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ship_manifestoTitle: Spiced Peaches-The Spock/McCoy Story
Author: Tempest, with the aid of Montgomery R. Scott
Fandom: Star Trek: The Original Series
Pairing: Spock/McCoy
Author's Notes: This is Part II of an essay that just keeps becoming more live journal posts because it's too long. Read Part I first.
A Spock/McCoy Run-Through of the Episodes:xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /
And now for my favorite portion of the essay. The portion wherein I go through each episode of Star Trek, find the slashiest ones and pull them apart in an attempt to prove Spock/McCoy to others. There are a lot of them, so consider this your warning now: Abandon Hope All Ye Who Enter Here.
Episode #6: “The Man Trap”:
There are two relevant scenes in this episode indicative of a Spock/McCoy relationship. The first is when the Salt Vampire, disguised as McCoy, is asked to take care of the Truth Serum injection of Doctor Crater. Spock insists upon accompanying him, after having watched its defense of the creature, and for fear of arousing suspicion, the Salt Vampire agrees. In the very next scene, Kirk arrives in Sickbay to find Spock with head injury.
Spock: It wasn’t McCoy. It was the creature. It hit me. Crater grabbed my phaser. I’d wondered about McCoy. Doubt had crossed my mind.
To the generally observer, the creature was behaving much like McCoy would have in a situation of hurting another sentient being. The fact that nobody else in the conference room doubted McCoy, but Spock still did indicates that he had specific knowledge of McCoy that others would not have been privy to, and this is what fostered his doubt.
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The second scene is when Spock simply barges into McCoy’s quarters with no warning. This aside, he encourages McCoy to shoot the creature, disguised as Nancy Crater. When McCoy refuses, he attempts to take the phaser away, but is not willing to inflict any sort of harm upon McCoy in order to save Kirk’s life. Instead, he begins to inflict pain upon the creature, allowing it to hurt him. Once he is hurt, and only then, does McCoy realize that the creature wasn’t Nancy Crater, and he finally fires on it, killing it. When Spock realizes, a look of relief crosses his features.
Episode #12 “Miri”:
This episode is rather simplistic in its evidence, and it can be summed up in two scenes. Spock and McCoy are working themselves very hard in order to find a cure to the disease which has infected the landing party. They create an experimental serum, but are uncertain as to its results. When Spock leaves, McCoy takes the opportunity to inject himself with it. The result is incredible pain and McCoy calls out Spock’s name, despite the fact that as far as he knows, the Vulcan is too far away to hear.
Spock comes rushing in and drops to his knees to examine him. He checks McCoy’s reponses and then puts McCoy’s hands on his chest, before covering them with his own. Considering that the hands are so important and intimate to Vulcans, this action is too peculiarly intimate for two who are simply friends.
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“Then when they notice the tumors on McCoy's face are fading, Spock SMILES! :)
And he shakes his head and there is this "god, I love this man" look on his
face even as he's saying he doesn't understand the medical mind. (and he's a
scientist, mind you) :)) Now *that* was some serious S/Mc sub-text.” –LuvDS9
Episode #17 “Shore Leave”
In this episode, McCoy is killed by the Black Knight in a joust. When he falls, and Barrows cries out, Kirk and Spock come running. Spock kneels down beside McCoy, examines him, and then holds his hands. When McCoy arrives later, on the arm of not one, but two showgirls, there is first joyous surprise on Spock’s face, which then deteriorates into a jealous look, similar to Barrows’ upon seeing the same sight.
Episode #19 “Arena”:
McCoy: Rank hath its privileges.
Spock: Doctor...you are a sensualist.
McCoy: (Smiling) You bet your pointed ears I am.
Although this might sound like simple banter, upon viewing it, it reeks of flirtation. In fact, during this exchange, McCoy takes the opportunity to give Spock a visible once-over. And then later during the episode, when Spock realizes that his logic has its limitations, he relies on McCoy’s emotionalism to attempt to solve the problem and save Kirk’s life.
And while they watch Kirk’s fight for survival, McCoy practically has his arm around Spock. The number of times he casually touches Spock during this period is incredible, especially since Vulcans prefer not to be casually touched. Yet, Spock has no objection.
Episode #22 “The Return of the Archons”
Spock has woken up in a strange holding area, to find McCoy missing. When he arrives, it becomes very evident that the Doctor’s been absorbed into the Body by Landru. There is no recognition in his eyes and the only thing he is capable of understanding is the connection between the body and Landru. When Kirk is taken, he orders Spock to watch him. Spock attempts to question McCoy, to no avail. This leads to an attempt at the Vulcan mind meld, which is ultimately unsuccessful. And it is very clear Spock is not pleased with this.
After the remaining crew members and the rebels from the planet make their plan to overthrow Landru, McCoy becomes aware of it, and he begins to call for the help of the Lawgivers. The only solution is for Kirk to knock McCoy unconscious, which he does. And Spock is forced to watch.
When the Law Givers arrive and they need to steal their clothing, Spock, out of character, decides to punch the Law Giver, rather than using the nerve pinch. It’s somewhat common knowledge that hitting something is a good way of relieving stress. When Kirk calls him on his use of a punch, stating that it is “somewhat primitive,” Spock glares at him with a look that essentially says, “Shut up, and don’t ask questions.”
Episode #29 “Operation: Annihilate!”:
From the moment they learn that Spock has been infected with the parasites, McCoy is over-protective of him. He refuses to let him go on missions, he bites Kirk’s head off in an attempt to keep Spock safe, and he even takes to trying to scan Spock in secret in an attempt to monitor his health. And he grows extremely angry every time Spock suggests sacrificing himself in an attempt to rid the universe of the parasites.
When it comes to testing the spectrum of light on a host, McCoy is initially unwilling, although Kirk is insistent. When Spock volunteers as well, McCoy finally relents, but insists upon getting Spock a pair of protective goggles in order to protect his optic nerves. Again, Spock and Kirk disagree with McCoy’s medical opinion. But this time, the doctor is more hesitant to allow it. Finally, he relents and sets Spock up in the testing booth. As soon as the door is closed, and Spock is out of earshot, he manages to get his emotions out.
McCoy: (Pissed and worried) Mister Spock is the best First Officer in the Fleet.
Kirk: Proceed.
The test goes well enough, in the sense that it is successful in destroying the creature, a victory about which both Spock and McCoy are very happy. However, the test fails miserably in the sense that Spock finds himself blinded as a result.
Kirk: Spock, are you all right?
Spock: The creature within me is gone. I am free of it, and the pain. (Bashes into a desk) I am also...quite blind. An equitable trade, Doctor. Thank you.
Within two minutes of the revelation of Spock’s blindness, Nurse Chapel comes in with the results from the first experiment. The pain in McCoy’s face is apparent as he reads through them, realizing that Spock’s blindness was unnecessary. And as soon as he reveals this fact, the guilt sets in.
McCoy: I didn’t need to throw the blinding white light at all. Spock...I...
Spock: Doctor, it was my selection as well. What’s done is done.
However, despite his handicap, Spock does his best to alleviate McCoy’s guilt and concern, letting him know that he does not hold him accountable. This is a somewhat strange reaction for anybody to have, when learning of a permanent and unnecessary disability caused by another. The most logical conclusion to draw is that Spock’s deep feelings for McCoy allowed him to forgive so quickly.
Near the end of the episode, Spock’s eyesight has been restored due to a hereditary second eyelid, which Vulcans tend to forget they have.
Kirk: Mister Spock, regaining eyesight would be an emotional experience for most. You, I assume, felt nothing.
Spock: On the contrary Captain. I had a very strong reaction. My first sight was the face of Doctor McCoy bending over me.
McCoy: ‘Tis a pity brief blindness didn’t increase your appreciation for beauty, Spock.
That above exchange has no animosity within it whatsoever, and it’s accompanied by an exchange of very fond looks between them. And it leads to the question, “Just what was his strong reaction?”
At the very end of the episode, McCoy asks Kirk to remain silent about his earlier compliment of the Vulcan, stating it a second time. Spock turns around, a smile on his face, and says, “Why, thank you Doctor McCoy,” then he smiles at him again, twitches his eyebrows in his usual sign of humor, and turns around once more.
Although Kirk says McCoy must have forgotten about Spock’s Vulcan ears from concentrating so much on his eyes, this is an impossibility based on two facts. 1) McCoy’s a doctor. There’s no way he’d forget on a professional level about Spock’s hearing. 2) Considering the amount of time McCoy spends looking at and talking about Spock’s ears, there’s no way under the twin suns of Vulcan he forgot. The only logical explanation is he remembered and wanted Spock to know his true feelings, expressed, if only, under the guise of professional credentials.
Episode #32 “Friday’s Child”:
This episode contains one of the slashiest S/Mc moments of all time. While Kirk, Spock, and McCoy are on the lam with the pregnant wife of the late Teer, McCoy makes an attempt to force her to accept his help, realizing that the baby’s arrival was imminent. . She refuses to allow him to touch her, to the point of slapping him twice. Finally, he grows upset enough to use a rather unorthodox method of hitting her back. Within her own culture, this forces her to respect him, for he was not afraid. She then begins to flirt with him, so much to the point of picking up his hand and stroking it with hers. Then Spock shows up. When McCoy notices him, he yanks his hand back as though he’d been caught cheating, and Spock has an expression on his face verifying that opinion.
For the rest of this episode, anytime McCoy has a connection with Eleen, the young woman, specifically when it comes to the point of her referring to the newborn as “their child,” or naming him after McCoy, Spock reacts, not with their usual arguments, but with snide remarks indicative of jealousy.
Episode #34 “Amok Time”:
This is the be-all, end-all episode of Spock’s sexuality and no essay on Spock/McCoy slash would be complete without it. There are many possibilities that exist within this episode. The first is that canonically, it frees Spock both of his mental bond and his legal and moral obligation to T’Pring.
McCoy: Oh Captain! Got a minute?
Kirk: A minute?
McCoy: It’s Spock. Have you noticed anything strange about him?
Kirk: No, nothing in particular. Why?
McCoy: Well, it’s nothing I can pinpoint without an examination. But he’s become increasingly restive. Were he not a Vulcan, I’d say nervous. He also hasn’t been eating.
Notice that it’s McCoy who notices Spock’s behavior patterns. And since nobody else has seemed to notice his strange behavior prior to his request for a leave of absence, it suggests that McCoy has private interaction with the Vulcan nobody else has, which has allowed him to see these changes occur.
And when Chapel brings him the homemade plomeek soup, McCoy makes a point of publicly humiliating her actions, much the same way a spouse would do when a secretary is getting too attentive. The jealousy is most apparent.
Furthermore, the invitation he extends to McCoy to join him at the koon-ut-kal-if-fee is indicative of at least friendship, and possibly more, and McCoy’s genuine acceptance shows that the feelings are mutual.
Another indication of emotions on behalf of McCoy toward Spock occurs when it’s revealed that T’Pring is his wife. The expression that McCoy has on his face when this is revealed is exactly the same as that which Nurse Chapel has. Nurse Chapel, of course, is the Alpha and Omega when it comes to showing love for Spock, so his expression only highlights the depth of his emotions for the Vulcan.
On the planet, McCoy expresses grave concern over Spock’s status, to the point of nearly inviting the wrath of T’Pau in an attempt to call off the entire fight. And this concern is what leads to his brilliant plan of lying to Spock’s entire family, and what led him to saving the day.
On the note of a spontaneous mental bonding: Spock didn’t actually come into physical contact with Kirk during the kal-if-fee. They fought, using weapons, but not their hands. Even when Spock’s standing over Kirk’s body, he’s holding the sling, not Kirk himself. When McCoy rushes in, he pushes Spock out of the way, and this is the first physical contact Spock has had in a long period of time. If a spontaneous bonding were to occur, it would be at this moment, not later, when Spock touches Kirk.
Off the topic of a spontaneous mental bonding: The likelihood that this small amount of blood sport was enough to satisfy Spock’s hormone cycle for the next seven years is unlikely. What is more likely is that it merely stalled his cycle, and that sometime soon, it erupted again. Since this was never addressed, he most likely found somebody with which to satisfy the fever.
And for one more quote:
Spock: It is undignified for a woman to play servant to a man who is not hers.
Since he has no qualms with the way McCoy dotes on him throughout the series, this either implies that A) He thinks men can do as they please and women are servants. This is not particularly likely, however, because he shows Uhura nothing but the highest respect in the series because of her professional aptitude, and he has no qualms telling off people who intrude in his privacy, regardless of gender; or B) Spock is McCoy’s.
Episode #39 “Mirror, Mirror”:
Note: MU is an abbreviation for Mirror Universe and is a way of distinguishing characters from the MU from our normal characters.
This episode provides rare insight, not just into S/Mc in the normal Star Trek universe, but into the possibilities of S/Mc in a parallel universe, as well.
One of the most noticeable aspects of this episodes that in a parallel universe where any heterosexual pairing could occur, and to some extent did, with the Uhura/Sulu and the Kirk/Marlena Moreau, neither Spock or McCoy finds himself in a relationship, on screen. This is particularly odd since they are two of the most important men on the ship, and to be involved with either of them would give the fortunate female officer immense power and protection. This could very well be because the two of them are involved with one another.
Furthermore, when Spock realizes that something is wrong with the landing party, although he turns to Kirk, it’s not to ask what happens. It’s obvious he doesn’t trust Kirk at all in this universe. It’s only to capture him and bring him to sickbay as a means of isolating him for his convenience.
Kirk: Are you going to shoot me now, Spock? I thought I had until dawn.
Spock: I shall make that decision. Since you returned from the planet, you’ve behaved in a most atypical and illogical manner. I want to know why.
Kirk: Shoot. You’re wasting time.
Spock: I shall not waste time with you. You’re too inflexible, too disciplined, once you’ve made up your mind. But Doctor McCoy has a plenitude of human weaknesses, sentimental, soft. You may not tell me what I want to know, but he will.
The fact that the Mirror Universe Spock is so certain of the contents of McCoy’s mind is curious, and at least suggestive of a familiarity with his mind. Furthermore, when the landing party begins to fight with him, the MU Spock, while attempting to hurt Kirk and Scotty, simply pushes McCoy out of the way, in the same manner he does with Uhura. It is obvious he does this to Uhura because she is a woman and he does not want to risk hurting her, but the fact he is doing the same to McCoy indicates that he has a personal reason for not wanting to hurt him.
As for the evidence of an S/Mc relationship in the normal universe, it’s McCoy who refuses to leave Spock’s side. The other three officers are fully prepared to simply take advantage of the clear pathway and return to their universe, but McCoy’s unable to leave Spock without healing him.
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McCoy: I can’t let him die, Jim.
The rest of the landing party seems to understand his motives, because they allow him to stay and heal him, without further questioning.
When the MU Spock regains consciousness, he grabs McCoy’s wrist and begins his questioning. McCoy looks down at his wrist in surprise, and will not talk, but he doesn’t struggle. And the look in his eyes is one of entrancement, even before the MU Spock initiates the kae’at k’lasa (Vulcan for mind rape). It’s quite possible that the similarity to the position he was in with his own Spock, and the close resemblance, pushed McCoy off balance, so he was unable to defend himself. That is, his own emotions and affection kept him from putting up a fight.
Near the end of the episode, when Kirk was preparing to transport the rest of the landing party to their original universe, the MU Spock arrives in the nick of time, holding up McCoy for support. When Scotty comes over, concern in his features, the MU Spock gently hands over McCoy’s arm, speaking almost fondly, “Take him.”
However, the main gripe most coyotes have with this episode is that McCoy, after suffering a horribly invasive mind touch, is seemingly himself without any residual damage. Most of fanon disagrees with this and many stories have been devoted to how McCoy dealt with the suffering, and how it influenced his relationship with his own Spock.
For two very different, and very interesting takes on it, both by the same author, please see A Man of Integrity (http://hjc.akicif.net/AManofIntegrity.html) and Through a Mirror, Darkly (http://hjc.akicif.net/TAGDstorylist.html), both by Jane Carnall.
Episode #43 “Bread and Circuses”:
A disclaimer must be put on this episode, due to the constant insults from Spock about McCoy’s medical competence. And this disclaimer is as follows: Doctor M’Benga is a fully-competent surgeon. It is even established that he interned in a Vulcan ward, making him more than qualified to handle Spock’s peculiar physiology. If Spock truly doubted McCoy’s ability as a physician, he would have long since requested M’Benga to be his primary health provider. Yet, he did not. This proves, at the very least, that Spock’s insults are not serious.
That having been addressed, Bread and Circuses is a rather complex episode for both the Spock/McCoy and the Spock-McCoy relationships. They start out with rather light jibes at one another’s expense,
McCoy: Just once, I’d like to beam down on a planet and say “Behold, I am the Arch-Angel Gabriel.”
Spock: I fail to see the humor in that situation, Doctor.
McCoy: You could hardly claim to be an angel with those ears, Mister Spock. But suppose we landed some place with a pitchfork...
However, as the episode progresses, the two begin to pick at one another in ways that lead observers to ponder if their relationship is one of friends or enemies. This fighting leads to the point that during their battle with Flavius Maximus and the other gladiator, they continue to argue with one another, and McCoy, as a result of the anger and irritation he is feeling, refuses to ask for help although he has long since fallen to his knees in a defensive position.
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Later on in the prison cell, McCoy needles Spock to admit to his emotions, and he eventually descends up on him, touching him, although he’s well aware Vulcans hate casual touch. Spock doesn’t ask him to stop.
McCoy: You wouldn’t know what to do with a genuine, warm, decent feeling.
Spock: Really Doctor? (insert long pause)
McCoy: I know. I’m worried about Jim, too.
And now to express an opinion with which many people will disagree, as is their right. I submit that the above discussion had absolutely nothing to do with Jim Kirk. And this is why:
The two of them, throughout this entire episode, have demonstrated that neither has the ability to apologize to the other without making emotions rise even higher. However, things have been said, hurt has been inflicted, and they need to find a way to express this without hitting nerves. The perfect solution is to talk about their mutual friend, in danger, while allowing the conversation to have a second meaning.
And in fact, after this little discussion, the two are on good terms for what remains of the episode. It’s simply something to consider.
Episode #44 “Journey to
McCoy and Spock’s relationship is rather sedate in this episode. The arguments occurred over the safety of Spock and his father, rather than their usual banter over philosophy. As a matter of fact, when Spock reveals that Ambassador Sarek, who has been treating him poorly, is his father, McCoy gets his defensive look and he puffs his chest out. The indignation on Spock’s behalf is clear in his face.
During the diplomatic reception, McCoy takes painstaking steps to warm up to Spock’s parents, as well as to inquire about Spock’s childhood. Although many people think this is an attempt to get dirt on Spock to use in arguments later, it’s something much less sinister than that. McCoy’s been given the rare opportunity to learn more about Spock, who in I, Mudd (Episode #41), revealed he preferred to not discuss his past at all. Any person with feelings of affection couldn’t possibly pass up this opportunity.
After it is revealed that Sarek is in need of an operation and there’s not enough blood for the procedure, McCoy is exceedingly concerned about Spock’s safety, to the point of nearly denying his father care for fear of harming Spock. He would prefer to lose Sarek’s life than to put Spock’s life in jeopardy with the chance that he could lose them both.
At the end of the episode, Spock turns strangely submissive with McCoy. When he tells him, quite exasperated, to “Shut Up!” Spock does nothing more than raise an eyebrow, realizing that McCoy’s been through enough that day and doesn’t need any more on his plate. Were there no affection between them, Spock would have responded immediately with a quip.
Episode #48 “The Immunity Syndrome”:
This episode pushes to the limits the relationship between the two of them. Although on the surface, it’s a competition between Vulcans and humans, military duty and medical science, who will win the right to get the information to the ship, it’s much more than that. Each is risking his own life in order to save the other from a possible, and in the long run, should he fail, inevitable death. And the emotions they demonstrate toward one another on this quest are impossible to ignore. This whole paragraph has agreement problems.
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McCoy: You’re determined not to let me share in this, aren’t you?
Spock: This is not a competition Doctor. Whether you understand it or not, grant me my own form of dignity.
McCoy: Vulcan dignity? How do I grant you what I don’t understand?
Spock: Then employ one of your own superstitions. Wish me luck. (He pauses, waiting for a response, and upon hearing none, closes his eyes in what could be construed as disappointment. He leaves and McCoy hits the release on the shuttle bay doors. A look passed between them of strong emotion. And then he enters.)
McCoy: (Waits until Spock is completely out of earshot and the doors are closed) Good luck, Spock.
The above exchange is indicative of their characters. Although there’s obvious affection between the two of them, they still find it difficult to express verbally, and so they find other means of making it clear to one another.
This exchange is continued when Spock is about to lose contact with the ship. Spock chooses, as his epitaph, “Tell Doctor McCoy he should have wished me luck.” It is somewhat interesting that as far as the audience and the crew is aware; Spock’s last thoughts are of McCoy, and on a subject nobody but the two of them understand.
When they finally lose contact with the shuttlecraft, the entire crew has come to the conclusion that Spock has died, and the ship must find an alternative means of saving themselves. And despite this feeling of loss on behalf of the crew, it’s McCoy who refuses to accept his death.
Kirk: What’s on your mind?”
McCoy: Spock. (Pause) Is it me, Jim? Am I so sentimental that I just have to keep believing that he’s still alive in that mass of protoplasm?
Kirk: He knew the odds when he went out there, just as you did when you volunteered to go.
The above exchange demonstrates that everybody, including Captain Kirk, have given up on the possibility of Spock still living, while it’s McCoy who still believes he’s alive. The sentimentalism to which he refers could be construed to be a mind link of some sort that the two of them share.
When they finally rescue Spock, McCoy and he have had their final arguments of the day, McCoy earned himself a new nickname for the bedroom.
Episode #49 “A Piece of the Action”:
“A Piece of the Action is one I have on tape and is an excellent example. Throughout the story, when they are in the same area, they are usually standing close enough to each other to be wearing the same underwear.” – TJ
A Piece of the Action, is one of the subtler Spock/McCoy episodes, whose evidence lies mostly in their proximity to one another. For most of the episode, they are seen beside one another in scene after scene, McCoy spends a large portion of their scenes together staring at Spock’s ears. And their banter is on more sedate terms.
Spock: (Nerve pinching a radio monitor)
McCoy: (Watching carefully) You do that very well.
And finally, this episode is once more evidence that Spock’s best defense lies in McCoy. For when Bela Oxmyx calls Spock a “dummy,” an extremely indignant look comes over McCoy’s face, and his body assumes the puffed-up posture of an animal whose mate has just been attacked.
Episode #50 “By Any Other Name”:
In this episode, the two of them are all over each other. Starting with the beginning when Spock’s thrown to the ground from his meld with Kelinda, McCoy has his arm around him to steady him, while Kirk concentrates on things of a more command nature. McCoy keeps his arm around Spock for a few minutes of screen time and when he finally lets go, they continue to stand beside each other. When Spock forces himself into a trance to pretend to be ill, McCoy holds him and refuses to leave his side, part of the subterfuge but part from genuine concern.
Afterward, McCoy lies about Spock’s illness, claiming he has “Rigellian Casaba Fever” and needs injections of Stokaline (which is actually a vitamin injection). It becomes apparent that Spock’s awake and fine, and McCoy’s left in charge of him, alone. Nobody sees or hears from them for a while.
Later in the episode, while Kirk is working to seduce Kelinda…
Spock: Doctor, I’m due for another injection of Stokaline.
McCoy: What?
Spock: (Tapping him) Stokaline.
McCoy: Oh. (rises, turning to Kirk) You will excuse us.
The fact that the two are disappearing for a period of time, under the pretenses of retrieving an injection for a disease that doesn’t exist, is evidence in and of itself. The fact that Spock is engaging in casual touching to get his attention, when Vulcans do not engage in casual touching outside of emergencies or with their spouses, is even more impressive.
Although they part, they arrive back at the recreation room together, at the end of the episode and upon hearing the news that they are returning home, McCoy bounces [understood – no one bounces side-to-side] on the balls of his feet and jabs Spock gently in the side. Spock reacts with a fond look.
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Date: 2010-03-27 08:28 am (UTC)Totally agree with you. Especially because of that look that Spock gives McCoy when he says, "Really, doctor?"
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Date: 2010-03-29 01:43 am (UTC)I never noticed that--very significant. I haven't read most of your episode descriptions because I want to see the episodes first, but I really love this essay.