#but the Tuvok storyline????? Damn. DAMN dude.
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A Star Trek Novel called “Pocket Full of Lies” really has NO business going so hard.
#IMPORTANT NOTE: I only read Star Trek Novels as they pertain to Tuvok#so I have no idea about how the novel reads overall#but the Tuvok storyline????? Damn. DAMN dude.#what if you were suffering from a loss that affected and changed you so deeply that even those closest to you no longer recognized you?#and that change is symbolized and mirrored through this alternate reality version of your best friend who in YOUR universe also no longer#understands you...could never understand you...but THIS version of her is familiar. You can share each other's pain. You understand one#another in a way no one else does. And what if your inner grief/turmoil#was symbolized again in this alternate timeline by a constant war that's been raging f#for thousands of years with no end in sight no matter how hard you fight. The fighting in the end means nothing. The violence means nothing.#The death means nothing bc when you die another will take its place.#'His death was meaningless like this is meaningless' you think initially only to find that NO! It's the holding on to the PAIN that's#meaningless. It's the SUFFERING that's meaningless.#Tuvok being sent to convince ALT Janeway to give herself up to Starfleet but being unable to do so because he sympathizes and empathizes#with her...because (on another level) she isn't ready to give up the war (the suffering grief) and neither is he because to them the war#and the pain has BECOME the people they're grieving (Elieth & Daughter) so to give up feeling pain is to give up feeling love#but that isn't TRUE!!! and we see that in how Tuvok actually rebukes the affections and concerns of those attempting to reach out to him#and offer love...in reality this 'protection' or 'vigilance' is unhealthy and closes them off from healing and love. Bad coping mechanism.#Initially Tuvok pushes away everyone he comes across but through helping Janeway he helps himself and is finally able to take steps towards#acceptance in the purging of his anger on Dayne (Alt Janeway's husband who willfully allowed her daughter to die)#and we can see this in his outlook on how to move forward. In the beginning he's like 'I will never heal from this and I'll just live the#rest of my life never feeling safe or at peace.' <- defining and living his life according to the pain he's suffered#but in the end he has a more hopeful outlook...he sees that there are people around who want to be there for him and that he wants to lean#on...maybe forgiveness doesn't mean literally forgiving those who caused you to suffer but instead finally letting go of that suffering#and living according to joy...friendship..two hands clasped together. love.#novel experiences#Tuvok#Janeway#st voyager#oh ALSO the fact that Janeway always manages to survive being turned from a good thing to a very bittersweet thing for Tuvok bc his own#son was not so lucky...-chefs kiss-
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every odd number for the Star Trek ask meme
oh damn dude okay
1 - top 3 favourite female characters?
janeway, jadzia and uhura (oh fuck but also guinan) (ooh and amanda) (and all the rest of them too) (especially lwaxana)
3 - top 3 least favourite characters?
tom paris, ummmmmmmm wesley? and uh I guess? riker? I don’t actively dislike any characters
5 - Episode plot you wish they had handled differently?
There’s quite a few but the one that comes to mind right now is Profit and Lace for obvious reasons
7 - Who would make up your dream team?
Janeway as captain, Uhura as second in command, Chekov as navigator, McCoy as CMO, Bashir as a trainee, Chapel as a nurse, Sulu as helmsman, Scotty as chief engineer, Harry as communications, and Amanda chilling
9 - Which episode plot do you prefer?
a. Time traveling to the past or dealing with time travelers from the future?
b. Going undercover to spy on enemies or going undercover to explore pre-warp planets?
c. Holodeck malfunction or space anomaly?
d. Ship being taken over or being stranded on a planet?
e. Rapid aging or de-aging?
f. Diplomatic negotiations or all out battle?
11 - Top 3 OTPs?
Garashir, HarryxPromotion, and Benkaru
13 - A ship you wish had been canon and why?
Janeway and Chakotay because even though I only got halfway through that series they had a lot of chemistry and made each other so happy and had such tender moments and it was just lovely
15 - Top 3 favourite alien crewmembers?
Tuvok, Jadzia and Kira
17 - What role would you have aboard a starship?
I’d want to be a navigator or a xenobotanist
19 - You can undo one plot point, which do you choose?
Most of the premise of the first AOS movie.
21 - What kind of stories do you hope the new series does?
I’m really hoping they address some aspects of racism and sexism, especially considering the uproar by fake fans getting outraged by casting choices. I want them to continue to unabashedly carry the moral and intensely political topics that original trek covered but brought into a new era with a more topical conversation about equality and equal opportunity. That said, I also really hope they don’t make it overly gritty and let some humour into the dialogue. Trek is very political, but it should also be at least a little goofy.
23 - Favourite tropes?
I know it’s not a specific trope, but I adore when they throw the crew into a horribly ridiculous scenario and everyone just goes “yeah okay this is normal”
25 - Favourite villain(s)?
Q is always up there, but also Trelane and Kai Winn. The former because it’s fun and silly, and the latter because she’s genuinely terrifying and distressing.
27 - What do you wish they had handled differently?
Julian’s augment storyline.
29 - Favourite and least favourite episodes?
Favourite: Spectre of the GunLeast favourite: The Gamesters of Triskelion
31 - A crossover with another show/movie/book/ect, that you’d want to see?
Torchwood. I want to see Jack and Kirk meet and I also feel like Ianto would get along with Bones and Spock tremendously.
33 - Whose twitter feed would you most want to follow?
Sulu
35 - A minor character you wish had become a main character?
M’Benga
37 - Character A and Character B get into a fight, who wins?
yes
39 - You have to relocate to a planet other than Earth, which do you choose?
Risa
41 - Which episode(s) creeped out/scared you the most?
None of them really scared me that i can think of rn, but Gamesters of Triskelion genuinely creeps me out because of the treatment of Uhura. It’s just not fun.
43 - Order of shows from most to least favorite? (I’m only going to list the ones I’ve seen)
DS9, TOS, TNG, AOS, VOY (the last two are very close, but Beyond pulls AOS ahead)
45 - Which alien culture would you most want to live in/would feel most comfortable?
Trill. Whether or not I get a worm in my belly they seem pretty chill.
47 - An unpopular opinion you have?
dunno man
49 - A favorite ST fic?
I don’t actually read much fic, but I remember one specific one that stood out to me. I can’t remember what it was called, but it was an AOS chulu fic where chekov and sulu go to russia and visit chekov’s family and chekov sings in a choir and the two of them go running together and it was all just so well written but I can’t find it WAIT NO IT TOOK ME LIKE 20 MINUTES BUT HERE IT IS it doesn’t seem to have all the chapters, but I think you can find a full version on ff.net
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