#trekposting

[catboybiologist]

Not "It's a product of it's time" as a way to excuse its problematic undertones but rather "it's a product of it's time" to say that the issues it tackles were relevant then and its stances that now seem milquetoast were radical then, and that heavy handed, cheesy driving home of those viewpoints was sometimes necessary, and our acceptance and normalization of those viewpoints is in large part because of media like it normalizing those viewpoints and imagery, and watching it in the modern day turns into a loving study of history of the masses and public opinion

Yes this is about the original star trek

[trektown]

I’ve had this image in my camera roll forever

[favvn]

I am once again thinking about how in The Naked Time, Spock has an emotional breakdown after contracting the virus and cries about the regret he feels for not loving his human mother vs his shame he feels for his ongoing friendship with Kirk, but before he contracts the virus, Spock finds LOVE MANKIND written on the wall. And it's been written and discussed to death about what it means, I know this, but it's telling that Spock not only loves in spite of his Vulcan upbringing and continued adherence to their customs but that he holds regret and shame deep down inside because the love is still there, regardless.

Whereas Kirk likewise has his virus-induced breakdown over the opposite: his self-inflicted pressure to not love an individual, either due to fear of distraction from duty, losing his position as captain due to the ethical conundrum of "How can a captain date one of their crew?" (no, I do not know the details of how Starfleet manages crew relationships, but I'm assuming rank is an issue, especially where captains are concerned), or even the unspoken taboo of the show's production era, his sexual orientation, hence his focusing on the ship as the only safe and constant outlet for his love. But after this, Kirk finds SINNER REPENT written on the wall, as if to say his altruism isn't the full truth, as if what he desires is what he denies even with the virus lowering his inhibitions.

And like my god. What foils to each other! How damned telling the literal writing on the wall is for them! I am going to eat my fucking sweater!

[brookbee]

is this too niche

[owodnia]

Amok Time (Star Trek: The Original Series S2E1), Theodore Sturgeon, 1967

Orestēs, Euripides, 408 BCE (translation: William Arrowsmith, 1958)

[vildo]

SERVING

[automatic-bazootie]

Thinking about TNG s4e13, "Devil's Due", when Picard starts doing his dramatic lil pretend-omnipotence schtick

He snaps his fingers when he uses his fake powers, just like Q does. Picard acts like he hates his ass but he definitely at least thought "damn, that does look really cool actually". It's so silly

[grissomesque]

This was written by Star Trek fans.

[twlvie]

vivisection or whatever. i miss lore :(

[dankxsinatra]

[trektown]

Gender neutral ways to address a crowd:

❌ Ladies and Gentlemen

❌ Gays, gals and nonbinary pals

✅ Attention Bajoran workers

[favvn]

Pairing these two scenes together because there's Something about their phrasing that is driving me Insane. (Is it the use of religious imagery turned on its head--purgatory is not a thing to desire much less create for yourself, losing paradise is normally a tragedy to be mourned--to highlight a unifying belief that both Kirk and Spock live by? That both accept the loss of paradise for the uncertainty of life?)

Like. I Know Spock's line about "self-made purgatories" (and what a line! I am gnawing on it like a dog with a bone) is referring both to his Duty to The Enterprise and Kirk as the First Officer vs his experience of love from the plant spores, but it's also referring to him being both human and Vulcan and trying to adhere to one half at the expense of the other and finding himself fitting in nowhere as result (although, I would argue The Enterprise with Kirk is where he fits in as Kirk has consistently shown he doesn't expect Spock to be More Vulcan or More Human but to just be Spock).

And Kirk.... knowing his past on Tarsus IV and how he shouldn't be alive had Kodos had his way.... His dogged determination to beat the odds against him.... Dare I say it's giving Born To Run vibes? The mindset of, "Fine. Paradise is lost, but I'll keep going anyway."

[brookbee]

Sorry in advance if this is how you learn about it

[spockvarietyhour]

Odo shows you how to walk down a runway.

[voyagerprobe]

i like in star trek where the federation is like what are you doing in the neutral zone and the romulans are like what are YOU doing in the neutral zone 👀