Yes, we humans would have, like Bailey, but Spock?
He's kept cool under worse scenarios in the entire show, but in this one?
This was the very first production episode filmed, after the two pilot episodes. In the first pilot (The Cage, with Captain Pike), Spock’s character was completely different and wasn’t changed to the coldly logical personality until the second pilot.
As this was only Nimoy’s third portrayal of Spock, and only the second as the unemotional character we came to know, it’s not unusual that some of the character traits were not yet set in stone. All of the characters had yet to fully develop, so seeing Spock raise his voice and get a little intense is not surprising. Things we take for granted, like the salute, the neck pinch, and the mind-meld hadn’t even been created yet!
It’s not unusual to see characters evolve slowly in any series…. Much less in one where you’re literally making up an alien civilization as you go along.
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