What I found strange was that no one on the Enterprise knew what was happening to Spock in "Amok Time", at all. The Vulcans were founding members of the Federation and they had a Vulcan Specialist Doctor onboard (M'Benga)! You'd think that even if McCoy didn't know (which is bizarre in and of itself) the Specialist would have or it would be in the database.
The Vulcans couldn't be SO conservative and xenophobic they'd withhold vital information on their biology like that, or they'd never help form the Federation to begin with!
The Vulcans couldn't be SO conservative and xenophobic they'd withhold vital information on their biology like that, or they'd never help form the Federation to begin with!