#this vulcan is a mystery istg

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spock's characterization in requiem for methuselah is actually quite interesting. he shows a very good understanding of human emotion, he understands the dudes plan before anyone else, he observes his jealousy (i wonder if it is at all connected to what he himself might (try not to) feel), rayna's love and in the infamous ending scene he understands his captains pain and goes to the extreme to ease it. by his own admittance he himself is 'close to feeling human emotion', that is when he sees the flint's amazing art collection- because oh yes btw he loves (or at least he's very knowledgeable about) music and figurative art. amd then oh god an then the fucking 'you'll never understand love. the broken rules, the glorious victories, the highs and lows of high-school football' bones speech but the thing is. he does. he really does. and he shows it in the most obvious blatant way

#this vulcan is a mystery istg #i think he was also a mystery to the writers #do you think he saw himself in rayna? #do you think he felt her confusion and desperation? #I think this is possibly one of the closest thing we get to an insight in spocks mind #also maybe the closest they could get to spock and kirk kissing. but that's a story for another time #star trek tos #star trek #spock #requiem for methuselah