#turnabout intruder

[frogayyyy]

thinking thoughts....

a feverish william shatner professing jim's love for spock because he just found out the show had been cancelled...

#idk what day he flubbed the line but... it's a possibility #also apparently oj simpson was there too?? #star trek #turnabout intruder #spirk

[crowned-clown-rising]

Can I just say...

THAT'S KIRK.

3x24: Turnabout intruder

great addition:

#platonic handholding or whatever #no bro don't shield me from danger with your body while you gently grab my hand that's homosapiens #star trek #st #tos #st: tos #star trek tos #tos 3x24 #st 3x24 #st tos 3x24 #star trek 3x24 #3x24 Turnabout intruder #Turnabout intruder #spirk #k/s #spock #kirk

[orang3cat75]

UMM ?? THAT IS KIRK TALKING TO HIM?!! THAT IS CAPTAIN KIRK TALKING TO HIM.

I feel like they went as far as they could with the queer ''subtext'' at the time in the very last episode. Especially since these scenes are technically with an actress. They truly went all out

#not just the closest to him on the ship #closer to him than anybody in the universe #and kirk knows that #“You risked your life and the enterprise to get me back” #WHAT IS THIS ??? #S3E24 #turnabout intruder #first time watching #tos spirk #spirk #captain kirk #mr spock #james t kirk #spock

[spirk-trek]

"You are closer to the captain than anyone in the universe. You know his thoughts. What does your telepathic mind tell you now?"

"I believe you."

S3E24 | Turnabout Intruder

#okay GIMME #what memory/thought did jim project so spock would know its him #or was spock just like 'yep thats my t'hy'la' #spirk #star trek #turnabout intruder #spock #captain kirk

[coolgenie]

I can’t believe the series finale of Star Trek The Original Series is a body swap episode in which Kirk’s ex (Dr. Lester) hijacks his body, leaving our dear captain trapped in her own as he makes vain attempts to alert his crew to what’s transpired but is continuously thwarted. & OF COURSE Spock is the 1st to suspect something’s amiss. OF COURSE Spock is the 1st to be convinced because –

While other members of the crew start to come around as they observe their “Captain’s” questionable behavior, no one is as sure of the truth and resolved to return Kirk to himself as Spock. Without external evidence, with the charge of mutiny, and with the sentence of death - Spock boldly stands by Kirk while others continue to hesitate and doubt.

There was no galaxy ending threat but the tension of this episode was completely worthy of a series finale & the bond featured in this episode between Kirk and Spock was such a wonderful ode to an absolutely iconic duo.

Spirk Bonus:

HAND HOLDING! Wrist holding? Meh. Yeah, that may be the body of Dr. Lester but that body contains the life entity of Captain Kirk so it counts as Spirk. I take no criticism.  

#star trek #star trek: tos #star trek: the original series #star trek the original series #star trek tos #tos #the original series #spirk #tos spirk #spock #tos spock #kirk #tos kirk #captain kirk #jim kirk #james t kirk #turnabout intruder #ohmnomnom

[electronickingdomfox]

Anecdotes from the filming of TOS last episode

This is taken from the account by Joan Winston (an ABC television employee and Star Trek fan), about her two-week visit to the studios, when they were filming Turnabout Intruder. The account was published in the book Star Trek Lives! (Lichtenberg, Jacqueline 1975).

A selection of some funny anecdotes:

The origin of the set decorations

I wonder if this was the origin of the suspicious stalagmite in What are Little Girls Made Of?

Nimoy avenges his bike

The story of the bike itself can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbHP5FbJNAw

Dr. McCoy’s diagnosis

De boss, he’s De boss.

The chewing gum

“Spock, it’s always been you”

Spock’s silky hair

CCL stands for chopped chicken liver, by the way.

The “thing”

At this point, Shatner was severely ill with the flu, and they barely managed to film the intro scenes of the episode (the last material to be filmed, actually) before he collapsed on a couch. After this, they started dismantling the sets for the bridge, the transporter room, etc. Pretty poignant.

#star trek #star trek tos #william shatner #leonard nimoy #deforest kelley #k/s #madness #set anecdotes #turnabout intruder #book excerpts #behind the scenes

[your-name-is-jim]

I'm still not over Kirk explicitly saying this in the last Star Trek TOS episode. They have other things to focus on (like obviously Kirk being in the wrong body), but this is such a romantic line <3

#spirk #star trek the original series #spock #james t. kirk #janice lester #turnabout intruder #k/s #kirk x spock

[dig-jules]

poor captain kirk hes always got some college situationship trying to kill him

#gary mitchell #where no man has gone before #Finnigan #shore leave #Janice Lester #turnabout intruder #Benjamin finney #court martial #star trek #star trek tos #jim kirk

[mycroft-1697]

#star trek spirk #star trek tos #tos #the original series #city on the edge of forever #amok time #mirror mirror #mirror verse #journey to babel #the trouble with tribbles #tribbles #a piece of action #the naked time #this side of paradise #the enterprise incident #turnabout intruder #captain james t. kirk #spirk #star trek #kirk #kirk x spock #mr spock

[samthetrekkie]

actually, a great last episode, even though it probably wasn't intended as such: kirk (in the form of dr lester) recounting some of his adventures with spock. saying "the man who knows the captain best in the universe" and the mind meld after which spock knows that is truly kirk. like what could possibly be so significant, yet secret that he could only verify it with a mind meld? and what a tender moment they share afterwards. it's a little sad they were only able to have this bc kirk was in a female read body, but it almost feels like roddenberry wants us to know about these two…

also very interesting that dr lester despises their (I'm just gonna use gender neutral pronouns here, don't pitchfork me) own "womanhood", which can really be read from a queer perspective and sounds a lot like a trans realisation. or, more from a feminist pov, it at least sounds like the wish womanhood didn't exclude being able to become a leader (in this case starship captain). and the undoubtly homoerotic moment between a clearly in love dr coleman and dr lester (in kirk's body) where he gently puts a hand on his shoulder. and what would be more like tos than an episode fit for pretty obvious queer reading?

and with that my vaguely analytical-turned-spirk-recap of tos has come to an end. what a rollercoaster. except not bc I plan to watch all of the og star trek movies pre-tng as well, even if my dad is only mildly excited about the prospect. so look forward to more (spirk) observations!

#star trek tos #turnabout intruder #spock #james t kirk #gene roddenberry #janice lester #arthur coleman #spirk #star trek

[skybson]

3x24 - Turnabout Intruder

#last ep :( i feel like i only just started getting good at it #star trek #star trek tos #spock #janice lester #kinda #jim kirk #turnabout intruder

[tos-fanart]

Retro Star Trek cover for Turnabout Intruder - process gif by Kate Davis

#kirk #janice lester #kate davis #gif #wip #turnabout intruder #cover #comic

[flippyspoon]

You really don't need to retcon Turnabout Intruder. I bet what happened was:

Starfleet rep: Uh yeah...we can't make you a captain...you have totally bombed every single psych eval.

Janice Lester: It's because I'm a woman isn't it.

Starfleet rep: Whatever won't make you kill me, lady.

#tos #star trek #turnabout intruder

[spirk-trek]

S3E24: Turnabout Intruder ·⋆.˚ ✧ · ˚⊹ ·

#star trek #star trek tos #captain kirk #turnabout intruder #retro futurism #1960s #film #william shatner #deforest kelley #titlecard

[it-spirk-to-me]

gift fic for wren-of-the-woods

Here's my @startrekwintergiftexchange gift to @wren-of-the-woods!

I enjoyed writing these guys, first time I've wrote for the TOS side of things!

#star trek the original series #star trek tos #star trek #star trek winter gift exchange #spirk #spock #kirk #turnabout intruder #james t kirk #janice lester #james kirk #lupo does writing

[your-name-is-jim]

Star Trek TOS doesn't have a lot of references to previous episodes, so it's always good to see it happening! Kirk in Janice's body being like "hey Spock, remember that thing you did in that episode? That was very gay, can you do it again? :)" Spoiler: he'll do it again.

[s3 e24 - Turnabout Intruder | s3 e9 - The Tholian Web]

#spirk #star trek tos #spock #james t. kirk #turnabout intruder #the tholian web #k/s #kirk x spock #janice lester #star trek the original series #also there's a reference to The Empath I think but I haven't rewatched that ep yet #they talk about not letting Bones die #my gifs #also I know gifs have no audio but the way Kirk says ‟Spock‟ even in Janice's voice is so sweet