#and I love Michael and Saru
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Saw the version with the og 5 going around, so I thought I'd spread the deluxe (2x the chaos, double the potential for unhinged admirals) edition.
#star trek#jim kirk#james t kirk#michael burnham#kathryn janeway#captain janeway#jean luc picard#star trek tng#star trek picard#jonathan archer#benjamin sisko#captain sisko#ben sisko#philippa georgiou#emperor georgiou#saru#captain saru#gabriel lorca#carol freeman#captain freeman#christopher pike#dal#star trek voyager#star trek discovery#star trek prodigy#star trek ds9#star trek enterprise#star trek lower decks#y'all this is maybe the most tags I've put on anything#I just love these funky little weirdos and their funky little adventures so much
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Admiral Saru and President T'Rina in Star Trek: Discovery s05e10 - Life, Itself
#star trek#star trek: discovery#saru x t'rina#saru#t'rina#discoedit#trekedit#my gif#the wedding of the century#this was so beautiful#i loved the flowery decor and the floating light domes#and their amazing costumes#but i'm also sad we didn't see more of the wedding ceremony#and how the whole wedding scene was basically undercut by the Michael/Book stuff#i really would have liked to hear their vows#and having Michael give a wedding toast
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💥 ACTION SARU! 💥
#star trek discovery#dsc#star trek#saru#doug jones#st disco#st dsc#michael burnham#cleveland booker#discovery spoilers#star trek spoilers#star trek edit#disco 5x2#my stuff#gifset#michael's reaction was everything#so in love with Action Saru i feel dizzy 🫠
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Michael and Saru art at startrek on Instagram 🖖
#it’s missing Saru hours again#I love their relationship so much#michael burnham#saru#star trek discovery#star trek#my post
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Here’s my days late submission for day 5 of Celebrate Disco!! I went for more what I’d like to see than any actual predictions:
1) JOLA CANON!!!!!!!!
2) there’s been some talk about adira being ace - not only would I love for that to be mentioned, it would be so so cool if they had ace adults to look up to in Saru and T’Rina! Plus aroace Linus!!
3) continuing the theme of being as queer as possible for the final season (as a final “fuck you!!!” to the homophobic/transphobic trek “fans”), Michael and Tilly vibing about both being bi :))
4) LAST BUT NOT LEAST, HUGH AND PAUL GET A FUCKING BREAK!!!!!
#this actually made me so happy to draw :))) I love my queer crew so much#star trek discovery#celebrate disco 2023#star trek#star trek fanart#star trek discovery fanart#st: dsc#michael burnham#sylvia tilly#saru#t’rina#keyla detmer#joann owosekun#paul stamets#hugh culber#jola#culmets#adira tal#my art
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ACTION SARUUUUUUUU! 😎
#star trek#star trek discovery#star trek disco#saru#michael burnham#jett reno#man i love the star trek insta sm#so funny doug shared this on his insta story today 😂
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not going to lie as soon as Michael started talking about a first officer my mind jumped to Owosekun and Rhys and when Saru said Booker would make a good XO I was offended on their behalf because the man’s not even technically in starfleet
#star trek discovery#also I firmly believe they’re in love with#each other still just working through things which makes it a massive conflict of interest#and I loved loved loved Michael having someone outside of Starfleet she could lean on#because I was tired of her feeling indebted and obligated to the point of constantly risking her life for an institution#that failed her in childhood and then later used her as a scapegoat for an entire war#cleveland booker#michael burnham#Booker deserves to find his next path#and he and Michael can be a team romantically#also disclaimer I know Saru was talking about the *type* of person but there are like 80-some-odd people who have been on#Discovery for a minute like Culber? Pollard?#Tilly would make as bad of an XO to Michael as she did to Saru anyway#in a good way she’s too loyal to her friends
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The writers and David Ajala did such a good job with Book that even when he's completely in the wrong, doing something terrible, and putting Michael in a horrible position I still love him so much, and that never wavers for a second. There's a lot of characters on this show that the things they say to or about Michael or the positions they put her in, years later I am still mad at them about it. But you always empathize and understand where Book is coming from and love him even if he's wrong and incredibly frustrating
#i get why saru's threat ganglia came out around michael but it still pisses me off#I've already made the post about how tilly telling saru he should report michael to vance made me stop liking her#i do love ash now but i was pissed off at him for years for the way he accused michael of backing off the relationship#vance has grown on me quite a bit but i fucking hated him in season 3#and i rillak has also grown on me but i hated her questioning michael's readiness to captain#but book? i get frustrated with him yeah but i could never hate him#cleveland booker#dsc
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sketch request: Saru (trying) to ride a bike
#star trek#star trek: discovery#saru star trek#captain saru#michael burnham#captain burnham#star trek fan art#art#fan art#this was SO fun i love them sm#my art#my post#sketch requests
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does Michael take forever to reply whenever she makes it out of a near-death situation because she enjoys giving Saru a heart attack because this happens EVERY time
#star trek: discovery#michael burnham#saru#this is not a complaint#its fucking hilarious#and I love it
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I'M REALLY GOING TO MISS THE DISCOVERY CHARACTERS
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#after watching s5 ep3 which made me laugh out loud and replay moments multiple times to laugh out loud again#UGH I LOVE THEM#RENO AND STAMETS I NEED MORE MOMENTS BETWEEN THEM#Culber is so entrancing on screen#Tilly you sassy honest amazing individual ily#Michael and Book you are too gorgeous together#also that meditation pose at the end WHAT#star trek: disco#SARU AND T'RINA WHAT A FUCKING HEALTHY ASS RELATIONSHIP
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i'm devastated that I never wrote down my predictions for disco s5 because literally the first thing i thought after i heard someone describe the season as a scavenger hunt was that it was gonna be a follow up to The Chase without any other information to go on. apollo's dodgeball has hit and only i know.
#idk why that was my immediate thought but i was right!!!!#also im very excited for this season i loved the first two episodes#im hopeful that we'll continue mostly in the vein of fun adventure w big character stuff and no IMMINIENT GALACTIC DESTRUCTION#michael was a delight in this episode too. its so satisfying to see her fully realized#AND SARU. WEDDING. IM SO EXCITED.#discovery#discovery spoilers#disco spoilers#my posts
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also i’ve come to terms with things (<- a lie) and am willing to make a trade. since disco’s ending after s5, i’ll admit that star trek 4 is essentially a corpse i’ve been carrying around weekend-at-bernie’s style for 7 years if the next trek movie we get is michael burnham & disco-focused like 5 or 10 years down the line. like A DISCOVERY MOVIE COULD YOU IMAGINE!!!!!!
#MICHAEL ON THE BIG SCREEN!!!!!!!! saru on the big screen!!!!! GRUDGE on the big screen!!!!!!#tilly and book and stamets and culber and adira and gray on the big screen!!!!!#DISCO HERSELF ON THE BIG SCREEN#i would see that shit in theaters every day for a month#OR they could put michael in the kelvin timeline just sayin. that would rule#sonequa could still play her!!!!!#(they just need to finish after i finish writing my f@nfiction based on that concept LMFAO)#god. anyways. i love you michael burnham forever#f: star trek#t.txt
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TELL ME DAMMIT
#star trek discovery#st disco#st dsc#star trek#star trek edit#discovery spoilers#disco#saru#sylvia tilly#michael burnham#disco 04x03#disco 05x02#gifset#my stuff#i LIVE for a good throwback#as a plant lady and someone who loves poking things#i got 99 questions and this is 90 of them
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I really need a Carol-inspired Michael Burnham/Laira Rillak fic featuring T'Rina as Abby in my life right now
anyone wanna write one?
also if there's a discord for laira/michael or saru/t'rina please talk to me omg please i need human interaction and i love them your honor
#i know i'm late to the train but i love michael/laira soooo much#and i really need people to talk about them with#and saru/t'rina is so amazing too#i fucking love them and wanna talk about them as well#please talk to me fellow shippers?#if there is a discord for either of these i will scream#please please please invite me#i just binged all 4 seasons of discovery and i have so many feels right now#star trek discovery#laira rillak#president rillak#rillham#michael burnham#saru#t'rina#sarina#michael x laira#saru x t'rina
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Celebrating Black History Month
Captain on the Bridge: CAPTAIN MICHAEL BURNHAM
Seasons 4 was our first full season of Michael as captain (finally)! So I'm reflecting on things she did that stood out to me. Also, it's Black History Month! She's our first Black female lead in a Star Trek Series and our first Black female lead captain, played brilliantly by Sonequa Martin-Green.
1. The Queen of Chaotic Ingenuity
Michael is a master of thinking on her feet. If a plan goes awry, she can course correct on the fly (bars). Honestly, we've seen her do this throughout Disco, but as captain, we especially see it in the season opener, Kobayashi Maru, with the Alshain (aka The Butterfly People). When their re-contact mission goes sideways, Michael is able to identify that there is an issue with their navigation and work with her crew to come up with a solution while being chased and shot at.
The Alshain did not report the problem, but by providing them a solution - no strings attached - Captain Burnham was able to win over their trust with the Federation.
2. Collaborator
I love how Michael respects the expertise of her crew and encourages their involvement with problem-solving. Having personally been on teams where collaboration was encouraged, it does a great deal in boosting team morale, building teamwork, and communicating through action that the individual team members' skills and ideas are valued. This is seen best in Anamoly and Stormy Weather. It's also seen with how she suggested to Book that he talk to Dr. Culbert. As a counselor, he's more equipped to manage Book's mental and emotional state after losing Kwejian.
3. Recognizing the needs of her crew
"All In" was one of my favorite episodes this season. The fun, the action, and Owosekun getting to shine. One of my favorite scenes was seeing how Michael responded to Owosekun's outburst with Saru from a previous episode. Instead of choosing to double down with additional punishment or verbal reprimand, she saw an opportunity to allow Owosekun to do more in her service to the mission at hand.
O: Why bring me?
M: Saru told me about what happened at the subspace rift. How you didn't want to stand down when he told you to.
O: I was totally out of bounds. I apologized to him.
M: I know. I also know how it feels to want to do something. Anything. And how it feels when you can't.
Michael recognized Owosekun's actions didn't come from a place of rebellion but a place of wanting to do more to help. Michael found an opportunity to allow her the space to fulfill that desire and utilize that drive.
Also, allowing a place on her ship that provides mental and emotional support for the crew via Dr. Culbert becoming the ship's councilor is the sign of a leader that cares about the whole health of her crew. Yes, I know other captains have had a ship’s counselor. The point it Captain Burnham does too and it deserves recognition.
4. Balancing her heart and duty
Captain Burnham had the challenge of being the supporting partner to the man she loved, who lost his entire home planet while maintaining her commitment to Starfleet. And she did a stellar job. Yes, she loves Book deeply and was willing to do all she could to help him. But when he went rogue, she chose to stay committed to the course of a peaceful first contact, despite it putting her at odds with the love of her life. Furthermore, when she thought Book died (Sonequa gave one of the best performances in Star Trek), she was still able to see the mission through, despite her heartbreak.
5. How she handled the Magistrate
Although empathetic to their plight, Captain Burnham still set clear boundaries with the magistrate about WHO has the authority, what WILL happen while on HER ship, and some food for thought when they arrive to wherever they find refuge. And she didn't have to raise her voice to do it. One's ability to yell at subordinates is not a true show of power and authority.
6. The Beginnings of a Diplomat?
Now we know Michael is a Kirk-type captain. And this season, she does not like politics or politicians. But during season 4, as much as she can’t stand it, we are shown that Captain MB may have the makings of a Diplomat as shown best in All Is Possible and But To Connect.
7. Leading a successful First Contact
Captain Burnham led a first contact like none other. A true first contact with serious stakes riding on its success or failure. After successfully getting through the Galatic Barrier (shout out to Detmer's immaculate piloting) and utilizing her (Michael’s) xenoanthropologic skills to investigate the 10-C's home planet, she along with some of the Federation's best had to figure out how to connect with the 10-C. A truly alien species, where universal translators failed to help with communication and who Starfleet had 0 records of. What makes Captain Burnham stand out is her willingness to step out on faith. She led her team on a mission on the 10-C's home planet to find some form of culture context to aid in their ability to communicate with them. It paid off. It laid the foundation for the first contact team and the USS Discovery crew to help understand how to communicate with the 10-C. Also, it should be noted that Michael admitted to President Rillak that she was angry, but we don't see her anger and frustration run her emotions or hinder her ability to command. I've seen people accuse her of being emotional. There's a difference between emotional intelligence and being emotional.
Also, I admire her recognizing when to take the lead and when to be a team player. As already stated, her calm demeanor and unwavering trust in the crew were excellent in helping them get across the Galatic Barrier. But she also recognized that it was President Rillak's voice that needed to be heard when informing everyone that the DMA moved to the Alpha Quadrant. It takes maturity to know when someone else need to lead and humility to let them lead. All of these actions lead to a successful first contact.
Conclusion:
In closing, Captain Michael Burnham is not the same Michael Burnham we met in season 1. In season 4, she has inner peace. She has a balance with human emotions and her Vulcan-trained logic. She knows who she is and has confidence in herself. Her duty to Starfleet and the Federation is matched with joy in what she's fighting for. Captain Michael Burnham is THE captain of the USS Discovery. No one else.
I want to end with this. There's plenty of room for more than one Black Starfleet captain. We can celebrate Sisko, Burnham, and Freeman in a way that respects them all. There's no need to pit them against each other. They all matter and are important in representing Black people in the future.
Happy Black History Month
#star trek#michael burnham#captain michael burnham#star trek discovery#black history month#bhm#season 4
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