#s6e15

[remyfire]

I would sell an organ to get her in this shirt in 500 more episodes

[omjitskailay]

Arcadia is so much funnier if you realize that the Dick Van Dyke show was a hugely popular tv show from thirty years ago, so its like if two agents today went undercover as Fox and Dana Scully but were like "we pronounce it Schooley"

[eggybug]

dean is jealous of balthazar i can see it on his face every time he shows up

[d3adite]

gil telling rowdy to take his hat off

[correctrvbquotes]

Caboose: Ah- ah- I just won again! Man, you guys are really bad at this game! It's- it's like you're not even playing at all!

[irat-that-s-me]

wait - are these s'mores he took out of the oven?

@american tumblr: is that something you regularly do?

[normcore-tertiary-character]

Buck's tits looks sooooo fat in this mustard collared shirt he's wearing on this date with Natalia. Honestly, respect to her for having a conversation and not just asking to motorboat him

[invisiblyvisiblejay]

EVERYONE HAS SEEN HIS PORN

[lightningstorm003]

My roommate is asleep, and for some reason I thought it would be a great idea to hit next episode... which happens to be season six's "The French Mistake." The struggle to not laugh out loud and wake her up is SOOOO hard

[microcosmtoxin]

watching this godforsaken episode on mute with spanish subtitles because i am physically cringing too hard to listen

[remyfire]

I'm having a moment tonight.

[the-bisexual-bitch]

This episode is gonna be weird and I already wanna skip it

[eggybug]

eric kripke wrote himself in the show just to kill just to kill himself off

what a goodbye

[coquinaclutch]

[correctrvbquotes]

Sarge: Sacrificing himself for his CO. What a good soldier. Why can't you two be more like him?

Grif: What, brain-dead?

Simmons: I would sacrifice Grif for you, sir.

Sarge: I know you would, Simmons. But it's just not the same thing.

Simmons: No, but seriously I would. Just give me the word. I'll do it right fucking now, let's go. Bring it.

[dogwithapog]

some thoughts on Q:

i maintain that Q is one of the best characters in all of star trek. not just because of his famous sassy personality, but because his motivations are unique and fascinating.

Q may be omnipotent (omnis "all" + potest "capable"), but he is not omniscient (omnis + scire "knowing"). sure, he can create anything in his imagination and perform any task he desires, but there are many things he does not *know*. the first time we meet him, he concludes that humans are deeply flawed. through the rest of the show, his stories primarily focus on his attempts to teach humans and (against his expectations) to learn from them.

as much as he would reject this classification, he is still a humanoid with the innate desires and ego of any other character. his desire to be understood by picard is the driving force behind almost every decision he makes in TNG. he is usually rejected, as he does not fully comprehend how a human (specifically how picard) operates. there is a constant pushing and pulling with Q; how much can he achieve with his powers, and how much needs to come about naturally? he becomes the ultimate male* manipulator. initially, he performs grand acts with his powers to get his message across (e.g. "Hide And Q"), but his manipulation becomes more subtle over time.

"Q Who" is when he starts to realize that picard's mind can be his playground. the scare with the borg was meant to expand picard's mind to the great possibilities that the universe (Q) would offer him. "It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross, but it's not for the timid." Q wants picard to know that the games he plays are dangerous, but he will always protect picard in the end. that was the purpose of this terrifying encounter; to make picard see Q in a new light.

his actions in "Qpid" were intended to show the ways he can control picard's love life. i don't even have to analyze this episode very much because it is so incredibly on the nose.

he hones his craft of manipulation as the show continues. he thinks he can win picard's sympathy; as Q's feelings (affection? fascination? desire?) for picard deepen, he wants more than anything to *understand* and to be *understood.* the greatest example of this is of course, "Tapestry," in which Q re-configures the fabric of space-time to help picard realize his worth. Q does this to help picard regain appreciation for untamed, impulsive, "Q-like" behavior, and respect when he sees it in himself and in others.

TLDR; everything Q does in this show is meant to win picard's heart, because Q is a little bit stupid and has to go Manipulator Mode rather than talk things out like a normal person