Dear Diary....

[morgandawn]

In the first draft of the Star Trek episode "Amok Time" by Theodore Sturgeon, both T'Pring (Spock's fiancée/wife) and Stonn (T'Pring's chosen consort) are stripped of their rights after Spock kills Captain Kirk. Stonn because prior to the fight he flies into rage and attempts to murder Spock and is behaving irrationally and illogically. He is pronounced "not Vulcan" by T'Pau and becomes the property of Mr Spock. In this draft, being Vulcan is not an ethnic/genetic identity, but a citizenship status

T'Pring becomes Spock's property because she challenged Spock and lost and is now obligated to give him absolute obedience. And then in a twist, Spock gives Stonn back to Vulcan ("it is possible but has never been done before" says T'Pau) and then "gifts" T'Pring to Stonn as his property with the requirement of absolute obedience. "See that you exact what is due to you - as her absolute owner."

Much of this was removed from the aired version. Vulcan is a very harsh patriarchal world. And Vulcans know how to exact their due when their beloved captain is murdered.

This factoid brought to you courtesy a Star Trek fan who was given these scripts in the 1970s by someone who worked in the TV entertainment industry.

Comments

[princessofgeeks]

wow

[dorothy1901]

I am so damn glad that they did not make Vulcan a slave society.

[gattagrigia]

You keep finding the most interesting stuff!

[arliss]

Wow. That's fascinating (you should excuse...) and a little scary.

[ksol1460.livejournal.com]

I am deeply grateful that this was changed for the aired-episode. I can just see what Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath would have made of this. :shudder:

Bluejay