{"id":4483,"date":"2014-05-28T18:15:22","date_gmt":"2014-05-28T18:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/323-All-Our-Yesterdays"},"modified":"2014-05-28T18:15:22","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T18:15:22","slug":"323-all-our-yesterdays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/relivethemajesty.com\/index.php\/2014\/05\/28\/323-all-our-yesterdays\/","title":{"rendered":"3.23 — \u201cAll Our Yesterdays\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n \n

3.23 — \u201cAll Our Yesterdays\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Plot:<\/strong> A rescue mission to the planet Sarpeidon, hours before its sun goes supernova, inspires Kirk, Spock, and McCoy ‘s visit to a strange library. Among the stacks they meet Mr. Atoz (A to Z, get it? He\u2019s a librarian). Atoz and his helpers are startled to see them, but keen to rush the travelers through time portals into the planet\u2019s past, before they are caught in the imminent apocalypse. Kirk is trapped in time separately\u00a0from\u00a0Spock and McCoy. The loyal officers soon find that the stress of the time displacement produces strange effects on Mr. Spock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thoughts:<\/strong> It\u2019s near! All good things come to an end. Here we\u00a0have a fine episode spotlighting the best supporting cast on television, who have been criminally underused in recent episodes (especially McCoy).\u00a0The Spock\/McCoy relationship has been barely explored since second season, when it seemed to be the focus of almost every script, but now Leonard Nimoy and DeForest Kelley get one last chance to shine (until the films!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Some of McCoy’s best scenes all season (despite “For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky” and “The Empath”) come as he tells Spock repeatedly to leave him, and Spock won\u2019t listen. He stands out, despite Spock\u2019s own great moments. \u201cI don\u2019t like that. I don\u2019t think I ever did!\u201d\u00a0What a\u00a0scene–it should be on a poster!\u00a0Wait, it is: http:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/pin\/57561701460317245\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Another highlight for me is when we learn that Spock,\u00a0like everyone in the future, is a vegetarian. I knew it! Trek also anticipates data storage discs in this episode.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I love the way Spock and McCoy charge right after Kirk through the time doorway, without heeding Atoz\u2019s protests. They know where their duty lies. And, as Spock says, Kirk is their friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A running theme at the end of the series seems to be Spock\u2019s sadness, as he tentatively reaches out, seeking support and a richer emotional life than he has known\u00a0before. Is it Kirk and McCoy’s friendship that allows him to do this? Spock gets one more love story,\u00a0following the events of\u00a01.24 \u201cThis Side of Paradise;\u201d and 3.2 “The Enterprise Incident,” and one more kiss (the flirtation from \u201cThe Cloud Minders\u201d doesn\u2019t count). There is\u00a0a lot of\u00a0earned sadness in\u00a0his line \u201cYes, it happened. But that was five thousand years ago. And she is dead now. Dead and buried. Long ago.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And I am sad. I am sad because I soon will have no more opportunities to\u00a0watch new episodes of TOS. Onwards to the animated series–and to next week’s series finale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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4 out of 5 skimpy outfits–that\u2019s how you dress on an ice planet?<\/p>\n\n\n

http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/All_Our_Yesterdays_(Star_Trek:_The_Original_Series)<\/a>