The Pon Farr

[@turntechgodbeheaded]

The biology of Vulcans. Vulcan biology. That biology. The one of Vulcans. Yes, Vulcan biology. The biology, uh. That belongs to Vulcans. That biology.

[@TheDen-ec9xe]

That biology ? Yes, THAT biology, Kronk...

[@lsumd2011]

Soooooo.....we talking about Klingons then?

[@mirandafleig1769]

dude this is one of my favorite star trek moments. I laugh everytime. This episode is Shatner overacting

[@credendovides20]

"Oh, right. The biology. The biology for Vulcans, the biology chosen especially to biologize Vulcans, Vulcans' biology... That biology?"

[@barrettnichols2949]

@@credendovides20 ...😑YES, that biology!

[@redmouse3553]

"The birds and the bees are not Vulcans, captain" Typical Spock :) Love this scene.

[@7Earthsky]

I'd Pon Farr your brains out.

[@briane173]

"But salmon are."

[@orangetangyvideos]

Spock: it has to do with Vulcan biology Jim: you mean the biology of vulcans? Me: yes jim well done!

[@georgcollins7411]

My first crush in high school felt like Spock's Pon Farr.

[@WillCamx]

Kirk was asking if it was about sex without using the word sex

[@AndyHoward]

I know.... I was like. Jeez Jim....

[@radicalross7700]

OrangetangyOrka, every time I see this part, I find myself thinking: "No, genius, he means the biology of goldfish!"

[@clintonrobinson8070]

Captain state the obvious.

[@ashtonsmith5065]

Several times Leonard looks like he's biting his lip to keep from laughing. I can't imagine how much fun he and Bill had recording this scene! I bet it took 100 takes, I don't care how professional they were as actors.

[@Pantherman63]

+Ashton Smith I would love to see the out takes on the original Star Trek series.

[@danbasta3677]

Ashton Smith Very True, as back at that time, while filming the series, they DID allow for laughter and a little goofin off. Bill Shatner was good for that, however, it was sad that in later years, all the other sctors and actresses were very negetive towards Bill, and wrote and said some really nasty things abouf him in the later years after the show went off the air. This is why Bill Shatner doesn't want much to do with any of them anymore as it hurt his feelings. He won't show it outward, however inward, if shows. I say, Bill Shatner was an excellent pick as the Captain and don't think that with anybody else, it wouldn't be the dynamic inpact it still has to this very day, from past, present and future. Bill Shatner is an excellent actor. Much better than that patrick stewart clown in that next generation garbage, which is childish, stupid and should have been cancelled from the very first episode.

[@kellyrayburn4093]

Dan Basta Actually from what I've seen of his work, which admittedly is only Star Trek and Dune, Patrick Stewart is a very good actor. This isn't to belittle Shatner. I do agree Shatner does seem a bit better, but I've seen more variety of Shatner's work than I have Stewart's. I was very impressed by Shatner's performance in The Intruder (also released as "I Hate Your Guts", "Shame", and "The Stranger"). I couldn't stand his character, but he played it superbly and did the job he was supposed to do; i.e. make the audience hate the very ground the character walked on. He should have gotten an Academy Award for that performance.

[@markm4033]

Kirk to Spock: "Is she hot?

[@demarcusfaulkner7411]

Ashton Smith I agree

[@stick2pacman804]

This is hilarious 😂 Spock: “do you know how we choose a mate?” Jim: “my guess is quite logically”😂How they didn’t burst out laughing during this scene😂 They’ve pon to farr this time 👍🏼

[@JnEricsonx]

You're assuming it didn't require a few takes. :)

[@dataquester]

They prolly laughed at all da $$ was ultimately generated bcuz of this series.....

[@desmondd1984]

Shatner is underrated as an actor.

[@mnirwin5112]

We also don't know how many times they rehearsed it ... until they COULD stop laughing.

[@saavikofvulcan6887]

No. Stop it. Go sit in the corner and think about what you have done

[@edwardhyde1886]

When I first saw this I couldn't contain my laughter but seeing Spock so embarrassed it made me wanna hug him.

[@mikevanroy9356]

And you know what he would have done next.

[@edwardhyde1886]

@@mikevanroy9356 break my arm

[@OEWNRKandFriends]

@@edwardhyde1886 or do the Vulcan Death Pinch, lololol 😂🤣😂

[@jarlesleglerg9064]

Don't hug him for your own safety

[@audreyballard6453]

I was thinking the exact same thing, I love Spock lol

[@RSP13]

1:20 - Spock: There are some things which transcend even the discipline of the service. - Fan noise: intensifies

[@softnoobgirl73]

Ha ha fan go bbbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrr

[@theknoxussy7191]

Lol I was looking for this comment

[@ki5aok]

I stopped the video thinking it was my server's room file server. Those fans sound like a 747 taking off at times.

[@Catmom2004]

Where is that noise coming from?!

[@kimreni]

I thought it's a vacuum cleaner 😂

[@margotrosendorn6371]

Poor Spock, being a hybrid probably made everything so much more chaotic

[@ClovertheUnburnt]

That's a really good point..

[@blinkenschnaag777]

Yeah. It's hard to be the mongrel

[@briane173]

Imagine what it must've been like for his human mother. 😬

[@blockmasterscott]

Lenard Nimoy did a really good in this scene, acting the part of a stressed out man trying not to go nuts. People make fun of this scene a lot, too bad not too many people see the quality of his acting.

[@jkorshak]

Nimoy considered it a favorite episode from the entire series.

[@christopherpericolosi-king4979]

Tbh, I think they both did well in this scene. I was thinking about how different the acting was then versus now.

[@rachelolvera9435]

He was amazing

[@cryalot378]

I know it's a serious matter, but I can't help but to laugh everytime I see Spock's annoyed face when he has to say "VULCAN BIOLOGY" xD

[@zorkmid1083]

​@@cryalot378Considering how stressed out he was, I'd be pretty annoyed too if my captain wasn't getting the hint (since the censors wouldn't allow him to get right to the point 😊).

[@owtena]

and the FanFiction was born :DDDD

[@richartrod]

For such a serious thing Spock is dealing with biologically as a Vulcan, I kept cracking up at how he and Kirk danced around it.

[@1337penguinman]

1960s sensibilities.

[@sofiadragon6520]

No such thing as a no fault divorce when this aired, either. Someone had to be at fault and that had to be explained to a judge with testimony and/or evidence. Somebody had to be a cheater, an abuser, neglectful... it couldn't be that you just didn't get along that well.

[@9kittiesmom]

Back in the 60s, everything was censored. Unlike today where everything is acceptable, whether it should be or not. Television and movies had to be careful what and how things were said and done. Star Trek was known for breaking some of those taboos, by how the scripts were written. Maybe, this world would be a little better if people were more careful what they say and do.

[@thatguyfromcetialphaV]

I remember seeing this one as a small kid. My mum thought it was hilarious and my dad, who was very old fashioned, didn't. When he said the part about the salmon, mum burst out laughing and said 'He wants a bonk!' Dad lost his shit and went to the pub.

[@elizabethjordan5755]

Sounds like your parents were a hoot!😄😄😄 God bless 'em!😊😊😊

[@thatguyfromcetialphaV]

@@elizabethjordan5755 Yeah, they were wonderful. Dad was ex army so war films were a big deal but he would point out all of the daft things in them. He had a field day with Where Eagles Dare and spent 2 hours explaining why you couldn't really do the stuff that goes on in that film. Happy times.

[@elizabethjordan5755]

@@thatguyfromcetialphaV Bet watching TV with your folks must've been fun growing up. Almost like having Siskel and Ebert (film critics) under one roof - except more hilarious!😄

[@thatguyfromcetialphaV]

@@elizabethjordan5755 It sure was eye opening. Mum watched a lot of TV, dad hated it apart from Star Trek, but he loved sport and films. Mostly we were outside playing rugby or working on cars.

[@elizabethjordan5755]

@@thatguyfromcetialphaV Wow. I remember my dad enjoyed watching Star Trek growing up. Hence my love for it. Looking back, I have a sneaking suspicion he tuned in to check out the women in their mini skirts!🤭🤭☺ Cheers to having good childhood memories!

[@abigailsockeye1586]

Spock is in heat.

[@chavalampert8541]

Haksjdkebdkdb

[@ashtonsmith5065]

Not to mention, for Vulcans if they don't mate, their hormones build up to a toxic level that literally kills the within days. Very serious stuff to Vulcans, I guess!

[@ashtonsmith5065]

@SamIAm We only know what Spock himself said (from the Amok Time script): SPOCK: Most interesting. It must have been the combat. When I thought I had killed the captain, I found I had lost all interest in T'Pring. The madness was gone.

[@Bloodydemise]

Honestly that's how i found this video

[@Gold6240]

A 'fuck or die' situation. Hm.

[@adamnqueen3644]

poor Spock, so embarrassed in front of Kirk

[@Zoras88]

I think everyone's embarrassed when they talk about sex with their boss or parents.

[@adamnqueen3644]

@@Zoras88 Some people are open about that sort of subject

[@Zoras88]

@jeff nomad puberty is not exactly logical itself or expected

[@daniels7907]

Why be embarrassed? It's Kirk after all.

[@hannahsmith-0lsen437]

Who wouldn't be embarrassed.

[@lilshifty4758]

Kirk: "I volunteer!"

[@marcremillard4052]

"Entry made by Science Officer Spock" 😏

[@kharjo8099]

@@marcremillard4052 Boldy going where no man has been before, at least not while Kirk was sober......

[@sofiadragon6520]

And the good ship Spirk was launched, in the time before internet fan fiction databases.

[@chrismc410]

Chapel:get in line...sir

[@curtyeomans8446]

Spock: “Humans have no conception. It strips our minds from us. Brings a madness which rips away our veneer of civilization. It is the Pon Farr. A time of mating.” Riker: “So it’s like every day for me.”

[@deborahminter6231]

Honestly his description sounded like he was describing humans. Lol.

[@curtyeomans8446]

@@deborahminter6231 he was describing what’s basically a normal Saturday night for Kirk

[@deborahminter6231]

@@curtyeomans8446 😂

[@lemondragon18]

"If we don't mate we die." There I just condensed almost 5 minutes of dialogue into 6 words.

[@moonshine399]

Pon far into.6 words

[@derekcorndogs]

ok

[@butterflyjill6887]

And made it far less interesting and less personal to Spock. The Pon Far is a deeply personal thing to vulcans. They do everything they can to purge themselves of emotion and the Pon Far acts against this making it a bit of an attack on who they try to be as a species. It's an insult to their person that they cannot fight against. It's insulting to them.

[@dandeliondown7920]

@@butterflyjill6887 Well said, ButterflyJill. As time has gone by, I have come to realize how brilliant the entire episode is, and how it makes the Vulcans a thousand times more interesting. LLAP.

[@thedragondemands5186]

well part of the point is he's embarrassed to even talk about it

[@letiziasilvetti8717]

Kirk reminds me of Kronk from Emperor's new groove: "Oh right, the Vulcan biology. The biology of Vulcans. The biology specifically of the Vulcan race... That biology?"

[@literallyanangrymoose7717]

Oh yeah, it's all coming together.

[@softnoobgirl73]

Emotional and well written scene plays. Laptop fan:BBBBBRRRRRRRRR

[@daniels7907]

"Pon Farr" translates into English as "Blue Balls". Seven year's worth!

[@ragingocelot4013]

Daniel S 😂😂😂

[@7Earthsky]

It's been almost that long for me.

[@appleheaddefender]

Daniel S 😂😂😂😂😂

[@daylynncoon3411]

Well shit

[@djackson4657]

Vulcans do not have them ,totally different arrangement

[@TheMikester307]

"The Birds and the Bees are not Vulcans," is a hugely funny line! The scene following is perfect. And I will say that James Blish's adaption of this scene was perfect!

[@Sir_Gugharde_Wuglis]

‘Captain! I have to have sex or else I will die.’ That’s how Vulcan has no incels. They died.

[@saintcruzin]

What an excellent actor Nimoy was..

[@hannahsmith-0lsen437]

Yes, He will be missed always. 💚🖖🏻

[@ksozeproductions7182]

"Biology as in... reproduction?" Kirk's mind would automatically go there. lol

[@googleuser7454]

Probably why Spock knew to use that word

[@theghostinthemirror8158]

Spock knows who he’s talking to lol

[@blinkenschnaag777]

Kirk really enjoyed his "biology class" in Starfleet Academy 🤣

[@elise-clementinedraye2146]

I watched this as an adult so I can say : Kirk HOW did your brain got straight (*cough*) there lmao

[@haleypierce6635]

he's like uhhh, I don't wanna talk about it really

[@blinkenschnaag777]

Because basically his dick was already stiff

[@danielwilliamson6180]

Poor Spock. Sometimes, I sympathize the character and I understand him. The pain of being a Vulcan whom is half human.

[@melissaforknerlesher9463]

"But you aren't a fish Spock." Ha ha ha ha 😆😂😜

[@johnbockelie3899]

There's hope after all. Spock mentions to Kirk how salmon spawn , Salmon exist in the 23rd century.

[@KingOfHockeyNow]

That’s my favorite line in the whole scene! Just the fact that Kirk doesn’t say, “you’re not a salmon”, but switches it to “ but you’re not a fish”, makes it so funny while Spock is trying to be serious.

[@SoScared101]

"Captain, there are some things that transcends even the discipline of the service." wooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHH

[@saavikofvulcan6887]

Ikr?

[@thomasthomas2418]

So difficult for Spock to maintain his dignity in this scene. But he knows that he can confide in Jim.

[@neneshubby]

Spock “The urge to mate is slowly driving me insane” Kirk. “Is there anything I can do to help” Spock. “ Yes Captain, please get undressed”

[@AnArchyRulzz]

I'm sure this episode inspired a lot of fanfic. Spock and Kirk alone on some planet and the ponn farr kicks in and Kirk is the only one who can save Mr Spock. There are some ways you can view this episode as being sort of metaphor for homosexuality and the struggle with the shame.

[@layneisinpayne2473]

@@AnArchyRulzz it has, trust me.

[@lucindamobley5492]

@@AnArchyRulzz Before I saw the original series I was aware that a lot of fans were crazy about the supposed Kirk/Spock gay theory (or whatever it was). But when I watched the series I just didn't get that sense from those two. I could tell that the two very much cared for one another, but not in a romantic way. It felt like it was the kind of relationship that began with friendship, and then it grew so that they were as close as brothers. They could trust each other and confide in one another, which was probably why Spock felt like Kirk was the only one he could truly trust with something so personal in this scene.

[@leahfalzon92]

@@lucindamobley5492 my thoughts exactly! Platonic love is a thing which people forget about

[@alicemcleod6149]

I love it!!!

[@Jeng4280]

This was a great episode. Spock was such an iconic character and I’m missing Leonard Nimoy even more so now.

[@dancastro6873]

Me too

[@jenpeterson3712]

So am I. Leonard would have been a gentleman❤

[@pop5678eye]

Gee, the male of a species becoming emotional and illogical because they get sexually aroused... No human has ever experienced that...

[@zitacarno4443]

Don't be too sure. Some folks get downright homicidal.

[@ADTribalChild]

Sexual frustration is common amongst us humans (if not most of the animal kingdom). Some have better control than others and some are to embarrassed to express one's needs because it's a taboo depending on your upbringing and beliefs. Given Spock's rare uneasiness, I can understand why he had a hard time explaining Pon Farr to Kirk.

[@Zoras88]

not just the males. the ladies get it too.

[@ashtonsmith5065]

@@Zoras88 As proven by Enterprise's T'Pol.

[@Ribisi]

Lol.

[@waverlyphillips2849]

Good acting from Nimoy being embarrassed to talk about The Pon Farr.

[@billschwalb9486]

Spock on Pon Far. "Captain, imagine the worst case you've ever had of blue balls. The multiply it by 10 to the 4th power. Then imagine your balls being crushed by a vise. That, is Pon Far."

[@luvondarox]

I heard that fan kick on to high gear and found myself staring at my phone in concern for a moment, lol.

[@socksumi]

Bad editing at 00:24. Spock drops the stick, then it cuts to him holding it in his hand.

[@spoonerpurple]

good catch

[@ashtonsmith5065]

Well, but in that scene, the infamous fashion design, the Kirk Split™ was born!

[@SingleStepStudios]

Continuity Error

[@migukmoonpark4312]

I was laughing about half of the episode, but when Bones told Kirk that it was fatal everything just went to shit.

[@burtonryan50]

Kirk is like at the end: "Yeahh....Im gonna pretend I didnt hear this, and get you home Spocko."

[@googleuser7454]

So awkward

[@blinkenschnaag777]

They should have provided him with some kind of synthetic humanoid for sexual purposes on that ship. So Spock can fuck right away during Pon Farr

[@livinlicious]

I love the vacuuming in the background. Gives the scene so much power.

[@cometsnix995]

I ship it

[@mrjon4884]

YASS

[@NyuAckerman]

hailey lewis me too ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@appleheaddefender]

hailey lewis xD

[@Ivynling]

You, me and the majority of Star Trek ' s Fandom XD

[@johnmurphy6474]

same here

[@blockmasterscott]

“You’ve been called the best first officer in the fleet. That’s an enormous asset to me.” Seriously, that’s a HUGE compliment, especially when it comes from your peers. I always wondered who those peers were. Maybe former shipmates?

[@tompearce5418]

Or else a back-handed insult. "He's not captain material."

[@Phoenixesper1]

"If we don't mate we die" Spock turns to find kirk naked on the bed with a conveniently placed vase in foreground hiding the goods. "Well Why...didn't you just... say so!"

[@john94949]

lol

[@calanon534]

*Pft* I ship Spock and Christine Chapel. She wanted him so bad, it hurt. Hell, even 20-some years later, she was still single. Kirk's woman? Ran. AND took the kid. Spock's Rizz is superior.

[@cairosilver2932]

1:25 Spock gets intense, fan noise intensifies

[@bruceknight4442]

Yes, Captain. It's an ancient ritual, known only to vulcans, as 'Porn Farr'. 😎

[@7Earthsky]

In the style of Goodfellas: '''It was right then and there i knew i needed whores on the Enterprise''.

[@robinhyperlord9053]

The Goodfellas?

[@DinsRune]

0:55 Spock says no outsider knows about Pon Farr and that they do not speak of it, but we hear characters reference it in other series. I think Spock is just treating it like a big secret cuz he's embarrassed.

[@clubx1000]

It was a secret. Otherwise bones would have known about it. Starfleet has no record of it in there medical files

[@xShifty38x]

the other series usually take place well after the original maybe the pon far became more common knowledge and the stigma around it has become more acceptable

[@truthtea5143]

damn period :)

[@hydewhyte4364]

I'm curious that nobody ever put together that Mr. Cold Logic has a room with dozens of medieval weapons hanging on the wall.

[@ecotrekker8184]

Everyone needs a hobby.

[@literallyanangrymoose7717]

Weapons training and use is fabulous, high-intensity exercise.

[@Egilhelmson]

@@literallyanangrymoose7717 Furthermore, doing it well requires great self-control. Also, as scion of the House of Sarek The Liberator, those weapons are, each of them, cultural relics about the level of Faberge eggs.

[@caronstout354]

And probably could use with precise skill every one of them...

[@calanon534]

@@caronstout354 I bet he could give you a buzz cut and a baby-smooth shave from ten feet.

[@adolphsanchez1429]

This is possibly my favorite original series episode. The idea of individuals who are part of a deeply logical and non-emotional race going through biological mating periods that make them insanely horny is a great concept. I imagine Pon Farr is similar to what my teenage years were like.

[@hmiles650]

I’m relatively new to Star Trek lore I’ve only watched the new films next gen and voyager but from what I know is the Pon Farr basically just Vulcans getting unbearably horney

[@literallyanangrymoose7717]

They're essentially in heat.

[@laceyoakes2640]

Not sure if it was done on purpose, but this comment has " 69 " likes. 😏🤣

[@kerrijohnstone7588]

The birds and the bees are NOT Vulcans Captain LOL!!!!

[@dancastro6873]

He could easily say "If I don't get laid. I will die."

[@mindyschocolate]

Spock: Jim, I need to take leave so I can get laid. Jim: okay. Spock really took this high and right 😂

[@parthin]

"The ancient drives are too strong". Yes, this explains my entire sexual history.

[@steelers6titles]

I love how the scene deepens when Spock begins to relate Vulcan's most intimate matters, with his statue and red light in his quarters in the background, and the mood music.

[@miketacos9034]

Star Fleet never made a brochure about this? lol

[@djackson4657]

Vulcans keep secrets. Why would Star Fleet have to know this?

[@EdiaStanfordBruce]

Maybe Starfleet didn't, but surely Vulcan did and I bet there were rules in place about what year any Vulcan could take a ship.

[@Catmom2004]

This is THE most beautiful scene in all of TOS, IMO. I have loved this show since it was originally broadcast 55 years ago. Mr Nimoy and Mr Shatner will never be forgotten. 💓🖖💓

[@john94949]

Whoa... had to search William Shatner, see if there was any bad news I didn't know. My mistake, though.

[@Catmom2004]

@@john94949 Fortunately Mr Shatner is still with us 💓 His youthfulness is inspiring to me! I just turned 62 and would LOVE to have 30 more years of active life like Shatner has had so far.

[@john94949]

@@Catmom2004 Happy birthday! Best wishes and may you have 30 more to come

[@Catmom2004]

@@john94949 Thank you for your kindness LLAP 🖖

[@john94949]

@@Catmom2004 LLAP :}

[@Zoras88]

I think we all have a hard time talking about such things to a superior officer or parent.

[@marachime]

dat laptop fan :p

[@imakeplaylists3640]

Lol I thought it was mine, I had to pause the video.

[@cerberus144]

You can hear spock's laptop

[@jimballard1186]

Spock, what were you watching on that monitor you shut off so quickly?

[@maryhlad5277]

I know that Spock asked both Kirk, & McCoy to be his supporters during the marriage or challenge.

[@ODH3]

"Our minds are stripped from us too" -every human male

[@hannahsmith-0lsen437]

And female.

[@Skxnk_Hunt42]

​@hannahsmith-0lsen437 you would want to think that wouldn't you lmao

[@marcremillard4052]

This is actual footage of me using Tinder Gold.

[@priestwilliamson2135]

So basically Spock had an erection that lasted over 4 hours? He needs medical attention, LMAO.

[@appleheaddefender]

With green blood

[@tomf3150]

Not enough green blood left to maintain logic.

[@laceyoakes2640]

I'm just mindlessly scrolling through the comments, and for whatever reason this comment had me sounding like I was choking for sec, cackling. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@clydezeller6662]

Did you turn on the vacuum cleaner to improve the sound quality?

[@nicholasmorsovillo2752]

When I first saw this episode this was the first time I had ever heard of the Pon'Farr the Vulcan mating ritual and the only other time it was ever brought up was in the Star Trek Voyager season 3 episode 'Blood Fever' where a member of Voyager's crew a Vulcan ensign was going through his very first Pon'Farr and the ships Emergency Medical Hologram was asking him and Tuvok how they're people deal with it and how like Spock they didn't talk about it and it caused some problems for Vulcans being telepathic and Ensign Vorik caused Lt. B'Elanna Torres to go through the same primal instincts of her Klingon heritage and caused Lt. Tom Paris to get involved in the ritual combat for B'Elanna against Vorik in order to help both of them.

[@bluelagoon1980]

It was a the B plot in the enterprise episode 'Bounty', with T'pol going into it early due to the effects of an alien organism. It's quite worth watching that episode, even if you dislike the rest of the show.

[@xavierblackman2920]

Excellent acting by both but Spock's explanation about " Pon far" was on point I felt for him.

[@youreale]

"You're not a fish, Mr. Spock..." - lol

[@frenchconstantine2299]

He looked so annoyed at 2:06 😂😂

[@tracyfeldstein1555]

Dude! You knew this was coming! You had 6 1/2 years to ask for time off. what the hell? Even as a kid this drove me nuts... asking for 2 weeks off for your Vulcan honeymoon/divorce. Lord knows, he probably had the vacation time accrued. Even if he didn't know exactly when, he could have asked to be stationed near Vulcan for a year...

[@djackson4657]

@@anon777... Spock has a Vulcan make body ,Vulcan genes dominate human genes

[@ThePenguinKowalski]

@@djackson4657 this was his first pon Farr, and he was already 37 here. This is way too late so I really wouldn’t blame him for thinking (and secretly hoping) that he would be spared this, at this point in time. He is a hybrid and many things within himself just work differently.

[@robertpreston2220]

For beings that are not suppose to be emotional Vulcans have shown tons of emotions

[@lizanna6390]

I'm pretty new to star trek but a Trekkie friend told me they have extremely strong emotion but have learned to keep them in check and think logically because if they let their emotions rule them it'd be insanity.

[@robertpreston2220]

@@lizanna6390 Guess that is true but they do seem to let them out a lot

[@blinkenschnaag777]

Vulcan ambassadors could do that really well. They know how to be more flexible

[@ruthrobel3498]

well, Spock can come on over here!😘 I love you sweet Spock💞😘

[@sagev.5818]

Same!

[@rebeccaquartieri5509]

Christine Chapel

[@EdiaStanfordBruce]

How many human women would it take to break a Vulcan's blood fever? I wonder.

[@thelastjohnwayne]

Pon Farr sounds like when I was in my late teens and early twenties..... Boy am I mostly glad those days are gone.

[@zacktaft]

this is the one when Spcok goes nuts

[@LovCokiies]

Oh men, this, this... Damn you, pon farr.

[@Urvy1A]

+Shmebulock I know, it is interesting to compare Vulcans to common salmon.

[@Shiirow]

Pon Farr _When Blue Balls Kill_

[@Billmaster115]

Being a race that evolved from our equivalent of lions or cats, I was never surprised they had...they went into heat.

[@nicholasmaude6906]

I'm sure that Nurse Chappel would be more than happy to help Spock with his "Problem"😁😉.

[@blinkenschnaag777]

Spock could use some Orion girls too😋

[@ryangriffin5362]

She literally tried liked three times in just this episode Lmao.

[@monkeyboy4746]

This had some extra dialogue that I have never seen before.

[@atmahari-marianne-life-coa8536]

Your heart knows the way , Commander Spock. Run into THAT direction.

[@RaelNYC]

This scene is the pinnacle of all the years of Kirk Spock emotional interaction.

[@lindt393]

That awkward moment where you have to give your commanding officer (who you're in love with) "the talk" Intense awkwardness to the point where you can see him thinking "please don't ask please don't make me say it" like they're bashful adolescents instead of grown men in their 30s lmaooooo kind of adorable really

[@hannibalburgers477]

(who you're in love with) Too much fan fiction Mary.

[@Serioussmile51]

"I've gotta spank it every few years Captain" 🤣🤣🤣

[@sherawr]

Ao3 authors: *loud barking*

[@junlee6663]

Yeah there’s been plenty of times when I’ve felt like I was gonna die if I didn’t get some P too homie.

[@emmarose4234]

Theodore Sturgeon was amazing.

[@Paolur]

It's a good pick-up line though. "hey babe, if I don't get any tonight I'm literally gonna die."

[@diannadawson4429]

I’ve always thought this should’ve been something Kirk would’ve known about Spock. Shipmates but also FRIENDS.

[@fastertrackcreative]

Is there a sharper recording somewhere? This is full of fan noises etc.

[@jorgepeterbarton]

Little does Kirk know he just narrowly avoided a severe bumming.

[@sorcererberoll4641]

Could the pon Farr be classed as the mega period

[@waivedwench]

Kirk: Just come out and say it, Spock! You need a f**k! Spock: YES!!

[@nicholasschroeder3678]

I often felt this way sitting in classes in high school.

[@leftifornian2066]

You creep

[@junpi8562]

So, what does he actually do in the end?

[@Sython6]

He takes a wife, then dies in Star Trek 2.

[@truthtea5143]

Silverback WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?

[@julesd304]

+Simile of me he's alive again don't worry I was shocked too xD

[@Shiirow]

actually he goes to Vulcan, goes through the ritual to alleviate the Pon Farr symptoms, finds out his mate prefers another Vulcan and allows her to be with him then returns to the Enterprise.

[@danbasta3677]

Shiirow After he thought he had killed his Captain snd his best friend.

[@yamifannetje]

I still don't get what exactly Spock's getting at on 0:25. Was he planning on hurting Jim or committing suicide before his eyes?! Jim's question "Is it something only your planet can do for you?" hurts when thinking about the 2009-movie where Vulcan gets destroyed.

[@skessaskessa]

Neither, I believe. It's a stylus in his hand, and he throws it at the pad in a desperate attempt to avoid a conversation by pretending to be busy working, which Jim puts an end to by grabbing his hand, thus noticing Spock is shaking. Looks like this to me.

[@stargazer7644]

He didn't literally mean the planet itself. It's the people on the planet that help Spock.

[@gigicassel1804]

I can totally understand it's like talking about sexual relationships between yourself and somebody else is very personal and private

[@pendragooon]

I felt similary after 2 weeks of abstinence 😂😂😂

[@terryrose4804]

1:08 Yet he openly discusses it with Droxine in "The Cloud Minders." I know, her was probably in heat at the time, but really?

[@terryrose4804]

@Sofía Lucero Pérez Exactly! He hit on Droxine as a "Work of art." before Kirk had a chance to even start.

[@djackson4657]

Nimoy hated this story.

[@oldcodgerplaysgames9610]

They're playing the fight music really slowly, did they only have the one tune in this show?

[@elizabethjordan5755]

I like how they first play the fight music slowly. Quess it was supposed to be a thread through the entire episode for different scenes at different tempos.

[@jkorshak]

They also had the Trek "Love Theme," which here would be in appropriate, as well as the "Looming Terror" and "Impending Destruction" themes. The music they used here is foreshadowing for the combat which will ensue on Vulcan.

[@douglasschliewen4302]

I assume that Romulan males go through the same circumstances and rituals as Vulcan males do with the Pon Farr, even though that has never been mentioned or exercised on any episode or movie in the Star Trek series and franchise.

[@FrauIndian]

Maybe. WE do Not know If the pon farr started before Vulcana started controlling their emotions or Not. Romulans physiology IS similar to Vulcans. But maybe Romulans men do Not Go thru it duw to letting their passions ruling them.