Today I published a piece on CBS’s official star trek dot com about “Amok Time,” the big deal gay Star Trek: TOS episode, and inherited mental illness. Even if you don’t care about Star Trek, I really recommend watching this episode. It’s a heartbreaking romp of desire and subtext, a genuine masterclass in saying what you’re not saying. Plus, there’s a scene where Kirk’s shirt rips in a horizontal line exactly at nip level. A blessing. It’s not explicitly about the Queen of Cups, but they’re definitely in there. (It’s important to me to not preempt my writing with qualifiers, but I do want to note that I did not think this was the ending that would be going to print.)
Amok Time
Amok Time
Amok Time
Today I published a piece on CBS’s official star trek dot com about “Amok Time,” the big deal gay Star Trek: TOS episode, and inherited mental illness. Even if you don’t care about Star Trek, I really recommend watching this episode. It’s a heartbreaking romp of desire and subtext, a genuine masterclass in saying what you’re not saying. Plus, there’s a scene where Kirk’s shirt rips in a horizontal line exactly at nip level. A blessing. It’s not explicitly about the Queen of Cups, but they’re definitely in there. (It’s important to me to not preempt my writing with qualifiers, but I do want to note that I did not think this was the ending that would be going to print.)