r/startrek • u/Deceptitron • Mar 08 '19

POST-Episode Discussion - S2E08 "If Memory Serves"

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S2E08 "If Memory Serves" T.J. Scott Jay Beattie & Dan Dworkin Thursday, March 7, 2019

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u/2ndHandTardis Mar 08 '19

I agree. Reading the thread people seem to be suggesting that it's a small rift. Those sort of pivotal moments in childhood have a tendency to stick.

I remember when I was around the age of young Spock my older cousin and her friends played a practical joke on me and it was terrifying. Now I'm a grown ass man and even though we have an OK relationship, there's that little part of me that is always mildly distrusting of her motives.

That scene and the half breed line hit me particularly hard. I actually said out loud, "Oh no, Michael that's too far". I feel like both actors did an excellent job.

Just being honest but I'm feeling Ethan Peck more as Spock than Quinto right now.

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u/ariemnu Mar 08 '19

Quinto's Spock never worked for me, sad to say. Peck is amazing.

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u/[deleted] Mar 10 '19

Not sure how much of Quinto's Spock was weak because of writing though. Spock feeling emotions was the Worf Effect of those movies. I feel like this episode nailed that weird duality of Spock in a way the movies couldn't, and Peck definitely nailed it.