History Heartwarming / StarTrekTheOriginalSeries

-->[=McCoy=]: That's the most ridiculous statement I've ever heard. An alien practically hijacks your body and then corks you into a bottle and...

* When Sargon stealing Kirk’s body (and showing it off) nearly kills him, Kirk comes back and claims it’s alright, understanding and not being scared, but coming off as StockholmSyndrome. Bones is, as ever, the ToughLove friend getting mad on Kirk’s behalf.

* "In another time, I could have called you 'friend.'" Kirk and the Romulan Commander having sincere WorthyOpponent and NotSoDifferent respect. And, while it may have taken much longer than with the Klingons, the Romulans and the Federation also eventually become friends.

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* It's small, but when Kirk stumbles, still feeling the effects of the torture and Marta pawing him, Spock instinctively gives a steadying hand.

* Spock, of all people, go out of his way to try and console the young ensign after Kirk has been uncharacteristically harsh to the kid. Of course, being [[NoSocialSkills Spock,]] he goes about it in a really awkward way, but he tries. And of course, when the [[MonsterOfTheWeek vampiric alien]] attacks, his [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold instinctive reaction]] is to shove the young man out of the room and stay behind himself to try and stop the creature.

* Spock, of all people, go out of his way to try and console the young ensign after Kirk has been uncharacteristically harsh to the kid. Of course, being [[TheStoic Spock]] he goes about it in a really awkward way, but he tries.

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* In a subtle way, this episode confirms that for how [[{{Redshirt}} Redshirts]] are usually seen, they're still people, with friendships and lives. Garrovick here is a prime example (that doesn't die), as he's the son of a former captain/mentor that Kirk knew - even specifically saying he doesn't expect special treatment on account of that - and was friends with one of the few who died in the prologue. And even in the depth's of obsession with the creature, Kirk acknowledges this when they overhear the report and offers, not orders, the ensign a chance to avenge his friend, and Garrovick immediately takes him up on that offer.

* After the first season, Creator/NichelleNichols decided to leave the show and turned in her resignation to Creator/GeneRoddenberry. However, that weekend she met one of her biggest fans, who told her how important her role as Uhura was and convinced her to stay on. The fan's name? '''''[[spoiler: Martin Luther King Jr.]]''''' With that kind of support, no wonder Roddenberry was so profoundly moved to know that a truly great figure of his time understood what he and his crew was striving for.

* After the first season, Creator/NichelleNichols decided to leave the show and turned in her resignation to Creator/GeneRoddenberry. However, that weekend she met one of her biggest fans, who told her how important her role as Uhura was and convinced her to stay on. The fan's name? '''''[[spoiler: Martin Luther King Jr.]]'''''

* Spock's PleaseSpareHimMyLiege moment when T'Pring selects Kirk as her champion. [[BeyondTheImpossible He wasn't even supposed to be capable of coherent thought at the moment]]. It gets better when T'Pau demeans him for his human behavior and Spock doesn't stop. As much as he fears being humiliated in front of "his" people, he feared more to let Kirk die without attempting to save him. It's even more heartwarming if considered as an echo to Kirk's earlier decision. Spock gives up a chance of being accepted as a Vulcan, something he's wanted and worked at for years. What has Kirk been working at and wanting for years? The captaincy -- [[ActOfTrueLove the same thing he gives up.]] Not only does the Vulcan have someone he cares about more than his heart's desire, but also that person returns that friendship deeply enough to be worthy of it.

-->'''[=McCoy=]:''' In this galaxy, there's a mathematical probability of three million Earth-type planets. And in all of the universe, three million million galaxies like this. And in all of that... and perhaps more, only one of each of us. ''beat'' Don't destroy the one named Kirk.

* Uhura tells Kirk that anytime she felt afraid, she would calm herself by reminding herself that Kirk was in charge so things wouldn't go completely wrong. [[MoodWhiplash Then he kisses her.]]