I'm not familiar enough with TOS to comment on Spock Prime, but I think Tuvok is an excellent example of a more typical (and full-blooded) Vulcan.
He's conforms to the Vulcan ideal more than Spock, yet it is repeatedly expressed in subtle ways he *does* feel affection for Janeway (one of the most emotionally effective scenes in Voyager is when, certain that they were facing death by Space Anomaly Of The Week he protectively moves his hand closer but doesn't quite touch the unconscious captain. It's subtle but speaks volumes) and Kes. His primary 'emotion' seemed to be 'annoyed', especially when he shared a scene with Neelix (and I felt his pain on that).
Here are some choice Tuvok quotes where the Vulcan emotion question is touched upon:
Conversing with an insightful holographic (sort of) woman whose insight inexplicably draws him to her:
Marayna: Imagine this: that you - with your logic and your reason - are skimming atop endless waves of an ocean. You believe you're in control; but you know the control is an illusion. You believe that you understand the depth beneath you; but that, too, is an illusion. Lieutenant Tuvok: I can see why Ensign Kim finds you... compelling.
Lieutenant Tuvok: The Vulcan heart was forged out of barbarism and violence. We learned to control it; but it is still part of us. To pretend that it does not exist is to create an opportunity for it to escape.
He's also got a very wry sense of humour, the capacity to be embarrassed (in an episode of the crew having their dreams invaded by an entity, his nightmare involves walking to the bridge naked) and a soft spot for children he'll try to rationalise logically.
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Date: 2009-05-30 09:27 pm (UTC)He's conforms to the Vulcan ideal more than Spock, yet it is repeatedly expressed in subtle ways he *does* feel affection for Janeway (one of the most emotionally effective scenes in Voyager is when, certain that they were facing death by Space Anomaly Of The Week he protectively moves his hand closer but doesn't quite touch the unconscious captain. It's subtle but speaks volumes) and Kes. His primary 'emotion' seemed to be 'annoyed', especially when he shared a scene with Neelix (and I felt his pain on that).
Here are some choice Tuvok quotes where the Vulcan emotion question is touched upon:
Conversing with an insightful holographic (sort of) woman whose insight inexplicably draws him to her:
Marayna: Imagine this: that you - with your logic and your reason - are skimming atop endless waves of an ocean. You believe you're in control; but you know the control is an illusion. You believe that you understand the depth beneath you; but that, too, is an illusion.
Lieutenant Tuvok: I can see why Ensign Kim finds you... compelling.
Lieutenant Tuvok: The Vulcan heart was forged out of barbarism and violence. We learned to control it; but it is still part of us. To pretend that it does not exist is to create an opportunity for it to escape.
He's also got a very wry sense of humour, the capacity to be embarrassed (in an episode of the crew having their dreams invaded by an entity, his nightmare involves walking to the bridge naked) and a soft spot for children he'll try to rationalise logically.
I clearly need some Voyager icons.