Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ncoast.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!dcdwest!ittvax!decvax!cwruecmp!atvax!ncoast!bsa From: bsa@ncoast.UUCP (Brandon Allbery) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: pon farr query Message-ID: <447@ncoast.UUCP> Date: Wed, 28-Nov-84 22:28:11 EST Article-I.D.: ncoast.447 Posted: Wed Nov 28 22:28:11 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 1-Dec-84 19:32:50 EST References: <576@rayssd.UUCP> Reply-To: bsa@ncoast.UUCP (Brandon Allbery) Organization: The hill Lines: 21 Summary: > Article <576@rayssd.UUCP>, from m1b@rayssd.UUCP +---------------- | During the series, when Spock goes through pon farr | ("Amok Time"?), he goes to great lengths to return to Vulcan, | otherwise he will *die*. Now, in STIII, there is no desire | to return to Vulcan. My question to the panel of experts is: | why doesn't Spock die since he cannot possibly get to Vulcan? | The question of _p_o_n_ _f_a_r_r has been considered before; something in one of the Best of TREK suggested that pon farr has two stages: one of bonding, taking place in youth, and one taking place later in life. The latter was the subject of _A_m_o_k_ _T_i_m_e; the former, that of the scene in ST III. --bsa -- Brandon Allbery @ North Coast Xenix | the.world!ucbvax!decvax!cwruecmp! 6504 Chestnut Road, Independence, Ohio | {atvax!}ncoast!{tdi1!}bsa (216) 524-1416 \ 44131 | E1439@CSUOHIO.BITNET (friend's acct.) | BALLBERY (161-7070) on MCI Mail ---------------------------------------+---------------------------------------