#also ofc the thing about ds9 is that up until lwd it wasnt given the time of day

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me: it'd be great if new-trek wasn't constantly so referential to classic trek, let it develop on its own without always being about legacy charac-

lwd: deep space nine?

me: OH THANK GOODNESS THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME LIFE IS THAT ROM IS THAT LEETA IS THAT THE SPACE STATION IS THAT KIRA WITH BUTCH HAIRCUT IS THAT THE PYLONS IS THAT SISKOS IS THA-

#i acknowledge my hypocrisy but consider this: spills water and runs away #with every ds9 reference we get ever closer to... cardassia.....? #to be clear also: i actually do not at all mind the referencing (i think i'll probably enjoy it in prodigy as well when i get to it) #i think it's the re-writing of legacy characters or the smushing of legacy characters into a space that doesn't suit them #for example on snw im pretty 80/20 chill with it and actively think some of the work they're doing (giving uhura more space for example) #is excellent #(the 20% is very veering on spock) #(and also the ship interior designs) #(have a lot of opinions on ship interior designs in modern trek -- why do they look so sterile!!!) #star trek #this is a joke #also ofc the thing about ds9 is that up until lwd it wasnt given the time of day