Legality Issues in Amok Time
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In one of the Valjiir stories published in the In A Different Reality fanzine back in the '80s, this very issue was tackled in a pivotal chapter of the series. Spock had fallen in love with Ruth Valley, his Assistant Science Officer, and they decided to get married. The only problem was... Spock was still legally married to T'Pring.
The result of McCoy's decision to simulate Kirk's death in "Amok Time" was that Spock thought he was divorced, but he wasn't. T'Pring chose not to make an issue of it until she found out about Spock's intended marriage to Ruth. So T'Pring basically blackmailed Spock and Sarek... Sarek had to give up part of his clan's ancestral land to T'Pring's family so she would release Spock from his legal obligation to her. From T'Pring's point of view it was, of course, quite logical. From everybody else's point of view, T'Pring was considered a selfish bitch.
Anyway, it all worked out; Spock and Ruth got married and the series continued...
Was that written by a female, by any chance? That plotline absolutely reeks of Mary Sue-ism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Sue
Yes, the story was written by a female. Yes, I am aware of the "Mary Sue" concept.In one of the Valjiir stories published in the In A Different Reality fanzine back in the '80s, this very issue was tackled in a pivotal chapter of the series. Spock had fallen in love with Ruth Valley, his Assistant Science Officer, and they decided to get married. The only problem was... Spock was still legally married to T'Pring.
The result of McCoy's decision to simulate Kirk's death in "Amok Time" was that Spock thought he was divorced, but he wasn't. T'Pring chose not to make an issue of it until she found out about Spock's intended marriage to Ruth. So T'Pring basically blackmailed Spock and Sarek... Sarek had to give up part of his clan's ancestral land to T'Pring's family so she would release Spock from his legal obligation to her. From T'Pring's point of view it was, of course, quite logical. From everybody else's point of view, T'Pring was considered a selfish bitch.
Anyway, it all worked out; Spock and Ruth got married and the series continued...
Was that written by a female, by any chance? That plotline absolutely reeks of Mary Sue-ism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Sue
However, don't judge this on my brief description of just ONE story in the series. The relationship between Spock and Ruth had been building for at least half a dozen issues -- that's about 10 to 15 stories. And Ruth Valley is a Human/Antari hybrid, telepathic, an empathic healer, and a competent "jack of all trades" scientist. She's a musician, and her Jewish faith is very important to her. However, this is not a "Mary Sue" situation; the Valjiir stories were written by a collaborative effort of three people -- one of them a man.
I was joking. Though it's also bad form to bring another groom.
Vulcans admitting in a court of law that they had been tricked by humans! Utterly illogical! 
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