#you'd. you'd think there'd be a memorial service.

[dangoarts]

unfortunately for everyone especially myself i am still thinking about minecraft story mode

[sodiumlamp]

Picard

Fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck this show.

I already knew it would be the damn Borg again. That's part of why I wanted to watch this show all the way through, because everytime I looked something up on Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki, there would be all these references to Picard continuity, and I was getting tired of trying to dodge spoilers. You'd look up something like "tribble poop" and there'd be a whole section about how Booter Soong ate some while he reprogrammed the Emergency Dork Hologram on La Sirena.

Another reason I wanted to watch this show was because I had heard about all of this nonsense where the Borg put secret DNA in Picard's body, which was then added to the transporter system in order to covertly add it to every Starfleet officer in the service. But the whole thing sounded so nonsensical that I had to see it for myself. And I guess I went through episodes 1-8 hoping against hope that maybe I'd misunderstood somehow, and it would turn out to be something else. After all, this show already used the damn Borg in Seasons 1 and 2.

But here we are! The big twist this season is: more Borg. Again.

The only difference this time is that it's the "classic" Borg. Season 1 featured a derelict cube full of offline Borg who were either in stasis or being de-assimilated by Hugh's "Reclamation Project". Season 2 featured a Borg Queen who merged with Jurati and went back in time to start a kinder, gentler collective. This version of the Borg returned in Season 2 to assist Starfleet in sealing up a space anomaly and as far as I know, they're still monitoring it. I'm curious to see if the Jurati-Borg are mentioned at all in the Season 3 finale.

So this time it's the main version of the Borg, who I suppose are still reeling from the events of the Voyager finale, and their big idea is to activate all this "stealth assimilation DNA" that's been passed through everybody via the transporters. I think Jack Crusher's role in all of this is to function as the "transmitter" that activates the affected victims and links them all together in a new collective. That's why the Borg's allies, the rogue Changelings, we're so determined to capture him alive.

What I don't understand is why Vadic and her group were so cooperative with the Borg. In several scenes, Vadic would cut off her left hand and it would morph into this weird face and speak with its own voice. Clearly this was how Vadic received communications from the Borg Queen, but how did they even set that up? Was Vadic assimilated? Was she even remotely worried about the Borg turning against the Dominion after they finished taking over the Federation?

I also don't understand how the Borg altered Picard's DNA and no one noticed all this secret stuff until now. Did they not have records of Picard's genome before his assimilation? Could they not compare the two and eliminate any differences? Did the altered DNA have a cloaking device? That's stupid. That's really stupid.

This whole show is stupid. Picard's a damn robot. Androids can be made out of flesh and blood, but also have super powers. The Romulan Empire is either dead or stronger than ever. The Federation is a dystopia except when it's not, and Rios is just going to stay in 2024 because it's only slightly worse than 2410 and it's easier to find cigars. Picard's father locked her mother in her room to keep her from killing herself, but he didn't use a computer lock, it's just a 500 year old skeleton key behind a loose stone in the wall where a child could get at it. The Borg Queen exists in multiple timelines simultaneously unless Jurati combines with her in which case there are just two versions of the Borg Queen now. I guess.

So the only way to stop the Borg now is to take all the old people on the show who haven't been affected by the Borg-Changeling plot, and put them on an older ship that pre-dates all of the tech that connects all the modern ships together. And that's why the TNG seven are on a rebuilt Enterprise-D. Geordi recovered the saucer section, repaired it, then connected it to the drive section of the Syracuse, another Galaxy Class ship.

This is probably supposed to be a feel-good moment. They finally got the whole gang back on the original ship, or a reasonable facsimile, and they're going to go on one last ride to save everyone from their signature enemy. It sucks. That's all I can say about it.

I don't like how we got here. Years ago, I was excited to see the TNG movies, because the show was a success and they could just jump straight to the movies instead of how it went for the original series, where it took ten years for Star Trek to get that kind of support. I was expecting the Enterprise-D to get destroyed, because that would pave the way for a new movie ship, which was one of the things I looked forward to in First Contact.

The problem was that it never quite measured up to my own imagination. The Enterprise-E never got to do anything cool, at least not cool enough to justify introducing a new ship. I always liked the design, but it never had a big hero moment, where it did something that only a Sovereign-class could do. And Insurection and Nemesis sucked, so maybe it never had a chance. This episode of Picard treats E with some contempt. Worf apparently liked it, but everyone else thought it sucked, and apparently they all blame him for whatever happened to it.

This whole series has been about looking backwards. There's an Enterprise-F now, and I'm not sure how long it's been in service, but it's part of the Borg now so it's up to the old guys in the old ship to take care of things. This feels wrong. I think I understand why fans are so excited about that "Star Trek Legacy" show, because it promises to do what TNG did decades ago, which is to carry the concept forward. TNG was never about this navel-gazing callback festival. Picard is all about that, but it's a hollow pursuit. I guess I was hoping for a look at what happens next, with an elderly Picard there to experience it with me, but instead it's just Soong, Romulans, Q, 21st Century, Changelings, Borg, Borg, Borg.

Oh, Shaw dies and he finally addresses Seven of Nine by "Seven of Nine" and bequeaths her the Titan. It took nine episodes to get here, and most of that was spent with Shaw just reminding us that he doesn't respect her. No real change was made until the very end, because this is his last chance to wrap up that subplot. It's dumb. They went out of their way to crowbar this guy into the show, and this is all he does. It's a shame there were no other Chicagoans around when he died. They would have howled into the sky as a warning to the dead: Beware, there is a dipshit among you.

I keep saying it, but I want to be as clear as possible. So there's no misunderstanding: This show is terrible. Watching it is a miserable experience. It's Sunday and I'm actually looking forward to going back to work tomorrow. That's how un-entertaining this has been.

[endlessdelirium]

Nothing to see here (or "We can't stop here. This is Bat Country!)

Hello from The Void! How did you get here? Well, I probably liked one of your posts, or I read something you posted that really resonated with me to the point that I broke my silence and actually responded (instead of just lurking like a creepy ghost). Or you're probably like a creepy ghost yourself and saw my username enough times or read one of my comments that made you wonder just who is this moron spouting off all this nonsense? Either way, you thought you'd check out my account and return the favor, or something, I really have no idea why you're here lol.

The thing is, I made this account years ago. I had a couple of irl friends who also had accounts, so I followed them plus a handful of other people from my interests back then. And it was great for awhile, until social media fatigue set in. This was nothing new. There'd be new social media sites that would be trendy for a time, and I'd be curious enough to try it for awhile, until I realize lol I'm not a very social person irl, why would I be better at it online? So I start losing interest until I eventually stop checking in. Even now, I am barely on any social media sites. I keep my Facebook account active because that's pretty much the only way people could get in touch with me if they don't have my number, and I'm on Reddit all the time but I barely post/comment there as well and just mostly lurk (like a creepy, creepy ghost wooohhh. Nah, but seriously, social anxiety is a real bitch!) Other than that, I practically have zero social media presence.

So I'm pretty much done with Tumblr... until Haikyuu dragged me back in. I can't really remember when I entered the fandom, I think I started watching sometime in late 2018 and I've been obsessing ever since. Reading the manga wasn't enough, I wanted more content. The Reddit sub was okay... for awhile. Eventually I wandered back into the wastelands of Twitter and Tumblr, all in my pursuit of extra Haikyuu juice. Yes, there's no point denying it, I'm pretty much an addict at this point. Stop judging me.

The thing is, I'm also incredibly lazy. I didn't see the point of creating new accounts when my old ones are still serviceable. For all intents and purposes, this account is pretty much dead. It's just, sometimes (okay, lots of times) I would scroll through Haikyuu tags and I would find something funny, insightful, pretty, interesting that I just have to like it (or is it hearting something? Sorry, I'm not really well versed in Tumblr lingo anymore) or leave a comment to show my appreciation. Which is all well and good, it's just lately a couple of people have been following my account, which isn't terrible per se, I just find it a bit weird since I haven't posted anything new in years. Really, the only thing I updated was my profile pic, since my account was supposed to be a personal one, and wasn't supposed to be dedicated to just a specific fandom so the pic I originally used was one of my irl head which is just... ick! I don't know what I was thinking. So I changed it because I didn't want to frighten anyone by manifesting my mug in their notifications, and really Hinata's head is infinitely better than my head so it can only be an improvement for my account.

Other than that, I pretty much left everything as is. I didn't have the heart to delete everything. In a way, it's kind of like a time capsule for me, still, I don't really recognize the me who made these posts anymore. I mean, I don't have amnesia or anything. I sorta remember them, but since they were made by a younger version of me, one with different interests and obsessions (I mean still share some of these things with this person, it's just a lot has changed as well, and I've since changed my opinion about some things) there's a sort of detachment as well. Which is why it feels like receiving a jolt of electricity everytime I get a new notification that someone has liked a picture or post. It's like "Huh?", I sort of remember the post, but also not really since it was litterally from years ago made by a younger and more naive me. "Okay, I guess?" is all I can say at the end.

So, what now? I still don't want delete my posts. Even though it kind of weirds me out now, I still like having it as a record. Like "Hey, this was ME! Wasn't I weird? I mean, I'm still weird, but in a slightly different way. Anyway, wasn't I a riot?" I also don't feel like making a new account. I still don't really consider myself active in these parts. I just like scrolling through my tags of interest (like a creepy stalker), liking awesome fan arts, and leaving a comment or two when I couldn't contain myself anymore and I just had to say something. I've also thought about re-blogging things sometimes, but I feel that would tip my account back into a semi-active state, and I don't feel like it just yet. Maybe in the future. For now I kinda like keeping my account as is, as a time capsule when I was still active here.

So, where does that leave you? I still don't really know why you're here, but you're welcome to have a look around. Just remember you're looking at an old account and it would help if you view it like a window to the past. I don't mind if you like anything, just know I only have vague memories of making any of those posts so I can't really discuss any of them now. If you're okay with all of that, then make yourself at home... or not, I'm not the boss of you lol.

Anyway, you're still here? And you read everything? Why? I mean, wow, what a trooper! I gotta reward you with something. You know what, here's a picture of Hinata. Did I draw it? Of course not, don't be silly! I like art, but unfortunately art doesn't like me so I can't draw to save my life. So this here's just regular manga panels of Hinata. But not just any Hinata, it's Third Year Hinata! Why? Why not? I see many itenerations of Hinata on Tumblr including Brazil Hinata, but for some reason I don't see Third Year Hinata get as much love on here. I don't really get it. He is so precious. So here he is!

Bonus: The Duality of Hinata

Thanks for stopping by. Have a nice day!