#vindication for me and my looking at kirk and tarsus iv and thinking “oh. the guilt he must carry. the impossible standards to adhere to.”

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Yes, I reordered these screencaps because the fact that Spock is trying every logical thing he can think of to reassure Jim that he isn't personally responsible for every freak accident and dangerous situation his crew may encounter, while Jim continues to take the blame solely upon himself? And that Spock was going so far as to say, "Self-recriminations [are ______]" Illogical? Useless? Unbecoming of a commander? Etc. except the damn plot interrupts him as always!