#martha hackett

[evviejo]

STAR TREK: VOYAGER - S3E1 Basics, Part 2

[badmovieihave]

Bad movie I have Kiss Kiss Bang Bang 2005

[defconprime]

Martha Hackett as Seska

[celtic-romulan]

So I finally caved and subscribed to The Delta Flyers patreon so I could watch the video versions of the podcast episodes.

I got to the Basics Part 2 episode where they were interviewing Martha Hackett (aka Seska). One of the questions Garrett asked her was whether she knew what Seska’s baby’s name was, if the writers ever named him or not (they didn’t; he was just a no-name). I was kind of hoping Garrett would have named dropped “Sessen” from Star Trek Online, but sadly he didn’t (I can’t remember if the Delta Quadrant missions came out before or after the pandemic). Then he asked what Seska would have named him, given that he would have had some Cardassian-sounding name mixed with a Kazon sounding name, and Martha suggested Seska would probably have put a little bit of Chakotay’s heritage in there as well (aww!!) because of how attached she still was to him. She suggested something like “Gacko”, and my first thought that my stupid animal brain went to was “GOKU!!” 😆

I’ve joked more than once about how the Kazon kind of resemble the Saiyans from DBZ with the outrageous hair, so I laughed way more than I should have when Martha came up with that name.

[rowanoptera]

whenever my old flatmate and I were watching voyager and we saw Martha Hackett's name come up in the opening scene we'd scream (": what a fun villain

Culluh & Seska were an underappreciated comedy power couple.

He: The ruler repeatedly foiled by his own pride and stupidity.

She: The devious supervillain spy that tries to be a Lady MacBeth but can't seem to get over her crush on her former boss.

[grissomesque]

The thing about "Worst Case Scenario" is that Seska rewriting a program to torture and ultimately murder Tuvok for his "betrayal" of the Maquis suggests that she was loyal to the Maquis, and not only because of her feelings for Chakotay. She would've had to booby trap the program before "State of Flux," because she's under intense scrutiny then and there's not really enough time anyway. Which suggests to me that she was fueled by real rage: if Tuvok had reopened the program, and been killed by it, how could she have possibly gotten away with it? She wasn't planning to leave at that point, and (!) she specifically depicts herself as Bajoran, not, in some big gotcha moment, as Cardassian:

When Seska returns in this episode [...] the holographic Seska also slightly differs, in appearance, from how the actual Seska ever looked. "We […] see Seska in an incarnation we had never really seen her in before," Martha Hackett commented. "They changed everything – her hair and costume – because it's her creation in the hologram." (Star Trek Monthly issue 34, p. 40)

(Emphasis mine)

This, coupled with her big speech in "State of Flux," makes me wonder whether she would've ever revealed herself as Cardassian, if she hadn't been caught. She seems still to believe in the superiority of Cardassia ("If this had been a Cardassian ship, we would be home now!"), yet follows up with,

"I did it for you. I did it for this crew. We are alone here, at the mercy of any number of hostile aliens, because of the incomprehensible decision of a Federation captain. A Federation captain who destroyed our only chance to get home. Federation rules. Federation nobility. Federation compassion? Do you understand? [...] We must begin to forge alliances. To survive, we must have powerful friends."

We are alone. We must have powerful friends. I don't know how this has never occurred to me, but textually speaking, with the notable exception of Incomprehensible Federation Captain Janeway, Seska seems deeply invested in the community she is ultimately forced to leave. It's, actually, a kind of reverse Ro Laren situation. What a twist.

[mybeingthere]

MICHAEL GOLDBERG

(1924 - 2007)

Along with Norman Bluhm, Grace Hartigan and Joan Mitchell, Michael Goldberg is considered part of the second-generation of abstract expressionists to come out of the New York School. In 1957, he gained increasing critical and commercial success after coming to the attention of the collector Walter Chrysler, who was introduced to Goldberg by his close friend Bluhm and purchased a number of paintings directly from Goldberg’s studio. This private transaction brought the artist to the attention of the influential New York dealer Martha Jackson and enabled him to paint full time.

[evviejo]

STAR TREK: VOYAGER // S1E11 State of Flux You are a fool, Captain. And you are a fool to follow her.

[defconprime]

Martha Hackett as Seska

[h-a-unted]

Indie Dual Muse (and not-so-secret multimuse) starring primarily Emma Mountebank and Travis Hackett from The Quarry. Additional muses include Chris Redfield from Resident Evil, Alex Keller from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reboot, Martha from Final Fantasy XVI, Haurchefant Greystone from Final Fantasy XIV and more! Portrayed by Kuroki. Canon, Duplicates, Crossover, and OC friendly! ♡ + ⟳ and/or follow if interested in interacting!

[holishkes]

Sorry but I’m just supposed to be okay about how both Bashir’s and Sisko’s minds were probed by this simulation and it came to the conclusion that Garak was their most plausible lil sidekick ally? How it makes perfect sense to both of them that he would be at their side every step of the way? Sisko thinks he would be the best person to break him out of jail? Bashir has to watch him die to test how much he’ll sacrifice? Help????

Having lots of perfectly normal and proportionate feelings about The Search Part 2

[redladydeath]

Six actors who's names share a common root

Hannah (12) Jana Larell Glover, Anna Uzele, Hana Stewart, Annamaria Baranyai, Anita Gado, Hannah Lowther, Annabel Marlow, Anna Peller, Gerianne Perez, Analise Rios, Hannah Taylor, Anna Terpiłowska

Elizabeth (9) Ellie Jane Grant, Izi Maxwell, Ella Burns, Bella Coppola, Izabela Pawletko, Analise Rios, Leesa Tulley, Elizabeth Walker, Ellie Wyman

Laurence (8) Laura Dawn Pyatt, Lauren Byrne, Lauren Irving, Lauren Mariasoosay, Laura Blair, Lauren Drew, Loren Hunter, Lori McLare

Margaret (7) Małgorzata Chrusciel, Meghan Corbett, Meghan Dawson, Meg Dixon-Brasil, Megan Gilbert, Maggie Lacasse, Megan Leung

Christos (7) Kirsty "Zara" MacIntosh, Keirsten Nicole Hodgens, Cristina D'Agostino, Kristina Leopold, Christina Modestou, Kristina Walz, Krisztina Magyar

Helen (6) Ellie Jane Grant, Elena Breschi, Ella Burns, Elena Gyasi, Aline Mayagoitia, Ellie Wyman

John (6) Jana Larell Glover, Gianna Grosso, Jaina Brock-Patel, Janique Charles, Janice Rijssel, Lori-Jane McLare

Nicholas (6) Nicole Louise Lewis, Nikki Bentley, Nikolett Gallusz, Collette Guitart, Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert, Nicole Lamb

Alexander (5) Alexia McIntosh, Sasha Renae Brown, Alexandra "Zan" Berube, Aleksandra Gotowicka, Ji-sun "Lexie" Kim

Gabriella (5) Gabbi Mack, Gabrielle Davina Smith, Gabriela Francesca Carillo, Gabriella Stylianou-Burns, Gabriella Boumford

Jasmine (5) Jasmine Shen, Jasmine Smith, Jasmine Forsberg, Jasmine Hackett, Jaz Robinson

Julius (5) Juli Horanyi, Giulia Marolda, Julia McLellan, Julia Pulo, Jillian Worthing

Adal (4) Alicia Corrales-Connor, Alyssa Giannetti, Alize Ke'Aloha Cruz, Aline Mayagoitia

Amy (4) Amy Bridges, Aimie Atkinson, Amy Di Bartolomeo, Kara-Ami McCreanor

Courtney (4) Courtney Monsma, Courtney Stapleton, Courtney Bowman, Courtney Mack

Emil (4) Amelia Walker, Emily Rose Lyons, Emily Harrigan, Emilia "Millie" O'Connell

Katherine (4) Caitlyn De Kuyper, Kathryn Kilger, Caitlin Tipping, Kate Zulauf

Kayla (4) Kala Gare, Khaila Wilcoxon, Kaylah Attard, Kayla McSorley

Monica (4) Monika Nika Veres, Monique Ashe-Palmer, Janique Charles, Mónika Horváth

Sophia (4) Sophie Golden, Sophie-Rose Middleton, Fia Houston-Hamilton, Sophie Isaacs

Abigail (3) Abigail Sparrow, Abbi Hodgson, Abby Mueller

Aenor (3) Ellie Jane Grant, Ella Burns, Ellie Wyman

Danielle (3) Danielle Steers, Danielle Mendoza, Danielle Rose

Eireann (3) Aryn Bohannon, Erin Palmer Ramirez, Erin Caldwell

Hayley (3) Haley Izurieta, Hailee Kaleem Wright, Hailey Lewis

Laura (3) Laura Dawn Pyatt, Laura Blair, Lori McLare

Lucius (3) Lucy Aiston, Lucia Valentino, Lucinda Wilson

Natalie (3) Natalie Pilkington, Natalie Paris, Natalia Kujawa

Oliver (3) Olivia "Liv" Alexander, Olivia Donalson, Oliver Wickham

Rhiannon (3) Rhiannon Bacchus, Rhiannon Doyle, Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky

Sarah (3) Kala Gare, Sadie Hurst, Sarah McFarlane

Theodore (3) Terica Marie, Didi Romero, Dóra Csonka

Agnes (2) Inez Budd, Agnieszka Rose

Aisha (2) Aiesha Naomi Pease, Aisha Kardffy

Alan (2) Lana Zoe Jensen, Alana M. Robinson

Amanda (2) Amanda Lee, Amanda Lindgren

Ashley (2) Ashlee Waldbauer, Ashleigh Weir

Brian (2) Brianna Brito Mooney, Brianna Javis

Cassandra (2) Cassandra Lee, Cassie Silva

Cathassach (2) Casey Esbin, Casey Al-Shaqsy

Ceallach (2) Kelly Sweeney, Kelly Denice Taylor

Cennetig (2) Kennedy Carstens, Kenedy Small

Charles (2) Carly Mercedes Dyer, Caroline Siegrist

Chelsea (2) Chelsea Lorraine Wargo, Chelsea Dawson

Chloe (2) Chloe Zuel, Chloe Hart

Eloise (2) Eloise "Ellie" Sharpe, Eloise Lord

Eric (2) Terica Marie, Erika Herceg

Grace (2) Grace Mouat, Grace Melville

Hadrian (2) Adrianna Glover, Adrianna Hicks

Henry (2) Harriet Watson, Harriet Caplan-Dean

Holly (2) Holli' Conway, Holly Musgrave

Jennifer (2) Jennifer Caldwell, Ji-woo "Jennifer" Kim

Jessica (2) Jessica Niles, Jessica "Jessie" Bodner

Ludwig (2) Lou Henry, Rhianne-Louise McCaulsky

Maia (2) Maiya Quansah-Breed, Maya Christian

Martha (2) Marta Burdynowicz, Marta Skrzypczynska

Mary (2) Annamaria Baranyai, Marilyn Caserta

Matilda (2) Maddison Bulleyment, Maddison Firth

Melissa (2) Melinda Porto, Melissa J. Ford

Rachel (2) Rachel Rawlinson, Rachel "Rae" Davenport

Renatus (2) Renee Lamb, Brene "Bre" Jackson

Shannon (2) Shannen Alyce Quan, Su-jeong "Shannon" Pae

Sidney (2) Cydney Clark, Sydney Parra

Taylor (2) Taylor Iman Jones, Taylor Pearlstein

Victor (2) Victoria "Vicki" Manser, Viki Singh

[gleamingsilence]

Ask game!

Which actors/actresses would you headcast as your (books/games) blorbos? I'm going to drop Dijkstra, Phil and Vesemir on you but you can choose others, too, of course!

Ah, thanks for asking!! Let's do easiest to hardest:

For old Vesemir I would choose Bert Cöll, his german voice actor. (I mean look at him!!)

Dijkstra is really hard! Graham McTavish is actually pretty good face wise for the game (imo), he's just not massive enough! But it would be hard to do book-Sigi justice, even though Big Show is kinda looking good:

I never really thought about Darling Phil. I don't disagree with her TWN version; Cassie Clare does her vibe very well. The only other actress that comes to my mind is Martha Hackett and I found one photo of her as Seska from Star Trek fitting (sorry!).

[mrbensonmum]

TV Show - Star Trek: Voyager VIII

Today we're starting off big because I didn't finish the third season, so we're diving straight into Species 8472, which is great. But what's behind us?

We had a very emotional episode with the Doctor, where he creates a perfect family for himself and then quickly realizes, through modifications, what a real family is. I thought it was a really good episode that also showed where the Doctor's journey should go.

Episode 23 was also interesting because it reminded me of how facts have been handled in the recent years of our time. And of course, in the years before that too, but here, things were processed that hadn't happened yet back then, and I thought it was important to address such topics.

Before we get to the current episode, we had a very good "What if…?" episode, although I was a little concerned about Martha Hackett (Seska) here because she looked extremely thin. All the female actors do, but that was pretty intense, although with Seven of Nine, it's going to be even more extreme.

So, onto the episode currently airing, where my Voyager journey begins today, Scorpion Part 1! I think it's very good that they've taken it a step further here and said, "Okay, we need a species that's even more hardcore than the Borg, so that humans have to ally with the Borg!" It's a bit like the story of the frog and the scorpion trying to cross a river! (OH! Okey, Chakotay told the story few seconds after I wrote this. I know it with a frog and a scorpion, he told it with a fox and a scorpion.)

But I have to admit once again that Voyager is really fun, and I had remembered it differently here and there. I'm looking forward to all that's to come because even though I actually know what's coming, since I've watched it all before, there are still things, as I realized last night, that I've forgotten.

[trillscienceofficer]

Martha Hackett saying that she auditioned for the role of Jadzia Dax is a thing that's never far from my mind

[jimintomystery]

DS9: "The Search, Part I"

Commander Sisko returns from Starfleet Headquarters with a mission to search the Gamma Quadrant for the Founders, the mysterious leaders of the Dominion. And just in case the Founders aren't interested in diplomacy, Sisko has requisitioned an experimental warship, the USS Defiant.

I remember reading about this episode shortly before it aired, and holy shit I was excited! The Defiant sounded like everything I never knew I wanted to have on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Mind you, I liked the premise of a large, janky station with inadequate defenses, but it made perfect sense to give Deep Space Nine a badass little ship. After years of Star Trek's bigger-is-better approach to ship design, the Dominion's scrappy little fighters in "The Jem'Hadar" gave me a taste for fast attack craft. And it's got a Romulan cloaking device? *chef's kiss*

More than anything, though, I fell in love with the Defiant because it was a prototype for an anti-Borg battle fleet. Up to this point, Star Trek had made the Borg seem impervious to all conventional weaponry, so that they can only be beaten with clever plot devices and hacking, if you're lucky. But Sisko declares in no uncertain terms that the Defiant was designed to "fight and defeat the Borg," and he made me believe it. All at once I imagined a vast Starfleet armada with dozens of Defiant-class ships, and suddenly anything seemed possible. (I eventually got a 223k fanfic out of that notion.)

So I was very ready for a two-parter about this new ship running around beating ass and being cool as hell. I should have known that five minutes after the good guys get a cloaking device, we'd find out all the ways bad guys can see through it. It'll be a while before the Defiant really gets to live up to the hype, but at least the set design gives us the tension of being cooped up in a submarine deep in enemy waters.

We're introduced here to Lt. Commander Michael Eddington and Sub-Commander T'Rul, but unfortunately neither premise really takes off. Eddington is Starfleet's latest attempt to wrest control of DS9's security from Constable Odo, a conflict that heats up fast and then fizzles into nothing. (Odo says he'll resign, but there's no follow-up on that.) T'Rul is a Romulan liaison, part of the deal to get a cloaking device on the Defiant. I still think there were a lot of story possibilities for such a hostile character performing such a lonely job, but evidently the writers didn't agree. Fortunately Eddington will eventually get a much more important storyline, and T'Rul actress Martha Hackett will land a more memorable recurring role on Star Trek: Voyager.

Oh, and uh, Odo runs off to the Omarion Nebula and finds a planet of shapeshifters. We are desperately out of time, fans!