... I’m also inordinately pleased that not one but two recent Trek shows have been referring to the driving ideology of noted slave-taking gangster pirate assholes by it’s actual name. You know. The C word. Rhymes with blapitalism.
... I’m also inordinately pleased that not one but two recent Trek shows have been referring to the driving ideology of noted slave-taking gangster pirate assholes by it’s actual name. You know. The C word. Rhymes with blapitalism.
Superhero? Why would you ever th- Oh. Yes. That makes sense.
The “you’re alive?!?!?!?” scene was the first time I ever got a ‘shippy impression, but I am notoriously clueless in certain departments.
I can’t remember seeing it before, but... It might, now? I mean, they’ve got a cloak. And hammerspace phasers and broadband transporters and stuff.
“at least one character other than Commander Ransom should be representing the two-handed Starfleet combat move on a trek show”
Tech, Tropes, Thoughts, you may or may not know the Trill:
In general, obviously, yeah. And when Michael lost her boots and had to run around barefoot, specifically!
(Also: snappy action hero one-liners are definitely against Starfleet protocol*, but I thought “you’re going to need more regulators” was an acceptable yippee-ki-yay substitute.)
I think my favourite exchange of the ep was Tilly going,
That checks out! Also, reminded of:
Impending bullet-pointy ramble on some fictional tech-things wot amused, bemused and generally got my attention:
“Captain Freeman, this situation might call for...”
“Yes, Ransom, I’m aware we need another half-baked, dangerous solution that breaks Starfleet codes and totally pisses me off, but Beta shift is off-duty...”
“Permission to-”
“Granted, new girl on Delta shift, ensign... Georgiou, is it?”
“Yes, captain. You had me at…
“You will make a valiant stand and then die, mwahahahah!”
2 of 5 reporting in! (Because, apparently we’re a very tiny Borg collective.)
Can I throw in a vote for “Living Next Door To (Who The %¤#% Is) Malice”?
... is it All Connected after all? :P
“Bless you.”
Also, heeeey, Agents of SHIELD! Where, recently, drilling for Unobtainium Flavour #5 destroyed the planet. Briefly-ish?
SHIELD lives to fight another day.
Makes sense! (Of course, we do have foxes. But while Rocket might resemble a Very Unkempt Fox more than he resembles a rabbit... That’s not as funny, is it? :)
Yep! There’s a theory - of which I am fond - that says “being unaware of your hotness enhances the hotness”. Seems applicable.