Star Trek

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Originally Posted by Alex

I believe it was established in TNG that Starfleet ships having entire families on board was a relatively new thing and families were never shown on board in TOS.

So was the TOS couple married by Kirk forbidden to procreate while onboard? And do condoms in that future consist of a force-field barrier, or are they still using latex? If force-field, can it be adjusted for "her pleasure?"

Kids were never shown on the TOS Enterprise, but neither were any but a tiny fraction of those on board. I think the just married couple implies enough to cover the implausibility of George and Winona* conducting their entire pregnancy aboard the Kelvin.

Not I that I didn't groan a bit about his wife giving birth right at that moment, but ultimately it worked as a cornball bit.





* Is that why Winona Ryder was given a part in the movie?