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After a shuttle accident involving a mysterious alien artifact, Spock loses his Vulcan DNA and becomes fully human—just in time for a critical family dinner with his fiancée T’Pring and her parents. As Spock navigates unfamiliar emotions and cultural expectations, chaos and comedy ensue in this heartfelt tale of identity and love.

A lighthearted yet emotionally rich episode, Charades blends romantic comedy with sci-fi transformation—revealing the humanity within one of Star Trek’s most iconic characters.

📺 Original air date: July 13, 2023
📡 Streaming on: Paramount Plus
🎭 Starring: Ethan Peck, Gia Sandhu, Anson Mount
🌌 Genre: Sci-Fi • Romantic Comedy • Cultural Satire
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Transcript
00:00:00Previously on Strange New Worlds
00:00:26Spock, will you marry me?
00:00:29You are experiencing what we humans call stress.
00:00:32I'm concerned my emotions may impact my judgment.
00:00:35You'll just have to learn to live with them.
00:00:37I apologize.
00:00:38It was an impressive gambit.
00:00:39You knew.
00:00:40I never actually believed you could have feelings for Nurse Chapel.
00:00:42You do not die!
00:00:44You're all right.
00:00:45I have no words for what I feel.
00:00:47Doctor?
00:00:48Lieutenant?
00:00:49If you'll excuse me.
00:00:50Was there something else?
00:00:51It's about that fellowship, the archeological medicine.
00:00:53I'm thinking about applying.
00:00:54I'm going to have to replace you, Anton.
00:00:59Christine Chapel's personal log.
00:01:02Stardate 1789.3.
00:01:05We're en route to the Vulcan system.
00:01:08Our mission?
00:01:09To survey the moon of Kirkov on the far side of the sector.
00:01:13An ancient civilization once lived there, then vanished.
00:01:17Long-range scans suggest the presence of a strange energy anomaly just above the surface.
00:01:22A few of us are hoping that it will provide answers about where the Kirkovians went.
00:01:27As for the rest of the crew, the captain has decided to travel at sub-impulse speeds so we can all take in the view.
00:01:36Now we find ourselves within excess of the most valuable commodity in the galaxy.
00:01:44Downtime.
00:01:46I'm using it to prep for an interview for a two-month fellowship sponsored by the Vulcan Science Academy.
00:01:53What are Corby's three principles of archeological medicine?
00:01:56One, medicine is always ancient and new, as culture's understanding of what medicine is changes over time.
00:02:03Two, the keys to solving our toughest medical problems are often found by looking backward.
00:02:08Correct?
00:02:11Three, as a result, archeological medicine is as much a study of history as it is of science.
00:02:16Drink.
00:02:17I don't get it.
00:02:22Your interview is with the Vulcan, so why aren't you practicing with Mr. Spock?
00:02:28Oh, things are kind of weird between them.
00:02:33Weird how?
00:02:42Deck 12.
00:02:47Hard Screams
00:03:00Science officer's personal log, stardate 1789.3.
00:03:03The recent downtime en route to Vulcan has been most advantageous.
00:03:07I owe my success to Dr. M'Benga who provided me with therapies to better control my emotions.
00:03:12Fully suppressing them has allowed me to carry out my duties as well as explore new interests.
00:03:17such as cooking always use fresh herbs not synthesize you can tell here smell
00:03:23i am afraid my nasal suppressants inhibit my perception of scent suppressants many vulcans
00:03:30use them not to be a delicate captain but the scent of humans is something most vulcans must become
00:03:35used to oh well all i can say is you're missing the good stuff here
00:03:47really a shuttle passed by the moon should explain how and why the krakowian civilization
00:03:53vanished in addition targeted suppression has allowed me to eliminate triggers that might lead
00:03:58to an emotional overload detected by the surface of the moon by our long-range scans now my theory is
00:04:04the energy anomaly is related to sunspot activity which has actually increased on erudani b in the
00:04:10last month or so as for the krakowians well best of all it has allowed me to return to a normal state
00:04:16of friendship and comity with my fellow officers thanks for the tool and then took off in the
00:04:21shuttle with all their uniforms
00:04:23fascinating
00:04:34i am content and very much looking forward to the upcoming reunion with my fiancee at the pring
00:04:42upon our arrival at vulcan spa there is a situation i felt the need to apprise you of during your
00:04:47upcoming visit i've arranged to have our ceremonial engagement dinner a vishal dinner
00:04:52is it not too soon after all i'm still not speaking to my father my parents are aware of the
00:04:59situation with zarek and yet with your starfleet schedule so challenging my mother felt this would
00:05:06be best this was the pros idea yes she remains opposed to our union i believe providing this will
00:05:13alleviate some tension a logical assessment i will help in any way that i'm able
00:05:21to have to do the next day
00:05:25so
00:05:30i said i wanted to discuss some personnel changes for your upcoming mission to the krakowian moon
00:05:35spark
00:05:36is everything all right
00:05:39i'm sorry captain i have recently learned that the pring wants to have our ceremonial engagement
00:05:43dinner upon our arrival on Vulcan.
00:05:46This is, as you humans say, a big deal.
00:05:51Would you rather not pile up the shuttle
00:05:53during our fly-by of the moon?
00:05:54I am fine, Captain.
00:05:55A momentary distraction.
00:05:57It will help you to stay focused on work.
00:05:59Doubtless, any personal changes you wish to make are helpful.
00:06:02Good, because now you have a passenger.
00:06:13It is good to see you, Nurse Chapel.
00:06:17We did see each other in the Turbolift the other day.
00:06:21You seemed busy.
00:06:23I have many duties.
00:06:24If I offended you, I apologize.
00:06:30You are here for the fellowship you are applying to?
00:06:32Archeological medicine?
00:06:34If we can figure out what happened to the Karkovians,
00:06:37it might unlock a treasure trove of medical data.
00:06:41They were rumored to have a robust system of medicine,
00:06:44more advanced than anything available today.
00:06:46Yeah.
00:06:49You know, the Vulcan Science Academy would
00:06:52be lucky to have someone of your experience.
00:06:54Thanks.
00:06:56It's, um, it's nice of you to say.
00:07:02Spock, I don't usually read into this sort of thing much,
00:07:06but it's felt like you've been avoiding me.
00:07:11What is it?
00:07:13Ship now in scanning range of the Krakovian moon.
00:07:17I should initiate scans?
00:07:21Yeah.
00:07:22They, uh, left behind quite a civilization.
00:07:36Got a theory about what happened to them?
00:07:39We are hoping the energy signature we detected
00:07:41might provide a new clue.
00:07:43Energy anomaly detected.
00:07:44That's the signature?
00:07:45Yes.
00:07:46The readings are unusual.
00:07:47It appears to be some sort of stable vortex.
00:07:48A rupture in spacetime.
00:07:49It appears to be some sort of stable vortex.
00:07:52A rupture in spacetime.
00:07:54A rupture in spacetime.
00:08:13Gravitational radiation is headed right for us.
00:08:14Maximum power at the forward shields.
00:08:16Forward shields at maximum.
00:08:20My systems are crashing.
00:08:21Steering is compromised.
00:08:22How compromised?
00:08:23I'm turning into the skid.
00:08:25And the skid is taking us into that.
00:08:26Spock.
00:08:27Come on.
00:08:28Come on.
00:08:29Come on.
00:08:30Come on.
00:08:31Come on.
00:08:32Come on.
00:08:33Come on.
00:08:34Come on.
00:08:35Come on.
00:08:36Come on.
00:08:37Come on.
00:08:38Come on.
00:08:39Come on.
00:08:40Come on.
00:08:41Come on.
00:08:42Come on.
00:08:43Come on.
00:08:44Spock.
00:08:45Come on.
00:08:50Mr. Spock?
00:08:51Try to be still.
00:08:53You were in a shuttle accident.
00:08:55I feel strange.
00:08:59You were injured.
00:09:01What's happened to me?
00:09:02We don't exactly know.
00:09:09We crashed.
00:09:10And then we woke up.
00:09:12In space.
00:09:13Right near the Enterprise.
00:09:15Nurse Chapel was unhurt.
00:09:17But you were...
00:09:19You were healed.
00:09:22Only whoever did this seems to have made you human.
00:09:31What the f...
00:09:41Space.
00:09:44The final frontier.
00:09:48These are the voyages of the Starship Enterprise.
00:09:55It's five year mission.
00:09:59To explore strange new worlds.
00:10:02To seek out new life.
00:10:06And new civilizations.
00:10:09To boldly go.
00:10:10Where no one has gone before.
00:10:11To boldly go.
00:10:12Where no one has gone before.
00:10:14The streams THIS LIKE
00:10:25To hey!
00:10:26That's all it's you together.
00:10:27No.
00:10:30This may be the next one.
00:10:31The champion has gone before.
00:10:33чтобы love to open up.
00:10:34This war...
00:10:35And the apostolic!
00:11:37What exactly are we looking for?
00:11:41Not sure yet.
00:11:45You found the shuttle floating dead in space.
00:11:48I checked the logs.
00:11:49They weren't a crash, but it's like the shuttle has been fixed and given a deep cleaning.
00:11:54Does this look like part of the shuttle to you?
00:12:08It's definitely alien.
00:12:10I have a theory about its purpose.
00:12:12Enlighten us, Ensign.
00:12:13I think it's a calling card.
00:12:16These look like routing instructions for a subspace call.
00:12:19Can you patch us through, Neota?
00:12:21I can try, sir.
00:12:23Huh.
00:12:24It looks like I'm getting visuals back.
00:12:27How do you want to proceed?
00:12:31Alien first contact.
00:12:32Let's put them on screen, please.
00:12:44Hello.
00:12:45Hi.
00:12:46This is Captain Christopher Pike of the Federation Starship Enterprise.
00:12:49Who am I speaking with?
00:12:50I am called Yellow.
00:12:51I am of Kirkoff.
00:12:53You called me?
00:12:54Right.
00:12:54Yeah.
00:12:55Sorry.
00:12:57Yellow.
00:12:59We did because of what happened to our shuttle.
00:13:02The accident.
00:13:03Remediation has been made per our laws.
00:13:05No further contact is necessary.
00:13:07We're not familiar with your laws.
00:13:08Your vessel collided with our transport tunnel.
00:13:11In the event of an accident, the damage must be repaired.
00:13:14This was accomplished.
00:13:15No further contact is necessary.
00:13:16Right, but you repaired a member of our crew.
00:13:21Two beings were present.
00:13:22They did not match.
00:13:23One was damaged, but contained mixed instructions.
00:13:26Mixed instructions?
00:13:27You don't mean Spock.
00:13:28Remediation was made.
00:13:30The beings now match.
00:13:31Are the beings alive or dead?
00:13:33Well, they're alive.
00:13:35Then remediation was made.
00:13:37Thanks are not required.
00:13:39No further contact is necessary.
00:13:42Oh, hurry, get them back.
00:13:43I'm trying, sir.
00:13:44It's not working.
00:13:45It would appear I'm stuck like this.
00:13:49For now.
00:13:50We're working on a kill.
00:13:52How do you feel, Mr. Spock?
00:13:55I feel angry and powerless and annoyed and weirdly hungry.
00:14:08Is this a normal human feeling?
00:14:09Hunger can't affect your mood.
00:14:11We'll get you something to eat.
00:14:12I feel grateful that you're trying to help me.
00:14:14Seriously, it's so nice of you.
00:14:16There is the matter of your obligations on Vulcan.
00:14:20It slipped my mind during the recovery.
00:14:24I don't know how I can attend my engagement dinner while I'm in this state.
00:14:28My fiancée's mother, she hates me.
00:14:31Do I smell more human?
00:14:35I've already spoken to Tupring and to your family.
00:14:37What did you tell them, Captain?
00:14:39Because Tupring's mother, if she heard I was human, this could be a serious disaster!
00:14:44Whoa.
00:14:45Whoa.
00:14:46I simply told them that you were in an accident and you were covering on the ship.
00:14:49They agreed that it was logical to postpone the dinner.
00:14:51That is reassuring.
00:14:56Nurse Chapel is already working around the clock to find a way to reverse a genetic alteration.
00:15:01But in the meantime, there is nothing technically wrong with you.
00:15:07Then I should return to my duties and social obligations.
00:15:09Well, all right, but take it easy, Mr. Spock.
00:15:15Go slow.
00:15:17Get your sea legs under you, all right?
00:15:20Aye, aye, Captain.
00:15:25I hope this isn't a mistake.
00:15:28So he's like, sorry, I'm only human.
00:15:32From the neck up.
00:15:33Now, the point of whisking is to add air to increase the volume of the eggs.
00:15:52I'm sorry, but Captain, what is that amazing smell?
00:15:55Um, oh, it's the bacon.
00:15:58Bacon?
00:15:58Bacon.
00:16:03Fascinating.
00:16:08Analysis of the stable vortex suggests the Kirkovians may have moved on from their planet
00:16:12to interdimensional space.
00:16:14Don't forget to clean it up when you're done, Lieutenant.
00:16:18Okay.
00:16:20Sure.
00:16:22As I was saying.
00:16:25You've been from the neck up.
00:16:27Smoky and salty and sweet and soft and crispy all at the same time.
00:16:40I must have more.
00:16:42Scans of the moon revealed the remains of several cultural sites.
00:16:46Mr. Kirk, clean your mess.
00:16:51Are you serious?
00:16:52Don't you get it?
00:17:00Did you get it?
00:17:01Yeah.
00:17:02I got it.
00:17:05Spock, I'd slow down a bit if I were you.
00:17:08Slow down?
00:17:09I'm making it up for lost time.
00:17:12Why do I feel nauseated?
00:17:13Ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:17:15Ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:17:15Ha, ha.
00:17:17Ha, ha.
00:17:17Ha, ha.
00:17:18Ha, ha, ha.
00:17:18Ha, ha, ha.
00:17:18Ha, ha, ha.
00:17:18Ha, ha, ha.
00:17:20Ha, ha, ha, ha.
00:17:22Ha, ha, ha.
00:17:26So I got so thirsty.
00:17:30Don't test me, Kirk.
00:17:32I will break you.
00:17:35Clean it up.
00:17:39Emotions must be new to you.
00:17:42Vulcans have emotions.
00:17:44We learn to suppress them.
00:17:45These human feelings are different.
00:17:48They're intense, and they never stop.
00:17:52What you're going through sounds a lot like being a human teenager.
00:17:55You've felt like this before?
00:17:56Oh, yes.
00:17:58Adolescence is a delightful cocktail of anger, fear, sexual attraction, and, uh, hunger.
00:18:07You're constantly snacking, like so many snacks.
00:18:10I am hungry, but I'm also sad and frustrated.
00:18:18I also feel strange feelings, stirring.
00:18:28And now I'm embarrassed.
00:18:29You just need to work on impulse control.
00:18:42Dammit.
00:18:47Have you been here all night?
00:18:49Well, my protein sequences keep collapsing into goo.
00:18:54I don't know how those aliens do this.
00:18:57They're inscrutable, interdimensional beings who don't experience space and time the way we do.
00:19:03I might be part of it.
00:19:05I feel responsible.
00:19:06If I hadn't been there, then maybe they wouldn't have done what they did to Spock.
00:19:11If you hadn't been there, he might be dead.
00:19:13I wouldn't have had a chance to save him at all.
00:19:19Survivor's guilt's easy to spot from the outside.
00:19:23And it's not fun from the inside.
00:19:26Take a break, then.
00:19:30Are you forgetting something important?
00:19:35Interview.
00:19:36Oh, I gotta go.
00:19:41Hi, I'm Christine.
00:19:43Apologies for the delay.
00:19:44I read your essay, Miss Chappell.
00:19:46And frankly, I'm not impressed.
00:19:48Oh, I'm sorry you didn't like what I had to say.
00:19:51Your reproduction of the principles were sloppy.
00:19:53You did not recreate the proper syntax,
00:19:55and your word choice varied too much from the original.
00:19:58I was just trying not to repeat them word for word.
00:20:01Memorization is a core part of this fellowship.
00:20:03You must commit to memory a year's material
00:20:05to even be considered for my seminar.
00:20:07Well, I just thought that maybe my fieldwork would be relevant.
00:20:10Given that I've made, like, several discoveries.
00:20:14Fieldwork?
00:20:15Hmm.
00:20:16I will glance at it.
00:20:17That is all.
00:20:18What?
00:20:18We're done.
00:20:19I have all I need.
00:20:21We will contact you.
00:20:22Good day, Miss Chappell.
00:20:35Christine?
00:20:36Oh, hey, Scott.
00:20:40Are you okay?
00:20:41You look upset.
00:20:42Yeah, it's just been a tough day.
00:20:43I'm fine.
00:20:45I'll be fine.
00:20:46Is it about the fellowship?
00:20:49Uh, I don't really want to talk about it.
00:20:51Vulcans can be such jerks.
00:20:52It felt like you needed that.
00:21:07Did I read the moment wrong?
00:21:08No, it was really nice.
00:21:11It wasn't typical for you.
00:21:13Is that okay?
00:21:15Um, how's, uh, feeling going?
00:21:19It's a lot.
00:21:20I'm still getting used to it.
00:21:22It's not all bad.
00:21:24Sometimes I don't cry in the shower.
00:21:27Kidding?
00:21:28Sorry.
00:21:29I'm fine.
00:21:31I'll be fine.
00:21:34Pike to Spark.
00:21:35Meet me in the transporter room right away.
00:21:37Acknowledged.
00:21:39You said an emergency, Captain.
00:21:41That depends on your definition of emergency.
00:21:43Your mother is beaming aboard.
00:21:45Pelea sends her her guards.
00:21:49She regrets she can't be here,
00:21:50but she's off dealing with our dilithium shortage.
00:21:53Not only her,
00:21:54she's probably off procuring some weird antiques as well.
00:21:58She did seem awfully enthusiastic about purchasing dilithium.
00:22:03Spock.
00:22:04I am so sorry for surprising you like this,
00:22:07but why are you wearing that silly hat?
00:22:10It's not silly.
00:22:11It's regulation.
00:22:14I wouldn't just like it.
00:22:15Regardless, I come with news.
00:22:17T'Pring's family is not happy.
00:22:20The engagement dinner has been moved several times
00:22:22due to your Starfleet schedule,
00:22:23a fact which they are not understanding about.
00:22:25We have to do the Vashal dinner now,
00:22:28or the wedding is off.
00:22:30But that's impossible.
00:22:31For many reasons.
00:22:35Right, Captain?
00:22:36Yeah.
00:22:38Yeah, the schedule is quite full.
00:22:41But I thought you're in half-duty rotation
00:22:43to give the crew a rest.
00:22:45That is technically true.
00:22:48True.
00:22:48Good.
00:22:50Because...
00:22:51T'Pring and her family have agreed
00:22:54to have the dinner here tomorrow night.
00:23:00What wonderful news.
00:23:01Spock?
00:23:10Are you all right?
00:23:11You look upset.
00:23:13I'm not upset.
00:23:14I'm really experiencing muscle spasms
00:23:18from the accident.
00:23:20It's good that we're doing this here, then,
00:23:22where you can be close to your doctor.
00:23:25Now, we must discuss the Vashal rituals.
00:23:28There are three of them,
00:23:29and with T'Pring's mother,
00:23:31there is no room for error.
00:23:34I'm afraid the muscle spasms are getting worse.
00:23:36Perhaps we should, uh, go to sickbay.
00:23:39Or perhaps we should just tell them we can't do it.
00:23:42Spock, I'm afraid that simply isn't logical.
00:23:44I don't care about logic!
00:23:46I was in an accident,
00:23:47and I'm in absolutely no state
00:23:49to possibly do this dinner.
00:23:50What part of that do you not understand, Mother?
00:23:56Take off your hat.
00:23:57Spock, you're human.
00:24:09Hi, Mom.
00:24:10And you're sure there is no way to revert him back?
00:24:12Our people are working on it,
00:24:13but there's no guarantee
00:24:14they'll be able to do it before the dinner.
00:24:16So we have to postpone.
00:24:18These rituals have to go perfectly,
00:24:20and clearly I'm not Vulcan enough to pull that off.
00:24:22The situation between our two families
00:24:24is more tense than you realize,
00:24:27Dupring's mother is already skittish
00:24:29about the union because of me.
00:24:33You never told me this. Why you?
00:24:35Dupring's father values a connection to Sarek,
00:24:38which is why he agreed.
00:24:39Her mother, on the other hand, is proud
00:24:42and not overly fond of humans
00:24:44and would be all too happy for any excuse to back out.
00:24:48Don't you think discovering her future son-in-law
00:24:50is fully human would be that excuse?
00:24:52Hold on.
00:24:53Are we really talking about the end of their engagement
00:24:55just because Spock is temporarily not Vulcan?
00:24:57Vulcan engagements are complex.
00:25:00If the agreement's broken,
00:25:01the union won't be recognized under Vulcan law.
00:25:05Dupring's family would reject her
00:25:06if she chose to remain with Spock.
00:25:09It's considered a great shame
00:25:10and no choice at all for a true Vulcan.
00:25:13So what are our actual options here?
00:25:16I pretend to be Vulcan?
00:25:17I couldn't even fool you.
00:25:19Well, a mother knows.
00:25:21Plus, you aren't a practiced liar.
00:25:25Yet.
00:25:28Mother, are you honestly suggesting...
00:25:31I'm going to do what I should have done
00:25:32many years ago.
00:25:35I'm going to teach you about your human side.
00:25:38I'm going to show you how to lie.
00:25:43With the captain's help, of course.
00:25:45Do I have a choice in the matter?
00:25:46You do not.
00:25:49First, we have to make you look Vulcan.
00:25:52We couldn't do it genetically,
00:25:54as it might affect the Kyrnus capitalist rendering.
00:25:56So we made these instead.
00:26:03The Vishal ritual starts with the family tea.
00:26:08Spock, you must make their family's recipe
00:26:11and serve it.
00:26:14That doesn't seem so hard.
00:26:16That would be the handling
00:26:17of a traditional Vulcan teapot.
00:26:26That's scalding hot.
00:26:30To a Vulcan, it would be painless.
00:26:37How did you...
00:26:39One thing I've learned about being
00:26:41a human on Vulcan
00:26:43is how to suppress
00:26:44my own pain.
00:26:46How to speak like a Vulcan.
00:26:53Like this.
00:26:55Flat.
00:26:56No emotion.
00:26:58I am Vulcan.
00:27:00Flatter.
00:27:01More robotic.
00:27:02I am Vulcan.
00:27:04I love logic.
00:27:06Notice
00:27:06how I move my eyebrow,
00:27:10but no other muscles
00:27:12in my face.
00:27:13Do I really sound like that?
00:27:17Yes.
00:27:17Yes.
00:27:19Absolutely.
00:27:20The ritual of awareness
00:27:21in the young couple
00:27:22is made aware
00:27:23of all of their faults
00:27:24and their flaws.
00:27:26Right, so he just
00:27:27has to keep his cool.
00:27:29While the timer counts down,
00:27:31Tupring's parents
00:27:32will tell you
00:27:33all of the things
00:27:34they think that you
00:27:35are doing wrong.
00:27:37They might, for instance,
00:27:38ask you
00:27:39how you plan on
00:27:40having a future together
00:27:41when you spend months
00:27:42apart from each other.
00:27:44Are you kidding?
00:27:45You're going there already?
00:27:46Spock.
00:27:48She hasn't even started.
00:27:51Sorry.
00:27:52The last ritual,
00:27:54the mind melt.
00:27:55You ensure
00:27:56a memory of your childhood.
00:27:57Or at least pretend to.
00:28:02My mind
00:28:03to your mind.
00:28:04My thoughts
00:28:05to your thoughts.
00:28:07Don't grit your teeth like that.
00:28:10Try pretending maybe
00:28:10you're seeing something
00:28:11like memories.
00:28:13You look
00:28:14constipated.
00:28:15Trying to pretend
00:28:16I'm seeing her memories.
00:28:18Perhaps
00:28:18don't try as hard.
00:28:20Hmm?
00:28:25My mind
00:28:26to your mind,
00:28:27my thoughts
00:28:28to your thoughts.
00:28:29Jeez,
00:28:29now you seem kind of pushy.
00:28:30She's right.
00:28:31I don't know
00:28:31what you all want from me.
00:28:32I don't see her memories
00:28:33and it's weird.
00:28:34I'm used to seeing them.
00:28:35I don't know how to fake it.
00:28:36I don't think
00:28:42that we're going to be able
00:28:43to pull this off.
00:28:45What are you talking about?
00:28:46This was your idea.
00:28:47Yes,
00:28:48I realize that.
00:28:49But in order for it
00:28:51to look real,
00:28:51it must be real.
00:28:54And Taprilla's going to see
00:28:55that it isn't.
00:28:55Even your friends
00:28:56can sense it.
00:28:59Then we'd better hope
00:29:00that Dr. Mabanga
00:29:01and Nurse Chapel
00:29:01can come up with a cure
00:29:02before we get
00:29:03to the mind melt.
00:29:03Problem with the modeling?
00:29:09Big problem.
00:29:10The Vulcan genome
00:29:11is failing to replace
00:29:12the duplicated human copy.
00:29:13Did you use
00:29:14pseudocynapsis treatments
00:29:15to inject the time delay
00:29:16into his...
00:29:16Yes.
00:29:17Yes,
00:29:18I'm way ahead of you.
00:29:18The problem isn't
00:29:19the time delay.
00:29:20The problem is
00:29:21histone unspooling.
00:29:23The models were telling me
00:29:24we have 24 hours.
00:29:25After that,
00:29:26the cells lose
00:29:26all genetic plasticity.
00:29:28Oh, dear.
00:29:29If we can't change him back,
00:29:30he's going to be stuck like this.
00:29:32Perhaps the Federation
00:29:33standard gene therapy
00:29:34isn't for busting them.
00:29:36I have some more
00:29:37experimental techniques
00:29:37I've pulled from the tree now.
00:29:39The tree now regression
00:29:39won't work.
00:29:40None of your
00:29:41experimental techniques
00:29:42will work.
00:29:42I've been through
00:29:43everything you keep back there.
00:29:44We can't do it.
00:29:46Christine,
00:29:47you can't lose hope.
00:29:48No.
00:29:49Listen to me.
00:29:50We can't do it.
00:29:52But we already know who can.
00:29:54Because they did it before.
00:29:57Krakowians.
00:29:58But how are you
00:29:59possibly adointed?
00:30:00I can be very persuasive.
00:30:01You want me to fly
00:30:03the three of us
00:30:04to another dimension
00:30:05so you can talk
00:30:06with some ancient aliens?
00:30:08No.
00:30:08I want you to fly us
00:30:09adjacent to another dimension
00:30:10so we can send a signal
00:30:11to some ancient aliens.
00:30:13I think it could work.
00:30:15I mean,
00:30:16the data chip stopped functioning,
00:30:17but I think
00:30:18if we fly close enough
00:30:19to the anomaly,
00:30:20we could use its
00:30:21ambient energy
00:30:22to route a signal through.
00:30:23And the captain
00:30:24actually okayed this?
00:30:25Because last time
00:30:26we sent a shuttle there,
00:30:27it crashed.
00:30:28If we don't do this now,
00:30:31Spock is going
00:30:32to be stuck like this.
00:30:34I was in that crash
00:30:35with him
00:30:36and I survived
00:30:37while he
00:30:38was changed.
00:30:43If there is a way
00:30:44to save him,
00:30:44I have to try.
00:30:54Could we get these
00:30:54to go, please?
00:30:55Are you ready
00:31:15to do this?
00:31:17Dupring will arrive first.
00:31:18I will walk her
00:31:19to the captain's quarters
00:31:20and let her know
00:31:21what's going on.
00:31:21And I will delay
00:31:22Dupring and Tavette
00:31:23for as long as I can
00:31:24to give you more time.
00:31:31It's going to be okay.
00:31:33Will it?
00:31:35Yes.
00:31:37Then,
00:31:38energize.
00:31:45Dupring,
00:31:46parted from me...
00:31:47Spock,
00:31:48I've spent
00:31:49the last two days
00:31:50with my mother.
00:31:51I can stomach
00:31:52no more formalities.
00:31:53I...
00:31:54understand.
00:31:57It is good
00:31:58to see you.
00:32:00You look...
00:32:01strange.
00:32:02This is not a good time
00:32:03to change your hair.
00:32:06Amanda,
00:32:06thank you for being here.
00:32:08Of course.
00:32:09I gather
00:32:10Tupril is being
00:32:11her usual self.
00:32:12Yes,
00:32:13it is...
00:32:14challenging.
00:32:16Allow me to greet
00:32:16them for you, then.
00:32:20Shall we go?
00:32:21Before the ritual,
00:32:31there is a matter
00:32:32we must discuss.
00:32:33It pertains
00:32:34to your mother.
00:32:35Must we?
00:32:36She's already
00:32:37taken up
00:32:37a great deal
00:32:38of space.
00:32:39And later,
00:32:40I must share
00:32:41my mind with her.
00:32:43I know how much
00:32:44you have sacrificed
00:32:45being with her.
00:32:46She's been
00:32:47particularly difficult
00:32:49lately.
00:32:50We debated
00:32:51for three hours
00:32:52over this outfit.
00:32:56That is...
00:32:58fascinating?
00:33:01I suppose it is.
00:33:03In the way
00:33:04that it is fascinating
00:33:05that some species
00:33:06eat their young.
00:33:07I am sorry.
00:33:14I was joking.
00:33:15We must be
00:33:16more careful.
00:33:17If anything
00:33:18goes wrong,
00:33:19Tupril will use it
00:33:20to end our engagement.
00:33:22She would actually
00:33:23do that?
00:33:24Spock,
00:33:25you have no idea.
00:33:29Now,
00:33:29what is it that
00:33:30you wanted to tell me?
00:33:31just that I will
00:33:38do my best
00:33:38to ensure
00:33:39everything goes
00:33:39as planned.
00:34:01These quarters
00:34:12seem quite comfortable.
00:34:14They will suit
00:34:14our needs
00:34:14for the Vashal ritual.
00:34:16They are merely
00:34:17adequate
00:34:17and they carry
00:34:18an unfortunate odor.
00:34:21I am afraid
00:34:22she's right.
00:34:23I did not notice
00:34:24it before.
00:34:25Vulcan women
00:34:26are more sensitive
00:34:27to odors.
00:34:28Is that not true,
00:34:29Tupring?
00:34:29Yes, Mother.
00:34:32I can smell it, too.
00:34:35We all know
00:34:35what it is.
00:34:38Your house
00:34:39on Vulcan
00:34:39would surely
00:34:40have been finer,
00:34:42but due to
00:34:42Spock's injuries,
00:34:43we are grateful
00:34:44for your understanding
00:34:45and the change
00:34:46in venue.
00:34:47Yes,
00:34:48his injuries.
00:34:50What exactly
00:34:50is wrong with him?
00:34:52We have not
00:34:53had time
00:34:54to discuss
00:34:55the accident.
00:34:57Spock?
00:34:57I was in
00:35:00a shuttle accident.
00:35:01There was
00:35:02extensive
00:35:03nerve damage
00:35:05and also
00:35:06my eyebrows
00:35:07were singed.
00:35:09Oh, yes.
00:35:11When you look closely,
00:35:13you can see
00:35:13they have been altered.
00:35:15Captain Pike
00:35:21spent all night
00:35:22working on
00:35:22Vulcan specialties.
00:35:23Yes.
00:35:25I made
00:35:26traditional
00:35:26Tev Mel
00:35:27for the occasion.
00:35:28Oh.
00:35:32These are delicious.
00:35:35But one could
00:35:35hardly call them
00:35:36traditional.
00:35:39Hmm.
00:35:40That is true.
00:35:41They have diverged
00:35:42from tradition
00:35:43a bit.
00:35:43The twist
00:35:44is far too elaborate.
00:35:46The halak
00:35:46is not fresh
00:35:47and it seems
00:35:48to be
00:35:49salted.
00:35:51I
00:35:52did not
00:35:53realize.
00:35:56Well,
00:35:56I use salt
00:35:57to slow fermentation
00:35:57since the
00:35:59starship runs
00:36:00at a hotter temperature
00:36:00than your typical
00:36:01Vulcan kitchen,
00:36:02so.
00:36:03A clever adaptation.
00:36:04Perhaps you just
00:36:05need more practice.
00:36:08It is late.
00:36:09We must begin
00:36:10the ritual.
00:36:10must we?
00:36:13I still have
00:36:14a great deal
00:36:15more Vulcan food
00:36:15to serve.
00:36:16Oh, really?
00:36:18That is,
00:36:19I am sure
00:36:20it can wait.
00:36:22Dupring,
00:36:23would you not
00:36:24prefer to eat more?
00:36:26I am not hungry.
00:36:27Gravitational anomaly
00:36:43detected.
00:36:44Any luck
00:36:45patching in our call?
00:36:46I'm trying,
00:36:47but there's too much
00:36:48gravimetric interference
00:36:49to connect through the rift.
00:36:51Would it help
00:36:52if we moved closer?
00:36:54It would,
00:36:55closer to the
00:36:57gravitational anomaly
00:36:58that nearly killed you
00:36:59and Spock?
00:36:59Sure,
00:37:00that's a great idea.
00:37:01Please?
00:37:06I could probably
00:37:07get a little closer.
00:37:15I see the problem.
00:37:18There's a distortion field
00:37:19blocking us.
00:37:20I think if we could
00:37:21wedge ourselves in the door,
00:37:23I might be able
00:37:23to thread a signal through.
00:37:25Wedge ourselves
00:37:26in the door.
00:37:26That is not possible.
00:37:28Gravitational shearing
00:37:29would tear the ship apart.
00:37:30Except,
00:37:31remember what
00:37:32the Kerkovian said?
00:37:33On the other side of that
00:37:34is some kind of
00:37:36transport tunnel.
00:37:38It's probably
00:37:39mostly empty.
00:37:41It probably
00:37:41is a lot to bet on.
00:37:43Think of the ocean
00:37:43in a storm.
00:37:45The surface
00:37:45is moving like crazy,
00:37:46but when you get under it,
00:37:48it's calm.
00:37:49Yeah,
00:37:49I hate analogies.
00:37:50It is never really
00:37:51like you say it is.
00:37:54I can't ask either of you
00:37:56to risk your lives for this.
00:37:58But if there is a chance
00:37:59to save Spock,
00:38:00I have to try.
00:38:03He didn't choose
00:38:04to be like this.
00:38:05Should we even try
00:38:08to contact Enterprise
00:38:09about this?
00:38:10I can't reach anything
00:38:10outside of Lightyear's distance
00:38:12with all this interference.
00:38:13Like her or not,
00:38:14it's up to us.
00:38:16So what,
00:38:16I gotta be the one
00:38:17to vote against
00:38:18doing the crazy maneuver?
00:38:19Does that sound like me?
00:38:22So we're doing this?
00:38:25We're doing this.
00:38:30Hold on to your butts.
00:38:31Hold on to your butts.
00:39:01Don't brush this
00:39:27or the pomcot leaves
00:39:29will fail to bloom.
00:39:31Acceptable.
00:39:56Acceptable.
00:40:01Well done.
00:40:09Where are we?
00:40:11What happened to this ship?
00:40:14Did we die?
00:40:16Are we dead?
00:40:19Okay.
00:40:20Maybe not dead,
00:40:21but if someone said we were,
00:40:23I wouldn't be at all surprised.
00:40:26We must be in
00:40:27interdimensional space.
00:40:30Hello?
00:40:32Is anyone there?
00:40:38Hello?
00:40:40Hi.
00:40:41I spoke to you earlier,
00:40:46I think.
00:40:48Are you yellow?
00:40:49No.
00:40:50I am blue.
00:40:51I am a Kirkov.
00:40:53You came to me.
00:40:54Right.
00:40:55We need your help.
00:40:56We need your help.
00:40:58We need your help.
00:40:59My friend who, um,
00:41:01your people, um...
00:41:03Remediated.
00:41:03Remediated.
00:41:06Only you didn't fix him correctly.
00:41:08And I'm trying to,
00:41:09but I can't without your help.
00:41:11Remediation was made.
00:41:12No complaints were lodged.
00:41:14Therefore, no...
00:41:14No, see,
00:41:14remediation was not made.
00:41:16You messed him up.
00:41:17My friend, Spock,
00:41:18you, um,
00:41:19you read his instructions wrong,
00:41:21and you turned him into something
00:41:23that he's not.
00:41:25And now,
00:41:26if I don't get your help,
00:41:27we won't be able to turn him back
00:41:29ever again.
00:41:30This is irregular.
00:41:31A complaint outside
00:41:32of the response period.
00:41:34Where is yellow?
00:41:35Could we maybe speak to yellow, please?
00:41:40So,
00:41:41what do we do now?
00:41:46We wait.
00:41:49Thank you, Amanda.
00:41:50I am grateful for any awareness
00:41:52you provide me.
00:41:57Tupring,
00:41:57you could visit more.
00:42:00And you could have
00:42:04more self-confidence.
00:42:06Have I not said the same to her?
00:42:09This is not satisfactory.
00:42:12Tupril is very good
00:42:13at creating awareness.
00:42:14Tupring knows how I feel.
00:42:17I did not wish
00:42:19to be needlessly cruel.
00:42:20Your human instincts
00:42:21are fighting the very purpose
00:42:23of this ritual.
00:42:26A Vulcan logically
00:42:27wants to improve.
00:42:29We make them aware.
00:42:31You are being too timid.
00:42:34Thank you, Mother.
00:42:37I am grateful
00:42:38for any awareness
00:42:39you provide me.
00:42:41You are already aware
00:42:43of all the ways
00:42:44in which you could do better.
00:42:45But Spock is not.
00:42:47I am grateful
00:42:48for any awareness
00:42:49you provide me, Tupril.
00:42:55Spock,
00:42:56you are a disappointment.
00:42:59You have turned your back
00:43:01on your planet,
00:43:03your people,
00:43:04your family,
00:43:05and our daughter.
00:43:06while many Vulcan men
00:43:08would stand willingly
00:43:09at Tupring's side.
00:43:10You abandon her
00:43:11for months on end.
00:43:13Thank you, Tupril,
00:43:14for...
00:43:15I am not finished.
00:43:17You disrespect
00:43:18your family name
00:43:19choosing Starfleet
00:43:20over all else.
00:43:22Your father, Sarek,
00:43:23is correct
00:43:23to shut you out,
00:43:25to not embrace
00:43:25your choices.
00:43:27It is only logical
00:43:28to conclude
00:43:28that you have failed him
00:43:29as a Vulcan
00:43:30and as a son.
00:43:32You simply do not
00:43:33deserve our daughter.
00:43:34Mother,
00:43:40the awareness ritual
00:43:41is over.
00:43:50I must
00:43:52use the bathroom.
00:43:57A Vulcan
00:43:59should have
00:43:59a more resilient bladder.
00:44:00I must
00:44:30Spock to Mbenga.
00:44:32Mbenga here.
00:44:33This is not going well. How is the cure coming?
00:44:36We've hit a roadblock. Nurse Chapel went to find the Karkovians.
00:44:40She what? And you just let her go?
00:44:44You and I both know that when Christine sets her mind to something, she's hard to stop.
00:44:49Do you know where she is now?
00:44:51Hello. I am Yellow.
00:45:01Yes. Yes. I'm trying to find some help for my friend Spock.
00:45:06Remediation was made. No further contact is-
00:45:08No, we- I know you think we shouldn't contact you, but you made a mistake and we need your help to fix it.
00:45:14A complaint outside of the response period is irregular. What is your relationship to this being?
00:45:20Um, he's my friend.
00:45:23Friends are not allowed complaints outside of the response period.
00:45:26What? Why not?
00:45:34Because they do not have sufficient connection to the being in question.
00:45:39But friends are different in our world. We care about them.
00:45:45You are each other's caregivers.
00:45:47No. Well, sort of.
00:45:51This would answer a question we had. During the accident, the other being diverted the shields away from himself to protect you.
00:45:59You're what?
00:46:07He chose to protect you, at the risk of his own life.
00:46:13So, can you explain? What is your relationship to this being?
00:46:19I don't know.
00:46:20Oh my god, Christine, come on!
00:46:22Seriously!
00:46:23You do know!
00:46:25Tell them!
00:46:26Tell them what? I don't know what to say.
00:46:27Tell them you like Spock.
00:46:29That you have feelings for him.
00:46:31You saw Tuesday, you don't even see that.
00:46:33It's complicated.
00:46:34Then make it simple.
00:46:36Because if you don't, he'll never be like how he was again.
00:46:40Okay?
00:46:49Spock is...
00:46:53He's my friend.
00:46:54And...
00:46:57And...
00:46:59Maybe sometimes...
00:47:02I wish that we had...
00:47:05More...
00:47:07Connection.
00:47:09But when you healed him, you changed him.
00:47:13You made him, um...
00:47:15Easier to talk to.
00:47:17As someone who probably, um...
00:47:20Understands my feelings a little better.
00:47:22But, um...
00:47:28It's not him.
00:47:29At least...
00:47:31It's not all of him.
00:47:32Because he took away the other part.
00:47:36A part that I was connected to.
00:47:39And I miss him.
00:47:42As he was.
00:47:44Can you please help put him back?
00:47:52Spock.
00:47:54The time has come for the mind melt.
00:47:58Spock.
00:48:00Are you alright?
00:48:02Before the next ritual, I'd like to interject...
00:48:05Hi.
00:48:07As a nod to Spock's human heritage.
00:48:09Uh...
00:48:10Uh...
00:48:11An earth tradition.
00:48:12That I believe would greatly...
00:48:13Deepen the ceremony.
00:48:15Yes.
00:48:16Uh...
00:48:17It's the very important...
00:48:18Earth tradition...
00:48:20Of...
00:48:21Charades.
00:48:23I understand this is a union of different cultures.
00:48:27But must we interrupt our sacred rituals to perform the...
00:48:31Charades is very important.
00:48:33I am afraid that we must.
00:48:36Captain.
00:48:37Can you explain the rules?
00:48:40Traditionally, uh...
00:48:42Charades...
00:48:43Well, it's...
00:48:44It's played in two teams.
00:48:45Each team is given a word.
00:48:47What sort of word?
00:48:48A sacred word?
00:48:50Yeah.
00:48:58Mr. Spock?
00:48:59Have your vitamins.
00:49:03Apologies.
00:49:04This is part of my treatment.
00:49:06For my injuries.
00:49:12Please...
00:49:13Continue.
00:49:15Uh...
00:49:16So if the sacred word has two sacred syllables...
00:49:19Uh...
00:49:20Uh...
00:49:21Go for syllable...
00:49:22Sounds like...
00:49:23Ear!
00:49:31The Vulcan genome should start coming back immediately.
00:49:34And physical changes may take a couple hours.
00:49:37Glad to see you're okay.
00:49:38I was worried about you.
00:49:40Why did you do it?
00:49:44On the shuttle?
00:49:46You moved the shields?
00:49:47To save my life?
00:49:50I...
00:49:52It was the logical choice.
00:49:55As a Vulcan, I had a higher likelihood of survival.
00:49:57Just logical, huh?
00:50:01Christine...
00:50:03I feel many things.
00:50:05It's confusing.
00:50:09Yeah.
00:50:10I know.
00:50:11For me, too.
00:50:17I have to tell you.
00:50:26Get back out there.
00:50:27You have people waiting.
00:50:29Spock.
00:50:55What memory did your mother share with you?
00:50:58An ordinary day.
00:51:01One in which she took me to school.
00:51:03This seems rather mundane.
00:51:06Mother.
00:51:08It is illogical to criticize the nature of a memory.
00:51:11The ritual has been completed.
00:51:13Your assessment is not required.
00:51:16Only your acknowledgement of the conclusion of the dinner.
00:51:23It is acknowledged.
00:51:24Do we have any more of that, Tev, Mal?
00:51:27I had my doubts, Spock.
00:51:29But despite many faults beyond your control, you have completed the required steps of our agreement.
00:51:38Thank you, T'Prel.
00:51:40That must have been very difficult for you to say.
00:51:43Many faults beyond my control.
00:51:45Beyond the mind control.
00:51:47Your Vulcan nature is diluted.
00:51:49So it must have been challenging to hold on to your logical side.
00:51:53I am impressed that you achieved this, despite your handicap.
00:52:00Because it would have been impossible for a human to have gone through this ritual successfully.
00:52:04Without question.
00:52:06What are you doing?
00:52:10So, it must be a great embarrassment to know that this entire ritual was performed by a human.
00:52:16Not a Vulcan.
00:52:18Is this part of charades?
00:52:20How many syllables did this human use?
00:52:24C'est vrai.
00:52:25I am the human.
00:52:36Spock.
00:52:37You refer to my human side as a handicap.
00:52:43Yet my mother is the most resilient, compassionate, tolerant person I have known.
00:52:49One who has been judged by Vulcans her entire life.
00:52:54And yet she stands by.
00:52:56For love.
00:52:57For family.
00:52:59For me.
00:53:02That is no handicap.
00:53:04That is true strength.
00:53:07And I am sorry that it has taken until now for me to speak these words to you.
00:53:12Thank you, Spock.
00:53:13I am confused that you did not feel comfortable telling your own fiancé about your condition.
00:53:23I felt that, given how difficult it is for Vulcans to lie, to leave you on if it was more logical.
00:53:29We have been through so much together.
00:53:31We have shared Katras.
00:53:32And yet, was there no point at which you even considered letting me know?
00:53:33In the heat of my human emotions, I did not want to burden you.
00:53:35You seemed overwhelmed by your mother.
00:53:36While there is logic to what you say.
00:53:37While there is logic to what you say.
00:53:42I should also note that you seem to have involved nearly everyone else on this ship in your ruse.
00:53:43How do you feel?
00:53:44How do you feel?
00:53:45How do you feel?
00:53:46How do you feel?
00:53:47How do you feel?
00:53:48How do you feel?
00:53:49How do you feel?
00:53:50How do you feel?
00:53:51How do you feel?
00:53:52How do you feel?
00:53:53How do you feel?
00:53:54How do you feel,
00:54:03How do you feel,
00:54:13How do you feel?
00:54:14I've told you before that I accept you.
00:54:16I accept you, human side and all.
00:54:20But it would seem that despite this
00:54:22and all that we have been through,
00:54:24you still do not trust me.
00:54:28Supreme.
00:54:30I did not mean to.
00:54:33You should have.
00:54:34Perhaps it would be best if we took time apart.
00:54:39Miss Chappell, I'm calling to let you know
00:54:46that we have chosen not to offer you a fellowship.
00:54:49You are welcome to apply again if you decide
00:54:51that is an appropriate use of your time.
00:54:54I went to interdimensional space today.
00:54:58I do not see how that is relevant.
00:55:00I encountered a species that hasn't interacted
00:55:03with humans or Vulcans for centuries.
00:55:07I convinced them to help me
00:55:11with an ancient medical procedure.
00:55:14What sort of medical procedure?
00:55:17You can read about it in my paper
00:55:19when it comes out later this year.
00:55:21I would consider applying again.
00:55:25But, you know, the truth is,
00:55:28I don't think your fellowship is ready for me.
00:55:32So, as you can see, Captain,
00:55:41it has been quite a day.
00:55:44Spock.
00:55:47Can I offer you one more human ritual
00:55:49that I find helps at moments like these?
00:55:52What is it called?
00:55:54Commiseration.
00:55:56Mother.
00:56:06The memory you chose.
00:56:08The first time Vulcan children asked me to play with them.
00:56:12Why did you choose it?
00:56:14Because it was the first time I saw that you felt accepted.
00:56:21Only seeing it through your eyes,
00:56:24I realize now that you were not.
00:56:27You were shunned by Vulcan mothers.
00:56:29But you were happy.
00:56:31And their judgment was a sign of their own weakness, not ours.
00:56:36And yet, I see now what you gave up.
00:56:40What you chose to live through as a human, a Vulcan.
00:56:44I feel it.
00:56:48I have spent my entire life so focused
00:56:50on finding my path as a Vulcan,
00:56:52I failed to see your journey.
00:56:57It is not easy being a human who loves a Vulcan.
00:57:06I was just on my way to see you.
00:57:30And I'm here.
00:57:32What were you coming to see me about?
00:57:34To tell you that Dupring and I have decided to take time apart.
00:57:51How do you feel about that?
00:57:53I feel badly.
00:57:58But also, it was necessary.
00:58:02I am conflicted because I have feelings for someone else.
00:58:07What come with feelings?
00:58:10We have them.
00:58:12They are more powerful than human feelings,
00:58:14which is why we suppress them.
00:58:16I don't want to suppress this one any longer.
00:58:20I want a few of us.
00:58:24What did you come here for?
00:58:26What did you come here for?
00:58:30What did you come here for?
00:58:32What does this mean?
00:58:50I don't know.
00:58:52To be continued...
00:59:22To be continued...
00:59:52To be continued...

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