We know the concept of Discovery-Spock is the beta version of Nimoy-Spock. Through Season Two we've seen it done decently, but now we get to see it without concerning the ego crisis caused by the much-derided red angel.
In The Cage, Spock smiled, which contradicts his Vulcan upbringing. In this episode, he also did. The pre-TOS Spock has not yet matured. As Sheldon Cooper is a freak of humans, this only semi-logical version of Spock is a freak to Vulcans.
In a dysfunctional turbolift, the freaks of two worlds meet each other. The two is a natural match, but in this case their relationship develops even faster. In a first-time conversation that cannot feel more Asperger-esque they explore the depth of each other, finding out how much they have in common.
Una and Spock are young, aspired people, but their aspirations drove them to hide their distinctiveness, namely their sentimentality(and diverse interest), their supreme intelligence that perhaps separated them from most people, and quite paradoxically a certain insensitivity to social cues. They are good, benign people, but are noticeably aloof--which I bet is not their choice. That's why the two are so connected and so complimentary.
Is that a spark of romance I see? The Nimoy-Spock was never the womanizer type, but in here the proto-Spock lets a woman delve into the soft spot of him. And lovely pair they are! Still, I would vastly prefer to see them develop into a platonic friendship, like Bashir-Jadzia. (Btw I will STRONGLY dismiss the Spock-Uhura affair, no offense to Quinto)
This incarnation of Spock hooks me not a little for the display of his human weakness. We see only a glimpse through his logical restraints, but it felt so genuine and moving. This young Spock has yet to become the strong, extremely refined Nimoy-Spock we knew, he is still unsure about the world around him. In his lovely conversations, we get to follow him as his curious mind puts everything in existence to test.
Now we can see the CBS lot can get pretty trek-y if they wish. I plead they'll keep it that way. This balanced expression of emotion and its blend with sci-fi & philosophical issues is so much better taste than the non-stop technobabble and temper tantrums of Discovery...
At last...I notice Spock gets some human cues and loves human art! Did Michael Burnham gave him those tastes? Well, I found that assumption... fascinating(lacks elegance?)
In The Cage, Spock smiled, which contradicts his Vulcan upbringing. In this episode, he also did. The pre-TOS Spock has not yet matured. As Sheldon Cooper is a freak of humans, this only semi-logical version of Spock is a freak to Vulcans.
In a dysfunctional turbolift, the freaks of two worlds meet each other. The two is a natural match, but in this case their relationship develops even faster. In a first-time conversation that cannot feel more Asperger-esque they explore the depth of each other, finding out how much they have in common.
Una and Spock are young, aspired people, but their aspirations drove them to hide their distinctiveness, namely their sentimentality(and diverse interest), their supreme intelligence that perhaps separated them from most people, and quite paradoxically a certain insensitivity to social cues. They are good, benign people, but are noticeably aloof--which I bet is not their choice. That's why the two are so connected and so complimentary.
Is that a spark of romance I see? The Nimoy-Spock was never the womanizer type, but in here the proto-Spock lets a woman delve into the soft spot of him. And lovely pair they are! Still, I would vastly prefer to see them develop into a platonic friendship, like Bashir-Jadzia. (Btw I will STRONGLY dismiss the Spock-Uhura affair, no offense to Quinto)
This incarnation of Spock hooks me not a little for the display of his human weakness. We see only a glimpse through his logical restraints, but it felt so genuine and moving. This young Spock has yet to become the strong, extremely refined Nimoy-Spock we knew, he is still unsure about the world around him. In his lovely conversations, we get to follow him as his curious mind puts everything in existence to test.
Now we can see the CBS lot can get pretty trek-y if they wish. I plead they'll keep it that way. This balanced expression of emotion and its blend with sci-fi & philosophical issues is so much better taste than the non-stop technobabble and temper tantrums of Discovery...
At last...I notice Spock gets some human cues and loves human art! Did Michael Burnham gave him those tastes? Well, I found that assumption... fascinating(lacks elegance?)