Reposted by Jadzia Stone
59 years ago today, "Amok Time" premiered, introducing pon farr and Vulcan mating rituals for the first time along with T'Pau, T'Pring, and the lirpa, not to mention the ahn-woon. A classic episode written by sci-fi author Theodore Sturgeon.
![Screenshot from an episode of Star Trek TOS. Spock looks wearily at some graffiti that's been painted in red on a corridor wall, which says "love mankind" in all caps. His dialogue caption: "[sighs]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tq75texcyq2kqs4ivjr55bor/bafkreiforjhab4mlpltkelnq5y2an3ot6edfjcwfenmh4fzwypk6a5ug6y)
![Star Trek The Original Series scene. We're in a CORRIDOR! A room door is open, and we see two crewmen spilling out into the hallway in red and blue uniforms. They are otherwise indecipherable tho because they are entirely enveloped in a big cloud of smoke. It's pouring out all around them and into the hallway area, like there's a Phish concert in there. Closed caption reads, "[COUGHING]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:i6ocendj65mmddfndihajsky/bafkreid4y3gbxwc5dg4mbzycsbij2lkhte22722ei7rupowkzm7juimqvy)
