Mirror Spock mind-melding McCoy

The part of the 4th episode "Mirror Mirror" of TOS 2nd season.

[@mikeandrews9551]

"I have an idea. I'll wake this evil sicko up and see what he does to me".

[@mnirwin5112]

Strictly in the spirit of scientific research, of course ... :)

[@wiccagoddess6022]

He should of given him the hypo and walked out quickly but alas. At least he didnt let him die.

[@mayaenglish5424]

He didn't wake him up though, he healed him and thought he'd stay unconscious longer than he did. That pesky hybrid DNA playing havoc with his calculations!

[@spockbetter]

amazing comment! I'm shitting bricks!

[@danielh3179]

Yep. No restraints. No security. But, still a classic scene.

[@purplelizard2460]

Ah yes, the scene that singlehandedly, unknowingly spawned millions of fanfictions and at least 10 different tropes.

[@philosopherscribe39]

I’ll never understand why Mirrorverse Spirk is more popular than Mirrorverse Spones.

[@Cdr2002]

@@philosopherscribe39Spirk is basically impossible in the mirror universe: Spock’s revolution would destroy his relationship with Kirk on all levels. Mirror McCoy on the other hand… is mentioned to be rather sentimental, and could be amenable to Spock’s cause, especially if shown the life experiences of his prime counterpart and how much better life is under the Federation as opposed to the Terran Empire. They could get really close, ngl

[@julissaesmeraldabricenorod763]

​@@Cdr2002 yo siempre mantendré la esperanza de que entre Spock y McCoy logren que Kirk se vuelva contra el Imperio, atacando su ego por un lado, la lógica por el otro

[@SMH-v1q]

@@julissaesmeraldabricenorod763I like the idea. Would all three of them be on the same side at the end? Or only Spock and McCoy?

[@estrelinhaNove]

@@Cdr2002 Also Mirror Kirk fucking sucks lmao

[@Redshirt434]

The irony is, Spock merely wanted to know just what the hell was going on.

[@randymillhouse791]

Bad cop.

[@AndyBluebear-fi9om]

There was no irony in any of that.

[@Hurricanelive]

He let you live because he loves you no matter the dimension, that is how far your friendship reaches, beyond the stars! Beyond time!

[@javiergf]

Hurricanelive don’t let me leave Murph 😝

[@phoenixblueknight]

To where no friendship has boldly gone before!

[@jonnisugarloaf6874]

McCoy looks so scared

[@timothyturner1056]

Wouldn't you be scared too ?

[@markshaw7253]

Anyone notice that in the mirror universe, Spock uses his left hand to mind meld?

[@josephperkins4857]

Yep

[@RLucas3000]

I never picked up on that!

[@salvatoredioguardi3132]

And that’s why Star Trek was simply genius!! Attention to detail far above most shows in the 1960’s.

[@nrkgalt]

And in Star Trek VI he used both hands at one point.

[@BigSlimyBlob]

I noticed, but thought the scene had been inverted to avoid being flagged for copyright infringement.

[@elisabethtison8391]

The fact that this cuts off with him leaning in is hilarious

[@kapitan19969838]

Don't be a pervert

[@Wasted_Talent007]

I watched this religiously as a kid. Then I watched the syndicated reruns as a young man. Then the movies. Then the next series. And the next. Then I played the computer games. Good Lord. They are still making shows about this alternate universe. The staying power is mind boggling.

[@gfgfdgdfgdgfdgdfgfgfd8177]

Bones looks so terrified in this scene. It makes me laugh. xD

[@EdiaStanfordBruce]

There was good reason for him to be terrified. Darn a good many reasons.

[@RobMacKendrick]

@@EdiaStanfordBruce Exactly. I was going to say the same thing. Vulcans in this universe are, shall we say, unsentimental.

[@TIMEtoRIDE900]

Spock had 12 times Kirk's strength - - or about 30 times Kelly's !!

[@Peter-vn6gl]

Deforest Kelley was a ham. Plain and simple.🤪

[@garyspence2128]

That's why he was so perfectly suited for Star Trek. Opposite Shatner and Nimoy, you can't be reserved as an actor. They would blow you off the screen. He was a great foil for both of them. Had his own style, yet fit into the role so well. A Southern gentleman in outer space, but sassy!

[@nighthawk0077]

It looked like McCoy was already in a trance even before the meld.

[@RobMacKendrick]

That's just how good Mirror Spock is at it.

[@AzguardMike]

he's thinking "ok what was my plan here? Oh.... i eff'd up bigtime Jim"

[@faesimone1873]

Well Vulcan's are touch Telepaths

[@robertlowery5586]

A trance called "LOVE".

[@jumbledbee3603]

@@robertlowery5586 Fr, I refuse to acknowledge any other explanation

[@Mike--Oxmall]

Ive just realised why in that episode of South Park when evil versions of the characters appear from parallel universes, they have beards. Its a call back to Spock's beard.

[@ScottyDont1945]

Theirs quite a few star trek references in early seasons of South park, they even make a red shirt joke aswell

[@jumbledbee3603]

I think this scene awakened something in me

[@heedmywarning2792]

Geez. Spock could have taken McCoy out to dinner first.

[@BobBombadil]

Some of us prefer dessert first heheh

[@ILikeMyPrivacytbt]

Spock's a hit-it-and-quit-it kind of alien.

[@dying101666]

It never made since to have food swimming inside you while doing the nasty. That said, yes he could have.

[@dvdsynth]

that’s what i’m saying like

[@daffidavit]

This show was released from 1966-1969 but it did not get nearly the attention it received around 1970-72 when it was re-released on secondary tv channels like channel 9 or 11 and others. The term used back then was "syndication". CBS licensed the rights for other lesser known tv stations to run the series on better time slots and better evenings. That's when Star Trek really took off. I know because I was a young kid who watched TOS while it played as well as the re-runs during syndication. One night at a fraternity party at my frat house on a Florida beach, a brother came up to his dog and reenacted the mind meld we see between Spock and McCoy. The dog stared at the frat brother with the same exact look in his eyes as McCoy did here. I think there really might have been a connection. I think my frat brother's IQ was instantly boosted like Morbius after using the Krell's "Plastic" headpiece in the movie "Forbidden Planet".

[@Rickwmc]

Absolutely. The high school kids who were partying and dating during the late 1960's and had no time for the show (especially on Friday nights) had reached their 20's and were either in college or working and had plenty of time to watch the reruns every weekday evening at 6 P.M. The lure of the show was electric and ratings skyrocketed. What followed was a very good cartoon series and then the movie franchises.

[@mikepowell8611]

That's because they used a different rating system in '66-69' They didn't break it down by age or gender. So once they did they found out that the 18-34 year old men loved ST.

[@MrPeterbs]

Actually that's a common misconception. Star Trek immediately gained a huge fanbase (with young people under age 30) even in it's 1st Season on NBC. The James Blish story adaptations that first appeared in 1967 were huge bestsellers and a huge letter writing campaign from fans stopped NBC from cancelling the show at the end of the 2nd Season. As Mike Powell points out ratings were construed differently back then and there were less TVs per household.

[@Larrymh07]

I watched the show from age 8 to 10. I was immediately hooked on the phasers, photon torpedoes and transporter beam. I didn't realize until decades later how well the writing and the chemistry between the actors were.

[@SweetRoseWanderer]

You could cut the fricking tension with a knife!

[@mibelloaleman]

Spock was the hottest of all the crew, but he was particularly the hottest ever when he had this goatee! Damn, he was HOT! Leonard Nimoy was an incredibly gorgeous man, but he looked especially oh-so fine with this goatee! RIP beautiful Leonard! LLAP!

[@heedmywarning2792]

Where do you think Riker got the idea in TNG? Wait a minute, what if goatee Riker was from the mirror universe?

[@saxoncubin9027]

McCoy's hand is shaking

[@awizardwithwords994]

This is a really awesome subtle detail, since Vulcans are ridiculously strong, McCoy is probably pulling away with all his strength but still can't get away. Creepy.

[@RobMacKendrick]

Very well-acted.

[@scottprice4813]

Just an example of dedication to the craft . From a diverse and changing group of writers to a cast that had paid their dues and viewed their careers very passionately this show is a rarity overall . Star Trek green lighted by Lucille Ball who controlled Desilu the production company. Smart lady.

[@the_lost_navigator]

"Damn it, Spock - I'm a Doctor not a mind-reader"

[@RLucas3000]

Damn it Spock! I’m a doctor, not a blow up doll!

[@battlestarmarc]

TOS Star Trek was awesome. Mirror, Mirror was one of the best episodes of Star Trek. Evil Spock was great.

[@RobMacKendrick]

Not evil. Just raised on the wrong side of the tracks.

[@harperstacey9604]

Spock looked great with beard. From Ms. Harper Stacey.

[@suebursztynski2530]

@@RobMacKendrick Yes, and even Kirk remarked, “He’s a lot like our Spock, isn’t he?”

[@johnmoreno5965]

That look in bones eyes was the best

[@ruthcarter1360]

Brilliant series, to boldly go!!! Love 💖 them Star trekking forever 💜

[@alainarchambault2331]

Dr. McCoy should've said right before the mind meld, "Boy, are you in for a surprise."

[@julianaylor4351]

The look on McCoy's face, this man isn't my friend, I joke with. This man is a killer.

[@z.m.stewart1996]

I won’t ask why you’re watching this if you don’t ask why I’m watching this.

[@lillymsf5946]

That's seems fairly logical ;D

[@greekfreak1436]

I adore the score here. The swelling danger of the trumpets when he gets the hypo, to the quiet but intense threat of the bass and the violin when he opens his eyes.

[@NZobservatory]

No scene in TOS ever terrified me more as a child. I honestly believed they were gonna kiss.

[@benkinder2800]

I now know Deforest Kelly was almost 50 in Season two. But first time I watched this I thought he was in his late 20's. He looks so young when Spock has him pressed against the wall @ :38 Always loved his eyes.....

[@wiccagoddess6022]

Me too

[@paradisebreeze1705]

What???!!! Mcoy always looks old

[@forcelifeforce]

OP - *Thumbs-down.* Your comment is ridiculous that you think he looked to be in his late twenties. You are not dealing in reality. And all of the people who gave likes to you are psthetic.

[@benkinder2800]

@@forcelifeforce Geez buddy take a pill !!!! It's called an opinion....you don't have to agree with it!!! But calling people crazy and pathetic over a difference of opinion....that kinda is. Maybe try learning some manners.

[@Daisesarewhite]

I thought it was his late 30s but I never knew he was 50, but wasn’t he 60 when they did a Star Trek movie in 1979?

[@Poeley]

The Mirrorverse uniforms are just superior

[@ramuneicepop6042]

It's like a cat hissing at a scared puppy! xD but i always loved this ep!~

[@solenearandelle5753]

Just absolutely creepy and freaking out *want to run away* Evil-Spock is .. my God I never want him to be close of me. Ever. Actors are just perfect here O.O

[@daarianaharis]

you don't? He can come close to me anytime.

[@utahwerewolf9932]

@@daarianaharis Same

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

The Star Trek saga is so freaking EPIC! Nimoy, Shatner, Kelley, Doohan, Nichols, Takei, and Koenig shall be the gods of a new pantheon.

[@ThekiBoran]

You can leave out Takei, he's a nozzle, (as in douche).

[@kalinystazvoruna8702]

@@ThekiBoran Homophobic much?

[@ThekiBoran]

@@kalinystazvoruna8702 Terms like racist and homophobic are like ketchup, you can put them on anything.

[@kalinystazvoruna8702]

@@ThekiBoran In your case, if the shoe fits...

[@ThekiBoran]

@@kalinystazvoruna8702 I'd guess you're a socialist dupe, yes?

[@HeyItsNovalee]

This scene not only awoke a fire in many a viewer’s heart, but it 100% awoke something in mccoy’s pants too

[@ThePhoenixSpaz]

Can't believe you cut the scene just before the kiss😍😂

[@iam4uk60]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Chespirotana]

They kissed???????? :o ( Love these two together

[@dalleneldredge6923]

@@Chespirotana They very much did not.

[@RockyRickaby1926]

Whooooooooooosh

[@heedmywarning2792]

For a moment, I thought it was going to be a prison R. scene.

[@Tiberius291]

McCoy would've yelled at the real Spock for grabbing him like that but he didn't want to upset the evil Spock so he kept quiet. 🖖

[@randallwong7196]

McCoy keeps that face through the whole event.

[@nadin1898]

Intense and scary scene. Mirror Spock seems less human, isn't he? When he open his eyes, they aren't human at all.

[@paradisebreeze1705]

No they are Vulcan

[@f.f.fabiana]

plenty of you find this scene scary this is quality slash

[@zitacarno4443]

It was startling---but not unexpected. The mirror-Spock was acting out of sheer desperation---a most human emotion---and this was the only way he could find out what had happened. +I might have done the same if I were in this situation.

[@dianezimmerman4434]

I just encountered Spock/McCoy. And I thought K/S was bad......

[@kendalljennings3417]

What? It’s psychic assault. Mind rape.

[@lillymsf5946]

Hahaha lol someone get started on the fanfic already XD

[@OneDayWeAreFree]

sexy in a creepy way, or is that creepy in a sexy way?

[@zitacarno4443]

Neither. The mirror Spock was acting out of sheer desperation. No wonder Bones was scared.

[@daarianaharis]

Both. More creepy in a sexy way, I think.

[@lillymsf5946]

The answer is yes XD

[@philosopherscribe39]

The answer is yes

[@emiink]

Both? Both!

[@spacegandalf8837]

Can't tell whether to be frightened or aroused.

[@AndyBluebear-fi9om]

Both, duh.

[@danieldickson8591]

Ruthless Spock is terrifying. You can feel that whether or not it would be advantageous to snuff out your life is just a calculation to him.

[@zakalon123]

The irony with this scene is. If the Federation crew had of been honest with Empire Spock from the beginning they could have saved themselves a lot of grief and drama trying to hide their true intentions from the Empire crew. Because Empire Spock like his counterpoint Federation Spock in his seemless logic would have realized that having these interlopers would do none of them any good and that The Federation crew would never assimilate into the evil Empires way of doing things. For example he would never turn Federation Kirk into being a villain like himself, so it was a no starter having the Federation crew there. So if Kirk and Co could have had a quiet word with him, he could have gotten them back to their proper universe with out the fuss. But i would have loved to seen what happened in the Empire when the Empire crew were restored to their normal positions, especially between Empire Kirk and Empire Spock. I would have been interesting to watch.

[@panicmaker8300]

For the last part of your comment watch the fan series star trek continues ep 3

[@BadBocher]

One of my fav episodes 🎉

[@jordanjoestar-turniptruck]

Forget Spirk. This is the real shit

[@philosopherscribe39]

Yes

[@arume1990]

No. Don't forget Spirk. Just add McCoy to Spirk.

[@xxlCortez]

0:16 McCoy.exe stopped working.

[@paradoxdea]

That looks uncomfortably seductive.

[@nb_knight5251]

idk im very comfortable with the seduction

[@Name-ps9fx]

They've always had the hots for each other.

[@danielroberts6212]

Just because you are gay doesn’t mean everyone else is.

[@heedmywarning2792]

@@danielroberts6212 you will never know until the soap is dropped.

[@xaviersavedra711]

​@@heedmywarning2792lol

[@jcortese3300]

He looked so awesome with that goatee.

[@TheHaratashi]

Nimoy's face looks really strong in this - totally cut.

[@zeesta13]

This scene makes me feel some type of way 🥵

[@porpus99]

Wonder how much of the mirror Spock got mixed into the regular Spocks mind when McCoy held Spocks Katra.

[@thewiseoldherper7047]

“Evil” Spock learned the truth. But his logic still drove him to help.

[@chereecargill355]

Mirror Spock was the sexiest ever.

[@dirdib69]

Presumably McCoy's forearm isn't broken, but I'm guessing Spock had quite a grip on him.

[@keaton718]

Spock as the strength to crush metal, or be overpowered by two skinny men, depending what the script calls for.

[@rafterscott]

And from that mind meld started the beginning of the end of the Empire.

[@prion42]

Not enough people talking about this. After that moment he knew and felt what it was like to be in a free society.

[@lukeskywalker2116]

Imagine Spock as a manager. No more status reports.....

[@BobBombadil]

Well THAT was hot, am I right or am I right?

[@russellcraddock3529]

This episode was a good one ! But there is a better part coming at the end of the episode! When they return to their own ship and Kirk taking to Spock telling him that oh The other ship. They could blend in so well and McCoy said that I always thought you were a , pirate at heart to Spock Spock coming back to both Kirk & McCoy saying I had a good look and observation of your counter parts finding them crude rude. Every bit of a perfect example of homo sabian behavior! In fact I found them most refreshing!

[@trapperjohn6089]

Spock never mentioned whether or not he encountered an echo of mirror Spock when he used McCoy as a katric arch.

[@RLucas3000]

Strangely, Katric Arch is also the name Vulcans use for a same sex Pon Farr recipient.

[@cheshiregreymaulkin9080]

Is it just the perspective or does Spock have huge hands compared to Bones?

[@adamnqueen3644]

oooooooh! I love this episode soooooo much!

[@zitacarno4443]

And there are other great moments in this story---such as when the mirror counterparts of Kirk and company end up on "our" Enterprise and are promptly hustled off to the brig, there to stay until a way is found to get them back where they belong! They scream and yell and threaten, and our Spock just calls it "fascinating" or some such. I had a good laugh over their behavior.

[@timothyturner1056]

So saving the renegade Spock is far more important to Mccoy than getting back to his own universe Wow !!!

[@adamesd3699]

Spock actually sports that goatee quite well. In Star Trek The Next Generation, Commander Riker looked much better when he added a beard. Made him look more fit and more mature, somehow. If I remember correctly, once he wore it he never went back.

[@RunikaMori]

Hey... Is McCoy's hand trembling or is it just me?

[@DarkAngelNikita]

I see it, too. He is scared, out of his mind

[@wiccagoddess6022]

Yep, this spock is psychotic who knows what he will do.

[@MegDaunting]

RUN BOONNNES RUNNNNN~ eeeeep

[@Ams92096]

*runs and hides under table*

[@katacaco.2812]

please tell me they didn't kiss. bones is only for good spock not evil

[@zsofianemeth9013]

No they didn't kiss :D i saw the full episode, so i can tell again: they didn't kiss!

[@catherine-deirdre]

This is the 60s. Of course they didn't kiss

[@verkaforever]

Good Spock is only for Kirk.

[@philosopherscribe39]

Evil Bones for Evil Spock, Good Bones for Good Spock

[@danielwilliamson6180]

0:38 Good acting by DeForest Kelley.

[@kataisa3]

poor Bones got mind-raped by evil Spock!

[@zitacarno4443]

While doing some research into the various forms and aspects of the mind-meld (technically synaptic pattern displacement), I read that the forced meld is considered a major crime by Starfleet, but there are a few instances where this version of the procedure is necessary in order to obtain information otherwise unavailable. And watching this scene I noticed that the mirror Spock exhibited a very human emotion---desperation; he had to find out in a tearing hurry why the captain and Dr. McCoy had spared his life, and he saw this as the only way. And he found out about the transporter malfunction.

[@Smeginator]

ZITA CARNO this could technically be considered in-character for Mirror Spock (though he is closer to Prime Spock). What is less in-character is Prime Spock doing the same thing in Star Trek 6 (ok, and Into Darkness)

[@mitche5007]

Here he finds out that evil is illogical, He also finds out that the captain kept him alive because he is his best friend :-)

[@Aaaaaaaaapnd]

Mccoys face was hilarious

[@leaf7687]

スポックのキューティクルが凄い綺麗(そこ ww)この2人大好き

[@Skarlet-ju8sr]

So, if their minds are one, is McCoy staring at himself?

[@lurx2024]

So in this alternate universe where there are bizarro versions of all the major characters, the only fundamental differences in the Spocks is their stylistic choices towards facial hair?

[@ThekiBoran]

Seems like Mccoy would have/should have had Spock in restraints prior to injecting him.

[@johnedwards1321]

Spock as Walter White.... Too cool.

[@mgwilliams1000]

Many forget that DeForrest Kelly was known for a lot of "bad guy" roles in westerns before this.

[@EMSpdx]

THIS. He was in fact TYPECAST as a bad Western stooge in the 50s. To do McCoy was a complete 180.

[@linataranenko9541]

Damn, really? He has such a kind face, it’s difficult to imagine him as a villain.

[@DrewPicklesTheDark]

I agree with McCoy. Spock looks much better with a beard.

[@annecohen8927]

I wonder if Spock could eventually cure me of my tinnitus.... I need him😢😭

[@jaykay6387]

This Ep seems to get a bit forgotten and underrated in the original canon. I always thought it was a great premise.

[@RLucas3000]

It’s my second favorite, just behind Amok Time and just ahead of 3) Journey to Babel and 4) City on the Edge of Forever

[@jaykay6387]

@@RLucas3000 "City" will always be my favorite, followed by Mirror, Mirror and then Arena. I liked Amok Time but doesn't crack my top three. I liked Doomsday Machine better than Amok, so it sneaks into the top 5.

[@goodrich06]

I like how the beard makes Spock bad🖖

[@EricEngle-f1q]

As we can see the Vulcan build uses empathy as its garbage state and uses the points saved on empathy to pile on strength

[@SedanChair]

Bones: *pisses pants*

[@zitacarno4443]

The forced mind-meld with an unwilling subject is considered a crime, but there are certain circumstances where speed is essential. This was one such, where the mirror-Spock was acting out of sheer desperation---he had to find out what was going on, and thus did he learn about the transporter malfunction. And rest assured, Bones recovered rapidly from the otherwise unnerving experience.

[@daarianaharis]

@@zitacarno4443 We don't know whether that rule exists in the mirror universe. For all we know about cruel Vulcan culture in the mirror universe, they may well have foregone Surak's teachings and the philosophical developments that came after. And why would warlike, imperial Vulcans not use any ability at their disposal to gain the upper hand?

[@TheJennRogue]

"Our minds are one" When that happens there is no me i see through your eyes, for a moment not in time I see through your eyes~ L●>3 a good mind meld ~ ¤ ☆°

[@Kaffeetasse9]

dr. strange made his way somehow in the world of star trek...

[@alvinamellis5555]

This is quality Bones whump, dirty wrong Spones.

[@Verde-s9a1]

Imagine Mirror Spock in The Undiscovered Country.

[@wizardofodd42]

2spocky4me

[@muskerp]

f***k me - McCoy doesn't blink!!

[@wmjritmo]

1960's homoerotica.

[@shutupdonnie8096]

I have a mirror mirror shirt with both Spock’s on it.

[@pinetree909]

Like the beard 😍

[@donmcc6573]

Change one thing in history, and the entire future is changed. How can a mirror universe have so many of the same people when it has such a different history?

[@pwnmeisterage]

Jerome Bixby (the writer of the first Mirror episode, the creator of the whole Mirror Universe concept) explained in an interview that it isn't about a point of historical divergence, it's about an eternal reflection. Star Trek has shown us many different alternate/parallel realities, universes, and timelines ... each and every one of these has its own unique Mirror Universe reflection.

[@robinqm]

They kissed offscreen😂❤

[@epa316]

Shouldn't this Spock have been highly emotional if he was the opposite of regular Spock?

[@RLucas3000]

Not everything is reflected. If it were, Kirk would have a cabin boy

[@dying101666]

McCoy looks like a small boy who knows he's in trouble. Spock looks so seductive. just love this scene.

[@jerrycarter7843]

Brutal

[@idogfx770]

Was Bones Paralyzed so he could not move or something?

[@Smeginator]

IDoGFX Spock was probably gripping him so hard that Bones' wrist would have been crushed if he tried to run

[@zitacarno4443]

No, but he was scared stiff.

[@Epsilonsama]

Vulcan's are much stronger than humans and McCoy knew he would be destroyed if he resisted.

[@daarianaharis]

looks like a deer in the headlights (or a rabbit facing a snake, as we would say in Germany)

[@rcknross]

and then there was the movie, Spock's mind stored in Lenard

[@EdiaStanfordBruce]

Do you remember the TOS episode when Spock hid inside nurse Christine while Hanoc took over the bridge? In the end, Christine literally gushed in describing her experience carrying Spock's consciousness in her. It was totally embarrassing for Spock. McCoy had a little different experience carrying Spock's katra. It was not so much of a thrill for him in "Search for Spock".

[@SeanDiVarco-bu4eu]

McCoy is the picture of Pawn shop downthe street 😮😮😮.

[@uraniakatopodi2788]

I love 💕 this episode mostly because everyone else had an evil counterpart but Spock is the same (except the goatee).