I watched TOS over and over again with my dad as a small child, so the slashiness of stuff is still kind of new to me. However.
"Amok Time" and "Mirror, Mirror" for reasons stated above.
"Empath" is actually a Kirk, Spock, McCoy friendship ep, they're stuck in a bad situation and have to help each other to get out, it's one of my very favorite episodes (my favorite is not Spock-centric) and shows each of their strengths and failings. It does involve torture, but only of adults.
"City on the Edge of Forever" is one of the best hours of television ever made, and features one of the best female guest stars Star Trek ever had (the character's name is Edith Keeler, you may have heard of her elsewhere) and Spock plays several important roles in that storyline.
"Balance of Terror" which features Romulans, who in TOS are like Vulcans with emotions and a raging Napoleon complex. (Be warned, these are not your Reboot Romulans.) Spock has some severe identity issues.
Both episodes of "The Menagerie" which has Spock basically committing mutiny against Kirk in order to help his former mentor. The message about women in this two-parter is pretty horrific, but Spock is in rare form.
And finally... I'll go with "The Tholian Web" which really is an excellent ep for several reasons, but Spock is perfect as well. Spock and McCoy also have to learn to work together, and that's beautiful to watch.
Of course, mix those up until they're in the correct order....
Also, movies 3, 4 and 6 are particularly good for Spock. 6 is my favorite of all the Trek movies, including the new one, and I love Reboot.
Good eps that won't really help you with Spock: "The Trouble with Tribbles"- yeah, I love it, everyone does, you should see it, but not because of Spock's role (though he does have a hilarious scene all of his very own, it's just not enough to make the top 8 for him). "Devil in the Dark" which does let Spock save the day but we don't get a lot about what makes him tick.
Stay away from: "All Our Yesterdays" which is Spock-centric but has him regressing to caveman-ness; "Miri" which features Kirk as a creepy pedophile; "This Side of Paradise" which involves alien spores that kill logic; "The Way to Eden" which has Spock in a jam session with hippies; "The Cloud Minders" which has yet another blonde fall for Spock.
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"Amok Time" and "Mirror, Mirror" for reasons stated above.
"Empath" is actually a Kirk, Spock, McCoy friendship ep, they're stuck in a bad situation and have to help each other to get out, it's one of my very favorite episodes (my favorite is not Spock-centric) and shows each of their strengths and failings. It does involve torture, but only of adults.
"City on the Edge of Forever" is one of the best hours of television ever made, and features one of the best female guest stars Star Trek ever had (the character's name is Edith Keeler, you may have heard of her elsewhere) and Spock plays several important roles in that storyline.
"Balance of Terror" which features Romulans, who in TOS are like Vulcans with emotions and a raging Napoleon complex. (Be warned, these are not your Reboot Romulans.) Spock has some severe identity issues.
Both episodes of "The Menagerie" which has Spock basically committing mutiny against Kirk in order to help his former mentor. The message about women in this two-parter is pretty horrific, but Spock is in rare form.
And finally... I'll go with "The Tholian Web" which really is an excellent ep for several reasons, but Spock is perfect as well. Spock and McCoy also have to learn to work together, and that's beautiful to watch.
Of course, mix those up until they're in the correct order....
Also, movies 3, 4 and 6 are particularly good for Spock. 6 is my favorite of all the Trek movies, including the new one, and I love Reboot.
Good eps that won't really help you with Spock: "The Trouble with Tribbles"- yeah, I love it, everyone does, you should see it, but not because of Spock's role (though he does have a hilarious scene all of his very own, it's just not enough to make the top 8 for him). "Devil in the Dark" which does let Spock save the day but we don't get a lot about what makes him tick.
Stay away from: "All Our Yesterdays" which is Spock-centric but has him regressing to caveman-ness; "Miri" which features Kirk as a creepy pedophile; "This Side of Paradise" which involves alien spores that kill logic; "The Way to Eden" which has Spock in a jam session with hippies; "The Cloud Minders" which has yet another blonde fall for Spock.