#voy 1x05

[capt-janeway-dqvc]

My students are right. I do have a "Janeway mode." 😂🤣😂🤣🖖🏻☕️

KATHRYN JANEWAY - STAR TREK: VOYAGER S1E6 The Cloud

[fictionz]

The top 31 spookiest Star Trek episodes (according to the Internet)

It's spooky season and I'm also a Star Trek nerd and a list nerd, so here we go!

I asked in a Star Trek discord, ran a bunch of searches, and assigned a point each time an episode was listed among the scariest/creepiest in Star Trek. The episodes are ranked from least to most spooky, so watch in this order if you want to build up to the spookiest stuff. I cut off the list at 31, one episode for each day in October.

So without further ado...

Spookiest episodes of Star Trek*:

TOS 1x05: The Enemy Within

TOS 1x25: The Devil in the Dark

PIC 2x07: Monsters

VOY 2x08: Persistence of Vision

ENT 3x16: Doctor's Orders

DS9 3x26: The Adversary

VOY 4x25: One

VOY 5x18: Course: Oblivion

ENT 2x10: Vanishing Point

VOY 3x12: Macrocosm

VOY 3x18: Darkling

VOY 4x07: Scientific Method

TNG 7x14: Sub Rosa

ENT 2x04: Dead Stop

TNG 3x26: The Best Of Both Worlds, Part I

TOS 1x01: The Man Trap

TNG 7x06: Phantasms

DS9 5x05: The Assignment

DS9 2x14: Whispers

DIS 1x03: Context Is For Kings

TNG 6x21: Frame Of Mind

TNG 7x19: Genesis

TOS 2x14: Wolf in the Fold

VOY 6x25: The Haunting Of Deck Twelve

TOS 2x07: Catspaw

VOY 2x23: The Thaw

TNG 4x17: Night Terrors

TNG 1x25: Conspiracy

ENT 3x05: Impulse

DS9 5x24: Empok Nor

TNG 6x05: Schisms

Shorter list of the the spookiest episode from each of the 11 series:**

TOS 2x07: Catspaw

TAS 1x01: Beyond the Farthest Star

TNG 6x05: Schisms

DS9 5x24: Empok Nor

VOY 2x23: The Thaw

ENT 3x05: Impulse

DIS 1x03: Context Is For Kings

PIC 2x07: Monsters

LD 1x06: Terminal Provocations

PRO 1x12: Let Sleeping Borg Lie

SNW 1x09: All Those Who Wander

Data used to collate these rankings:

Star Trek Discord

https://www.handitv.com/lists/18-eerie-disturbing-and-downright-scary-star-trek-episodes

https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/the-scariest-star-trek-episodes/

https://screenrant.com/most-disturbing-star-trek-episodes-ranked-horrifying/

https://screenrant.com/most-terrifying-star-trek-episodes-halloween/

https://movieweb.com/scariest-star-trek-episodes/

https://screenrant.com/scariest-star-trek-episodes-ranked/

https://gizmodo.com/12-scariest-star-trek-episodes-strange-new-worlds-alien-1849136069

https://aiptcomics.com/2020/10/22/the-ultimate-star-trek-horror-episodes-guide/

https://www.startrek.com/news/9-underrated-spooky-star-trek-episodes

https://gizmodo.com.au/2022/07/the-12-scariest-episodes-of-star-trek/

https://gamerant.com/star-trek-episodes-sci-fi-horror/#enterprise-impulse

https://www.monstercomplex.com/blog/Star-Trek-Scariest-Episodes

https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/scariest-star-trek-horror-episodes.html

https://www.slashfilm.com/910821/10-terrifying-star-trek-episodes-to-watch-after-this-weeks-strange-new-worlds/

https://www.cbr.com/star-trek-spooky-halloween-episodes/

https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/star-trek-halloween-scary.html

https://redshirtsalwaysdie.com/2017/10/26/star-trek-horror-episodes/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8BXCo9XKw4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXsvbp9EahI

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* There was a 12-way tie for the final 8 slots, so the final 8 in the first list are randomly selected from among those 12 episodes.

** PRO did not make an appearance on any of the lists I found, so I selected an episode that felt most appropriate. Other series only had one suggested episode and are in the list by default.

[pepimeinrad]

OFMD Soundtrack Concert

I spent a huge part of my last week looking at the OFMD soundtrack in detail and love the music used in both seasons (OST, post 1920s-songs (Miles From Nowhere is my absolute favourite) and "classical" pieces (mainly for orchestra and/or piano)). It's been a bit of an obsession actually, and I can't stop imagining a big concert of all of my favourite "classical" (and baroque etc, I know) pieces... if only I had an orchestra and venue at my disposal... the 22 tracks (20 really) add up to about 100 minutes. The list of things I'd have them play under the cut:

A Pirate's Life (Mark Mothersbaugh) Yeah, alright, I won't have Joel Fry there to sing it and it isn't a classical piece. But I would want the concert to start like the show, with this. A bit of a gimmick, someone with a guitar just doing this small bit to get everyone in a pirate mood. The last thing all the way down will also be from the OST, more on that when I get to it.

2. Concerto for Recorder and Viola da Gamba in A Minor, TWV 52:A1: I. Grave (Georg Philip Telemann) This is the one piece that always gets me nostalgic for season 1. This is early Stede and his early crew, I always have his voice in my head while listening to this. One of THE OFMD pieces for me, also because it's reused in episodes 1x07 and 2x05.

3. Symphony No. 34 in C, K.338 - 2. Andante di molto (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) This one is used once in 1x02 and twice in 1x03 - I was debating if I should include it since it's so long and only a small part of it is actually heard in the show. I've added it because I really like it and do find it iconic in those scenes - Stede finding his brand! (and because I feel it fits with the flow of the concert)

4. Sonata No. 2 in A major Op. 2 No. 2, - III. Scherzo - Allegretto (Ludwig van Beethoven) On to episode 1x04 where we get to hear quite a bit of this one over Stede and Mary having to get married. Another very nice piece that always transports me straight into that episode. Overall the soundtrack mixes orchestra- and piano-pieces quite colourfully, which would be reflected in my concert too (would need a very able pianist for it!).

5. Sonata in E Major, Kk. 380 (Domenico Scarlatti) They've gotten rid of the Spanish! I love the whole lighthouse sequence a lot (Wee John makes me laugh every last time) and the crew's joy is transported very well in this piece. Another one where the quotient "bit played on the show/length of the piece" is not that big, but another one that I just really like and find fitting to include.

6. Concerto in A Major, BWV 1055: III. Allegro ma non tanto (Johann Sebastian Bach) Welcome on the fancy ship of not so fancy people... episode 1x05 is one of my very favourites and that whole environment of the french ship is very well represented in this piece I think. There are loads more pieces in the episode that I haven't been able to identify, but I think this one here is the most striking anyway.

7. Gnossienne No. 5 (Erik Satie) Yes, I'm putting this here. There are more than half a dozen other points in the show where this lovely tune is heard, but I want to place it at the 'you wear fine things well' part. To calm down after the fast paced party from before. To make everyone think of that moon that's way too big. And this is the spot where the piano-version of this is heard for the first time anyway.

8. Concerto for 2 Cellos in G Minor, RV 531: I. Allegro (Antonio Vivaldi) Bit of a jump from 1x05 to 1x09, but the episodes inbetween had little material for a concert like this (where there'd be no one to sing Mozart's "Voi, che sapete", that's also why Verdi's "Dies Irae" isn't there either). I love the crew and their various excuses - and find this to be a fun piece that needs to be there. One thing that I've read several times that irks me: I'm still searching for the piece that's playing in 1x03 where Stede almost dies and Blackbeard attacks the Spanish. People say it's this one here, but I've listened to it so often and am SO sure that that's not it. Don't know what is, though.

9. Arabesque, No. 1 in E Major (Claude Debussy) Mary living her best life! I love that we got to see that and love her and her fellow widows a lot. I'm not quite happy with having two Debussy's back to back, but like this piece and like thinking of Mary too much to leave it out.

10. Rêverie, L. 68 - Rêverie (Claude Debussy) I'm a sucker for 'oh shit, I love them!'-flashback-montages and the one set to this piece is a beauty! Another bit that I've watched so often that I see it all in my mind while listening to this. The part where the show jumps to Ed and his flashback to 'you wear fine things well' (like 2:04) always kills me.

11. The Four Seasons - Summer in G Minor, RV. 315: I. Allegro non molto – Allegro (Antonio Vivaldi) We say goodbye to season 1 with another Vivaldi, one that took ages for me to recognize in the show. I knew it was supposed to be there while Stede starts his Fuckery and Kraken!Ed abandons the crew, but for a very long time was sure that that wasn't really it (and a bit of doubt remains). Well, the slow parts are definitely in the show, just to my ear the fast parts sound different. Anyway, it also shows up in 2x06 and needs to be in my concert.

After this we'd have the intermission - and part two will be in a reblog because I've run out of links in this post.

[xbcaptain]

VOY:  THE GIFT   /   PIC:  STARDUST CITY RAG

[voyager-jc-addict-aka-muizeke83]

The struggle is real and you can see every emotion on her face, hear every emotion in her voice and words.

She is fierce and just in this scene. She could have easily taken revenge, but she didn’t.

Yet her message was loud and clear.

Janeway is awesome, badass and such a role model. And Kate had portrayed her like no one else could ever be able to do. She is as much Kathryn than Kathryn is Kate. And I love them both.

This right here is why Janeway is my captain, and why Voyager is one my favorite series. Every Star Trek series puts its crews in positions where their ethics are challenged. But Voyager hearkens back to TOS in that Starfleet isn’t readily accessible. There’s nobody around to help administer justice, and there’s nobody around to hold Voyager accountable. Time and time again Janeway gets put into ethical dilemmas, and time and time again she rises to the challenge.

[zanzagifs-moved]

[bamfness]

Actually, it's functioning perfectly.

VOY 7x02 || PIC 1x05

[zepskies]

And So It Goes - Part 1

Summary: As Madelyn Stillwell’s personal assistant, Helena Flores finds herself caught between protecting her job — and more importantly her life — or helping Billy Butcher bring down the supe who killed her best friend, Becca. 

Pairing: Butcher/OFC (Latina!OC)

AN: So I freakin' love this show (can’t wait for season 3, evidently), and this idea has been rattling around my brain for a while. Not a reader insert, but it’s my first time posting any writing on here since most of my stuff is on Ao3. Hope you enjoy the ride! This first chapter takes place in season 1x05. 

ASIG Series Masterlist

Word Count: 2,600 Warnings: Language

Part 1: Sasquatch & Chili Cheese

The Believe Expo, contrary to popular belief, was one of Vought’s most important events of the year. 

Bringing all the supe-worshipping Christians together at a steaming hot fairgrounds served to solidify their conservative base, tote out some Americana via Homelander’s appearance, and put on the show to end all shows up on that stage.

Now they had Starlight to complete the look—the doe-innocent persona giving off Virgin Mary vibes. Helena rolled her eyes behind her sunglasses.

Ugh. Fuck me.

Helena Flores had grown up Catholic, like most good little girls in a Hispanic household. Even now, for how long she’d been a party to this overpriced scam and hypocrisy, it still made her a bit sick to watch Ezekiel to stand above all these starry-eyed idiots and claim superheroes were ordained by God.

She maintained a different view: all supes were whores.

Once the opener came to a close and the next B-list supe with actual damn angel wings took to the stage, Helena noticed a red and blue blur flying overhead and heard the distant thump of a landing. 

Sighing quietly, she held her clipboard and tablet closer to her chest and made her way back to the staff-only tents, raising her sunglasses to the top of her head. Homelander was right on time, which meant she had to plaster a more neutral expression on her face before he came thundering in.

And thunder he did, with Ashley trailing quickly (and nervously) behind. Homelander’s expectant gaze met Helena’s the moment he was inside the tent.  

“Grab Madelyn,” he demanded from her. “I need to talk to her about these fucking talking points.”

Ah yes. Helena noticed the single page in his hands that no doubt held the speech Mr. Edgar had prepared for his final address at the convention. He’d always had an issue with the CEO putting words in his mouth, but it was becoming more of an issue in recent weeks.

Helena shot a thin look at Ashley, who stood by the tent’s exit like she couldn’t wait to bolt. Useless bitch.

“Miss Stillwell isn’t here today,” Helena said, shifting her gaze back to Homelander. “Would you like Ashley to go through the talking points with you?”

But Homelander was already raising a finger, talking over her. “Helena.”

The way he approached her, using his full height to deliberately intimidate her, only lit her blood with anger. Though her spine and muscles did tense up as he somewhat invaded her personal space, and he looked down with clear annoyance. Her fingers curled tightly around the tablet. She let nothing show on her face, save for polite patience. But she knew—and he knew—the act she was playing.

“Where is she?” he asked. She steeled herself, quickly counting backwards from ten in her mind and taking a calming breath through her nose.

“She’s taking her son to the pediatrician,” she answered, “but you know I’m here to help make sure the Expo runs smoothly. I’m here to help you.”

The words were acid on her tongue, but in the ten long years at Madelyn Stillwell’s beck and call, she’d learned to adopt the woman’s serene professionalism and subtly manipulative, ass-kissing tone.

Homelander’s lips pursed, nostrils flaring a bit as he huffed and stormed out of the tent. Relieved of his presence, Helena let out the breath she hadn’t realized she was holding, and turned to Ashley.

“You didn’t tell him?” Her voice was harsher than she meant to be, but it had the desired effect.

Ashley flinched. Her eyes grew wide and apologetic. Helena knew the younger woman was just covering her ass, and her obvious fear. “I—I forgot.”

Helena scoffed and checked her tablet for the schedule of events. Starlight’s talk with the teens should be over by now, which left Ezekiel’s private gathering and a few meet-and-greets with Starlight and the lesser supes before the final show. No doubt Homelander was already half-way across town to stalk a pediatrician’s office.

She couldn’t help but feel slightly guilty for that, but it was Madelyn’s problem. Homelander would always be Madelyn’s problem, and that was her own damn fault as far as Helena was concerned.

Even so, she sighed and pinched between her brows.

“Now thanks to your little fuck up, Madelyn’s gunna be up my ass,” she snapped. Looking up from her tablet, she leveled Ashley with a terse glare. “Make sure Starlight is prepped for her five minutes on the stage. I don’t want any more surprises for the rest of the day.”

Ashley couldn’t hide the way her face twisted with annoyance, either at having her wrist slapped, or being ordered around by someone who wasn’t technically her boss.

Helena didn’t give two shits. Right now, she was the boss, and they both knew full well that Helena’s report to Stillwell of today’s events would be more than thorough.

This is why I can’t fuck off these five pounds from Christmas, she thought, mid-bite of shoving practically half a burger into her face. Aside from committing mass murder, or worse, running her mouth, filling it with food was the best course of action she’d found. Nothing else quite destabilized the stress that came with unsavory encounters with Homelander. And they were never not unsavory.

The urge to let out a button of her pencil skirt reminded Helena of her binges in the last six months since Christmas. Yeah. More like ten pounds.    

What-fucking-ever. If her hips and ass had to pay the price of keeping her “Vought Face” in check, then so be it. But maybe she was a little self-conscious of her less than ladylike appetite as she chewed, scanning the passerby of guests around her for any undue staring.

Among the throng of excited chattering supe-lovers, she paused on someone who didn’t look like he was enjoying himself. His placid frown was noticeable, even with the thick black beard. The more Helena stared, the more something tugged in the back of her mind. There was something familiar about those furrowed brows, the shape and line of his shoulders in that Hawaiian shirt—oddly colorful for someone who frowned so deeply.

His head turned, and before she could look away the line of his gaze claimed hers, holding her there with a shrewd intensity that surprised her.  

“Oh! Miss Flores, is that you?”

Suddenly a middle-aged woman was standing in front of her, talking eagerly with Starlight in tow. Helena recognized the resemblance immediately and set her burger aside on a nearby crafts table, offering Mrs. January her mostly undivided attention. 

“Having a good time, Donna?” she asked, smiling politely as she grabbed a napkin and wiped her hands.

Donna nodded and touched Helena’s arm more familiarly than she was comfortable with, but she ignored that to keep her smile in place. “Of course! I just had a couple questions about Annie’s meet-and-greet.”

Helena took the time to smooth over Donna’s worries that her daughter wouldn’t have time to personalize signatures for every single one of her adoring fans. After which, Helena’s chronic headache started to tingle between her eyes. She ignored it, downing a diet coke because there was no booze at this (pun intended) God-forsaken convention.

She donned her sunglasses again and did what she did best: dissolved into the crowd to observe, add to her notes that she’d later deliver to Madelyn and input another successful event to their records. All while she watched t-shirts and Ezekiel merch being sold and barbeque eaten, she couldn’t get Mr. Hawaiian Shirt out of her head. Fucking pink flamingoes and blue palm fronds, dark beard and hair and eyes watching her like he could see straight through her, and not in an x-ray vision kind of way.

She didn’t see him again, not even when the meet-and-greet lines finally petered out and people returned to the stage seating in droves. It was time for the big finale, and she watched impassively while Ezekiel and Starlight took her places on the stage, with Ashley and Donna January not far behind. The crowd’s cheering raised to earsplitting levels once Homelander rose up onto center stage, his smile charming and boyish to match his confident swagger.

Helena tapped her clipboard, a bit anxiety in the tick. She knew he wasn’t happy about his talking points, but for fuck’s sake, she thought, stick to the goddamn script.

It started off well. He addressed the tragedy of Flight 37, the memory of which still churned her gut terribly. Then, as he paced the long stage, Helena’s spine began to tighten.

“We were attacked. America was attacked,” he said to the crowd, then stared down the barrel of the cameras capturing him from every angle. “Some people…they want me to come out here and speak empty platitudes to you all. A little bit of corporate talk…but I don’t want to do that. I can’t do that. You want to know why?”

You asshole. Helena grit her teeth. A few more expletives rattled off her tongue, and not all of them in English; there was nothing she could do at this point. There was no turning off the cameras, especially with how he was working the crowd into a frenzy. By the time he was done, she suspected they’d be frothing at the mouth. He proceeded to use the “God told me to” premise to rationalize his sense of American justice, which would’ve been horrifying on its own. But by no means was he finished.

“But no, no, no, apparently I have to wait for Congress to say it’s okay,” he snarked. “I say, I answer to a higher law. Wasn’t I chosen to save you? Is it not my God-given purpose to protect the United States of America?”

She had to hand it to him.

He knew his audience well. 

“I can’t apologize enough, Madelyn,” Helena spoke into her cell as she walked up to her apartment building. She greeted one of her neighbors with a tired smile as the young woman and her boyfriend came off the elevator with their dog.

A rare sigh came from the other end of the line. “It’s not your fault.”   

Helena nearly tripped on her way into the elevator. She expected a verbal forty lashings, not understanding from her boss. Not knowing what to say, she kept quiet, waiting for Madelyn to continue.

“He’s trying to prove a point to me,” said Madelyn. She sounded as tired as Helena felt, but no less calculating. “I’ll handle it. Thank you for your report on Starlight.”

“Of course,” she said. “See you in the morning.”

Ending the call, she got off on the third floor and headed for her apartment unit.

Helena’s lips thinned as her headache pulsed, full force. She didn’t want to know what kind of clusterfuck Starlight’s hefty confession of sexual assault and agnosticism on stage would bring tomorrow, but thankfully, that wasn’t her problem either. It was Ashley’s.

She already hated herself for thinking of how this would affect her own job first, before considering what Annie January had been going through without Helena knowing. An ignorance she was sure Madelyn Stillwell couldn’t claim to have.

It reopened a slew of old wounds, and Helena was wholly unprepared to deal with a single one of them tonight. With a heavy sigh, she stabbed her key into the lock and stepped through her apartment door. It was dark inside with the curtains closed, and she took some solace in the familiar peace of her home.

Still, she broke the quiet by kicking off her heels as hard as she felt like, satisfied by the loud thump one of them made while crashing into the living room coffee table. A sharp scree from her cat freaking the fuck out offered her a twinge of guilt. His black and white fur was all puffed out when he eventually came to rub up on her calf in greeting.

“Sorry, Gordo, but you should be used to it by now,” she said. She wouldn’t be surprised if there was a new dent in the wall. “Hungry?”

A vocal meow answered her, and she smirked, bending down to run a hand over Gordo’s back and chubby sides. No matter what she did, changing his food, limiting treats, putting him on a diet, she couldn’t get the damn cat to lose one pound. 

“You’re a fat fucking cat, you know that?”

Helena dumped her purse and phone on the kitchen counter before flipping on the kitchen light. She opened up a can for him, but skipped opening up the fridge for herself. Somehow, she had lost her own appetite.

She didn’t even bother turning on the lights in the living room as she sat down heavily on her couch, resting elbows on the top of her thighs and head in her hands, wishing this wasn’t her life. Now that she was alone in the dark, anxiety coiled hotly in her chest.

You can’t quit, she reminded herself. You can’t, you can’t, you can’t.

A knock on the door startled her. Not just because it was intruding in her solitude, but because she almost never had company. Work was firmly kept at work, her family didn’t live in New York, and she wasn’t friendly enough with any of her neighbors to warrant a visit.

Huffing in annoyance, she got up and went to the door. Instinct told her to check the peephole.

She really should’ve listened to that instinct.

She opened the door to none other than Mr. Hawaiian Shirt, or more accurately, Mr. Tall, Dark, and Grinning down at her just on the wrong end of pleasant.

“Evenin’, Helena,” he spoke, and the minute his East London accent washed over her, recognition hit her like a mallet on the head.

“Billy?” she asked incredulously. “Billy Butcher?”

“Been awhile.” One of his eyebrows rose, making his grin a little more charming. She couldn’t help but stare blankly at him, until the air between them eventually turned awkward. He gave an expectant look. 

“Gunna invite me in, or we just gunna stand here all night fuckin’ long?”

The shock of his presence must have been short-wiring her brain, because she stepped aside without resistance and let Billy Butcher into her apartment. She hadn’t seen him in…well, roughly eight years now.

“Dark as fuck in here,” he remarked, flipping on the lights in the hall as he passed the kitchen.  

“My God,” Helena shook her head, coming out of her daze. “I didn’t recognize you with the Sasquatch beard.”

His smirk kicked up on one side as he glanced at her over his shoulder. He then took a comfortable seat on her couch and watched her with those dark eyes of his. She could assume he had seen her at the Believe Expo and sought her out, but why?

“I think you recognized me just fine,” he said. “Know how to pack away a burger and chips smothered in chili cheese, don’t ya?”

She fought a blush of embarrassment, crossing her arms, then her legs after she sat down at a lounge chair beside the couch. It was her favorite chair—ugly and brown, but comfy enough to envelop her frame almost as good as a man. “What can I do for you, Billy?”

Glancing at her bare legs and feet, his eyes dragged up until they met hers, shifting with something more serious. Something that evoked faint alarm bells in her mind.

“You’ve been workin’ at Vought for a long time,” he said. “Since before we met, you’ve been kissin’ Madelyn Stillwell’s asshole.”

He leaned in towards, one hand bracing on the couch cushion. She couldn’t look away from his face, made of steel and fire and knowing.

“Tell me about Compound V.”

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[cptnseven]

seven appreciation life   *   voy 4.02  +  pic 1x05

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[sporkandpringles]

I can’t believe VOY 1x05 “Phage” is literally just “Spock’s Brain” but with Neelix’s lungs. Why do aliens keep stealing vital organs?

[evviejo]

STAR TREK: VOYAGER S5E6 Timeless → STAR TREK: PICARD S1E5 Stardust City Rag

[benka79]

Okay, hear me up.

I watched ST: VOY when I was 13 years old.

Now I'm rewatching it with adult eyes and boy.

Tom Paris is so in love with Harry Kim. Like... Seriously? 1x05 sneaks into his room at night, wakes him up, and stares at Kim's lips like four times?

I was so Innocent before but now... I see the gay.

[blog-oscar-iglesias-casado-23675]

LOS CHINCHÓN "CAPITULO 1X05 BLANCA NAVIDAD"

LOS CHINCHÓN “CAPITULO 1X05 BLANCA NAVIDAD”

Imagen de chica que caracterizaría a Josefa Chinchón Pepa: Tengo ir a comprar, dame dinero. Voy a hacer las compras de Navidad, necesito ropa. Abuelo Alberto Chinchón: ¿Pero hay ropa para tí, Pepa? (Paco se rie) Paco Chinchón: Bueno, es que un poquito…gorda Bartolome: Espero que Papa Noel se estire mas, ¡Eh,papa! Berto: Creo que este año vendrá pobre. Josefa: Como todos los años navidades…

[xbcaptain]

VOY 4x03     |     VOY 6x14     |     VOY 7x13     |     PIC 1x05     |     PIC 2x09

[tuseriesdetv]

Crítica Del 1x05 "None The Wiser" De The Resident: Chaos And Blame At The Chastain

Tras tres semanas de parón por los Juegos Olímpicos de invierno, The Resident ha vuelto con un episodio lleno de catástrofes, gente lavándose las manos –tanto de manera literal como metafórica– y unas cuantas semillas que pueden germinar en algo interesante. Si queréis saber qué me ha parecido todo esto, no dudéis en seguir leyendo.

"Todos los focos hacia mi persona"

El episodio comienza con Mina en nuestro foco de atención al ser una de las ponentes en uno de estos eventos que se montan sobre mortalidad y morbidez, para así que todo el mundo aprenda de los errores y llevar a cabo un mejor trabajo. Al parecer, alguien ha sido la víctima de un error médico garrafal que podía haberse evitado. Para ir viendo quién será el desafortunado, nos vamos a 12 horas antes de todo lo ocurrido y nos presentan a tres pacientes muy diferentes. Por un lado, tenemos a un chico joven, Ed, con su pareja que tiene un testículo atrofiado y tienen que quitárselo –a él no le hace mucha gracia; el comentario de ella es maravilloso–. Poco a poco, vemos cómo con la ayuda de su pareja el chico se toma la noticia un poco mejor y ve la cara más amable de toda la situación. Por otro lado, tenemos a una madre, Christine, con su hijo, quien no quiere quedarse más tiempo en el hospital por temor a que la echen de su trabajo. El hijo insiste porque ve que su madre no se encuentra bien y no quiere que le pase nada mal. Finalmente le diagnostican un aneurisma aórtico abdominal que pueden romperse en cualquier momento y hacer que se desangre internamente. Por último, está York, uno de los pacientes habituales del Chastain y uno de los más queridos. Creo que la razón queda bastante clara: York tiene la costumbre de meterse cosas por el ano y luego ir de visita al hospital a que se las extraigan. Hasta Irving tiene una base de imágenes con todas las ocurrencias de York. Aunque esto parezca mentira, es totalmente real –un familiar mío médico me lo comentó hace tiempo y yo me quedé con la mandíbula en el suelo–. Da la sensación de que la manera en la que los médicos hablan sobre York puede resultar un poco irrespetuosa pero, os hago la siguiente pregunta: ¿de verdad creéis que los médicos no hablarán así entre ellos sobre sus pacientes y las excentricidades que hacen? Dicho esto, la pesadilla que se ha dado en este episodio comienza cuando el Dr. Bell le pide a Bradley, uno de los residentes random que nos encontramos por el hospital, que le asista durante una operación que tiene después en el día. El fallo garrafal está en que Bradley acaba de terminar un turno de treinta horas y que se cae de sueño por las esquinas. Nic se lo comenta a Bell, pero este pasa de ello como de comer mierda, que va mucho con su estilo. Ante esto y la atónita mirada –aunque tampoco le parece ya extraño– de Conrad, tanto él como Nic se movilizan al ver que Randolph va a operar tanto a Christina como a Ed y no quieren perder a ninguno de los dos. Esto nos lleva a un concurso para ver quién la tiene más larga entre Conrad y Jude, quien parece salir victorioso en este primer asalto. El Dr. Silva operará a Christine pero Bell tendrá otra operación, la de York, ya que la extracción de la botella de sirope por parte del Dr. Pravesh no fue tan exitosa y se dejó la corona que lleva la botella dentro. En este episodio, en vez de ver una operación, vemos cuatro –había que paliar las que no habíamos visto durante el parón–.

A Mina no le da la vida

A excepción de uno de los pacientes que se quedan en la mesa de operaciones y que no es ninguno en los que nos han presentado tan detalladamente, la peor parada de todo este percal ha sido Mina. Si Randolph no hubiese metido a Bradley en el quirófano, este se hubiese ido a su casa a descansar –que es lo que tenía que haber hecho– y no se hubiese desmayado llevándose con él medio intestino. Pero, claro, por sus santos huevos que tiene que hacerse lo que él diga poniendo en peligro a los pacientes. También, si Randolph aceptase de una puta vez que no está en condiciones para operar y se retirase, Mina no tendría que estar haciendo de niñera o realizando las operaciones que el Dr. Bell haría si estuviese en óptimas condiciones. Mina lo ha hecho lo mejor que ha podido, ha dado todo de sí para que los tres pacientes sobrevivieran si tenemos en cuenta las estadísticas preocupantes de Bell que los doctores y parte de los enfermeros ven, pero los mandamases parece que no. Sí que es cierto que la Dra. Okafor ha cometido un error muy grave al extirparle el testículo bueno a Ed–lo cual es denunciable y ya veríais el puro que le caería al hospital, con o sin disculpas de por medio–, pero si tenemos en cuenta en caos que había, que todo saliese finalmente bien sería más una fantasía que una realidad. A pesar de todo, la concatenación de escenas en los quirófanos me ha parecido trepidante, lo he pasado mal y, al mismo tiempo, no podía despegar los ojos de la pantalla. Me ha parecido maravilloso y creo que en The Resident saben jugar muy bien con los ritmos de la narración. De vuelta al evento con el que abríamos este episodio, me ha gustado mucho que Mina reconozca que es responsable de lo que ha pasado, porque ese error es suyo, aunque me duela, y creo que ser consciente de lo que ha hecho mal la convierte en una mejor doctora que el Dr. Bell, a pesar de que éste tenga muchos más años de experiencia. Hay que ser muy valiente para cargar con esa responsabilidad, algo que no lo ha sido en absoluto Randolph. Esto se puede ver muy bien en su rifirrafe con la Dra. Leonard. El tipo de va por las ramas con todo el tema de Mozart y Haydn para, simplemente, excusarse. Estoy de acuerdo en que Mina no estaba preparada, pero para esa cantidad de presión, no para el procedimiento, pues no solamente estaba realizando su operación, sino otras dos más ella sola, lo que me parece demasiado para una residente sea del año que sea.

Con estos mareos se le va a atragantar la pastilla

Siguiendo con el Dr. Bell y, profundizando un poco más en él, hemos visto que las pastillas están mostrando sus efectos secundarios, como los mareos. Esto es totalmente inaceptable en cualquier cirujano. No está en condiciones de realizar su labor, él lo sabe y no se baja de la burra. Esto conlleva que se vaya llevando a gente por delante, como Mina, quien ha lidiado con toda la catástrofe de las operaciones concadenadas. Si ya es un peligro una sola operación en manos de este señor, como para darle más de una al mismo tiempo. Terrible. Una de las cosas buenas de ese rifirrafe del que he hablado antes con la Dra. Leonard es que esta ya se está oliendo que algo no está bien. Esto la convierte en la segunda víctima y peor parada que Mina. Mientras que Okafor va a seguir en el hospital, Leonard no. “Cuando un doctor cuestiona las prácticas de este hospital y de sus médicos, como lo que está haciendo la Dra. Leonard, tiene un efecto perjudicial”, dice Bell. Con ese “Considéralo hecho” de parte de Claire Thrope tengo suficiente para ver, una vez más, que todo esto es una mafia de mucho cuidado. Por un comentario anterior, diría que Claire no sabe nada de lo que pasa con Randolph, es más, creerá que sus estadísticas son gajes del oficio o una mala racha. Pero, el día que lo sepa, me inclino más por que va a taparle y, si realmente le invita a irse, hacerlo de una manera natural, como si a Bell le acabase de caer una lotería pirándose, que por echarle directamente dejándolo en evidencia delante de todo el mundo.

Ese gesto me ha hecho rechinar los dientes muchísimo

Otra que parece llevar su propia mafia es la Dra. Hunter. Tras su visita a la clínica de ésta, Nic le comenta sus averiguaciones a Conrad. Las altas dosis de quimio son bastante preocupantes, algo que no le llama la atención en absoluto a Hawkins, quien se dedica a darle un ejemplo a Nic de que el protocolo tan personalizado de Hunter es lo que ha mantenido vivo a un tío al que sólo le daban tres meses de vida. La preocupación viene a raíz de Lily, quien se encuentra peor de lo que la vimos en el anterior episodio. Esto lleva a Nic a preguntarle si no ha considerado una segunda opinión, cosa que Lily rechaza. Sin embargo, los últimos movimientos de la enfermera no han pasado desapercibidos para Lane. La conversación, o mejor dicho speech, que tiene con Nic me ha parecido asqueroso, aunque comprensible porque, quién no quiere proteger su guita, ¿verdad? El trato condescendiente al ponerle las manos en los hombros por casi me hace potar y esa promesa de joderle la carrera como enfermera me ha parecido de mafia absoluta. No voy a negar que las conversaciones tan con el cuchillo afilado me dan un poco la vida, pero estoy con Nic en que aquí hay gato encerrado y que hay que averiguarlo cuanto antes. ¿Realmente es que “cuanta más quimio, más pasta” o hay alguna otra razón por la cual las dosis sean tan sumamente altas? Tengo curiosidad.

Padre vs hijo. FIGHT!

Por quien también tengo curiosidad es por los nuevos detalles que hemos conocido de Conrad. Mientras que en su vida profesional no ha habido mucho movimiento, sí que lo ha habido en la personal. Gracias a su conversación con Nic hemos sabido que sus padres se separaron, su padre “le mantuvo separado de su madre”–esto me ha parecido muy fuerte–, que ésta murió y que odia a su padre. Matt, hijo mío, ¿por qué todos tus padres ficticios son lo peor? Lo que no sabemos es de dónde viene ese odio. La palabra “odio” en sí me parece muy fuerte y que sientas eso por tu progenitor, para mí, significa que esa persona te ha hecho algo muy gordo. ¡No puedo esperar a que nos lo digan! Una cosa que me ha dejado sorprendida es esa revelación al final del episodio. Mientras que, por un lado, tenemos a Conrad viendo cómo Jude y Nic se van juntos en el coche de él –triángulo amoroso a la vista. Con ese “Que empiece el juego” por parte de Jude en el tercer episodio, esto ya se olía desde lejos–, lo cual no le va a hacer ni puta gracia a Conrad, dado que sigue luchando por ella, por otro tenemos LA revelación. Aquel inversor random que se estaba interesando por el Chastain y a ver dónde podía destinar su dinero –“Yo apuesto por el caballo ganador”. Ya con eso me da un poco de repelús, para seros sincera– es en realidad el padre de Conrad. Esta es otra cosa que tampoco le va a hacer gracia y ya veremos cómo lidia con todo esto. Por lo que nos deja entrever el adelanto del siguiente episodio, personalmente me va a tener comiendo de su mano porque mi atención la tiene totalmente.

Pobre Devon. No gana para disgustos

Por último, en este nuevo capítulo de “¿Qué putada le podemos hacer hoy a Devon?” está el de sacar objetos del ano de York. El pobre ha servido más como recurso cómico para aliviar la tensión que se estaba construyendo que para otra cosa. También hemos visto cómo ha reaccionado ante la mala crítica que el paciente le ha hecho. Por la cara que ha puesto Conrad, me da que todos han pasado por lo mismo y esto era una especie de bautizo para el Dr. Pravesh. Un detalle que me ha llamado la atención es que, mientras que, en el anterior episodio, Devon había compartido quirófano con el Dr. Bell y había quedado aparentemente conquistado por él, ha sido con la conferencia centrada en el error de Mina lo que ha hecho que desaparezca cualquier simpatía que pudiese tener por el veterano doctor, lo cual me alegra bastante. Espero que se quiten a Randolph del medio en algún momento o la mala leche va a hacer que me explote una vena.

En general, el episodio me ha gustado bastante y este parón había aumentado mis ganas de ver el nuevo episodio. Como he dicho anteriormente, la concatenación de las escenas en los quirófanos me ha gustado una barbaridad y me ha tenido con los ojos pegados a lo que estaba pasando. Me ha resultado muy interesante la variedad de casos que nos han presentado y los pequeños pasos y revelaciones que nos van mostrando ayudan a que me guste mucho más la serie. Ha habido un detalle que me ha descolocado un poco –aunque para bien– y es que parece que Mina se dedica a coser y hacerse su propia ropa cuando no está en el hospital. ¿Realmente es un hobby o es un segundo trabajo porque no llega a fin de mes? Si es lo primero –eso parece más un piso pequeño que un taller de sastrería–, nunca hubiese pensado que tendría ese hobby pero, viendo el final del episodio, sólo puedo decir GO GIRL! –y “Wakanda forever”. Si habéis visto Black Panther, recordaros que Shaunette Renée Wilson forma parte de la Dora Milaje de 1992. Si no lo habéis hecho todavía, os aconsejo no parpadear porque a lo mejor os la perdéis–. Si es lo segundo, lo entendería perfectamente. El adelanto del nuevo episodio sólo ha hecho que mi hype aumente y no pueda esperar a que llegue.

Por mi parte nada más excepto animaros a que dejéis vuestros pensamientos, sentimientos o cualquier cosa que se os haya pasado por la cabeza al ver el episodio. ¿El parón le ha sentado bien o ha hecho que vuestro interés por la serie decaiga? Contadme en el apartado de comentarios.

¡Hasta la semana que viene!

P.D: ¿Os habéis fijado en cómo se le hinchan las venas del cuello a Matt cuando parece que está enfadado? Es mi María Patiño particular, pero más guapo.

P.D.D: “¿Has puesto esta canción porque soy negra?”. Mira, tía, te como la cara.

P.D.D.D: Las radiografías con los objetos me han parecido LO MÁS. Me lo he tomado como una especie de juego a ver si acertaba qué eran los objetos.

Irene Galindo (@MissSkarsgard)

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