McCoy Scene

The best scene in the entire movie. Thanks!

Proof of DeForest Kelly’s mastery of his craft.

When you've lost your dad, scenes like this burn.

Poor man he died just to reincarnate as a blind man named Mr. Van Ranseleer and hung out at Archie Bunkers Place all the time

"All my knowledge and I can't save him."

I read somewhere that DeForest Kelley playing this scene was reminded of the death of his own father and didn't want to talk to anybody afterwards

This is one of the saddest scenes ever in a movie. Star Trek V might be labeled the worst Star Trek movie, but this is a 5 star scene in what many rate a one or two star movie.

Why did you do it?

To preserve his dignity.

Sybok is right. We all hide a secret pain we don't want anyone to know about.

The "Oh my God don't do this to me" levels me

This scene means a lot right now (december 2020). A cure (vaccine) is coming in the next months but the patient (the common people) can't handle the pain (lockdown) anymore.

What a moral check. That's a hard position, but it's a choice i could make. McCoy did the right thing. The machines kept his father alive, he clearly was in pain, he saved his father's dignity but also kept his Hippocratic oath of NOT causing pain.

Mastery of character by Kelley . . . but also by Shatner. Watch the anguish on Kirk's face.

I'm here watching this scene because I'm facing the same situation with my mom. This is a terrible decision to make, and I wish it upon no one.

Ok, but when Sybok says “You’re a doctor”, I can’t help but think of Bones repeating “I’m a doctor, damnit” over and over again to his crew. Maybe he had to convince himself more than anyone else.

Amazing scene.

The Babylon 5 sequel Crusade episode "The Path Of Sorrows" has similar, with an alien who has people relive something horrible in their past that had been eating them alive, and then simply says "I forgive you" because they hadn't forgiven themselves yet.

What’s interesting about what Sybok did to “release the pain” of those he interacted with, is that it is remarkably similar to an accepted psychiatric practice today called EMDR, which uses a machine to dig up the repressed causes of a patient’s PTSD or trauma and helps them to process it in a way that is not debilitating.

If you've ever had to do this with a loved one. It really hurts

Truly yes, one of the most real scenes in Star Trek

Fantastic scene. But I always wondered, what would have been Kirk’s ‘Pain’? and what would he see?

Your pain is the deepest of all.

Today this scene keeps speaking to me. My wife who had Friedreich’s Ataxia since her teen years passed away last summer. FA has no known cure and no working treatments, and therapy did nothing for her in her last few years. She had a fall last year which caused kidney failure, and she went on a constant slide downhill causing much pain and mental illness. It was hard for us to make the decision to sign a DNR and watch her slowly fade away.

Just this week the FDA approved the first treatment drug specifically for FA. If only it came a year earlier.

McCoy’s self-doubt over his choice is something I will relate to the rest of my life.

Great storytelling, and beautiful insight into the life of a beloved character.

When I was a kid, I think I was 8 at the time, I didn' tknow what they meant by "their pain." I thought they were like physically hurting LOL

A god damn cure!

One of the most emotional scenes on all the Star Trek movies, and the best acting performances by any actor, in any of the movies. Mr. Kelley nailed it. ALL the feels!

This scene makes me understand why bones was always a bit of a grump. This would definitely change a person.

Despite Star Trek V being seen as the worst of the franchise, this is the saddest scene in Star Trek if not of all time.

This pain has poisoned your soul. Nothing could be more true.

De Kelley had a great moment right here with his acting.