#to go back to star trek:

[goodobservationshirley]

Star Trek Strange New Worlds 1x10 “A Quality of Mercy” - Trailer

[vaguely-concerned]

sisko: *sigh* against my will and for complicated political reasons I am sent to save your sorry cardassian ass yet again. just get in the fucking car already pls

gul dukat: there's a hidden meaning in that! the usurper of terok nor obviously desires me carnally

[alliswyattonthewesternfront]

since i'm once again on a TOS binge, here are some of my favorite Bill Thiess creations. truly the best to ever do it. the pink number from "Who Mourns for Adonias" that is only held up by the weight of the train??? sensational

after his death, Thiess's estate auctioned off a lot of these pieces and donated the money to charity. if you ever want to feel insane read the prices some of it sold for. that metallic halter top + cape fit??? $173. are. you. kidding. me.

[daftmooncretin]

listen, they are never going to stop making star trek shows. So i know if i bide my time and wait like 10-20 years there will eventually be a star trek show where kirk and spock are a gay couple. there is only so long they can beat the gay spock allegations down with a stick thats all im saying.

[hollis-art]

fem hilson is attacking my brain like they're seagulls and i happened to bring food to the beach,,,

and in regard to my original fem hilson post where i mentioned that wilson for sure had an impulsive pixie cut that she very much regretted:

women,,,,

[chitinleg]

got him off-balance!

[trekfacility]

sisko wanting to build a spaceship out of wood and try it out just for funzies is so me!!

[ouroboobos]

i love watching star trek its like hiii whats going on. what are you guys doing. i doont know what youre talking about. whwres data

[cocodavie]

My friend accidentally said “Gal Dukat”, so i-

[palpunte]

3012.4 "The Menagerie, Pt. I"

[vaguely-concerned]

Visual Language Things in Improbable Cause/The Die Is Cast that are driving me INSANE

the stuff they do with light and shadow in these episodes is just. someone went 'I know artists who use subtlety and they're all cowards' and they were so right for that

are you telling me... that this man is caught between light and dark in this moment and hasn't yet decided which side his soul is going to come down on in the end. hm. interesting. (especially cool that when the shadows of his face are lit up in the runabout at the end, that's when you see the damage underneath. he's partially made that choice and he's illuminated, but not by a comforting light yet, those are danger colours. odo and garak bonding on a day trip to hell; the episode)

I think this shot is ultimately my touchpoint for the visual language set up in this episode -- julian bashir standing there in 'wherever you have to go, come home to this afterwards' light as garak walks into the shadows (and towards tain). where does the light in his life come from currently? we may have a clue before us folks

(This one is literally just because his expression here makes my chest feel weird and aching. oof. I feel like this is one of the rare times he lets himself be really openly soft because he must know there's a decent chance he's not coming back)

aaaand what's the very first thing that greets him once he 'returns to the light' so to speak? :) little bit of a moral and emotional horror show in the middle there admittedly but thanks to odo he did come home and no one like. died or anything. well. many many people died but that honestly wasn't his fault or responsibility. we'll call it a victory

some really cool odo shots too in this ep. I love you constable this was so fucking extra for no reason

fun little detail: when the defiant starts shaking upon taking fire, Julian immediately puts his hand on Garak's shoulder -- the same way and on the same side as Garak did to Tain minutes before, when Odo had to fucking. knock him out to make him let go. (again: odo I love you. a direct and decisive thinker above all)

[gallwithapall]

Someone hold me back before I fuck this man oh fuck oh fuck

Im crawling up the WALLS

[flownwrong]

We'll make sure of it.

Star Trek: Discovery (5x07 Erigah)

[idonotbitemythumbatyou]

Thinking of the theme of “giving up” in Garak and Bashir’s relationship.

“So that’s it? You just going to give up and let them win?” in the Wire The Lethean mocking Bashir for giving up tennis, and romance with Jadzia. “Is that what they taught you in the Obsidian Order? To give up when things get difficult?” in Our Man Bashir "ohh don't give up on me yet." "Don't give up on me yet, Doctor"

Giving up on each other, giving up on themselves, giving up on their goals.

Julian seems to see giving up as among the most shameful things he could possibly do. It's such a tender spot for him that it's an easy way to attack him. As a doctor, of course. What is the point of his augmentations if he gives up before he can save everyone? But it's tipped over into his personal relationships too. He's relentless, he's too forward, he will not leave well enough alone.

Garak on the other hand knows the value of giving up. He's been trained to recognize the right moment for a strategic retreat. What an inconvenience then, that he's found someone who will not give up on him no matter how hard he tries to make him

[strangenewwords]

[t-rina]

when your crush makes a move and your sister can't help teasing you <3