Spock's death in The Wrath of Khan in 1982 featured an emotional scene between Spock and Captain Kirk. Then Spock was brought back to life in the next film. That wasn't going to work when Leonard Nimoy died in 2015. The next Star Trek movie, Star Trek Beyond, wrote Spock's offscreen death into the script, leaving fans feeling shortchanged. A new video shows the scene we didn't get in the Star Trek movies- Kirk going to say goodbye as Spock draws his last breath. A computer-enhanced William Shatner stars with Lawrence Selleck as Spock, with his face computer-generated as Leonard Nimoy. There are also guest appearances by Star Trek characters that you'll recognize.
The video is only 7:45; the rest is credits, which have some emotional moments themselves. Read more about the context of the video within the world of Star Trek at Geeks Are Sexy.
GIFs of the hand-holding scene are blowing up Tumblr this morning, without any context about where they were from, so thanks for posting the full video! Shippers and regular fans alike are rejoicing!
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