#star trek liveblog

[noitsbecky127]

rebecca watches ds9: necessary evil

wow my last liveblog really blew up! hopefully some of y’all have stuck around for more

interesting opening to the episode. who’s having fun on the holodeck today

quark, i guess. and a random bajoran

wait ig we’re not on the holodeck, she’s just wearing that for the hell of it

horniness makes quark do some very stupid things

who the fuck was that guy

odo has a job-mandated diary now. king

he’s such a bitch i love him

damn is rom smarter than we thought?

he might be a LOT smarter than we thought actually

oh shit it’s the random guy again

being the delivery guy can be a perilous gig, whether you’re in the post-apocalyptic mojave or on a space station

ik they’ll manage to save quark but this is still a little worrying to watch

of course odo knows the rules of acquisition. why am i not surprised

“you’re not as stupid as you look” “I AM TOO”

odo seems to know smth about this room. and the duranium wall panel

ooh flashback time!

ugh, seems like the cardassians treated him like a zoo animal

I wonder how long ago this was

yikes that’s a rock and a hard place if i’ve ever seen one

oh the bajoran lady again! can’t wait to see how this all fits together

c’mon odo different people process grief differently! plenty of people don’t cry at first or at all!

wait is that kira????

alright this story is not adding up. that’s a lesbian right there

“he’s not dead yet, ROM”

i don’t think this interrogation technique is going to accomplish much

oh wait nvm we’re giving credence to the ches’so idea

loving kira’s flashback hair! guess she was going for a more futch look then

ugh i bet she got propositioned a LOT

odo: you were in love with him

kira: *look of lesbian disdain* no

odo is a 24th-century sherlock holmes lmao

this is a phenomenal scene

vantrik is like that meme of “we’re all searching for the guy who did this”

odo might also be a 24th-century columbo

ches’so definitely did not just conveniently happen to drown in a pond. someone for sure pushed him in

odo, seeing quark for the first time: fuck this guy

jesus fucking christ did quark straight-up rape kira? this had better be a fucking lie quark

oh thank fuck she bribed him for an alibi

that sounds like a lot of bajoran litas!

oh shit the shooter is still here! hiding in plain sight!

it’s all coming together now. i’m guessing odo will cover for her bc he’ll recognize that that’s what justice is

king shit!

five minutes left and we still don’t know what’s going on in the present. we’d better learn a lot and soon

oh this fucker’s here to finish the job!

rom: i saved my brother’s life :D

rom: …i saved my brother’s life D:

awww they’re friends

I think he’ll be able to trust her again

[the-golden-dragoness]

I love when kirk gets in a catfight

[pussypopstiel]

God did the directors know hiring misha and jensen that they were just recreating a spirk

[gayspock]

theres no way

dude i cant heal wiith ths when im

dude

why is she making the orb do that. thats kinda fucked up and crazy. guys cancel lower decks fo rthis.

i amsnot watching this on services

of course

can we clarify this o the world

dude theres spaceships and i miss star trek

I SWORE I SAW THIS EPISODE

oh god i cba with theseugyd

sams like wathch lowerdkcs thetres rutherford thee.

dude

hes coming for his penjamin

DUDE LET HIM BE IN THE TUEBS

ET HIM BE IN THE TUBES

YES

QUIT YOUR JBO

QUIT YOUR JOB

JUST DO THING SLIEK THIS

YES

I WOUDL DO THSI FOR A WOMAN

oh god are they

GHE QUITS

DUDE

is mariner done yet

soert

dude i do think idgaf about boi,mler like . how do i say it. idgaf about your feelings but mariner dudehe wvalued this thing. SORRY I CANT EVN STRAGHT FACED LOSOTP

hi s walk

dude whys he in commnd

rutherford

we're stuck in this nerd shit forever dude this isnt gonna work or you

dyde , command

rutherford come back

dude im stuck as a dev and im not even smart

this is shit

WHY IS HE GETTIGN TALKED UP. BITE HIM YE S BITE HIM "boims"

vsn e talk about the hot doctor

STOP

RUTHERFORD

I'D DO THIS

DUDE

DONT CALL HIM A ROBOY

STOP

RUTHERFORD GET BACK

WHY DOES HE KICK ASS

HE SID OKIEDOKIE

dud ei ge tthe pooint. boimler is prepared and this isuseful. mariner is expereced and this is useufl. ig et the point. dude theyre mean tt o work togehrer. i get the poin. can we go back. can e. wheres rutherford.

DUDE SAMS GONNA BE SO MAD IM IKE WHERES RUTHERFORD

dude !idc any more"

hes kind ofreal for this GUYS LETS ALL QUIT AND GO DO NTOGHING CUZ WE CANT DO ANYTHING DUDE AND WE CAN DIE OUT THERE

oh my fod

rutherford . CAN HE PLEASE . GET IN THE TUBES. PLEASE. RUTHERFORD.

YES

YES

QQQUEEF

not his name

what was hi QUIMP

BECAUS E I SAAID "QUIMPANZEE"

oh its not even quimp dude unnamed

boimler youre racidt as hell ges like i wont this one cuz im racsit DUDE YOU PRKING ICKETS

where

at leasr you are hatersgood thank gd YES

OUT THE AIR LOCK

tendi HE EBNLONGS IN THE TUBES

RUTHERFORD MAN

stop i actually dont give a fuck that mariner was right the whole time shut up dude

DUDE

where am i

[thekidthesuperkid]

Also Lt Uhura, girl why are you asking spock to tell you you're attractive, that man is clearly not into women

I have begun watching star trek. My observations so far: the women are written so weirdly, I'm glad they switched from captain pike in the pilot to captain kirk in the rest of the show bc I enjoy Kirk's chemistry with the rest of the crew a lot more, what the hell was that teenager with powers episode bc that was very disturbing, and in between one episode and the next spocks makeup has switched to a green tone and it looks kinda bad

[quarkfancam]

just watched empok nor

[kyanitedragon]

I shared a bunch of my thoughts after watching TOS Season 1 for the first time...

But I've been so impressed with Spock in particular, and now I entirely understand why everyone adores him.

Vulcans are such a complicated alien characterization, and it's really easy to misunderstand them or write them wrong. Since these were the first star trek episodes, I was a little worried that season 1 Spock might be far more "human" than later star trek vulcans, or simply than later TOS seasons when it got its footing.

But no, Gene Roddenberry knew what he was doing from the start.

I've always liked vulcans (I started on Voyager first and Tuvok was one of my early faves) but I never appreciated them more than now.

The way Spock is written is absolutely vulcan writing at it's best.

I've been getting tired of the modern trend since Enterprise of vulcans being emotionless assholes wanting to hold back humanity. I've been getting tired of the series not really challenging the humans' views and misconceptions. I've especially disliked Strange New Worlds' obsession with making Spock more "human".

Vulcans have emotions — their emotions are simply repressed and controlled. Vulcans can lie! Vulcans can joke! Vulcans can be amused! They just... do it all in a very vulcan way.

And Spock... TOS Spock does all of that.

He is so damn sassy and I adore it so much. He finds so much amusement in his human crewmembers, he loves to screw with people, he loves to insult Kirk and Bones and they love to insult him back. And no matter what, he always feels so distinctly vulcan.

My personal favorite is from Tomorrow is Yesterday (1x19), when they have an air force captain from the 1960's on the bridge and they're explaining to him the future. The man walks onto the bridge, saying that he "doesn't believe in little green aliens". And Spock, knowing that he is visibly alien, walks forward to show himself and says "Neither have I". He absolutely knew that he would confuse and freak out and overwhelm the 60's captain. He just wanted to have some fun and screw with this stranger.

But that's not all.

Vulcans are telepathic. They can mind mind. We see a mind meld in episode 9. I was shocked that we got one so early.

Vulcans can do the nerve pinch. Spock can easily knock out anyone with a simple shoulder grab, while Kirk has to punch people and hurt his hand.

Vulcans have super strength, too. Each time Kirk and Spock fight, we can clearly see the amount of difference in strength.

By all means, vulcans are OP. By all means, it should be insanely difficult to have such an OP main character surrounded by entirely normal humans.

And yet... it never feels that way. Nor does it feel like they ever need to nerf him.

Spock uses all these powers. He uses them often. He volunteers them, he suggests them, sometimes Kirk asks him to do something difficult or even painful and Spock always agrees with no hesitation.

And this never feels overpowered.

And when Spock doesn't use his powers? It's always because his powers are entirely irrelevant and couldn't be used - no nerfs needed.

This series does so well with Spock!!

[discoonthegrass]

Watched The Search for Spock for the first time the other day, and wow this movie is such a tragic love story I’m in awe:

Kirk reflects in his personal log that he feels very uneasy, like a home without the children except even more empty (basically implying that even his “spouse” is gone)

Jim feels that he’s left the noblest part of himself (Spock is a part of him apparently) on the new planet

Sarek automatically assuming that Kirk holds Spock’s katra (why would he assume that if they were just friends)

“Your son meant more to me than you could know. I would’ve given my life if it could’ve saved his.”

Sarek essentially forcing Kirk to relive the worst possible moment of his life, and Kirk tearing up all over again

Jim saying he has a responsibility to Spock’s eternal soul “as surely as if it was his own” (if this isn’t admitting they’re soulmates idk what is)

Jim directly being told that if he goes through with this, he will never sit in the captain’s chair again which has always been shown as the most important thing to him, yet he completely ignores that and goes to warp speed because now nothing matters more than getting Spock’s soul to its resting place

Even in the middle of an intense confrontation with the Klingons, Jim’s face still betrays his hope and joy after he hears about the “Vulcan scientist [he’s] acquainted with”

Jim BLOWS UP the Enterprise instead of surrendering to the Klingons because he can’t give up on saving Spock now, and barely even mourns since he’s already lost someone more important

Jim demanding that Spock get beamed up and the Klingon captain refusing because he can tell how much Jim wants it/cares for Spock

Jim immediately rushing to Spock’s unconscious body and shielding it with his own, draping Spock’s body over himself in a protective “white knight” stance

Unlike everyone else, Jim is restless during the fal-tor-pan, wanting to be with Spock but being prevented from doing so and resorting to pacing instead

Jim not even asking about how Bones is faring but immediately wondering about Spock

“I had to do [it]. If I hadn’t tried, the cost would’ve been my soul.”

Sarek even points out that Jim paid with his ship and his son, but Jim genuinely feels it was worth it

Spock, having just been revived, is supposed to leave to get healed but is compelled to turn back — he cannot recognize any of them (not even McCoy who he literally cohabitated in the same body with) except Jim

Spock asking why Jim came back for him, and Jim responding “because the needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many” (the reverse of the Vulcan philosophy—he’s saying it was illogical but he needed Spock back and Spock too needed him)

Spock parroting the “I have been and always shall be your friend” line, then finally identifying him as “Jim”

Jim’s face melts into the biggest smile ever seen on his face, even as he’s tearing up from joy

Suffice to say, I love this movie and will be considering it a romance with a side of action from now on.

[snowluthor]

Garak not only got Julian a birthday present, but he also took the time to wrap it. Why is that so cute to me 🥹🥹

[spirk-trek]

within five minutes i'm mad at kirk AND spock in the undiscovered country because what do you mean "where's spock" ?? what do you mean you haven't spoken to him today??? you've watched each other die multiple times. life is fleeting. why aren't you having breakfast together every morning?? what are you doing!! fools!!!!!!!

[pissfaggit]

in awe of their gay little tussle

[noitsbecky127]

rebecca watches ds9: rules of acquisition

time for some ferengi chaos i guess!

who the fuck is this guy

morn apparently. wild night at quark’s probably

what the fuck are the ferengi doing. what is this game. what is the goal here

my dad just went “this game makes no sense”

why is JADZIA here, doesn’t she have better things to be doing (like maybe kira)

quark if you lay one orange finger on jadzia i will reach through the screen and kill you myself

she has 300 years of experience, don’t try to beat her in anything ever

i love how she isn’t taking the sexist bullshit

is quark getting drugged rn

what kind of magic thirst-inducing pill is this

wtf does the grand nagus want with quark now

time to introduce capitalism to the gamma quadrant!

did the nagus just snort space coke. is that a normal thing to do before a meeting

get his ass kira

zek that’s a lesbian

that’s a fuckton of nitrate

ferengi don’t do gifts i don’t think

benjamin sisko the man that you are

so the grand plan to make money is just wine? that seems deceptively simple

tulaberriessss

obsessed with the crazy straw in that drink

i want to drink smth out of a crazy straw now. haven’t done that in like 15 years

rom stop firing pel

rom: et tu, quark?

pel’s got a solid room here

what’s with the fake ears??? ferengi beauty standards?????

nOPE WE’VE GOT A 24TH-CENTURY MULAN OVER HERE

good for her!!! hope she gets everything she wants out of this

zek if you touch kira again i’ll kill you before she can

interesting gamma quadrant aliens we’ve got here

is that face paint or are they just like that

damn pel is kickass

what kind of alien is zek’s servant guy anyway

how fucking tall is that actor. terry farrell is like six feet tall and he towers over her

oh god is zek trying to charm kira

everything she is saying about ferengi is correct. jadzia you should care more about misogyny

i don’t think kira should have to have fun with a bunch of sexist assholes actually!

100k vats is not happening. that simply cannot happen.

pel what is your brilliant plan to get those 100k vats

ok that quark bedroom anecdote is just creepy

jadzia: tf do you mean you’re a woman i thought you were just gay

pel please do not get with quark. pel you can do better. pel please

kira needs to kill zek

what in god’s name is their plan for 100k vats. do they have a plan

i wonder if maybe zek’s just trying to test quark or smth

what is odo doing now

odo’s hatred of quark is comical i love him

oh god rom what are you planning

oh god oh fuck

oh lord rom’s gonna mess everything up for my new favorite ferengi

why do these aliens keep attacking each other

“you are starting to annoy me” yeah he’s quark that’s what he does

wtf did quark just do

i wouldn’t be surprised if they just didn’t have 100k vats

tf is pel doing

why won’t she let him sleep

girl you can do so much better than him. you would be so much better off without him

yep i was right! there aren’t 100k vats

what the fuck is the dominion

quark has decided that that whole kiss thing never happened. he has his priorities in order

i would very much like to know the secrets of the dominion

but what’s the percentage? .01%?

quark passing out when he finds out pel is female is hilarious

pel please. pel take the latinum and leave.

yes, start packing, that misogynist does not deserve your time

GET HIS ASS PEL

i think she’s satisfied yeah

i hope pel has a great time in the gamma quadrant

[fluorescentbrains]

they did t’pol so dirty in so many ways but the panar syndrome arc goes crazy in a good way. t’pol was telepathically assaulted and infected with what is essentially just vulcan hiv and when vulcan doctors deny her medical care because they consider telepathy users “undesirables” she refuses to reveal that she was not a willing participant in telepathy because she doesn’t want to contribute to more discrimination. because she believes everyone deserves medical care no matter what. ally of all time no one is doing it like her

[pussypopstiel]

Destiel is another spirk but castiel is not just spock but jensen ackles copied all his facial expressions off of kirk yknow

[gayspock]

ok

idk if im gonna even have any thoguths im just watching ep 1 before bed .

im like gonna be so real like i feel like im not gonna like this show which is like. like im gonna give it a chance and not let my expectations cloud my judgement (like let me be pleasantly surprised plz) but also. LOL. it just doesnt have appeal for me. yadda yadda. so im gonna give s1 + a bit a go and will be a hater if it sucks warning

its like how do i say this its like i say theres v few cartoons i like cuz i do mean it but everyones like "oh is it cuz its ANIMATEDDD DO YOU THINK CARTOONS ARE CHILDISH OR SHT" like no theres just ugh. several things in combination that all exist in this genre (said vaguely) that have a high likelihood of pissing me off or me not liking do you know what i mean so ifeel like im just. i know im turned off by most things o f this ilk and whilst i give it a go for things to surprise me sometimesits like. the world wont end youknow if you have a preference. does anyone know what i eman

you guys were morons why didnt you tell me he was scared , sturggled with his emotions, and had an eyebrow slit and was a cyborg engineer. like i would have barked like a dog

ithinkagain. preconceptions sorry i had this feeling andi am starting to get it. the 20 minutes of it all. the pacing im not pleased by and the way that forces certain choices . i feel like im being cocomeloned (negative)

sorry this is me being negative lready . a plot b plot

i will say i like the animation more than i thought. im still not hugely into it but the actual animation is good if that mkes literally any sense.

DUDE

YOU IS SEX RIGHT NOW?

AUTISMMMMMMMMMMM LOSES

ok. ugh.

see now thats crazy because i liked a mariner a lot right up until that character choice and then my opinion went down to rock bottom... SORRY JUST MY TRUTH DUDE. like my least favourite fucking trope in the world like fuck thisss we're NOT DOING MY PARENTS ARE ACTUALLY IMPORTANT STARFLEET PEOPLE SHIT AND IM REBELLING UGHHHH BECAUSE THAT PUTS HER ENTIRELY PERSONALTIY IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE THAT I NOW FUCKING HATE. SORRY. im already idgaf. im jumpignthe gun

no sorry no im not

I LIKED HER FOR 18 MINUTES

AND NO EVERYONES GONNA BE LIKE YOURE JUMPING TO CONCLUSIONS SORRY NO IM LIKE I KNOW I AM BUT LIKE MY MOST HATED FUCKING ARCHETYPE ITS SO PREDICTABLE AND FUCKING ANNOYING AND I SWEAR I CBA TO DEAL WITH IT RN

but

guys i like rutherford

can we just play with rutherford

idgaf about boimler that much either kick him whatever

im notsure on tendi yet it can go either way

[the-obnoxious-sibling]

they're smug about how statistically unlikely their love is…