Amok Time story

tos2x05 · 1967-09-15

When Mr. Spock begins behaving aggressively, Kirk discovers his first officer must return home to Vulcan to be married, or die. Kirk disobeys his orders to save Spock, only to find the unbalanced Vulcan at his throat when the bride forces Spock into a duel – and chooses the captain as her champion.

23 total · 2 choice · 9 major · 12 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
friendship choice Kirk/Spock :: Kirk and Spock
male bonding choice Kirk/Spock :: Kirk and Spock
arranged marriage major Vulcan :: Spock was arranged to be married
duty vs. friendship major Kirk :: Kirk must choose between attending ceremony and saving Spock
engaged couple major Spock/T'Pring :: Spock and T'Pring
foreign customs major Vulcan marriage customs seemed mighty peculiar to the humans, and most of all to Kirk who had to stake his life to save Spock. Also Spock getting into a heat was rather upsetting.
remorse major Spock :: Spock for thinking he had killed Kirk
repressing one's romantic desires major Spock tried to keep the sexual fires that burned within him in check while under the influence of the pon farr.
sexually distinguished being major Spock entered into the heat that comes toward the end of the seven year mating cycle characteristic of his species.
shame major Spock :: Spock about his mating cycle