(Hearken back to when she tells Spock that she is on the Enterprise, not the Farragut, and he says, “Yes, I believe you are.” I doubt this scene would have been written the same for two male characters.)
No, you're right. Although Uhura's reason for insisting WAS sound, since Spock had only assigned her to the 'Farragut' instead of the place she'd EARNED on the 'Enterprise' was because he feared the APPEARANCE of favoritism if they were to serve on the same ship (and so he'd exercised reverse favoritism, which was actually unfair!). However, they did play it for some 1960s version of 'humor' in which it's 'funny' to see the unflappable Spock being effortlessly redirected by the force of his girlfriend's threatened disapproval. Big laugh (not!).
...I get a whiff of the head-shaking acquiescence in Kirk and Spock’s fear of Uhura’s wrath.
Too true! Isn't it sad, then, that I still take some comfort in the fact that she's at least IN THE SCENES, rather than largely invisible and silent? Ack!
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No, you're right. Although Uhura's reason for insisting WAS sound, since Spock had only assigned her to the 'Farragut' instead of the place she'd EARNED on the 'Enterprise' was because he feared the APPEARANCE of favoritism if they were to serve on the same ship (and so he'd exercised reverse favoritism, which was actually unfair!). However, they did play it for some 1960s version of 'humor' in which it's 'funny' to see the unflappable Spock being effortlessly redirected by the force of his girlfriend's threatened disapproval. Big laugh (not!).
...I get a whiff of the head-shaking acquiescence in Kirk and Spock’s fear of Uhura’s wrath.
Too true! Isn't it sad, then, that I still take some comfort in the fact that she's at least IN THE SCENES, rather than largely invisible and silent? Ack!