I see that someone above warned you off The Devil in the Dark because of both animal and child harm, which made me (?) at first, but, you know, O_O they're probably right. I ... hadn't thought of that. If seeing it were vital to knowing Spock or his background, that would be one thing, but it really isn't. Just a cool mind meld. So strike that.
What to replace it with? Plenty of people reccing The City on the Edge of Forever, and now that someone reminds me which ep that was, oh yeah, definitely. Harlan Ellison notwithstanding.
Others are reccing Journey to Babel, reasonably enough. Not only do we meet his parents, but we meet other Federation races who have later prominence, so yayy for that.
You know which rec I want to second? (Here at Dreamwidth, that is, I haven't seen what people are saying on LJ) The Empath. I would easily count it as my second favorite episode, and while Spock isn't front and center, the three of them under extreme stress together -- yes. So that's my replacement for The Devil in the Dark.
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What to replace it with? Plenty of people reccing The City on the Edge of Forever, and now that someone reminds me which ep that was, oh yeah, definitely. Harlan Ellison notwithstanding.
Others are reccing Journey to Babel, reasonably enough. Not only do we meet his parents, but we meet other Federation races who have later prominence, so yayy for that.
You know which rec I want to second? (Here at Dreamwidth, that is, I haven't seen what people are saying on LJ) The Empath. I would easily count it as my second favorite episode, and while Spock isn't front and center, the three of them under extreme stress together -- yes. So that's my replacement for The Devil in the Dark.