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2 months ago · 7,887 notes #oh jim #star trek #tos

thesecretmichan:

Acknowledged, Captain. Warp factor 1.

#and here’s a prime example of how the lines are innocuous but the acting is not #the way Jim looks at him you can SEE the transition of his thoughts#’oh wait I’m not lonely’ #’I have Spock’ #’I feel better now’ #and friggin’ Spock#LOOK at him #at first he’s concerned and a bit taken aback #and then he’s pleased/relieved to see his presence alleviated Jim’s anxiety #one. little. glance.#this was a conscious choice on many peoples’ parts to play it this way #and you’d never know it just reading the dialogue #that these two men just reassured each other with affectionate eye contact #FUCK #(filed under: Shatner does subtle too you morons)

#THIS IS WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT #PEOPLE FREAK OUT WHEN THEIR PAIRING GETS THOSE INTENSELY LONGING LOOKS #SPACE HUSBANDS PRACTICALLY STARTED THAT SHIT #i dare people to watch TOS and tell me these looks don’t mean anything #that what they say during these looks don’t mean anything #they were so obvious that they actually inspired people to create the slash movement #slash was because of THEM AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP AND THESE LOOKS