"Shore Leave"'s Ruth questions

[propita]

Okay, so what do people suppose is the story behind Kirk and Ruth?

Of all the people Kirk could've seen--it was her.

Was it just that particular flower?
Was she the love of his life?
Had the real Ruth been killed, so he was not only confused but surprised (or not only surprised but confused)?

Are there any theories?

 

[RobertScorpio]

Okay, so what do people suppose is the story behind Kirk and Ruth?

Of all the people Kirk could've seen--it was her.

Was it just that particular flower?
Was she the love of his life?
Had the real Ruth been killed, so he was not only confused but surprised (or not only surprised but confused)?

Are there any theories?

And, on top of it all? She wasn't really that hot looking. I'm thinking she was a MILFish instructor from his academy days. Probably even the woman who took his virginity...now THAT would make a great movie (recasting the woman of course with..oh...Meg Ryan as the new 'older woman' Ruth)

Rob
Scorpio

 

[SchwEnt]

Oh yeah...she was Kirk's *first*.

He was all "back in the Academy days" with Finnegan, so that's his frame of mind.

Then remember Kirk was about 33/34 at the time.
He says he hasn't seen her in 15 years (12? 18? check my memory...)
So that makes Kirk a pretty young fellow when he knew her,
maybe even a teenager.

And THEN he says she hasn't changed a bit--and she wasn't exactly in her 20s.
Which was great, considering Kirk's age at the time.

So in my mind, yeah...Kirk was conjuring up his first-timer with Ruth, and she might well have been a MILFish Academy instructor, or those ladies who like to snag young Academy plebes. Great stuff.

 

[Therin of Andor]

she might well have been a MILFish Academy instructor, or those ladies who like to snag young Academy plebes. Great stuff.

Or Carol's mother.

 

[Michael]

Off-topic, but just want to say that I absolutely adore Gerald Fried's classic Ruth theme. Great music!

 

[Sir Rhosis]

^^^Was that the first time it appeared? I agree -- great piece of music.

Sir Rhosis

 

[Kryton]

Kirk has been Ruthless ever since they split.











































What?

 

[Michael]

^^^Was that the first time it appeared? I agree -- great piece of music.

Sir Rhosis

AKAIK, yes. It appears on the original soundtrack recording.

 

[Hofner]

^^^Was that the first time it appeared? I agree -- great piece of music.

Sir Rhosis

AKAIK, yes. It appears on the original soundtrack recording.

I've always liked that music too. IIRC it was used again in "This Side Of Paradise".

I wonder if Ruth's full name is Mrs. Ruth Robinson. Hey, hey, hey.

Robert

 

[propita]

I didn't realize that music was her theme.

Didn't they use it quite a bit after that?

It was truly nice.

 

[Basill]

she might well have been a MILFish Academy instructor, or those ladies who like to snag young Academy plebes. Great stuff.

Or Carol's mother.

Oh, that's a good one.

Kirk has been Ruthless ever since they split.




What?

I'll admit it, I'm a little slow. That one took me a few seconds to sink in.

 

[TheLonelySquire]

Off-topic, but just want to say that I absolutely adore Gerald Fried's classic Ruth theme. Great music!

That was an awesome theme. Right on.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Ruth was John Gill's wife.

 

[Outpost4]

Her middle name was Milf.

 

[The Squire of Gothos]

Is this Ruth? Not one of Kirk's finer catches.

 

[Michael]

Is this Ruth? Not one of Kirk's finer catches.

Why?

 

[Forbin]

Indeed. He must be looking at a different actress than the rest of us have been seeing for 40 years.

 

[propita]

You know, back then, people kinda looked older than they were.

I mean, who would've thought Teri Garr (playing Roberta Lincoln in the episode "Assignment: Earth") was 19yo?!

So the actress playing Ruth could've been all of 27-32. Maybe she was the love Kirk left behind to be on the Enterprise?

 

[Delta Belle]

According to The World of Star Trek, Ruth was Kirk's first serious romance, and a very intense one. Then Starfleet duty called him away for a long time, during which she married someone else.

 

[The Squire of Gothos]

Is this Ruth? Not one of Kirk's finer catches.

Why?

Helen Noel for one. Ruth (or the actress who played her) is just a little bit plain to fawn over, that's all.