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whatelsecanwedonow · 1 year

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A Starfleet admiral presented me with an opportunity to help my people in their fight against the Cardassians. I had to accept.

STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION S05E03 | Ensign Ro

#trekedit #trekdaily #startrekedit #scifiedit #tngedit #userbbelcher #cinematv #tvedit #Star Trek #Star Trek: The Next Generation #Star Trek: TNG #Ro Laren #Michelle Forbes #mine*#ro laren in picard S3 or we riot #condensing this was painful - michelle forbes is a force

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evviejo · 5 months

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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - S5E14 Conundrum

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avoicefromthestars · 1 year

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Star Trek: Picard Imposter

#picard spoilers #star trek: picard #ro laren #trekedit #picardedit #michelle forbes

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spockvarietyhour · 1 year

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Battlestar Galactica "Pegasus"

#I had posted these separately as a mash up with Stargate years ago but I never posted it as a single scene #BSG #Battlestar Galactica #Commander Adama #Admiral Cain #Bill Adama #Helena Cain #EJO #Edward James Olmos #Michelle Forbes #bsgedit #GIF #my gifs

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ididnotknow · 1 year

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trektober day#26 : empathy

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richardarmitagefanpage · 4 months

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All seasons of Berlin Station are now available on MGM+.

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cosmonautroger · 6 months

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Michelle Forbes as Ro Laren in Star Trek The Next Generation

#Michelle Forbes #Ro Laren #Star Trek The Next Generation

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motelpearl · 5 days

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Juliette Lewis as Adele in Kalifornia (1993)

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jesternene · 11 months

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The Women of Star Trek: Picard

It is that time of year and the Emmy buzz is loud and proud among the different outlets promoting certain shows and actors that made an impact during their season. I agree with a lot of the articles that I have seen. However, there is one thing that is missing in their spotlight: The women.

As a Star Trek fan, the hype of the Final Season of Star Trek: Picard not only succeeded in their approach but they went above and beyond. The nice mix of new and nostalgia to the story was blended well and it deserves “Outstanding Drama Series” in the upcoming Emmys. The problem that I am having is not what we saw in the Season but how the Women of the series seem to be missing in that hype Star Trek: Picard is getting.

I agree that Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Levar Burton, and Michael Dorn were fantastic this season and do deserve to be recognized for their new approach to their characters, but the women were just as equally if not more deserving because the story mostly revolved around them.

Let’s start with Jeri Ryan. The beginning of Seven’s story started with controversy due to how they approached her character during her time in Star Trek: Voyager. As much as fans wanted to see the former Next Gen characters when Picard was announced, it was nice to see another character outside of that particular show, as all the characters in the Star Trek universe are important to the story. Seeing Seven as a rogue Fenris Ranger, going outside the law to do the greater good, was fantastic. It showed a different side to the character and the way Jeri approached that character was a breath of fresh air to those who adored her on Voyager. With the series ending, It was nice seeing the conflict with Seven on wanting to do the greater good but being stuck with regulations. Her performance in showing Seven’s struggle was brilliantly done. We knew why she did what she did and didn’t question her one bit. That was based on how Jeri approached it and seeing now Captain Seven, and wanting more of Captain Seven, is all to Jeri’s credit.

Michelle Hurd was new to the franchise but you never would have known. Her character Raffi worked so well with Picard, that you forgot she was never around during the TNG days. You bought that she had a history with Picard, even if we didn’t see it. The emotional turmoil her character went through brought Star Trek to a new level and it was character development that fans longed for. I give that credit to Michelle's approach to that. She embodied the struggle that Raffi was going through. The emotional roller coaster we saw was not only entertaining on so many levels, but it invoked emotional and tear-jerking scenes that the fans could feel and understand. When fans can relate to a character, you know the actor and the writer are doing their job.

Of course, fans not only wanted to see past and new characters in the franchise, but we wanted great stories as well. During the TNG days, some stories fell flat as they didn’t bring the characters to the level that the fans felt they should have. What was interesting about the final season of Star Trek: Picard is the writers decided to not only take that extra step but put the characters through those emotional scenes that the fans waited 35 years for. Gates McFadden was a fan favorite to return and she did not disappoint with those types of scenes.

Giving her character a complete 180 backstory, allowed Gates to showcase just how great an actress she is. With over 40+ years under her belt, Gates brought everything she had ever done in her career and embodied it in the character of Dr. Beverly Crusher. A character that she holds dear to her heart, she wanted to make sure that the fans understood the love and heartbreak of Beverly. She had scenes that required no words but it tugged on the heartstrings of the viewer that we wanted to see more. Her chemistry with Patrick Stewart only highlighted his scenes for the better. Ed Speelers, who plays her son Jack Crusher, mixed well with how Gates approached this side of Beverly and it was the Mother Son scenes that fans longed for. This season not only went down as one of the best in the Star Trek Franchise but for Gates as well. The emotion she played, minor details of a chin quiver, or even a small smile, really brought out why Beverly Crusher is the fan's character. They can relate to her on so many levels and it is that acting that deserves to be recognized among her fellow peers and the industry.

And let's not forget, more powerhouse women showcased their chops in every scene they were given. Amanda Plummer as the new villain, Vadic, made fans delight in her sarcastic demeanor. Even though it was one episode, the return of Michelle Forbes as Ro Laren, was the highlight as her character was redeemed in a way that fans always wanted. Seeing Deanna Troi, played by Marina Sirtis, was more in tune with her empathic side, and being one of the instrumental heroes of the season was also a highlight we wanted to see. The industry can not forget how much the women impacted this season and with an award season causing so much buzz, It is important we focus on why.

All in all, the entire cast of Season 3 of Star Trek: Picard was the best mix anyone could hope for. We already knew that the TNG cast was perfect, but adding the new characters just focused more on that. We love these characters and we love the actors that play them. Let’s give them the attention they deserve because, without them, Season 3 wouldn’t have been what it was.

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#gates mcfadden #star trek #star trek picard #jeri ryan #michael hurd #amanda plummer #michelle forbes #marina sirtis #women of star trek #the emmys #fyc #beverly crusher #seven of nine #raffi musiker #deanna troi #ro laren #captain vadic

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cannibalspicnic · 1 year

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I've seen a few different people referring to Ro Laren's death as a "fridging" or saying that she was "fridged" etc. It's been bugging me for a while, so I would like to address it because not only does it misrepresent the concept of women in refrigerators but it does a disservice to Ro's character in my mind.

The concept of women in refrigerators came from Gail Simone who noticed a trend of how female superheroes were treated and subsequently killed in comic books after Katma Tui (a female superhero) was pretty unceremoniously sliced up and stuffed into a refrigerator for Hal Jordan (Green Lantern) to find. The brutalization and lack of agency is a huge aspect of women in refrigerators.

"I can't quite shake the feeling that male characters tend to die differently than female ones. The male characters seem to die nobly, as heroes, most often, whereas it's not uncommon, as in Katma Tui's case, for a male character to just come home and find her butchered in the kitchen." -Gail Simone

Generally, a fridged woman not only doesn't have agency in her own death, but the death itself is meaningless to her character development and storyline.

One of Ro Laren's defining character traits is that she is prepared to sacrifice herself, her career, her relationships, her moral certainty to do what she thinks is right. It makes total sense to me that she would be ready to die so Picard could get away.

Another part of Ro's character is her search and struggle for someone to trust and to believe in. A large part of why she betrayed Picard was the old man who reminded her of her father and who probably held beliefs more common to the ones with which she was raised. Her final act being one of trust brings a certain closure for her character that's just hers.

And I thought there was vindication for her. Picard is so far up his own ass about Starfleet, and she's the one who had to bonk him on his head about complete faith in any institution. She was the one bringing one of the major themes of the whole season into clarity because she has always understood the moral complications of war and knows that no side comes out unchanged or untainted.

Anyway, I'm not saying anyone has to like her death or not have a problem with her being brought back just to be killed off, but I very strongly disagree with calling her a fridged woman. Yes, the storyline and Picard's character were advanced because of her death, but that was not the only purpose her death serves.

Thanks for your time!

I will now go back to simping for Vadic.

*climbs off soapbox*

#picard spoilers #women in refrigerators #star trek: picard #gail simone #ro laren #st: pic #st: tng #michelle forbes #commander ro #imposters #picard #star trek: tng #star trek

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whatelsecanwedonow · 1 year

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STAR TREK: PICARD S03E05 | Imposters

#trekedit #trekdaily #picardedit #startrekedit #scifiedit #chewieblog #cinematv #tngedit #userbbelcher #Star Trek: Picard #Star Trek #Ro Laren #Michelle Forbes #Jean-Luc Picard #Patrick Stewart #mine*#THAT'S RO F'ING LAREN ILYSM #the way she spat those words at him #you were so so so wrong about her pal

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tuttle-did-it · 1 year

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Remember they brought on Riker and Deanna in the last episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, and how offensive it was that Enterprise wasn't even allowed to finish their own show?

That's exactly what Star Trek: Next Generation has done to Star Trek: Picard. Except instead of displacing the Picard cast for the last four minutes, they displace the Picard cast for an entire season. For 1/3 of the entire show's run.

All of the Picard characters, except Picard himself, have been shunted to the side and are no more than wallpaper on the set- *IF* they are in the season at all. ONLY the Legacy TNG characters men matter. All of the Legacy TNG women do nothing but give the men someone to talk to or someone to rescue. They are furnishings that come with the ship. They are ghosts with no identity, no purpose.

Seven, who is one of the most dynamic Legacy Trek characters ever, and who was, for the first two seasons, integral to the story whilst simultaneously having her own thing going on, is diminished to taking abuse ad being dead-named from Shaw for most of the show, not being able to even be in the same room as her lover, and sitting in the shadows existing entirely so that Picard and his son can have someone to talk to.

Raffi, Ro Laren, Shelby- it's like they don't exist. Juratti and Laris are rarely acknowledged as even existing. You could digitally paint Seven out of most of her scenes, and almost nothing would change about the scene itself. You could digitally paint out most of these women and 90% of their scenes would barely change. And they fucking fridged Ro Laren.

How the cast of Star Trek: Enterprise felt about having TNG come in and take over their show at the 11th hour? That is how the Star Trek: Picard cast should feel, but worse because they were brought in at the 7th hour, not the 11th.

Matalas' hard-on for TNG men trauma-dumping and saving the day has done far more damage to Star Trek: Picard than that awful Enterprise ending ever could.

Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Orla Brady, Allison Pill, Evan Evagora, Isa Briones, Santiago Cabrera all deserve to be furious, right now. We all do.

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Even Jonathan Frakes acknowledges having him on Enterprise 'wasn't a great idea.' And yet he doesn't seem to have a problem with coming on Picard in season 3 and essentially taking over the entire show, pushing aside every one of the original Picard cast members, including Jeri Ryan.

He and Marina Sirtis have done the same thing, twice- coming into a show that was NOT about TNG, and by their mere presence, it becomes about TNG.

#star trek picard rant #star trek enterprise #enterprise finale #jonathan frakes #jeri ryan #patrick stewart #allison pill #michelle forbes #michelle hurd #orla brady #evan evagora #isa briones #santiago cabrera #seven #fuck you matalas #picard season 3 has ruined star trek picard #i just really want to sit down with all these women actors and talk i just want to talk #star trek picard has made me retroactively HATE TNG and almost all of the actors in it #oh and you fucking killed ro laren you monsters

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abs0luteb4stard · 2 months

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W A T C H I N G

Here we go. The final season of the frontier of TNG.

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ratleyland · 1 year

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Star Trek: Picard- Season 3 Episode 5- Impostors

The long overdue honest (and somewhat brutal) conversation between Jean-Luc Picard and Ro Laren finally happened.

It only took 30+ years

#star trek picard #star trek picard season 3 #star trek the next generation #star trek tng #star trek timelines #jean luc picard #sir patrick stewart #ro laren #michelle forbes #paramount #paramount plus

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loveboatinsanity · 1 year

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itsmyfriendisaac · 1 year

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Kalifornia: Brian & his girlfriend Carrie unknowingly bring a serial killer along for their cross country road trip through historic American murder sites. Brad Pitt delivers a chilling performance as Early Grayce, an ex-con with frequent homicidal tendencies!

#🎃#scenes #1990s #kalifornia #villains #brad pitt #versus #david duchovny #juliette lewis #michelle forbes

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