I have had 24 cats in 44 years and I still mourn her all my sweet animals who have died. I now have 3 who turned 21 & feed another 7. I will not let them starve. this episode always made me cry.
It's never easy saying goodbye to a pet. For most of us our first pet was our first best friend. I've had about a dozen dogs, three cats and 18 kittens throughout my nearly 58 years. My most recent loss was last year when I lost my longhaired chihuahua. He lived for 15 years. I still miss him. 😥😢😫😭
It never gets easier, and this scene captures the hard decisions beautifully. To give a dear companion release from suffering, to realize that even mercy carries an irrevocable price, is to grow in wisdom and morality.
Star Trek has always stolen from God and Godly principles to put emotion and a human element to their stories. Gene Roddenberry ( atheist ) was special at doing that.
Isnt that bizarelre considering TAS is one of the worst series in the franchise. Theres like 2 or 3 good episodes and the rest are just boring dialogue marathons
Losing a beloved pet, especially if it was in the family for many years like I' Chaya was ( the sehlat was also Sarek's pet too, no doubt when Sarek was young). Many viewers could relate to this episode, sympathizing with Young Spock's loss.
I too was quite upset at the passing of Spock's pet and guardian. I expressed this with an outburst of emotion - for almost 30 seconds I reflected on the pet's meaning to the child. It is not easy to maintain Vulcan discipline.
I remember these Star Trek animated episodes originally aired on NBC back in '74. The episodes were well-written, and TAS was definitely a breath of "fresh air" for Saturday mornings. I had to remember Spock's words to his younger self---realizing all life comes to an end when Time demands it---when I had my first canine companion put to sleep in 2012. I still cried, though---I couldn't face that loss without tears. Another episode that stood out, (to me) was "The Magicks of Magus-Tu". Chief prosecutor, a wizard named Asmodeus, is describing his and his peoples' time on Earth during the Salem witch-trials. What stood out to me was when Asmodeus says, "...We immersed ourselves in Megan lore---tapped enough power to remove ourselves from your hellish Earth..." Not too many Saturday morning kids shows used the word "hellish". And I'm so glad that word didn't have to be censored.
of the animated series this was my first episode I watched as an early teen when I think of the show this is the episode I think of firstly. and this moment struck a cord with me at the time too and learned a similar lesson as did spok. I look back on this episode with fondness.
Highly underrated show. True to its original model, Star Trek TAS covered themes that were incredibly adult for a TV program that was supposedly aimed at a younger audience.
I remember watching this episode when I was a kid. I also read the books by Alan Dean Foster. You know what's truly astonishing to me? There's more emotion and depth in this four minute animated clip from the 1970s than there is in most full length movies that are being made today.
Apparently the network were very concerned that they would get lots of nasty letters because the healer had to put Spock's beloved pet to sleep. DC Fontana said that they waited with bated breath and the only letters they got were full of praise, no nasty letters at all.
The creators of this show is the legendary creators of the very FIRST Batman cartoon in history. Even more famous for the Academy award that was won and even more renowned for being the creator of the globally famous HE MAN cartoon.
I was alive when this was in production, but did not see or knoe of it(tas) until adulthood. I imagine seeing this on Saturday morning cartoons upset lots of kids.
I always cry. Meditating, I asked my subconscious what animal represents me best. Saberteeth showed up, followed by the rest of the sehlat fading in to view.
Reminds me of when I lost my cat, at first when my mum took her I hated her cause she took her without asking me, and I was mad at the cat cause I wanted a dog, yeah pretty childish, as if it was the cat's fault that she was Born a cat, but then I grew attached, I was little, I'm not even sure what she died of, I remember at the hospital, no one wanted to enter and watch her die, yet I did, I wouldn't have abandoned her in that awful moment, I remember I felt my heart heavy and aching, for some reason I couldn't shed a tear, still I felt so much pain, for the next 4/5 months I passed my time in my bed, I wouldn't eat, I wouldn't drink, I wanted to die, they had to take me to the hospital where I was diagnosed with depression, and every time I see this clip I cry like a baby
It may be Spock's duty but the LOGICAL thing to do would send the adult who is much faster, IF saving him is more important than you fulfilling your duty or whatever. In fact it could be said that that is what HUMANS would do worry more about oneself and honor or whatever than getting the job done and saving someone. Remember when ADULT Spock had no problem in one movie to be demoted because he had no ego to bruise? If Adult Spock knows this did not happen, then he should be especially adamant about avoiding this disaster. It is not like he remembers him doing it and failing or succeeding, preserving the timeline. And how much earlier did the Sehlat die? Why did Spock worry so much about the date if this didn't happen? What is the narrative point of having him CHANGE the death of this old animal which would CHANGE young Spock A LOT? Why not have this as part of the original timeline? Of course in any case, original timeline or new timeline, Spock should realise how stupid it was to go instead of the adult.
I still cry like a baby over this episode! Saying goodbye to a beloved animal friend is so very hard. I’ve sadly done it many times.
I have had 24 cats in 44 years and I still mourn her all my sweet animals who have died.
I now have 3 who turned 21 & feed another 7.
I will not let them starve.
this episode always made me cry.
It's never easy saying goodbye to a pet. For most of us our first pet was our first best friend. I've had about a dozen dogs, three cats and 18 kittens throughout my nearly 58 years. My most recent loss was last year when I lost my longhaired chihuahua. He lived for 15 years. I still miss him. 😥😢😫😭
It never gets easier, and this scene captures the hard decisions beautifully. To give a dear companion release from suffering, to realize that even mercy carries an irrevocable price, is to grow in wisdom and morality.
Star Trek has always stolen from God and Godly principles to put emotion and a human element to their stories. Gene Roddenberry ( atheist ) was special at doing that.
Putting a beloved pet to sleep.... Pretty heavy stuff for Saturday morning cartoons.
'I Chaya' was laid to rest with honors in the Spock family tombs
Katra too? From what I can tell he has one
Apparently this was the one episode of TAS that Gene Roddenberry considered canon, because both as a Spock origin story and this scene.
It's all canon now as of 2002
Wow it really was a Teddy Bear.
More like a tame Kodiak Bear 🐻.
Yesteryear is the best of the TAS episodes, in fact it's one of the best of the Star Trek franchise....
Isnt that bizarelre considering TAS is one of the worst series in the franchise. Theres like 2 or 3 good episodes and the rest are just boring dialogue marathons
Losing a beloved pet, especially if it was in the family for many years like I' Chaya was ( the sehlat was also Sarek's pet too, no doubt when Sarek was young). Many viewers could relate to this episode, sympathizing with Young Spock's loss.
I always felt bad for I'Chaya that they were not able to rescue him in time. Still brings tears to eyes when I see this scene.
This is hitting me a lot harder than I remember it did when I first saw it at age 10. A few treasured critters have passed into memory since then ...
I too was quite upset at the passing of Spock's pet and guardian. I expressed this with an outburst of emotion - for almost 30 seconds I reflected on the pet's meaning to the child. It is not easy to maintain Vulcan discipline.
I remember these Star Trek animated episodes originally aired on NBC back in '74. The episodes were well-written, and TAS was definitely a breath of "fresh air" for Saturday mornings.
I had to remember Spock's words to his younger self---realizing all life comes to an end when Time demands it---when I had my first canine companion put to sleep in 2012.
I still cried, though---I couldn't face that loss without tears.
Another episode that stood out, (to me) was "The Magicks of Magus-Tu". Chief prosecutor, a wizard named Asmodeus, is describing his and his peoples' time on Earth during the Salem witch-trials. What stood out to me was when Asmodeus says, "...We immersed ourselves in Megan lore---tapped enough power to remove ourselves from your hellish Earth..."
Not too many Saturday morning kids shows used the word "hellish".
And I'm so glad that word didn't have to be censored.
Can you imagine these episodes reanimated with CGI? There's a huge money-making potential they're overlooking.
This was a different era when cartoons were bad ass.
Poor Sehlat. And poor young Spock. This is sad.
of the animated series this was my first episode I watched as an early teen when I think of the show this is the episode I think of firstly. and this moment struck a cord with me at the time too and learned a similar lesson as did spok. I look back on this episode with fondness.
Highly underrated show. True to its original model, Star Trek TAS covered themes that were incredibly adult for a TV program that was supposedly aimed at a younger audience.
Children’s TV was much more educational before Regan deregulated the industry.
I remember watching this episode when I was a kid. I also read the books by Alan Dean Foster. You know what's truly astonishing to me? There's more emotion and depth in this four minute animated clip from the 1970s than there is in most full length movies that are being made today.
Apparently the network were very concerned that they would get lots of nasty letters because the healer had to put Spock's beloved pet to sleep. DC Fontana said that they waited with bated breath and the only letters they got were full of praise, no nasty letters at all.
I would guess because it was handled so sensitively.
Yeah, I forgot to prepare my heart ahead of time to watch this.
im going to cry :( i remember watching this episode and I cried when I was younger. I am crying right now at 32.
Me too, and I'm older than you are.
The creators of this show is the legendary creators of the very FIRST Batman cartoon in history.
Even more famous for the Academy award that was won and even more renowned for being the creator of the globally famous HE MAN cartoon.
Like a big happy dog. Spock’s pet
Best episode of the TOS Aminated Series.
I was alive when this was in production, but did not see or knoe of it(tas) until adulthood. I imagine seeing this on Saturday morning cartoons upset lots of kids.
This was SUCH an underrated show.
Yes it was
This really affected me when I saw it the first time. So sad.
I saw this one almost 51 years ago.
I always cry. Meditating, I asked my subconscious what animal represents me best. Saberteeth showed up, followed by the rest of the sehlat fading in to view.
Very good
That dragon thingy sounds just like godzilla
Reminds me of when I lost my cat, at first when my mum took her I hated her cause she took her without asking me, and I was mad at the cat cause I wanted a dog, yeah pretty childish, as if it was the cat's fault that she was Born a cat, but then I grew attached, I was little, I'm not even sure what she died of, I remember at the hospital, no one wanted to enter and watch her die, yet I did, I wouldn't have abandoned her in that awful moment, I remember I felt my heart heavy and aching, for some reason I couldn't shed a tear, still I felt so much pain, for the next 4/5 months I passed my time in my bed, I wouldn't eat, I wouldn't drink, I wanted to die, they had to take me to the hospital where I was diagnosed with depression, and every time I see this clip I cry like a baby
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No wonder astrologer's correlate Vulcan to Virgo!
It may be Spock's duty but the LOGICAL thing to do would send the adult who is much faster, IF saving him is more important than you fulfilling your duty or whatever. In fact it could be said that that is what HUMANS would do worry more about oneself and honor or whatever than getting the job done and saving someone. Remember when ADULT Spock had no problem in one movie to be demoted because he had no ego to bruise?
If Adult Spock knows this did not happen, then he should be especially adamant about avoiding this disaster. It is not like he remembers him doing it and failing or succeeding, preserving the timeline.
And how much earlier did the Sehlat die? Why did Spock worry so much about the date if this didn't happen? What is the narrative point of having him CHANGE the death of this old animal which would CHANGE young Spock A LOT? Why not have this as part of the original timeline?
Of course in any case, original timeline or new timeline, Spock should realise how stupid it was to go instead of the adult.
*#laurenfaust** 🖖*
I think we all have made this difficult decision
Spock had to do pretty much the same thing for I-Chaya that Dr McCoy had to do for his dad!
If I-Chaya could talk, He would have said "Spock, release me"Just like David McCoy said "Son, release me." when Leonard had to pull the plug on him!