StarTrek]

I'm sorry other subscribers spoiled the reveal that Ambassador Sarek actor is Spock`s father

[@gnericgnome4214]

Vulcans HAVE emotions... they just suppress them.

[@miguelbotelho2613]

Beautiful episode reaction, certainly one of my personal favourites, I’d like to think that Vulcans have a sense of humour the way Spock and Sarek were teasing Amanda at the end. Again this great family dynamic within the crew. Kirk cares about his friend , and Spock whatever his logic tell him loves his father. In between lots of action and drama.

[@MarkRyan-u3u]

Spock has a sly, wicked sense of humour: BAILEY: Raising my voice back there doesn't mean I was scared or couldn't do my job. It means I happen to have a human thing called an adrenaline gland. SPOCK: It does sound most inconvenient, however. Have you considered having it removed? BAILEY: Very funny. [From "The Corbomite Maneuver" (which bunnytails has already seen)]

[@willadeefriesland5107]

The "pig guy" is a Tellarite. His makeup made seeing his recessed eyes difficult to see and when I watched this as a very young child in the 1960s, it creeped me out. Later shows have 'fixed' the Tellarite's appearance...

[@socksumi]

I really like that Andorian who owned Spock while being interrogated. "Suggest a plot, how could it profit us to harm the captain... perhaps you should forget logic and devote yourself to motivations of passion or gain; those are reasons for murder". He should have been be a regular, his acting was so good.

[@arrjee3176]

"Oh yes! Get 'im with your ass, there ya go!" I laaaaughed!

[@jaymedina3142]

I have always LOVED this episode. The part when Spock's mom is trying to convince Spock to give up command to save his father, GETS to me every time! Leonard Nimoy's performance is just so perfect as well. The man was a huge talent.

[@MarkRyan-u3u]

When Spock's mom says, "... let your father die ... and I'll hate you for the rest of my life," the viewer tends to be looking at her. However, if one looks at Nimoy at that moment, his reaction as Spock is, as you say, perfect.

[@gallendugall8913]

Spock's Mom does some top tier mom guilting. Yet another episode cementing why people relate to Spock so well. Definitely in my top 10.

[@joeb918]

She wants to have it both ways… she lauds the Vulcan way until it affects her personally. However wanting our cake and eating it too is… very human.

[@christopheryochum3602]

So glad you got to meet Spock's parents. You're being exposed to more and more canon with each episode. You're becoming one of us ... horrors! :)

[@DannyD714]

wait until i tell you about the episode with spock's grandparents! just kidding. great reaction. the only time the 4th wall was broken in the series,and well worth it.

[@docsavage8640]

Except he doesn't break the 4th wall and speak to the audience. It's just implied.

[@philly83]

The look on McCoy's face when Amanda mentions teddy bear always cracks me up

[@JohnIrwin-w2v]

It is a huge deal having spoilers interfere! I remember when the Empire Strikes Back came out and I purposely waited so I wouldn't have to stand in a long line, and then a dear friend saw it first, and was all excited, telling me I was gonna love it and that I wouldn't believe that Darth Vader was actually Luke's father. He knew the minute he said it that it was an honest mistake but he couldn't reel it back in. I never let him forget it, jokingly, and that the least he could do it buy me a drink, one of many in order to combat the trauma. So, in other words, keep your bloody mouths shut, let the lady enjoy the experience of reveal in peace, please!

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

Aww man! What a thing to spoil so close to its original release!

[@Stogie2112]

My asshole older brother spoiled it for me on purpose. It's one of the many reasons why he's an asshole.

[@MarkRyan-u3u]

@@Stogie2112 We might be distant cousins. My older brother does similar things.

[@scottmitchell3641]

Yeah! No spoiling is right! Agree, agree, agree!

[@johnauten8142]

Another superior entry. Like Amok Time we learn more about Spock's personal life, his family and the tension between him and his father which is resolved by the events that unfold during the course of the episode. This personal drama is perfectly entrined with a bigger political dilemma that needs to be solved delicately but effectively by Kirk and the Enterprise crew. The dynamics of duty, family and friendship are all displayed in this story which shows how even the most difficult challenges can be overcome when everyone works together.

[@scgreek1114]

I think it's totally fine to block commenters who don't get the concept of "no spoilers" if and when appropriate. Personally, I only comment on things of which I have no knowledge whatsoever, which is fine cuz no one ever fact-checks. 😃

[@lazyperfectionist1]

20:38 Thelev: "You're _baiting_ him. You're trying to lure him _in."_ Sun Tzu: "All of warfare is based on deception."

[@gumbomudderx7503]

Back from vacation and now I have to catch up on Star Trek reactions! 😂🖖🏻

[@colonelangus75]

Kirk spring boarding off the wall and attacking the guy with his butt is one of his most awesome looking, but probably least effective, fighting moves.

[@docsavage8640]

Depends on how stinky his butt is

[@kwebb121765]

I understand that Kirk's two-legged kick is also not all that effective. It's just that Shatner preforming it and the stuntman receiving and "selling" it make it look effective.

[@stevemccullagh36]

"I don't think he got all that dropkick, Jess."

[@dionysus2006]

Jane Wyatt, who played Spock's mother, starred in quite a few Hollywood films and was the recipient of three Emmy Awards for the popular TV series Father Knows Best.

[@awall1701]

Another great reaction, you did the Vulcan salute as if you had been doing it for years. I love the remastered SFX in these episodes ** No Star Trek spoilers here *** I remember seeing Mark Lenard (Sarek) in Little House on the Prairie as the older Ingalls brother. The Andorian talking to Spock outside the brig starred in numerous horror films.

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

He also Played Mr. Carlson's attorney in "The Bob Newhart Show".

[@chrisgarrett1257]

@Bunny Loved your review! Missing seeing you in your Star Fleet uniform. BTW, your rotating bookshelf LEDs are making your jump cuts more noticeable.

[@Bar-Lord]

Ah Sarek. Mark Lenard is seriously underrated. Even in the fandom, I don’t hear too many singing his praises as much as I feel they should. Great actor. If Balance of Terror didn’t convince people, this should.

[@docsavage8640]

So overlooked even his fans mispell his surname Lenard. 😆

[@docsavage8640]

@mmattson8947 is that a spoiler?

[@Bar-Lord]

@@docsavage8640iOS autocorrect, man. You can’t catch them all. In all seriousness, I’ve been a fan for over 30 years so we both know the score. Is randomly commenting on an innocent spelling mistake all you have to do on a Saturday afternoon? Seek help, my man.

[@starmnsixty1209]

​@@docsavage8640 Doc probably wouldn't have a acceppted you as one of his assistants...

[@kerry-j4m]

LOVE this episode,one of my favorites,some times my aunt-Loretta-would watch an episode with me and enjoy it.That put a smile on my then child's face. GOOD memories. Live Long and Prosper

[@wiggywan1832]

Me: smiling because of where you are and also for where you're headed in this great season of television. Keep them coming, Bunny. I love these reactions. My all-time favorite episode in ANY TV series is coming soon. Can't wait to see your reaction. Don't care if you love it, hate it, or it's meh. I just want to comment about it. Can't wait!

[@carybrown851]

That's a good way to comment without spoiling! 👍

[@scottmitchell3641]

@@carybrown851 Agreed!

[@AaronLitz]

One thing you'll see is that there are Vulcans and there are Vulcans... some are at the extreme aloof end, like Sarek, and others are more laid back. And some are just outright pricks who use their supposed "logic" as an excuse for sheer smugness. Spock has Sarek as his role model so he always tried to be "more Vulcan than Thou" to match his father, but as he got older he became much more relaxed and realized that "Logic is the _beginning_ of wisdom, not the end."

[@docsavage8640]

Which is great because I can't stand it when a fantasy or sci fi species is treated as if every member is the same and they're just a monolith where "all Vulcans are this" and "all elves are that."

[@applcinamn]

I always found Sarek so fascinating, to use an expression. I mean, aside from the fact that Mark Lenard was a terrific actor and great in the role. This is a character that is literally the epitome of a Vulcan, even being an ambassador and, yet, he did a very un-Vulcan thing by marrying a human. This was no ritual marriage, no childhood betrothal thing as Sarek was much older than Amanda...he met a human woman and chose to marry her, knowing what that would mean. Considering how Vulcan society values its logic and culture, that's practically an act of rebellion and it's amazing that he would be allowed to become their representative. It's also rather ironic that he came down so hard on Spock for not following his teachings when he himself made the choice of marrying a human.

[@karidrgn]

In one of the novels, he explains it as a logical move as an ambassador to better understand humans

[@rickjohnston2667]

I think it was the "logical thing to do," because he met her, fell in love, probably underwent Pon Farr during their relationship, and got Amanda pregnant with Spock. So he did the logical (& honorable) thing to do according to Vulcan (& human) tradition, and married her.

[@johnclawed]

"I see butt cheek. Sorry I got distracted." at 11:50 That's ok. We're all distracted.

[@Bananahammock681]

Sarek is a very unique and excellent character I love learning more about. He is full Vulcan but I never sense the usual Vulcan superiority complex with him. And having Mark Lenard return to play him was one of the best choices for any non-main cast member in the entire franchise, for my money, he made the man we see feel as great as his legend is.

[@TheNeonRabbit]

Captain, we have a dead eyeless pig-man in Jeffries tube three.

[@BarelyEinstein]

Spock's mother is such a great character, super complex but at the same time really relatable.

[@donfoley6946]

The other Vulcan that played one of Sarek's aides was also Spock's henchman on Mirror, Mirror!

[@joeb918]

The tower was in some respects according to some traditions, a response to the flood, they were according to god going against the command to spread out and populate the whole earth instead of one giant cilvisation.

[@lazyperfectionist1]

1:56 "What is this purple-skinned _lady,_ back here?" A far-out, groovy chick, hitchin' a ride on her way to _Woodstock,_ man. ✌

[@docsavage8640]

She's gonna get there 2 years early...

[@mikejankowski6321]

Ah, the 60s.

[@jasontoddman7265]

@@docsavage8640 Awww, I was gonna say that! lol

[@rickjohnston2667]

Lol!

[@donfoley6946]

At one point, when the Captain, Spock and others are in the Briefing Room at the table, you can see the white tape marks on the floor to show them where to stand!

[@msudlp]

Love the Vulcan music when Mrs. Sarek begs Spock to be the blood donor.

[@prunyanprunyan8139]

I've watched this episode probably a dozen times in my life, and it never occurred to me until now that McCoy just might be breaking the fourth wall with his last line. He's not looking directly at the camera, but it's pretty close! I can't think of another time in the series when this happens. And if he is, it makes the line even funnier.

[@firstenforemost]

He's looking in Nurse Chapel's direction. Definitely isn't breaking the fourth wall.

[@doorofnight87]

I love Journey to Babel, it is a top episode of TOS for me. Mark Leonard (who holds the unique honor of being the first Romulan and the first fore-head ridged Klingon seen on screen, and one of the few actors to play multiple major races) is amazing as Sarek, and apparently he spent a week shadowing Leonard Nimoy to get the Vulcan mannerisms down. His impact and portrayal of Sarek is so impactful that he is so well remembered in the role, even though he really doesn't have that much screentime between all of his appearances.

[@Stogie2112]

3:10 TRIVIA! Sarek's aides are standing behind Spock. To Spock's right is none other than Russ Peek, who played Spock-With-A-Beard's bodyguard in "Mirror, Mirror" as well as the Executioner in "Amok Time". Sadly, all three roles went uncredited. Peek's characters never had any names! NOT FAIR!

[@TheNoiseySpectator]

Maybe Peek's other character was the counterpart of the one in this universe.

[@docsavage8640]

Frank da Vinci is in this episode as a Vulcan aide with Mark Lenard again after being a Romulan crewman in "Balance of Terror."

[@Stogie2112]

@@TheNoiseySpectator ... Could be! 🖖

[@Stogie2112]

@@docsavage8640 .... da Vinci was also Leonard Nimoy's stand-in and body double in Star Trek and in "Mission: Impossible".

[@perrymalcolm3802]

Mark Lenard was such a fine actor n fit seamlessly into Star Trek! Jane Wyatt was already highly known from the sitcom Father Knows Best! Another great Saturday with Bunny!

[@brandonflorida1092]

The actress, Jane Wyatt, who played Spock's mother, Amanda, had previously been the mother on the TV series "Father Knows" best. I'm pretty sure that's what brought her to Trek's attention.

[@SoulBlazer08]

I'll just add my voice to what was already said -- I know how much that we love Sar Trek, but please, do not spoil anything for Bunny! If someone had spoiled, for example, Persona 5 Royal before I had played it I'd be miffed about it. Just put yourself in her shoes and be polite and considerate to everyone.

[@curtrogers1715]

Excellent reaction spark father is the Vulcan ambassador to earth. He was the most authority on humans for walkins. He fell in love with Amanda on earth. His grandfather is the one of the first fans to meet humans so his family is above all Wilkins sympathetic humans with any other family and Wall, and they’re one of the first races. Federation of the keystones thanks for the fun until next time

[@carybrown851]

Voice typing, I presume? You might want to edit your post for proper grammar and spelling. EDIT: And I see you fixed the voice-typing issues. 👍 The stuff you said, if I'm interpreting you correctly, about Sarek's father is entirely speculative. There is no official, or even semi-official, source for that. When I find mentioning something non-canonical like that to be worth mentioning, I will describe it as "fan theory" or the like. Fun to think about, and relevant info as some... perhaps even most?... fans believe it. But unless the creators of the show explicitly stated so... and to me, earlier series always take precedence over later ones, without exception, so in case of conflicts, I choose the earlier version first... fan theories should never be treated as "official." It's all pure speculation. For example, I have my own version of Kirk's early career, based upon the limited info given on screen and my knowledge of how the military actually operates. I even, personally, hold that Kirk was first officer on the U.S.S. Alexander, a Baton Rouge Class Cruiser, with the rank of Commander, and after the death of the captain, briefly commanded the Alexander just prior to his promotion to the rank of Captain and posting to the position if Captain of the Enterprise. I hold that it was his actions on the Alexander which earned him the prestigious posting, the youngest ever promoted to that position. Some of what I just mentioned is canon. Some is long-accepted "fan canon" but is unofficial. And some is my own invention. But it all makes sense, both in alignment with Trek canon and with how real military organizations function. It's what I believe... my own personal "head canon." But no one else has to agree.

[@kennethbaker5223]

This is my favorite TOS episode. I would give it slightly higher marks than "City" because it had everything: Family, murder, moral/ethical dilemmas, and a space battle that will have you white-knuckling your recliner. The script was excellent, the acting was top-notch. Great react.

[@docsavage8640]

For me there are lots better than "City on the Edge of Forever" simply because City really has nothing to do with Star Trek. You could tell that same story in any sci fi or fantasy show or standalone movie if you just change the character names and remove the Enterprise.

[@kennethbaker5223]

@@docsavage8640 Great points.

[@vincentsaia6545]

My all-time favorite STAR TREK episode written by the great D.C. Fontana, grande dame of STAR TREK writers.

[@lynnkain]

I enjoyed this review! I was hoping to see your reaction to finding out who Sarek was! Still very entertaining and I am glad being able to watch these with you.

[@bunnytailsREACTS]

I’m sorry they ruined that surprise not only for me, but most importantly for you and everyone else 🙁

[@simoneliashaddad]

Sarek is a trained diplomat. He’s probably very good at smiling, joking, yelling; a whole toolbox of behaviors he can trot out when logic dictates its necessity.

[@steelers6titles]

Actually, as Lenard portrays him, Sarek is a chilly dude.

[@Dave3Dguy]

27:00 - fun theory Bunny, however because Kirk is human with hundreds of other humans on board, there would have been far many more and better matching donors for Kirk's needs than Spock's vulcan tinged blood. Anyways, it's always fun to hear your thoughts and I like that you think outside the box and beyond the constraints of the plot. Great reaction again!

[@robinhood2524]

Did you notice Nurse Chapel didn't need to pull Spock's medical records to know the contents.

[@docsavage8640]

She has them memorized

[@kingsman8475]

The antenna on the Andorian is not real cause he is not an Andorian. He is an Orion.