#Kirsten beyer

[isagrimorie]

I keep going back to what Kirsten Beyer said in the BTS for Stardust City Rag

Kirsten Beyer: "What we expect of our Star Trek heroes is that they will be able to overcome the very natural Human instincts that would in that case demand revenge." [snip] "I'm torn because my lifelong love for Star Trek tells me the same thing that the reason these people are our heroes is because they always manage to find their way to the light. But what a show like Picard is very intentionally and conscientiously doing is making the darkness a little bit deeper and darker. I sort of understand the necessity of a story like this."

Beyer hinted how much she struggled with this choice and writing this story for Seven. She gets why but it's something I feel she still struggles with because when David Mack wrote Firewall -- Beyer made sure to walk Mack back when he had a scene where Seven just killed a lot of people and walked it off.

Mack gave credit to Kirsten for pulling him back from that and how Kirsten made sure to note that 2 years post-Voyager, Seven of Nine wouldn't be just cavalier about killing people.

And that in Stardust City Rag Seven was driven to that point.

I've now read Kirsten Voyager's relaunch novels and I get why Kirsten had some reservations.

As for Jeri Ryan, as an actress, of course, she loves this kind of stuff-- the more gut-wrenching, the better the acting exercise it is for her. The one Jeri Ryan had trouble with is Seven's new speech pattern. It's only when Jonathan del Arco shared the insight that Seven might have just been masking/becoming more Human for survival

Personally, I don't have a problem with Seven killing Bjayzl, the cold open has given enough reason why Seven would.

Although I don't think Seven killed Bjayzl's guards.

When Seven killed Bjayzl her blaster (phaser?) color was red:

And then when the guards stormed in, Seven's blaster colors turned blue:

So she was, at most, stunning them on her way out.

Seven executed Bjayzl but only Bjayzl. She played judge, jury, and executioner but also as Seven said in that part of the 'verse (I refuse to consider Freecloud as part of the Federation) there was no law.

Also, killing Bjayzl might have also stopped the Borg harvester operation-- at least in her organization.

Anyway, I wish we saw Seven's soul searching after she killed Bjayzl.

How she went from here:

To this moment in the season finale of Picard s1:

I can make the leap in my head how Seven got there -- how after so many years of searching Bjayzl finally got her revenge and in the end... apart from the moment of satisfaction. It didn't really assuage her pain.

But on the show, we didn't really see this soul searching onscreen since Seven wasn't a main character in Picard s1 -- on Voyager we would be following her all the way to the end of the episode. But also, the show was called "Picard" not "Seven of Nine". And it only had 10 episodes, there's not enough runway to showcase this.

One of my favorite moments in The Originals is after finally enacted her vengeance on someone who made it impossible for Hayley to be with her infant daughter.

And how in the end, that revenge didn't even do anything.

I feel Seven needed to walk that dark path, so she could find her own way back, following her own road out.

/ETA

[professoriversong]

Anyways, Full Circle by Kirsten Beyer ruined my life so here’s a lil comic of a scene I can’t stop thinking about.

[smashpages]

Out this week: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds #1 (IDW, $3.99): Kirsten Beyer, Mike Johnson and Angel Hernandez bring the Strange New Worlds crew back to comics, as Captain Pike and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise find themselves losing contact with Starfleet while in the Scorpius constellation.

See what else beams into comic shops this week.

[nerds-yearbook]

The Star Trek the Next Generation tv and movie franchise was continued when the first episode of Picard was aired on January 23, 2020. Chronologically the first episode was set in 2399 (29 years after the events of the end of STNG tv series, 20 years after the events in STNG Nemesis movie, and 14 years after Picard retired from Star Fleet). ("Remembrance", Star Trek Picard, TV Event)

[drgracehowell]

“I love you,” Kathryn said simply.

“I like hearing you say that.”

-The Eternal Tide

[midnightlovestories]

My greatest reading achievement this year is making myself plough through The Architects of Infinity. I usually love character driven novels but this one is just so painfully dull and boring, I honestly don't understand what was this book supposed to be and why Janeway and Chakotay suddenly feel like side characters and the issues they have with their relationship are just skimmed through and glossed over whereas the actual side characters take up like 3/4 of the book? And I don't know where to begin with the whole Harry/Nancy baby drama 🫠🫠🫠.

I liked bits with Tom and B'Elanna, though. 2.5/5 * for Tom and B'Elanna and the last 1/4 of the book.

[graphicpolicy]

Preview: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - The Scorpius Run #1

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - The Scorpius Run #1 preview. The Enterprise crew learn what it truly means to traverse through the strange and unfamiliar when they lose contact with Starfleet #StarTrek #comics #comicbooks

[geekcavepodcast]

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Gets Comic Miniseries

IDW Publishing has announced The Illyrian Enigma, a four-part comic miniseries set in the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds universe. The comic, which hails from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ co-executive producer Kirsten Beyer, author Mike Johnson, artist Megan Levens, and colorist Charlie Kirchoff, is set between the series’ first and second seasons.

“Commander Una Chin-Riley—first officer and helmsman of the U.S.S. Enterprise— stands accused of unlawful genetic modification by Starfleet. Sparing no time, Captain Pike and his crew set out in search of evidence to prove her innocence!” (IDW Publishing)

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - The Illyrian Enigma #1 (of 4), featuring Cover A by Megan Levens, Cover B by Jake Bartok, a Retailer Incentive edition by Liana Kangas, and a Retailer Incentive by Malachi Ward, goes on sale in December 2022.

(Image via IDW Publishing - Megan Levens' Cover of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - The Illyrian Enigma #1)

[downthetubes]

IDW Announces New Comic Book Based on the Paramount+ Sensation, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Four-issue mini-series "The Illyrian Enigma" bridges the gap between the Star Trek - Strange New Worlds first and upcoming second season

Following the successful launch of the fan-favourite Paramount+ original series, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds back in May, IDW in Partnership with Paramount Consumer Products recently announced an all-new tie-in comic book miniseries, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – The Illyrian Enigma, debuting in December 2022, set between the show’s first season and its eagerly-anticipated second…

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[baylardian-1]

Idk why I just had the inclination to draw Phoebe and Gretchen Janeway. :)

I think it’s SUPER CUTE to think about Gretchen after @elephant-in-the-pride-parade‘s fic First Contact like excitedly going to Phoebe to tell her about how she just learned that she’s a grandmother and Phoebe’s an auntie and she only got to see them for like five seconds and she knows Kathryn had triplets out in the Delta Quadrant and she doesn’t know who’s the father or what their names are for that matter but one of them has poofy curly hair like Phoebe’s and also I think Gretchen would horrendously fail trying to describe how both Kathryn and her children look to Phoebe haha. 

And then Phoebe admiring Kathryn’s tail hehe. :3 I think she’d be a little bedazzled by her sister’s evolved complexion and spots and all that as an artist, maybe cutely point out her spots look like constellations or something.

AND UH I keep having Prodigy thoughties regarding Kathryn’s lil internal struggle with herself regarding her feelings for Chakotay and how Phoebe and Gretchen would probably be there to comfort her while she’s sulking, but she may not ever really open up to them about it prior to her leaving to go search for him or something idk! But they know she’s sad about him leaving to go back to the DQ so they’re just wanting to be there for her. Though Kathryn would probably put on a stoic face about it and continue on as usual like nothing’s wrong. But I think they’re both pretty aware of Kathryn’s feelings toward Chakotay, whether she admits it to them or not. And so her decision to go out into the Delta Quadrant to go find Chakotay and bring him home is met with BIG SUPPORT from them it’s like omg it’s finally happening she’s DOING SOMETHING she’s TAKING INITIATIVE and all that so of course they’re both like YES we’ll take care of the kids while you’re gone getting their papa back and all that. 

[smashpages]

IDW to publish ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ comic in December

Kirsten Beyer, Mike Johnson, Megan Levens and Charlie Kirchoff bring Captain Pike and his crew to comics.

[dance-magic-dance]

given the possible kate mulgrew appearance in episode 10 of picard i highly recommend checking out Full Circle, Before Dishonor and Unworthy which are all part of the post-voyager era book series. very interesting how similar the plot is. 

[plateauofmemories]

Sometimes I am watching Star Trek and I just remember that Star Trek: Picard exists and is canon and I am overcome with unspeakable rage

[drgracehowell]

I'm still holding on to everything that's dead and gone

I don't wanna say goodbye 'cause this one means forever

Now you're in the stars and six feet's never felt so far

Here I am alone between the heavens and the embers

Oh, it hurts so hard for a million different reasons

You took the best of my heart and left the rest in pieces

I know, the quality sucks, but I had a lot of fun and I tried something new. I know that I promised myself not to do novel-inspired drawings for a while, but this song gives me too many full circle vibes. 😂

[midnightlovestories]

I probably hyped myself too much after The Eternal Tide but idk, I find Beyer's later depiction of Janeway/Chakotay a bit... underwhelming? I didn't exactly expect a fan fiction romance content but honestly, why do I fell there's more focus on Harry Kim drama with Nancy Conlon and way too many povs from different minor characters that I find often unnecessary instead of some more quality J/C. 🥲

(I also find myself skimming through almost anything that has Itcheb in it because boy is his character painfully boring or what.)