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eruptedinlight · 3 days

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Sassmaster Reno

#star trek discovery #st disco #dsc #star trek #jett reno #captain rayner #sylvia tilly #star trek edit #tig notaro #disco 05x03 #discovery spoilers #my stuff #gifs #she’s my lesbian space daddy and i love her

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trillscienceofficer · 7 hours

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[SPOILERS]

wait this reminds me of something...

#cc avoicefromthestars #i think they made this episode for you #dsc #dsc spoilers #THE SPOILERS ARE NO JOKE SORRY

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autisticburnham · 3 days

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Gonna (undoubtedly very slowly) redo the color wheel challenge with all Star Trek characters, but I'm reusing the Trek ones I had with my general wheel, so here's a re-upload of just those

#color wheel challenge #jankom pog #d'vana tendi #spock #michael burnham #pdg #lwd #tos #dsc

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starfleet-cadet · 1 year

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Human half this, Vulcan half that. Spock actually takes after both of his parents by being unhinged (Amanda) and a bitch (Sarek)

#and we love him for it #amanda/sarek dynamics make me go crazy #they are so insane about each other #spock #amanda grayson #sarek #tos #snw #dsc #star trek

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aenslem · 2 months

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ETHAN PECK as SPOCK STAR TREK: DISCOVERY

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sleepymccoy · 1 month

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Cos I felt like that post asking the yes no was missing some nuance. So here's your more options poll

#star trek #tos #tng #ds9 #voy #ent #dsc #tas #i dont know the acronyms for the new ones

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quasi-normalcy · 7 months

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Which Star Trek series should you start with?

The Original Series: Advantages: + The one that started it all + Has some sophisticated and socially conscious science fiction that has held up exceptionally well + The lead characters all have really good chemistry and fun to see play off of one another Disadvantages: - It can feel very dated and kind of sexist, particularly in its treatment of women - The sci-fi and social commentary may have held up, but damn it, the special effects really haven't - When TOS is bad, it's really, really bad.

The Animated Series: Advantages: + Basically just more TOS. Disadvantages: - Basically just more TOS, but substituting extremely cheap animation for bad special effects

The Next Generation: Advantages: + Probably the most popular one at this point + The crew is full of interesting characters and they're fun to spend time with + Just really smart people solving Space Mysteries + Socialist space utopia + Geordi-And-Data! + Lots of cool sci-fi concepts and social commentary Disadvantages: - Although not in the same way as TOS, it can feel dated at times, particularly in terms of its treatment of women and it's near complete refusal to acknowledge queerness - Without wanting to bias viewer opinion, the first season is widely considered to be pretty bad - The series makes no bones about the fact that the socialist space utopia is better than every other society that has ever existed and will reiterate this point over and over again

Deep Space Nine: Advantages: + The most popular Trek series on Tumblr + Has a complete story arc, as well as arcs for all of its characters, including the extremely minor ones + Plain, simple, Garak. The humble tailor. + Garashir, if you're into that + Seriously has a really sophisticated treatment of things like post-colonial politics, anthropology, worldbuilding, and the horrors of warfare + Just the characters in general + Is the only Star Trek prior to the 2010s to even look meaningfully at queer representation Disadvantages: - Has an absolutely massive inferiority complex with respect to TNG and this drives a few poor writing decisions that seemingly exist just to poke the Socialist Space Utopia in its eye - Introduces a space religion and then just slowly turns it into Christianity with the numbers filed off - Seems to think that sexual harassment is just a quirky eccentricity - There's no women in its writers' room, and frankly it shows

Voyager: Advantages: + Probably the clearest instance of found family in space + Lots of really good episodes + Lots of fun new characters + Strong female role models + "Set a course...for home." Disadvantages: - Continuity? I never knew her! - Probably about 90% of Trek's reputation for technobabble comes from this one series - Even less queerness than TNG. - Only like...3 characters actually get arcs. - The first few seasons lean very hard into bullshit fake "Native American" spiritualism with one of the characters - How do these guys have warp drive but can't find any water?

Enterprise: Advantages: + Chronologically the first series + 90% less technobabble + The only series to plausibly frame our heroes as astronauts...on some kind of...star trek. + Still has probably the best production values of any series + Makes alien cultures of the week feel somehow richer and deeper than other series + Faith of the Heart is good, fuck you. Disadvantages: - Oh my god, the decon scenes - Seriously, if you've ever wondered what a "sexy" series written by a 14 year old boy who's only ever seen a bit of scrambled softcore porn on late-night cable would be like, this is the show for you - Somehow feels more sexist and racist than the show from the '60s - Seriously, the POC characters mostly exist to fill seats on the bridge; the women constantly have to undress themselves - Hellooooo, Bush II-era political analogies - Scott Bakula is a good actor but you wouldn't know it from this series - In season 3, they add a tambourine beat to Faith of the Heart and ruin it

Discovery: Advantages: + Noticed the lack of queer characters in the first 50 years of Star Trek canon and decided to make up for lost time + Seriously, the "Bury Your Gays" tally for this series is like...negative two + Just incredible representation in general + Some really good science fiction plots, particularly in later series + Some really fun, memorable characters + It's still running, so it has an active fandom on Tumblr Disadvantages: - Makes Elon Musk out to be one of the great visionary geniuses of history - Not really representative of Star Trek as a whole - The series swerves wildly in tone because of constant, behind-the-scenes churn in the writers' room - Offputtingly grimdark first season - Let's be honest, none of the season-long arcs have actually had satisfying conclusions - Half the cast feels like it's just there for exposition and to be killed for cheap drama

Picard: Advantages: + Has the best dramatic acting of any Star Trek series by a fair margin + Has the best musical score of any Star Trek series + Introduces a whole crew of fascinating new characters + Introduces all kinds of fascinating transhumanist concepts + AGNES. JURATI. Disadvantages: - You know all of those fascinating new characters that I mentioned? Yeah, it unceremoniously gets rid of all of them to bring back the old TNG gang. - You know that all of those fascinating transhumanist concepts that I mentioned? Yeah, it gets rid of those too so that to give us some generic action - Oh my god, someone teach the set designers to operate a fucking light switch - Grimdark - Nossssstalgia - Each season is basically unrelated to every other season - Depends so heavily on TNG that its final season is basically unwatchable if you haven't already seen a 30-year-old TV series

Lower Decks: Advantages: + It has probably the most efficient storytelling that I've ever seen; seriously, it's incredible how much it can fit into a half hour episode + It has a bunch of delightful, archetypical characters you get to know and love + You like hanging out with these people + The ship is kind of crap and you will learn to love it that way. + Basically a sitcom version of TNG. + Has a big fandom on Tumblr Disadvantages: - The art style is pretty Rick & Morty-ish - It takes most of its first season to really strike a good balance between being a sitcom and being a Star Trek series - The main character, Mariner, is kind of unlikable for the first season or so (she gets better) - Lots of callbacks to other series (though always either incidental or clearly explained) - Given that it's the first Star Trek sitcom, the comedy is honestly kinda the weakest part? Subjective I know.

Prodigy: Advantages: + Absolutely gorgeous to look at; the most visually stunning Star Trek by quite a ways + Lots of fun new characters on a cool ship + Gives you clear on-boarding notes to the Star Trek franchise if you're watching it for the first time + Can be watched on its own, but also works as a direct sequel to Voyager and a prequel to Picard (making both of them retoractively better, in fact) + Kind of like the Clone Wars or Rebels of the Star Trek universe, I guess? + Found family in space! The next generation! + Soon to be running on Netflix, so if you already have a Netflix subscription, you don't need to pay for another service + Written for a younger audience. Not necessarily an advantage, but nice if you happen to like family friendly animation or YA. Disadvantages: - *sigh* You basically need to pirate it. Thanks, Paramount. - Has a second season that we may or may not ever actually get to see even through piracy. Thanks, Paramount. - Isn't airing on the same streaming service as all of the other ones. Thanks, Paramount

Strange New Worlds: Advantages: + Basically what the original series would be if it were released today, rather than 57 years ago; all of the cool, socially consciousness sci-fi adventure, none of the weird 60s sexism + Fun, awesome characters you get to like spending time with right away + Incredible visuals + Nifty sci-fi concepts, mostly without the 90s-style technobabble Disadvantages: - A huge cast with only ten episodes a season, so many of them feel underdeveloped - Unfortunately, a bunch of its characters are younger versions of the characters from The Original Series, and they hog most of the spotlight; and the characters whose futures aren't locked in stone are kind of treated as disposable - In general, it needs to spend less time being a prequel, and more time being its own thing - "What if Starfleet ran into the Xenomorphs from Alien?" "Well, they'd probably kill them." "Okay, let's spend several episodes on this."

#star trek #tos #tng #ds9 #voy #ent #tas #dsc #pic #lwd #pro #snw

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startrekladies · 5 months

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Please tell everyone I love them.

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captaincrusher · 1 year

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Once again I'm thinking about the symbolic meaning in Michael's hair, particularly in season 1.

Young Michael before and after she started living on Vulcan.

When she's living on Vulcan, and trying to suppress her human self, she straightens her hair and has it in a Vulcan bob. When she's been in Starfleet for awhile the bob disappears but she still straightens it.

When in prison she starts getting a more natural hairstyle, but still have it short and pretty practical. Then eventually we get to her season 4 look.

While in real life these changing looks can mean completely different things for different people, the changes here do have a clear connection to the narrative in Discovery. A narrative of self discovery, of becoming a more complete person if you embrace different parts of yourself. Of stop trying to be something others want you to be and forge your own path.

There's no denying that before Michael there were vanishingly few instances of black women wearing their natural hair in Star Trek. So it's worth pointing out the symbolism and also how Michael's hair is used to signify the journey of her character.

It has felt almost meta at times when I've watched Discovery, since Star Trek itself has been so bad at letting the few black actors they've had to grow their hair in a way they want. Avery Brooks fought for years to be able to shave his head and grow a beard, which he thought was culturally and personally very important. The producers thought it was "Too street" (!).

Nichelle Nichols (RIP trailblazer space queen) had to fight to be able to wear an afro in The Motion Picture because the writers claimed it was "Too modern":

Anyway, what I'm saying is Michael's journey chronicled through her hair is as much about Star Trek itself as it is about her.

#Star Trek welcome into the 21st century #DSC #Michael Burnham

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fanishjuli · 1 year

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#star trek #star trek tos #star trek aos #star trek tng #star trek poll #star trek ds9 #tos #aos #tng #ds9 #star trek ent #star trek dsc #dsc #trek #poll

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eruptedinlight · 14 days

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B E T R O T H E D ❤️

#star trek discovery #star trek edit #star trek spoilers #discovery spoilers #saru x t’rina #saru #st disco #disco s5 #dsc #gifset #my stuff #i'm running out of things to say let me just EEEEEEGFBJKAFGKSG #best proposal ideas for your partner #if we don’t have a wedding scene with saru acting like a blushing bride i am going to be SO MAD ABOUT IT

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trillscienceofficer · 7 days

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interesting new Trill things established in Discovery 5x03 “Jinaal”

The planet has a surface area of 500 million square kilometers (slightly less than Earth's, which is just over 510 million square kilometers)

Trill facial spots have unique individual patterns, much like fingerprints

Adira says it's unusual for a (joined?) Trill symbiont to live to 800 years but not completely unheard of, I wonder if it's a milestone not unlike 100 years is for humans. It's the best approximation of a Trill symbiont's lifespan we ever had so far, I think

a joined Trill (or anyone joined to a Trill symbiont) can't be a host during someone else's zhian'tara (2018 me would've hated to learn this but now I think it just makes sense)

when a formerly joined symbiont is released back into the pools permanently (which is what I assume happened to the Bix symbiont at the end of the episode) it is through a ceremony hosted by the Guardians of the Mak'ala caves (this seems to be tradition in 3191)

#dsc #dsc spoilers #trill tag

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purlturtle · 10 months

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Which Star Trek Show Lead has the best smirk?

Because why the hell not. This poll is brought to you by a Anson Mount Thirst Post I saw today, in which I realized that both he and Kate Mulgrew are actual pros at smirking. So, let's put it to the vote:

(yes, I'm only going with the live action leads here. And no, I'm not putting Picard in twice. And no, these aren't all captains; I said "show leads", not "captains". And yes, there is no "other" option, you gotta pick one!)

Feel free to judge them not on the actual smirk pictured, but on the smirk you remember - it was bloody difficult to find good photos for a almost all of them. Also feel free to reblog this with your favorite Janeway Smirk or Kirk Smirk or Burnham Smirk added - always appreciate a good smirk!