Well, Mr. Spock?

One of those not-so-subtle "eyesex" moments, though it's mostly on Kirk's side.
Spock seems to be smiling to himself for the entire episode. Ridiculous humans and their inability to control themselves around women.

[@florbfnarb7099]

I always like when Spock has that slight smile on his face. "This situation is absurd enough even I feel like smiling subtly at it."

[@paradoxstudios6639]

Fascinating to say the least.

[@thewiseoldherper7047]

That’s why I always liked Nimoy‘s depiction of Spock best. He could humanize Spock without you even noticing.

[@bensisko4651]

He lost the smile after season one, but he's STILL the best depiction of an alien EVER in movies or television, period.

[@florbfnarb7099]

@@bensisko4651 - True! I think he should have kept using it judiciously, though. I think SO MANY later actors have gotten Vulcans wrong, played them too woodenly. Vulcans should be played as reserved, not wooden; they don’t lack emotions, they control them. Nimoy and Lenard did the best job of portraying Vulcans, the best job of showing emotions without showing them.

[@bobbylee2853]

Spock~ You’ll get a raised eyebrow and nothing more!

[@gregdark5203]

One of my favorite moments in this episode. That look on Kirks face. The confidence he has in his first officer and science officer.

[@Alien_in_Finland]

Say me the name of this episode, please:)

[@gregdark5203]

@@Alien_in_Finland Mudds Women

[@johnbockelie3899]

Notice Mr.Spock has to deliver the grim news.

[@lilycraig6717]

Well, Mr Spock? *scotty nearly dieing trying not to laugh*

[@danielwilliamson6180]

It must be the look on Spock's face.

[@allagoon]

Haha, now that you mention it - Scotty is definitely on the verge of losing it

[@herbbluntman2287]

@@allagoon It sure looks like it. I had to watch the clip a second time but the expression on his face speaks volumes. LOL

[@davidhenderson3400]

"OK, lets try this again.Take 47."

[@6862ptc]

one of my favorite scenes...

[@timboyd1467]

James Doohan is so good here. I love the knowing look he has when Kirk says “well, Mr. Spock?”, both anticipating that Spock would already have the alternative they need!

[@florbfnarb7099]

Yep.

[@charleswest6372]

Yes, the logical thing to do with Walsh is to Crucify his ass-!

[@alorendorff3665]

There are characterization subtleties that none of the more recent iterations have mastered, excepting Quinto’s Spock. TV requires it; maybe less so in the movies. But that’s what distinguishes TOS for me.

[@SimoSakariAaltonen]

Difficult to put into words the affection I feel for them, this world, and everything about it aesthetically.

[@Spacejockey426]

Hear, hear! Forever the best, and greatest!

[@matthewmehegan3475]

Yep, feelin' you. Low tech special effects, but acting, writing, subtlety of facial expressions and oh, that music!

[@blazerocker1734]

Back then, the Federation was so poor they couldn't afford to use dilithium crystals. They had to use plain old lithium crystals.

[@mm-gl7sz]

I wonder if it's the same lithium that powers our cellphones and can explode in your pocket

[@jbmbryant]

@@mm-gl7sz LMAO!

[@geoffroi-le-Hook]

They upgraded to dilithium early in the first season.

[@mm-gl7sz]

@@geoffroi-le-Hook good thing they did. Lithium has proven to be highly explosive in our cellphones

[@mm-gl7sz]

@@jbmbryant Yup. Probably those lithium crystals were exploding, not due to Harry Mudd causing the enterprise to strain herself but just because they were lithium. You'd think that in the 23rd century that they would know about 20th and 21st century lithium powered cellphones exploding in people's pockets. Lucky the exploding lithium didn't cause a Warp core breach. I wonder if the crystals were made by Samsung? I also hope they didn't have any of those exploding Samsung washing machines on board

[@florbfnarb7099]

One thing I realize more and more these days: Everybody starting with TNG and later has had actors playing Vulcans wrong. Nimoy always played Spock dry, subtle, measured, and understated. So did Mark Lenard. The actress that portrayed T'Pau played her as ancient and reserved; the actress playing T'Pring played her cold and manipulative. But after TOS, almost all Vulcans are played stiff, wooden, and awkward. They speak in awkward, stiff cadences for the most part. I don't understand it, really. The model, Leonard Nimoy, was there for everybody to see and emulate.

[@ElfQuestComicDubFamily]

I feel like the major exception to this rule is Tuvok (played by Tim Russ) he was able to play a Vulcan convincingly, and was able to put his own spin on it, T’Pol and everyone else on the other hand 😬

[@florbfnarb7099]

@@ElfQuestComicDubFamily - I admit I didn’t see a lot of Voyager, but Tuvok always felt unnecessarily stiff to me. T’Pol at times felt alright, other times she seemed excessively uptight. I suppose some of it is a matter of taste, but nobody else has gotten Nimoy’s blend of coolness and confidence down, really. While I think Pine and Urban did great work as Kirk and McCoy, Quinto again played Spock as uptight; he always looks uncomfortable, as though he thinks he’s done something wrong but can’t figure out what.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

It's the sad turn of events that just made all TV suck. Not just NexGen but everything.

[@VVeremoose]

@@ElfQuestComicDubFamily I have the exact opposite impression. I liked T'Pol and felt Tuvok was a flanderized version of a Vulcan. Blalock did a good job of portraying a maelstrom of emotions repressed under a sometimes tenuous philosophical framework. Spock has some humor because he's comfortable in his career and with Humans. T'Pol is originally not, and then later on uncomfortable with the fact that she's grown comfortable. T'Pol is one of two characters I actually like about Enterprise and is usually the reason I rewatch the series.

[@roberthaworth8991]

Spock is only half-Vulcan, so some human reactions occasionally sneak through.

[@dirdib69]

I'm guessing this was a take after they'd all cracked up about something.

[@wrlord]

You don't really know how acting works, do you?

[@JohnnyDeppFan1433]

Hahaha, Spock is sort of smiling to himself in this entire scene. I love it

[@Melleina]

some reason the song "Scotty doesnt know" springs in mind...but i think in his case Scotty gets its lmao

[@thatfandomnerd4651]

Haha omg that's perfect

[@psykosabre9762]

this is ten years old but i've had that song in my scotty playlist for a while AGJHAKGJDHJ

[@jamesw1659]

Many commenters here don’t seem to realize the historical basis for this conversation. In the early days of this show, Gene Roddenberry, the creator of the series, envisioned the Enterprise like a navel vessel in the nineteenth century far at sea, on their own. The dialogue is built on that...Spock’s reference to the mining operation on Rigel 12, “high grade ore, I hear” is what he would have said about word of a gold strike in the early 1800’s. Think about it: why would he “hear” about a mining operation on Rigel? One would assume that there would be no need for rumors in the future, when information about the mining operation would be readily available. Even Kirk’s line “Make for Rigel 12” is how a sea captain would have expressed it centuries ago. The dialogue here was explicitly written to convey this idea, and it is very well delivered here.

[@youreale]

it's a pity I can only thumbs this comment up only once. Thanks for the insight.

[@Bubbles99718]

"All I ask is for is a Tall Ship and a Star to steer her by"

[@danieldeplorable4960]

Great points. I never thought of it that way, but you're absolutely right.

[@KrazyKommieKiller]

I swear the person who edited this knew exactly what was going on here.

[@maureentuohy8672]

My favorite image of Spock in all of TOS is in Mud’s Women when he is leaning on The door jam of Kirk’s quarters, arms folded, snarky grim on his face as the girls walk by, then he shrugs his shoulders jerks his head and turns to go. So not Vulcan, so cool! 😉🖖🏼

[@maintoc]

Well, after all, Spock was supposed to be only half Vulcan. :p Also, "grin" and not "grim." :)

[@PolloLocoTheFun]

Those pesky Vulcanians strike again...

[@esteemedscholar5969]

Were you an extra on this show, maam?

[@michaellaplant8659]

I can't help liking the "harder edge" (for lack of a better term) that Spock had in the first season, compared to the more staid interpretation that Leonard Nimoy gave to his character in seasons 2 and 3. But - of course - that's just my totally subjective personal preference and nothing more. 🖖🏼 ☮️

[@tasha3762]

J’adore aussi cette scène 🖖

[@blemo_the_archivist]

0:44 Scotty knows exactly what's being said

[@billwhelpley6825]

Oh if only there was a shred of this interplay in Discovery.

[@illusionclassicrock6742]

@@billwhelpley6825 Star Trek Dysentery.

[@robabiera733]

I love the photography in the early episodes!

[@Alien_in_Finland]

Say me the name of the episode please:)

[@Bubbles99718]

@@Alien_in_Finland Mudds Women

[@drlee2]

Yeah, this series is very aesthetically appealing even over 50 years later.

[@TheDsfyhygd]

scotty was the only red shirt that didnt die

[@Trek001]

Kyle also did not die Nor did Garrovick Or Uhura

[@kyokogodai-ir6hy]

Uh, Yes he did!!! He was killed by Nomad, in The Changeling episode. But, Nomad followed Kirk's order and fixed the unit.

[@richterman3962]

Naw he died twice

[@davidbaldwin8390]

Mr. DeSalle didn't die, and he was a tough one too.

[@UncleBearShares]

How can you have missed Lt. Uhura????

[@dorarebelo673]

See? That is why I love Captain Kirk. In essence, he is not only a good man but a good man is what he wants to be.

[@ngvot]

man these two literally can't go a day without flirting with each other like idiots... I love them

[@Kat-yv1yq]

Obsessing over Kirk and Spock’s body language for minuscule reasons started in the damn 60’s, so get off your high horse and maybe take your opinion someplace else. Let people enjoy fiction however they want to damn well enjoy it.

[@Kat-yv1yq]

Christine Taggart Triggered? Seriously? Are you fifteen?

[@KyrstOak]

@Christine Taggart Ah, so you're an internet troll. Gotcha.

[@Miant]

Kirk and Spock are pals, buddies, the best of friends. Straight guys, such as these two, can pal around and kid each other without sexual connotation because they know each other too well, the thought would be foreign to them.

[@fluffypuppy4831]

@Christine Taggart OK boomer

[@glouconx983]

The "well Mr. Spock?" means that Kirk suspects that his brilliant First Officer has already come up with a solution to the problem, and that's all it means. Men can have male friends and colleagues who are a joy to be around simply because they are good people and they share noble goals, which is also why these two enjoy the loyalty and respect of the entire crew.

[@Jason-eo1rh]

Sausage jockeys.

[@wishing4nuclearwinter]

Two bros sharing bed room eyes No homo

[@troyjamesmartin]

So refreshing too see REAL Star Trek.

[@danielmarinucci9342]

No disrespect intended to JJ Abrams, but star trek without heart is not star trek at all.

[@TheRealMirCat]

@@danielmarinucci9342 The disrespect is justified

[@blazerocker1734]

Agreed. With the last three movies I think they were aiming for some of that Star Wars money and forgot what real Star Trek was about.

[@michaellaplant8659]

@@blazerocker1734 I can't help wondering whether or not the writers and producers of those films did anything more than just barely glance at TOS and/or any of its spinoffs. I certainly can't tell it.

[@blazerocker1734]

@@michaellaplant8659 IMHO, it seems that studios, writers and producers think that space battles sell movies more than good old fashioned scifi drama. Studios tend to want blockbusters and they also tend to think that flashy action is where the money is. Seems that nobody wants to go back to the old days of Trek, even Trek 4: The Voyage Home, where it was the story, drama and even comedy that made good productions rather than flashy special effects. If you can shoot energy beams and torpedoes and blow stuff up then it's got to be written into the script. Scripts without that tend to get passed on and that's a real shame. There's no telling how many good scripts are out there just waiting for someone to take a chance on.

[@crazyman8472]

Not enough is said about the lighting in ST:TOS; absolute genius. 😎

[@gooberclown]

The soft color motifs inside the bridge and indeed throughout the entire starship Enterprise have always struck a chord of appreciation in me.

[@adamperry4347]

The reason for the colors is because of the new cameras NBC was using. They wanted to showcase the camera's capabilities.

[@sarahfullerton6894]

@@adamperry4347 and new technicolor, for the new color TV's coming out at the time. When Star Trek 1st aired, we had a black and white TV, as did many other families, so the shirt colors weren't an issue, and the "red shirts die" trope was meaningless to us.

[@markw208]

If only the newer Star Treks had what is encompassed in this scene. Facial expressions, lighting, subtle depth of conversation, all 3 people in the camera shot

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Don't forget the exceptional (and tasteful) use of the hand-held camera to open the scene.

[@stevejensen3471]

Agree - excellent scene and cool dialog - "but it's frustratin' - almost a million gross tons of vessel depending on a crystal the size of my fist!"

[@frankcabanski9409]

The only thing new Trek has is extreme leftism and diversity for the sake of diversity.

[@markw208]

@@frankcabanski9409 , Diversity was one of Gene Roddenberry’s intentions. He stated that many times.

[@frankcabanski9409]

@@markw208 He was, in practice, about equality - ignoring skin tone. Diversity is about making skin tone and gender the prime requirements.

[@spockboy]

I love this Scotty, cool as a cucumber not freaking out about not having enough power.

[@sarahk8152]

Pause at 0:11 and stare at Spock's face.

[@lonewolfcello9814]

Greatness

[@BELCAN57]

"Say WHAT Jmmy?"

[@LordZontar]

It's interesting to watch William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy in these earliest episodes of Star Trek before their ideas of their characters had fully developed. Shatner's performance as Kirk is much more restrained while Nimoy was allowing himself the odd smirk or two in a few scenes.

[@GeorgeFlippin]

Scotty pulls out the "jackass" card, awesome!

[@big7588]

Recognizing the episode by recognizing the one character sitting at the helm

[@LeathanL]

You can always spot the "doomsday machine" by the blonde sitting in Uhura's usual chair.

[@mjlotus]

The sounds of the Enterprise bridge, part of everyone's childhood memory.

[@cheese3482]

I love the way spock figits with his fingers when he thinks

[@danbasta3677]

First season episode, Mudds Women. Excellent first season episode.

[@nunyabizness6595]

I didnt hate it, i just thought it was very silly.

[@Traderjoe]

I remember back when this was new feeling a shock when Scotty said “jackass”. To my young ears in the 60’s, that was a borderline swear word. It was a time when if someone said “son of a bitch”, that Bitch part was a strong word to hear on TV. I’m sure young people won’t really understand this about that time.

[@rodrigobelinchon2982]

It´s like they are having tea and biscuits . So elegant !

[@Jedward108]

I like the moody lighting in some of these early episodes. Also the framing of these three characters close together with the futuristic ceiling behind is creative.

[@joemasters2270]

I love how Spock’s just smirking 😆

[@stevejensen3471]

Always thought it was cool how they used real star names in the series. It brought life to the universe when I became interested in astronomy. Beyond, while the story of this episode was a little hokey, it was Trek in it's infancy and along with The Corbomite Manuver and Man Trap, you could see and feel the tension on the bridge as Kirk was sweating during certain moments! Made it seem that much more real!

[@TheLocoUnion]

You know what’s crazy? I grew up throughout the 60’s and 70’s watching Star Trek…. And I really don’t remember this scene!!! Wow!

[@Coolwhipstrawberries]

Spock is SOOO hot and cute in this seenXD I LOVE SPOCK SO MUCH!!!

[@johnbockelie3899]

"Dint worry Captain......... I just got a new set o' lithium crystals from the orbiting Auto Zone." Lithium crystals, the spark plug of starships everywhere.

[@gernblansten684]

The navigator just signed on. Hasnt sewn his patches on yet.

[@PersianAustralian]

Spock is probably more emotionally complex than Sheldon.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

I wanna say yeah, there's an analogy somewhere in there, but it can only be humorous, not serious.

[@Bubbles99718]

Sheldon is actually closer to a sociopath. He really doesn't understand emotions at all. Spock has them, he simply has an iron discipline of control

[@frankhollein7093]

No extra crystals allowed on board.

[@mickhealy572]

Well, Mr Spock? No, thats a hole in the ground captain, with water at the bottom, what we have here are dylithium crystals.. geezus and your leading us? beam me up...

[@ortho-g9826]

What a great series!

[@donaldholderdoc2910]

Damn. A clip of TOS that I have never seen. Didn't think that was possible.

[@bobbycrawley46]

Spock is just being Spock. Timeless

[@Tinymoezzy]

He was alive on The Relic.... one of the best episodes of Star Trek T.N.G.

[@MJBisnomore]

the greatest bromance in the universe

[@richpivo772]

That was well shot.

[@lad8128]

i LOVE "Mudd's Women" "...because YOU CAN"T HAVE IT..." (gulp) and down goes the Venus pills. SUPER!

[@gernblansten684]

“Im going to want to see two days of analysis and a powerpoint presentation with three course of action so I can recommend one to headquarters so we can begin planning”.

[@kotabear151]

"I need more power Mr. Scott"! " I need warp speed"! "Aye Captain but the dylithium crystals have had a wee bit of drain"! "Scotty your fired"! "Oh no Captain not that"! "How bout I go out and push"?! 😲🤣

[@SovereignStatesman]

More like "Scotty, then I'm going to have to cut your pay." "Saints be praised, a MIRACLE just happened!" Nothing motivates a Scotsman like the fear of losing money.

[@florbfnarb7099]

Every time I watch this scene I like it more and more.

[@LouisLambert]

Looks like Scotty got a full body grease-down that day! It helps him to slip through the ship's ventilation system.

[@Shanethefilmmaker]

There is not a ship that can outrun a greased Scotsman.

[@Bubbles99718]

He does love his Jeffrey tubes

[@NehemiahDC]

So much color. I love TOS. The movies were great but I hated that it went from this to everything being beige and tan.

[@JP5466]

Notice the camera angles, close ups and lighting... this is why I love the 1st season!

[@larky368]

Great scene. Some personal comments made but for the most part concise and professional. Each man knows his job and each other knows enough to let them do their job. Kirk knew that Spock already had a solution or at least a set of recommendations. Spock even anticipated Kirk's intent and had the course change plotted and ready.

[@crappyvideospotter2]

@Deep1Purple2 Nice to meet you too! This was really a great moment for these two! ;D

[@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635]

Highly logically recommended

[@EmeraldView]

That lighting. 😂

[@terminator6571]

Oh my god not again! My freaking ovaries exploded for the third time. Freakin Spock...WHY MUST YOU DO THIS!?!

[@esausjudeannephew6317]

Those few minutes of acting are perfect. I don't see the actors at all.. I only see Kirk, Spock and Mr Scott dealing with a problem on this ship

[@DavidSmith-bt5zn]

You would think they'd have spares on hand for just such occasions.

[@MaddBadgerr]

Okay, what the hell am I missing here?

[@Vegetaworshipper92]

Scotty's totally in on it!!

[@Bubbles99718]

Always liked this sequence from a shot choice. The close ups are strange, the position of the peeps is so tight. Highly unusual but it works in a great way

[@CptBlackbeardlives]

Never understood why, in an engineering room with all that open space they couldnt install a small storage cabinet with enough crystals to replace them 100 times over.

[@davidstone2820]

Leonard Nimoy was a positive genius for letting the slightest bit of emotion show in Spock, letting the slightest bit of his human half show. What I always wanted to see was a Klingon/Vulcan hybrid. The brows and ears of a Vulcan Vulcan and the bony crest of a Klingon. The aggressive warrior spirit of a Klingon with the cool logic of a Vulcan.

[@cariad123]

I like the little knowing smirk Scotty has in his face while he watches them flirt.

[@ScarlettFire341]

Fascinating !

[@davincent98]

No, Captain, a mine

[@Carroll-dude]

All this technology to run a ship off of crystals yet no backup such as battery, gas, solar power etc.

[@RickV-tn4qc]

Next thing you know they’re going to run into a rock monster on the surface, and a shirtless Kirk is going to have to look for a way to construct a rudimentary lathe.

[@victorr2245]

Must have been a joke around the “Well, Mr. Spock?” Line. Scotty is having a hard time holding it together.

[@defenstrator4660]

Apparently heterosexual men cannot have friendly interactions without yoai weebs reading too much into it.

[@BladeOfLight16]

Thank you for injecting some sanity. Good Lord, people are nuts.

[@diggymgee]

A man and a woman can't so much as breathe next to each other without straights forcing them into boning.

[@BladeOfLight16]

@pillowjunkie5 No, you're just full of crap.

[@BladeOfLight16]

@pillowjunkie5 Your claim was so nonsensical that it didn't need one. You're literally making up stuff and then just claiming it's indisputable.

[@BladeOfLight16]

@pillowjunkie5 You didn't use the word, but that's the meaning you were communicating. And that is exactly the problem: they're _not_ objective. Neither is subtext, unless the person who created the subtext is explicitly telling you what they intended. All of that is interpretive, and anyone can inject whatever meaning they want to and find justifications for it.

[@alexpetrovich85]

Casual use of "jackass" in the 22nd Century vernacular.

[@richkeeney4744]

Farrell has no Enterprise logo on his shirt.

[@sintenolwe]

0:44 lol at Scotty's face xD

[@rubytroy7756]

Love it ❤

[@nighthawk0077]

Wow I don't think I've ever seen this scene.

[@zoyataylor]

those painted eyes... *swoons*

[@shanechandler1018]

Got to love the spoke

[@ScarlettFire341]

He's Dead Jim !

[@thetooginator153]

Trek was so good that it got away with the idea that a ship like the Enterprise didn’t have a few backup dilithium crystals. I love it that the word “dilithium” is considered a legitimate word by the autocorrect - even though there is no such thing as dilithium.

[@PDXpackrat]

Actually… dilithium is a real thing. Two lithium atoms together via a covalent bond

[@stevechance150]

Wait! Did Scotty say "jackass"?! I don't remember Star Trek dropping "A" bombs in the dialogue.

[@edwardphilibin3151]

It's like George Carlin said, "You can say "ass" on TV if you're riding it into Bethlehem." And "jackass" specifically refers to the animal. Sort of. 😁

[@zekeigtos7240]

Is the 1960s that was the only word to escape the censors because it literally just meant a donkey

[@TheRealMirCat]

@@zekeigtos7240 This is a case where the euphemism is used so much it fuses with the word it as used to replace

[@TheRealMirCat]

@@zekeigtos7240 This is a case where the euphemism is used so much it fuses with the word it as used to replace

[@gmirwin]

He’s Scottish. He would have said arse if he meant one’s hind end.

[@nickgreen4731]

Scotty - appropriately enough for a Red Shirt - is corpsing.

[@maswellasm]

lawl, Scotty totally gets it.

[@rts100x5]

and how is it that THE FEDERATION and the most powerful fleet of starships in the galaxy has NO BACKUP SUPPLY of dilithium crystals ...........

[@iancrossley6637]

Kirk: Meanwhile have one of Mr. Mudd's women meet me in my quarters.

[@nordattack]

Lol! Kirk already knew Spock had the answer.

[@kianaurata6108]

Yeah, but he came back to life. :D

[@dezperado2006]

Helms man hasn't slept in 3 days. 0:47

[@HughShower]

I could never understand why, if dilithium crystals were that small, that they didn’t carry loads of it in storage as backup.

[@lukeskywalker2116]

Why is it that they never thought to bring spare dilithium crystals?

[@ObiWanBillKenobi]

Rigel is such a pretty name. ✨

[@based_armchair]

haha look at scotty's face. Hes just randomly smiling. ha lol :D

[@Cxste11xn]

that poor ensign at the end looks so confused, scotty knows EXACTLY what spock and kirk "said" with their looks.

[@BeautifuLakesStreamsBiologists]

Lithium crystal? LITHIUM crystal? Did Leonard screw up?

[@geraldshields9035]

Walsh...Oh Harry!

[@benquinney2]

Suchness