#don't tag as ro/picard

[jacensolodjo]

If I was sorry for my actions Would I ever stoop so low Got no reason to live and I've got nothing left to give you

[tngbabe]

Picard Just Ended One of Star Trek: TNG's Most Frustrating Storylines | Den of Geek

******SPOILERS***** EPISODE 5 OF PICARD!! Great article about....gulp🥺🥺🥺😭😭 this ...snif... episode

@allofmystudentsrunaway

[dreaminghour]

been watching Star Trek TNG s5...

and it's just such a nice show... probably my comfort show. I found it for streaming online since I don't have the subscription. I left off in season 5 while it was on n-flix and it was easy to find my place again.

first one I watched was "The Perfect Mate" which, first of all, stars the preternaturally elegant Famke Janssen. (link to the Wikipedia page for the episode) Kamala is an empath and she uses her ability to sense others emotions to become the perfect complement to any man she spends time with. First she kisses Riker (because obv) but then she's chaperoned around by Data and flirts with Worf (loved that). But then she spends time with Picard and they kind of slowly fall in love and she ends up accidentally bonding with him instead of her intended husband. And then she leaves. I just think that Patrick Stewart is an amazing actor and I love that he had this amazing romantic story with a woman whom he barely has any physical contact with. It was so bittersweet. I loved it.

it also immediately spawned an AU idea which I would probably end up doing for QuiAni since they are my brain rot right now.

I was also moved by "The Next Phase" to wonder if anyone had ever written Geordi/Ro Laren and I could not find it! the only tagged slash fic for them on AO3 has them in a crossover fic with someone else. I can imagine there either being untagged/incorrectly tagged fic or it remaining on another fic archive.

but I'm kind of stunned that there's nothing. in that episode, they're both put 'out of phase' with the normal sensing world, no one can see or touch them. but they can see and touch each other which leads to a electric moment where they reach out hands and touch them mid-air like this:🙏

and I thought maybe they could have sex about it. no dice.

then I watched "The Inner Light" and just... 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 I cried so much about that one. good grief. it was great. that's the kind of sci-fi I really enjoy.