Spock forcing a mind meld on Lt. Valeris near the end of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is a deeply uncomfortable moment in the film.
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country features Captain Spock performing an unwanted mind meld on Lt. Valeris , a controversial scene that has not aged well. The final film to feature the entire cast of Star Trek: The Original Series, The Undiscovered Country centers on a conspiracy to thwart peace talks between the United Federation Of Planets and the Klingon Empire, the latter of which has become hobbled by a catastrophic mining accident.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country is not without controversy. Some took offense to the raw, angry racism Captain James T. Kirk expresses toward the Klingons early on, as he still blames the entire species for the death of his son in Star Trek III: The Search For Spock.
Spock's voice shakes as he ends the mind meld, with the Vulcan clearly regretting his actions on some level. His actions weren't completely unwarranted; Valeris was, at the very least, a murderer who conspired against the Federation. Not only that, her betrayal clearly had a profound effect on Spock. That said, the forced mind meld feels like nothing less than an assault, the sort of violation the heroes of Star Trek don't perpetrate.
Star Trek VI's Director Dislikes The Mind Meld Scene Nicholas Meyer was crucial to the development of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, not only directing the film, but coming up with the initial story idea with star and producer Leonard Nimoy.
And yet Meyer has recently expressed some level of regret over the forced mind meld scene. Meyer compared the scene to watching someone be waterboarded and believes he'd make a different decision regarding the treatment of Lieutenant Valeris now. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country stands as a near-masterpiece hindered by one poorly considered scene.
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