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every writer in the 90s, when the chance of having a gay character comes up: time for an...AIDS ALLEGORY!

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The return of Action Saru!

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These log entries are being posted to Instagram but luckily someone is putting a copy on Youtube as well. BTW, I'm pretty certain the avians we saw in the episode were from TAS. Same for the alien who was checking the guest list for the party.

It's too bad these things are being posted to Tumblr as well. After all, McMahan said we should tweet and tumblr at Jack Quaid and Tawny Newsome. And Eugene Cordero (Rutherford) said they were big tumblr'ers.

And it just occurred to me that Lower Decks should break the fourth wall via a personal log entry a la DS9's In The Pale Moonlight but with a humorous rather than a dark tone.

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Kira's hairstyles throughout Deep Space Nine, rated

All screengrabs from Trekcore, all opinions from me.

As seen in season 1, episode 1: The Emissary.

A poor start with what I think might be the worst haircut on the list? Nana Visitor is all of 36 years old in this photo and she has the haircut of a granny. It also makes her face look very square, which it is not. 0/10.

As seen in season 2, episode 2: The Circle.

This is the first of the definitive Kira hairstyles and it definitely gets points for that, and many more for its butch energy. This is practical, this is kickass, this is a woman who can fight off a Cardassian invasion then put up some shelves without breaking a sweat. 7/10.

Also as seen in season 2, episode 2: The Circle.

I know this is basic of me but I really love the pixie cut. And I love the way that Kira is relaxing in a monastery at this point, in beautiful surroundings, and her whole look from her hair to her clothes has softened in response. 10/10.

As seen in season 2, episode 8: Necessary Evil.

I'm so conflicted about this one. On the one hand, I really like how it's been styled, especially in comparison to Dax's version of the same hairstyle, which looks uncomfortably stiff. On the other hand, Kira with long hair just doesn't seem right. 5/10.

As seen in season 3, episode 15: Destiny.

Another definitive Kira hairstyle, and probably the one that's most overtly masculine; this is a classic 1950s man's hairstyle, though somehow the overall effect is more femme than the brushed-back version. Mostly this is a hairstyle that doesn't take attention away from her face. 8/10.

As seen in season 4, episode 4: Indiscretion.

I'm not sure this is Kira's most flattering haircut, but I like the way that as she gradually becomes less angry and abrasive, and I suppose starts to work through some of her trauma from the Occupation, her hairstyles also become softer to match. 7/10 for character development.

As seen in season 7, episode 4: Take Me Out to the Holosuite.

This is my FAVOURITE of the longer-term Kira haircuts. Not just because it's pretty, but because the asymmetrical shape means that the whole effect is to draw your attention to her Bajoran earring. Her confidence and her pride shine through. 9/10.

As seen in season 7, episode 25: What You Leave Behind.

A serious hairstyle for a serious time. We've lost the fun full asymmetry of season 6 and early season 7 (which were also quite serious times, but never mind that). This is a surprisingly shapeless hairstyle for Kira. 4/10.

Because I was sad to end on a disappointing hairstyle, here's a bonus Nana Visitor:

This is the very cool hairstyle Kira went for post-canon, and you can't persuade me otherwise.

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UPDATE: No, it was literally just to reuse the SNW sets.

DISCOVERY S5 SPOILERS!!

That's not just any Constitution-class ship from the 23rd century they find in Disco season 5, that's the I.S.S. Enterprise. Will we meet Mirror Pike?

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The star trek discovery theme would have been better if they hadn't forcefully stapled the tng theme to the end of it. It kind of throws the whole thing off.

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#578 by @thelesseroftwoweevils

"It's a pity we never met Prime Lorca. I'd be interesting to see Jason Isaacs break the typecasting and play a genuine nice Picard style paragon captain."

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STAR TREK: DISCOVERY // S5E5 Mirrors They had hope. And they found freedom. Despite impossible odds.

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Possibly controversial opinion (Major spoilers for this week's episode of Star Trek Discovery)

I'm not sure I approve of the canon that this episode establishes for the Breen. Like, I like that L'ak is an unmasked Breen, and in principle, I like the idea of a Breen falling in love with a human woman and running off with her. But I think the episode makes the Breen *too* human.

Like, to me, the central appeal of the Breen is that they're mysterious. Their language is so alien that universal translators can't handle it without modification; they wear refrigeration suits in spite of their planet being temperate; their ships are asymmetric unlike almost everyone else in Star Trek and so on. But then when we see them, they're just another humanoid race; L'ak even bitches about his uncle (why would they have comparable family structures to us?) It just feels like a wasted opportunity.

We need writers with more respect for Alienness!

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The Breen have now changed to a more legally distinct helmet in Discovery 5x05 "Mirrors"

And we get to see them unmasked and speaking English too, as if DS9 didn't spend ages building up a whole mystique about them

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Unmasked Breen look like delicious Haribo

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hey! I've started doing these smaller collages to sell. I'm selling them for significantly less expensive than I typically would list something like this because of the materials I'm using and the shipping costs will be a lot less than I usually have to pay. everything used in these are from old magazine clippings I never used and my scraps from previous projects. it's been an interesting and fun exercise for me to only use stuff already cut up!! anyway, my shop link is in my bio!!

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im going to go insane

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Check out the insane level of detail in this background graphic from Admiral Pike's office in Star Trek Into Darkness

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Recommended by 9/10 doctors and 8/10 Guardians of Forever, to be eaten every morning in a repetitive, strangely familiar fashion until you go insane

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This is insane.  Michael McMaster’s 1978 blueprint set showing what every one of those unlabelled blinking coloured squares and jellybean buttons of the classic Enterprise bridge supposedly does.  Amazing effort trying to make sense of it all, but it’s got to be the least user-friendly interface of all time.