Trek Talk Tuesday #5: Space Elves (Part 1)
Intro A pointy-eared stoic race with a dedication to logic and reason - these are the Vulcans. Gene Rodenberry's Space Elves are easily the most iconic alien race of the Star Trek universe thanks to Mr. Spock. Other Vulcan characters of note include Surak, Sarek, Tuvok, and T'Pol. I have not seen Voyager aside from a few episodes so I have no opinion of Tuvok but T'Pol is probably the least enjoyable Vulcan of the bunch. She conveys less the idea of logic and more a sense of resentment for being stuck with humans. Vulcans have always struck me as quite inconsistent as despite their professed adherence to logic they are nonetheless deeply mystical. The Enterprise episode "The Andorian Incident" features a Vulcan Monastery, for example, and of course, we have the classic TOS episode "Amok Time" in which we learn just how violent the Vulcan mating ritual is. Granted, this is seen as logical, a releasing of emotions for an intense but short per...
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