10 Most Chilling Star Trek Moments

This scene from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country remains one of the most memorable, disturbing, and unsettling scenes in the history of the franchise. The setup is simple - Valeris is revealed to be involved in a conspiracy to disrupt peace talks between the Federation and the Klingon Empire, and she refuses to comply with any investigation. Spock approaches her and, as only a Vulcan can do, joins their minds to find the answers.

This scene displays just how dark this film was willing to go. Here was Spock, one of the franchise's most popular characters, engaging in an act comparable to waterboarding. In an interview with the Clonestar Podcast, director Nicholas Meyer admitted that in the years since the film's release, he had second thoughts about including the scene at all.

Regardless of whether one believes it should or shouldn't be there, the scene achieves its goals with clinical accuracy. This was a plot that had the potential for horrific ramifications throughout the Alpha Quadrant. Valeris's pain, and Spock's soul - were they acceptable sacrifices for the greater good?

Did the needs of the many truly outweigh the needs of the few here?