Star Trek (TV Series)

By Any Other Name (1968)

Barbara Bouchet: Kelinda

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• Kelinda : These are lovely. Captain Kirk, what is it you call them?

  Captain James T. Kirk : Flowers. I don't know the variety.

  Kelinda : Our memory tapes tell us of such things on Kelvan - crystals that form with such rapidity, they seem to grow. They look like this fragile thing, somewhat. We call them sahsheer.

  Captain James T. Kirk : [mumbles]  A rose by any other name.

  Kelinda : Captain?

  Captain James T. Kirk : A quote from a great human poet, Shakespeare. "That which we call a rose by any other name... would smell as sweet."

• Captain James T. Kirk : Yes, well, I don't usually go around beating up beautiful women.

  Kelinda : Why not?

• Kelinda : [upon being kissed]  Is there some significance to this action?

  Captain James T. Kirk : Well, among humans, it's, uh, meant to express warmth and love.

  Kelinda : [understandingly]  Oh. You are trying to seduce me.

• [Kirk and Kelinda are passionately kissing] 

  Kelinda : Rojan has forbidden me to see you.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Yes, that's too bad. Why do you defy him?

  Kelinda : It is not a question of defiance. We were told to find out everything we could about you.

  Captain James T. Kirk : M-hm. And how is the research going?

  Kelinda : I need some more experiments.

  [kisses him again] 

• Rojan : [to Kelinda, indicating Kirk]  And you. You would wish to remain with him?

  Kelinda : He's most interesting. But I wish to go with you. I believe I owe you an apology.

  [she kisses him] 

• Kelinda : Do you really regard this touching of the lips as pleasurable?

  Captain James T. Kirk : I did.

  Kelinda : Curious. Let me try.

  [She kisses him. Rojan enters] 

  Rojan : Is there some problem, Captain?

  Captain James T. Kirk : Not when I came in.

  [Kirk exits] 

  Rojan : What did he want here?

  Kelinda : He came to apologize for hitting me. Apparently it involves some peculiar touching contact.

  Rojan : In what manner?

  [She kisses him] 

  Rojan : [nearly chuckling]  Very odd creatures, these humans.

• Kelinda : This cultural mystique surrounding the biological function.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Yes?

  Kelinda : You realize humans are overly preoccupied with the subject.

  Captain James T. Kirk : Yes, we do think a great deal about it.

  Kelinda : I've done some supplemental reading on it, and, er...

  Captain James T. Kirk : You have a question?

  Kelinda : Yes. I was wondering, would you please apologize to me again?