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Hey so remember when Data said

"you make me wish I were an only child"

to Lore in Datalore?

Because I do. What the fuck was that lmfao

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So I finished the first two episodes of Star Trek TNG...

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Every time I come on this app I see ppl awed with Brent Spiner's talent and YES this man can do it all (holy fuck) but I'm also lowkey begging y'all to know that homeboy was an established Broadway actor before he started on TNG

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God THIS BRO EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS

Does anyone wanna talk about Lore in 'Brothers" because my god ..... the WEALTH in that gold mine of an episode....

Firstly, Lore is so not evil in that episode at first. He shows up, realizes that he was not called for on purpose, and, because he's hurt and insecure he decides to fucking dip ! He's more upset than vengeful. And he almost does leave, until Soong says he's dying .... And this is I think when we get to see genuine emotion from Lore in the whole series. When he stops and turns and he looks crushed.

"Dying? What do you mean you're dying? You're not that old! You're fine! You look fine!"

Such horrible devastation in his voice poor thang.

Above it all, he's sad to lose him. Even though later in the episode he is obviously mad and bitter, as he feels that Soong does not care for him as he does for Data (middle child syndrome), and that's why he takes the chip. "You don't fill Data with substandard parts." That's what causes his 180, that, after all this time, Soong still doesn't love him like he loves Data. He deserves that chip! He was broken, and instead of fixing him and loving him he shut him off and built Data. I'd be mad too tbh.

Unfortunately, because Soong did program his android with mental illness, he lashes out far worse than he should. Yada yada.

I guess its my fave episode because Lore is so unabashedly genuine for most of it. Its great insight into his character, and his weird little idiosyncrasies! His ticks! Drumming his fingers on his arms, smacking random things around in the room because he's peeved, putting his tongue in his cheek. Singing because he's just quirky like that. It's delicious.

You can also see exactly when he decides to trick them both, to take the chip. Riiiiiight here.

Its a great ep. He's so complex. If only we got more time with him.

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Just casually stroking your hand down your coworker’s back as you walk by…

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DEADASS LMFAO

Data: I am incapable of emotions, therefore it is not possible for me to ever be offended by anything

Data the second someone says something rude to him:

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Data: "Why do you do the thing you do?"

Someone else: "We do the thing because we do the thing"

Data: "This was entirely unhelpful, thank you."

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Pausing my Star Trek ramblings to post something a lot more serious, but with the way things are going, I feel like I have to.

The other day I had a conversation with a family member, and while it was all very civil and respectful, it shook loose some shit I'm still trying to gather.

They vote politically right, and while I don't, I'm in theory chill with it for two reasons. First, the political system in my country is more like a gradient than a binary; there's things like progressive right and center-right, so voting right does not necessarily mean far right. Second, I firmly believe that for a successful society, you need political influences of both left (community focused) and right (economy focused), so in theory I understand the current trend of voting right (concerning historic patterns aside).

Thing is, though, they also know I'm trans, and that I have every intention to start transitioning in the next few years. And as we talked, they said that they worry for me and my safety-- they can recognize that with the way our political situation seems to be going (which is more and more towards the far right), my safety may come at risk further down the line. They then asked me if it is wise to transition, if it's not safer not to and to stay as I am. And while I understand and appreciate their concern for my safety, let me make one thing very clear:

In this manner of thinking, the responsibility of my safety in this society is placed on me. If I would just stay in hiding, if I would just disguise myself and suppress who I am, I will not be at risk. This is not fair.

First and foremost, I shouldn't have to think about my safety, I should just be safe. But second of all, I should be able to rely on this society, on my government, to keep me safe-- for there to be consequences and justice if someone does try to harm me simply because I exist.

If the only way for our economy to thrive is by sacrificing people's lives and safety, then our system is fundamentally flawed. If one can "fix" our society by getting rid of certain people, it is fundamentally flawed. This rhetoric has a name: fascism. Call the beast by its name.

If the people you gave power will build your perfect future on the suffering and erasure and corpses of other people, it makes you complicit.

What did you think to accomplish by telling me you're worried for my safety when our political system makes a massive swing to the right-- which you voted for? When the government you voted for comes for my right to transition, my access to proper medical care, and then my right and access to public spaces in the name of "public safety", when they take my passport and my right and ability to go where I please, do you think you're absolved from any responsibility because you told me you were worried for my safety?

Do you really think I'll ease your conscience and assure your soul because you tell me you care about my safety while you give power to the very people who put my safety at risk?

Let me tell you something. When you give power to a government, to people, who will put my life in danger because of their own bigotry; who will take away my access to medical care, who will force me to out myself and make myself vulnerable and who will do nothing to protect me from people who will try to hurt me-- when my body ends up beaten to a pulp in the streets, my blood will be on your hands.

You handed these people the axe. You don't get to act like you weren't part of it when they behead me with it.

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HOLY FUCK BUT YOU'RE SO RIGHT

Edit cuz I'm not done lmfao: I've been screaming into the void for years that Lore and Dr Soong are far more alike than either of them would probably like to admit, but this detail just really sealed the deal for me

Part of me wonders to what extent the two might've been aware of their similarities (and how they might've reacted to that realization) and whether that played any role in the events on Omicron Theta and their relationship to one another

isn’t it wild lore did exactly what their father would have done in the end. an escape plan that didn’t include anyone but himself. deciding he could never reconcile data not being what he wanted him to be. abandoning data. rinse repeat. congratulations you became your father

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Me when Geordi-centric episode: 🙂

Me when I realise that means Geordi will either A) have a terrible romantic experience or B) go through the most traumatic shit imaginable or C) a tragic combo of both: 🙁

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The muses called to me yesterday evening

Gotta tag @gracieanne because IEEEE I LOVE YOUR STAR TREK MUSIC OMG

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When the hyperfixation is hyperfixating:

And these are the (partial)

Preliminary notes

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I relate to Data because I, too, am autistic and head over heels in love with Geordi LaForge🫶

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Ayo so I finally finished my Lore cosplay :D

Thought the Pakled fit from Brothers was iconic asf, so I made it! It's completely handsewn-- aside from the Turtleneck, which I got from Vinted, but then Frankensteined into the undershirt-- and the "leather" is scrap fabric that I threw some paint onto lmfao

It was so awesome to make, despite a lot of brain-wrecking and zooming in on blurry screenshots, which-- BY THE WAY HAHAHAHA

LOOK AT THE BUCKLES LMFAO

The bottom one is 1000% one of those plastic click-closures you find on fanny packs and backpacks👁👄👁

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Look I know I made a shit post about it but I'm not done talking LMFAO

I keep being fascinated by the phenomenon within (a large part of) the TNG fandom to describe and depict Lore as a dominant personality (I.E.: controlling, dominant, master-manipulator type, both socially and sexually), which I'd argue is entirely at odds with his actual behavior in the show. At no point, in any of the episodes he features in, does Lore display any kind of dominance-- he tries to, of course, but fails utterly at it every single time.

And this is important!! A big part of his entire personality is that he fails at establishing himself as the dominant personality in the room! Most obviously, in the episode Brothers, Dr. Soong waltzes all over him; he doesn't listen to Lore (or Data), doesn't let him finish his sentences, and in his actions completely sidelines him in favor of Data (likely without meaning to).

Even Data, in the other episodes Lore features in (Datalore and Decent), is a much more stable and dominant personality than Lore. In both of those episodes, Data is stable and calm (even when fed literal hatred), and his posture is relaxed and non-threatened, whereas Lore is jittery, cracking jokes and deflecting. Lore doesn't get the chance to establish himself as "in control" in any of those episodes until Dr. Soong physically leaves the room and Data is in some way incapacitated.

Lore's inability to be the dominant person in the room-- either at equal footing with others, or towering over them-- feeds directly into his sense of insecurity, self-loathing and even self-hatred, which subsequently fuel his envy towards Data and his resentment towards Dr. Soong.

It is an integral part of his personality to be the submissive personality in any setting-- social, sexual, or otherwise. (aside from being funny as hell to make shitposts about)

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Fr like I just want to write a 100k word essay of my thoughts and feelings about the Soong family but instead I gotta work and pay taxes 'n shit

all i want to do is sit at home and draw gay people from star trek but god said Wrong! 5000 Responsibilities Be Upon Ye

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PRECISELY

are we all in agreement that data undeniably fucks more than lore