I’ve only fully watched the series’ from TNG onward, plus the “must see” episodes of TOS. I’m just wondering if in canon he’s actually all that promiscuous.
I’ve only fully watched the series’ from TNG onward, plus the “must see” episodes of TOS. I’m just wondering if in canon he’s actually all that promiscuous.
There were 79 episodes, but Kirk had on screen kisses in 20 of them. That’s more than 25% of the series run that you can watch Kirk’s libido in action, so I can only guess it has become so normalized to some of us that we don’t even remember clearly how overt it was. That’s on top of the other relationships both on and off screen as well. I would say Kirk’s rep is well deserved.
For a refresher, I submit Exhibit A
I think one of those kisses in Exhibit A was an evil duplicate. But yes, you make a strong case
Yeah, that and the kiss with Uhura are the “Kirk not himself” ones. With Rand, there’s the argument to be made that it is still very much Kirk acting according to his instincts, just without the part of him that acts as a filter. With Uhura, both are forced into it and desire plays no role. Still, quite the list.