#t'pau

[sidetrek]

my fav scene in amok time

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Realizing that Amok Time, from T'Pring's perspective, is basically the equivalent of a Vulcan Hallmark Movie, where a holiday (Pon Farr) makes our hero realize she wants hometown boy Stonn and a simple (Vulcan) life instead of big-city (space) boyfriend Spock, and it all comes to a head in an embarrassing misunderstanding in front of her family, is certainly making me feel some kind of way

[startrekladies]

STAR TREK (1966–1969) "Amok Time"  

[spocks-husband]

Btw Vulcan's ears can go in different directions and move around a bunch to listen to different sounds the same way cats do. If you even care.

[holodeck-enthusiast]

[ichayalovesyou]

The Aesthetic of Vulcan

Home Decor:

Vulcan Architecture

A collection of canonical images depicting various structures and landmarks all across the planet, images provided by @capsfromtrek

Vulcan Home Decor

Analysis of Vulcan decorating habits from an anthropological standpoint in respect to the depicted emptiness of Sarek's home in Michael Burnham's memories of it in Star Trek: Discovery. Analysis provided by @captaincrusher and @unicorn-and-bluebells with a minor anecdote from me, and a even more insightful anecdote from @pepperpup86

Fashion:

Bronze Age Fashion (Masculine, Feminine)

Fashion aesthetics from Pre-Awakening T'Khasi, designs provided by @janey-jane

Vulcan Fashion: Personal Anecdotes

My take on the history of Vulcan fashion requested by @madllys

Vulcan Fashion History Analysis

A more educated fashion history take on the evolution of Vulcan fashion from the Enterprise era to The Original Series provided by @thornfield13713

Unraveling A Vulcan

Anecdote by @luftweht on the potential cultural practice of untying the various complex belts and knots common in Vulcan fashion as a courtship ritual.

Hairstyles:

Intricacies of Feminine Vulcan Hairstyles

Images and and an anecdote on the elaborate hairstyles of feminine Vulcans provided by @protectspock

Geometric Hairstyles of Black Vulcans

A collection of curated images depicting elegant and simple geometric and aesthetically mathematical black human hairstyles befitting of their Vulcan equivalents, provided by @wongbal, expanded upon by @parad0xysms

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I remember watching Voyager for the first time on it's UK premiere on Sky (with spoilerific 10 second clips from later in the episode played at the start and end of commercials because screw the viewers) and going "oh, it's that guy from the Next Gen academy episode!" and maintaining that belief for many years until I rewatched TNG and the fella's name was Nicholas Locarno and not Tom Paris. The real life reason was not to have to pay the writer of "The First Duty" for every subsequent appearance of the character, and the Voyager series bible even had a slightly different version of "The First Duty" backstory made for Paris even though early drafts literally had him listed as Locarno

I also assumed these were the same guy too, but according to the novels (and one of the Voyager writers) they're actually identical twins Taurik and Vorik.

In one of the most famous examples, T'Pol from Star Trek: Enterprise was originally going to be T'Pau from "Amok Time", but again not wanting to spend royalties every episode had her morph into a new character. And a young T'Pau would eventually appear in season four.

[subterraneanna]

Just a big chumbox in space...

[android-and-ale]

(Belated) WIP Wednesday

I've been tagged by pretty much everybody I would tag back. Since all y'all actually put something up yesterday, I won't spam your mentions.

Meanwhile, here's an excerpt from an Untitled Spirk WIP with the premise of "Wait, We're Married?" It takes place 4-5 months after Amok Time.

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“How fares thy husband, Spock?” asked T’Pau.

Kirk watched the subtle march of expressions on Spock’s face as he tried to contain his exasperation. 

“As you know, great-grandmother, I remain unbonded.”

“Your husband,” T’Pau lifted a hand, pointing to the captain, “James Kirk.”

The bridge crew stared at Kirk. 

Kirk stared at Spock. 

Spock glared at T’Pau.

“Honored Matriarch, I understand how crude translations from Federation Standard into our Vulcan Golic may be misleading. James Kirk is my captain, not my husband.”

“Nay, Spock,” said T’Pau. “Be not ashamed. I know the men of my line.” 

As someone fluent in Spock’s own micro expressions, Kirk watched a faint but familiar bemused annoyance color T’Pau’s features. 

“Thy father and grandfather before thee found humans … irresistible,” said T’Pau.

“Great-Grandmother,” Spock began.

T’Pau held up a silencing hand. Everyone on the bridge reflexively sat up straighter. “Challenge was issued, and challenge was met. Thou fought with him upon our Sacred Sands of Vulcan and did not die. He fought with thee and yet still lives. By our laws, thou art wed.”

Kirk couldn’t suppress a grin. “Why, Mr. Spock! You didn’t even buy me a ring!”

“The consort of Sarek has taken responsibility for your territorial markers,” said T’Pau. 

“Wait, what?” Kirk’s eyes widened. 

Spock’s low voice was laced with frustration. “Great-Grandmother, no.”

“Challenge was made and accepted by our ancient laws.” said T’Pau. “Had thee died, T’Pring would be his consort. As thee live, thou belongst to him.”

The crew looked from Spock to Kirk and back again. 

“Your James Kirk must come to Vulcan. Consort Amanda Grayson will give unto thee the ring worn by her mother’s mother as a symbol of her own bonding. She is disappointed thee went not unto thy ancestral home to retrieve it when last thee walked the sands of Vulcan.”

Chekov leaned close to Sulu, “The keptin is in trouble with his mother-in-law!”

“Indeed,” said T’Pau. “Spock, there be a diplomatic gathering eighteen days hence. Thou shalt attend.”

“Honored Foremother, I am a Starfleet officer,” said Spock, “Not a diplomat.”

“Before the witnesses, thou shalt place thy ancestral ring upon Kirk’s hand so all who behold him will know he is thine. When he is so marked, he shall sculpt thy pendant with his own hands, so you will have his presence upon thy body whensoever thou shalt be parted.”

“That’s so romantic,” Uhura whispered. Sulu furtively nodded. 

“What kind of diplomatic event is this?” asked Chekov. 

“The kind that doubles as a wedding reception.” Uhura whispered.

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I was going to make a joke about a game of Family Feud with the S'chn T'Gais (Spock, Sarek, Amanda, Sybok, T'Pau, with Michael as an alternate post-TFF) vs. another TOS family...and then I realized that as far as we know on screen, none of the rest of the TOS crew have enough living/non-divorced family members to field a team, and I made myself sad

[star-trek-fandom-confessions]

Confession #121

"I'd love to see T'Pau from TOS and ENT make a guest appearance on Strange New Worlds."

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One thing I am curious about with regards to Amok Time is the language. Did the writers have a personal vendetta against the word "thou"? Or was it a stylistic decision to make the Vulcan speech sound weird and alien by using "thee" even when it's technically grammatically incorrect? Then again, I would think even grammatically correct Early Modern English would sound unfamiliar or uncommon enough to the average audience member.

Or is it supposed to mean that T'Pau's English is just a little wrong/outdated because it's not her first language? But then she uses "thy" and "thyself" just fine.

I'd love to know what's behind that choice, and I'm sure it was one since someone would've surely caught that had it been a mistake, considering there's a bunch of Shakespeare enjoyers who worked on that show, right?

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Murder in T'Pol's eyes

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