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Who needs a Star Trek series to be “good” when it can be be so wonderfully silly AND have Tuvok?

they gave him such romantic lines. he should pop in to the story every so often throughout the series just to briefly comment and remind every one how crazy it all is. the things they're doing in space.

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ok so everyone in ds9 AND tng is a bit weird but the tng crew have the kind of weirdness that you share in an icebreaker where everyone gives a weird fact about themselves whereas the guys from ds9 all have the kind of weirdness that you DEFINITELY DO NOT SHARE in that icebreaker

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if we can have planet where everyone’s a mobster and planet where it’s just the roman empire we can also have planet where everyone’s clowns

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He had long ago accepted the reality that he loved her. Over the years, that love had become a safe, predictable place, the quiet companionship of two people who have shared unique experiences and could sense without words the other's moods, needs, and fears. - Full Circle

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There’s coffee in that nebula!

My obsession with Voyager and Captain Janeway made me draw this…

I love Janeway’s bun of steel, and I wanted to draw it ever so slightly unfurled after a long day on the bridge without coffee :)

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Commander Uhura

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Here’s Kes accidentally lighting Neelix’s chef hat on fire with her mind for no reason

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I love that these actresses go on to play two of my favourite characters in TNG, Lwaxana Troi and Dr Pulaski.

Christine Chapel & Ann Mulhall Star Trek: The Original Series (1966–1969)

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I'm supposed to believe that Janeway was sleeping at 6:15am?

Sounds fake, but okay

... unless she JUST went to bed at 6am. That's the only way it's plausible lmao

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Art by Tim White for Roger Zelazny’s The Chronicles of Amber series of fantasy books

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She was a hatergirl

He said see you later girl

He was too goofy for her

am paticularly fond of these two

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Was watching "The Ultimate Computer" (ST TOS S2, ep. 24) today and

how come none of the spirk nation ever told me abt this? I mean, besides being upset over being replaced by a computer, to me Kirk seemed just genuinely jealous of Daystrom at certain points.

Like, the minute Spock showed awe for the dude Kirk was all "nope. Hate computers. Nope" when he's usually ALL FOR PROGRESS.

sure, I might be exaggerating, but then after a while, this exchange happens:

HE JUST SAYS KIRK IS IRREPLACEABLE. AND BETTER THAN LOGICAL MACHINES. LIKE WHAT. THERE'S NO LOGICAL REASON FOR HIM TO SAY THIS, HE'S JUST TRYING TO MAKE KIRK FEEL BETTER. AND IT WORKS. SO MUCH. KIRK MAKES GOOGLY EYES AND FORGETS ALL HIS PROBLEMS IMMEDIATELY.

AAAAA I LOVE THEM.

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I agree with everything you’ve written, and you’re so right about Vulcans in Enterprise. I hate that one of the best Vulcan characters (with such a fantastic actress) has to be in a series that portrays Vulcans like this. T’pol’s character is affected by this too of course, but when they let her be a character (and not their contrived idea of a Vulcan) she’s fantastic.

A thing I need neurotypical Star Trek fans to understand is that Spock—and the whole Vulcan species—are heavily autism-coded. Originally unintentionally, but now it seems that they're doing it on purpose.

Autistic fans feel this deeply and relate to Spock a lot. When he acts really weird and his friends accept him anyway, it's so comforting. We can be weird and off-putting and people will still love us! This was something the TOS writers very much intended, because the point was befriending people who are different.

But when Vulcans are constantly racist, when Spock is seen as only happy and lovable when he changes, when human characters announce that what REALLY matters is emotion and community, which Vulcans can never understand....well.

One wonders if that's how you see us. Especially when we see neurotypical fans accept this viewpoint uncritically and lean even harder into it than the show does.

I wrote about this at length on my author blog, but all I'm really asking right now is for you to think for a second about what you say about Vulcans and ask: if I subbed out the word "Vulcan" for the word "autistic," do I sound like a raging asshole? And if the answer is yes, don't say that thing!

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Yes, I agree! The bullying scene in AOS would be absolutely fine if there was another scene with a Vulcan adult talking about why Vulcans need logic to grow out of those behaviours.

Instead, there are scenes of adult Vulcans being racist towards adult Spock in AOS… I hate how the interesting and multifaceted depictions of Vulcans (as both unemotional yet highly emotionally intelligent and empathetic) devolved into stereotypes of the autistic savant type that looks down on everyone else. It feels like the most neurotypical view of autism…

A thing I need neurotypical Star Trek fans to understand is that Spock—and the whole Vulcan species—are heavily autism-coded. Originally unintentionally, but now it seems that they're doing it on purpose.

Autistic fans feel this deeply and relate to Spock a lot. When he acts really weird and his friends accept him anyway, it's so comforting. We can be weird and off-putting and people will still love us! This was something the TOS writers very much intended, because the point was befriending people who are different.

But when Vulcans are constantly racist, when Spock is seen as only happy and lovable when he changes, when human characters announce that what REALLY matters is emotion and community, which Vulcans can never understand....well.

One wonders if that's how you see us. Especially when we see neurotypical fans accept this viewpoint uncritically and lean even harder into it than the show does.

I wrote about this at length on my author blog, but all I'm really asking right now is for you to think for a second about what you say about Vulcans and ask: if I subbed out the word "Vulcan" for the word "autistic," do I sound like a raging asshole? And if the answer is yes, don't say that thing!

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This is such a good post!

The flashbacks of Vulcans being racist towards Spock in the AOS movies, and bullying him because he’s half human, always annoyed me so much. Why would Vulcans be so illogical?

I can imagine Vulcans being superior towards other species or saying ignorant things about them because they lack knowledge, but Vulcans should never be portrayed as bullies because bullying is highly illogical.

One of my favourite things about Spock is his open-mindedness that comes from his logical worldview. It’s inspiring, and it’s the sort of empathy that autistic people usually have in greater quantities than neurotypical people.

Spock is great representation for autistic people who struggles with their identity and self-acceptance. Tuvok is great representation for autistic people who accept themselves and are secure in their identity. I love them both so much.

A thing I need neurotypical Star Trek fans to understand is that Spock—and the whole Vulcan species—are heavily autism-coded. Originally unintentionally, but now it seems that they're doing it on purpose.

Autistic fans feel this deeply and relate to Spock a lot. When he acts really weird and his friends accept him anyway, it's so comforting. We can be weird and off-putting and people will still love us! This was something the TOS writers very much intended, because the point was befriending people who are different.

But when Vulcans are constantly racist, when Spock is seen as only happy and lovable when he changes, when human characters announce that what REALLY matters is emotion and community, which Vulcans can never understand....well.

One wonders if that's how you see us. Especially when we see neurotypical fans accept this viewpoint uncritically and lean even harder into it than the show does.

I wrote about this at length on my author blog, but all I'm really asking right now is for you to think for a second about what you say about Vulcans and ask: if I subbed out the word "Vulcan" for the word "autistic," do I sound like a raging asshole? And if the answer is yes, don't say that thing!

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Normal man breaking into his crewmates quarters bc he has to show him his sleazy french bistro holodeck program Right Now