aldora89: zq-cumberbatch: startrekhugs: [image: Kirk hugs Uhura as they and McCoy, Sulu, Chekhov, Sc
aldora89:zq-cumberbatch:startrekhugs:[image: Kirk hugs Uhura as they and McCoy, Sulu, Chekhov, Scott and Saavik gather sadly around Spock’s body. Image from Trekcore.]i loved this hug. this was really the first time we saw kirk and uhura have real affection.this movie just gives me all feels<3 <3 <3D’aaawwww… it’s a shame this was the only time they really got to do that!Their next closest emotional moment, as far as I can remember, was during Plato’s Stepchildren before they’re forced to kiss.UHURA: (in Kirk’s arms) I’m so frightened, Captain. I’m so very frightened. KIRK: That’s the way they want you to feel. It makes them think that they’re alive. UHURA: I know it, but I wish I could stop trembling. KIRK: Try not to think of them. Try. UHURA: I’m thinking. I’m thinking of all the times on the Enterprise when I was scared to death and I would see you so busy at your commands. And I would hear your voice from all the parts of the ship and my fears would fade. And now they are making me tremble. But I’m not afraid. I am not afraid. Everyone remembers this as the first televised interracial kiss, but forgets it was non-consensual for both parties, and forgets the touching exchange beforehand. Forgets how Kirk reassures Uhura, and how she finds her courage by remembering that she trusts him, no matter what happens. (The way Nichelle delivers that last paragraph is fantastic, by the way.)And he trusts her in equal measure, because she was critical to his plans in “Mirror, Mirror” and “I, Mudd.” He has complete faith in her abilities and professional judgement, even more than she does if her split-second hesitation in “Mirror, Mirror” is any indication. And if Captain Kirk believes in you, you can’t help but believe in yourself a little bit more.Reblogging again for this spot-on commentary. -- source link
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