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I have my answer I will go to my grave believing is correct, but I'm curious what conclusions other folks drew from the show. Reblog for a larger sample size.

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I just thought everyone should know that apparently Tumblr itself finds Threshold to be genre-defying.

what's the threshold theory

There was a post about how Tom is the only crew member who isn't really affected by the Borg, and there's a theory that he has so much luck because he saw the past and the future when he crossed the transwarp threshold. He saw the past and the future, all of time and space. There's some subconscious part of him that remembers that experience. In fact, Tom refused to play a part in Chakotay indulging Annorax's temporal incursions, probably because a part of him knew nothing good could come of it.

If we extend that same theory to Janeway, some of her wild luck with time travel and other crack plans starts to make sense. She doesn't verbally hate time travel until after the events of Threshold, since it happens in Time and Again without complaint. Janeway has an uncanny knack for time travel, as evidenced every time she deals with it. She hates time travel, but it might be because part of her knows exactly how to manipulate the timeline. She manages to avoid the "inevitable" temporal explosion in Future's End, saving both Voyager and Braxton. She resets the entire timeline in Year of Hell, and no one else followed her reasoning. She pulled it off flawlessly. In Relativity, she senses the incidents are all related, despite it being just one reading that connects them. By the time she's involved, she has a temporal incursion factor of .0036 and a time travel protocol named after her, even if that may just be Braxton's personal grudge. Then there's Endgame, where she intentionally changes the timeline. Up until this point, she has been dragged into time travel, but for the first time, she jumps in on purpose. How does Admiral Janeway know how to get them home sooner in a way that completely avoids the Temporal Integrity Commission? It's because she has seen all of time, and part of her knows exactly what needs to happen so she can get Voyager home and do it in a way that becomes baked into the prime timeline. Maybe she doesn't consciously remember what happened during her transformation, but the experience lives in her mind somewhere, guiding her decisions.

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The thing about "Worst Case Scenario" is that Seska rewriting a program to torture and ultimately murder Tuvok for his "betrayal" of the Maquis suggests that she was loyal to the Maquis, and not only because of her feelings for Chakotay. She would've had to booby trap the program before "State of Flux," because she's under intense scrutiny then and there's not really enough time anyway. Which suggests to me that she was fueled by real rage: if Tuvok had reopened the program, and been killed by it, how could she have possibly gotten away with it? She wasn't planning to leave at that point, and (!) she specifically depicts herself as Bajoran, not, in some big gotcha moment, as Cardassian:

When Seska returns in this episode [...] the holographic Seska also slightly differs, in appearance, from how the actual Seska ever looked. "We […] see Seska in an incarnation we had never really seen her in before," Martha Hackett commented. "They changed everything – her hair and costume – because it's her creation in the hologram." (Star Trek Monthly issue 34, p. 40)

(Emphasis mine)

This, coupled with her big speech in "State of Flux," makes me wonder whether she would've ever revealed herself as Cardassian, if she hadn't been caught. She seems still to believe in the superiority of Cardassia ("If this had been a Cardassian ship, we would be home now!"), yet follows up with,

"I did it for you. I did it for this crew. We are alone here, at the mercy of any number of hostile aliens, because of the incomprehensible decision of a Federation captain. A Federation captain who destroyed our only chance to get home. Federation rules. Federation nobility. Federation compassion? Do you understand? [...] We must begin to forge alliances. To survive, we must have powerful friends."

We are alone. We must have powerful friends. I don't know how this has never occurred to me, but textually speaking, with the notable exception of Incomprehensible Federation Captain Janeway, Seska seems deeply invested in the community she is ultimately forced to leave. It's, actually, a kind of reverse Ro Laren situation. What a twist.

#this ramble brought to you by listening to the ep twice in the throes of food poisoning #it's true i don't spend a lot time with seska meta #but still i can't believe i've never thought of this #though i'm sure others have who are paying better attention #i sometimes think this is what happens when you watch the show as a kid and forget to later turn your adult brain on #ANYWAY #seska #star trek voyager #meta

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80 New Wave Tournament Side B

#holy shit the tournament of my people #BTW smalltown boy no question #it's on my rotation to this day

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The Golden Girls - 2.11 - ‘Twas the Nightmare Before Christmas

#golden girls

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*emerges from the other room covered in blood* you should see the word document

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did u know? gates mcfadden and nana visitor did a little tap dance :)

#gates mcfadden #nana visitor

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Husband, supportive: "Are you writing?"

Me:

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6, 26, 31 for the trek asks please!

6. Character you feel a show could have done without?

hahaha. Just. Jack Crusher. It has to be Jack Crusher. It can only be Jack Crusher.

26. Which alien hybrid offspring are you most interested in seeing?

I guess we mean other than the lizard babies? I think Vulcan/Trill would be cool. Wise. Long-lived. Lots of swagger.

31. A crossover with another show/movie/book/ect, that you’d want to see?

Hmmm. I'm not much for crossovers with other universes so I'll say, somehow, the TNG cast with the VOY cast. I think we could all stand to see Janeway and Riker in more Situations. As long as Matalas doesn't helm it.

Thank you, @divinemissem13! 🤍

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#asks #trek asks

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4 and 24 for the Trek asks

4. Favorite alien species?

Vulcans, always. Not just for their Jewishness - though also that - but the ✨vibes✨, man. I love their forever-internal struggle, the peace and rationalism they are never not reaching for, their Death Valley planet, the meaningfulness of their friendship when offered, just, woof, all of it. The outfits. The rituals. And also I can relate hard to wanting to keep all your personal emotional shit on lockdown, so there's that.

24. Which character do you relate to the most?

Personally: Janeway. This has been true since the show aired. But professionally, I actually try to relate more to Picard, because Janeway as a boss in a non-military context would, uh, not go so great as I think we'd all like to believe.

Thanks so much for the asks, @doctorbeverlycrusher! 😊

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1. Top 3 favorite female characters?

2. Top 3 favorite male characters?

3. Top 3 least favorite characters?

Actually I had to think way harder about this than I expected. And I decided not to cop out of the last question with some one-off guest stars 😅 Top 3 favorite female characters? Kathryn Janeway, Beverly Crusher, and Uhura (TOS). Easy peasy.

Top 3 favorite male characters

-Riker is the GOAT.

-This is a hot take but I stand by it: TNG-era Picard. I love him. I looked up to him as a model of leadership when the show was on. Picard-era Picard isn't real and can't hurt me.

-& Tom Paris, obv, for the Shipping, but honestly Garak too. I can't leave him off.

Top 3 least favorite characters?

Okay so like there are many characters I dislike from Treks that I don't really participate in or even watch anymore (Disco). Which I don't feel is fair. So I'm going to limit my answer to my usuals and say:

-Chakotay, to no one's surprise, even though yes I can 100% angst ship it when I'm in the right mood.

-Later-seasons B'Elanna, which I know is like throwing a live grenade into the room, I'm sorry!! Once they dropped off her interactions with Janeway in the early seasons, it went downhill for me. And you know I can't with P/T. But I do ship her with Seven! I contain multitudes. Forgive me.

-And, well, okay, as a treat for me I'll also say Jack Crusher. It's not even his fault. It's just the fact that he exists.

Thank you for the ask, @rowark!!

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Star Trek Ask Meme

1. Top 3 favorite female characters?

2. Top 3 favorite male characters?

3. Top 3 least favorite characters?

4. Favorite alien species?

5. Episode plot you wish they had handled differently?

6. Character you feel a show could have done without?

7. Who would make up your crew dream team?

8. Which captain would you most want to serve under?

9. Which episode plot do you prefer?

      a. Time traveling to the past or dealing with time travelers from the future?

      b. Going undercover to spy on enemies or going undercover to explore pre-           warp planets?

     c. Holodeck malfunction or space anomaly?

     d. Ship being taken over or being stranded on a planet?

     e. Rapid aging or de-aging?

     f. Diplomatic negotiations or all out battle?

10. Which alien pet would you most want for your own?

11. Top 3 OTPs?

12. Top 3 NOTPs?

13. A ship you wish had been canon and why?

14. A ship you wish hadn’t been canon and why? 

15. Top 3 favorite alien crewmembers?

16. If you could steal the basic plot of an episode for one show and apply to another which would you choose?

17. What role would you have aboard a starship?

18. If you had to fight a character who would you choose?

19. You can undo one plot point, which do you choose?

20. Which piece of technology do you wish existed in reality?

21. What kind of stories do you hope the new show does?

22. Would you rather serve on a starship or a space station?

23. Favorite tropes?

24. Which character do you relate to the most?

25. Favorite villain(s)?

26. Which alien hybrid offspring are you most interested in seeing?

27. What do you wish they had handled differently?

28. Character(s) you want to cosplay as?

29. Favorite and least favorite episodes?

30. Something you wish you could delete from canon?

31. A crossover with another show/movie/book/ect, that you’d want to see?

32. F/M/K.

33. Whose twitter feed would you most want to follow?

34. What do you think *insert character*’s tumblr would be full of?

35. A minor character you wish had become a main character?

36. A social issue you hope the new show tackles and how?

37. Character A and Character B get into a fight, who wins?

38. *Insert crew here* is thrown back in time to *insert time period here*, how do they handle it, which fashion trends do they pick up, who threatens the timeline the most, who is saddest when they have to leave, who is most knowledgeable, who stands out the most, ect?

39. You have to relocate to a planet other than Earth, which do you choose?

40. If you got a trek inspired tattoo what would it be?

41. Which episode(s) creeped out/scared you the most?

42. Which episode(s) made you cry?

43. Order of shows from most to least favorite?

44. If *insert crew* ended up in the modern day what would amaze them the most?

45. Which alien culture would you most want to live in/would feel most comfortable?

46. If they rebooted *insert show here* who out of modern day actors would you pick to play the main characters?

47. An unpopular opinion you have?

48. Name a song or music genre you think _____ would like.

49. A favorite ST fic?

50. A random headcanon?

#hey hey hey i'm writing - let's procrastinate!

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Thanks for the tag, @divinemissem13 😊

Hmm...

1. Photography. And editing, Photoshop, Lightroom, that whole shebang.

2. Star Treks Voyager & TNG...

3. ...but also, like, 70s and 80s sci fi generally.

4. American Modernism

5. My current WIP, tbh. 🙃 (whoops. my husband says I should say "our daughter" here.)

I saw this meme going around on twitter and I think it'll be perfect for this account.

List 5 topics you can talk on for an hour without preparing any material.

#omg i forgot to answer thisssss #it's been in my drafts i'm so sorry #long post #tagged #tysm

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Aging is hot. Gray hairs are hot. Smile lines are hot. Get with it.

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thinking about the poll about canon vs non-canon ships that didn't define terms, and the current fandom focus on things "going canon," so i made up a scale.

this is NOT a question about whether canon matters to what you ship (or matters at all), just how to define the phrase "canon ship."

many ships start low on the scale and slow burn their way up, so vote for the point when you would have called them "canon." i agonized over the order (especially #4-6) for a day and a half, but i went with the order in which i think joe random with a nielsen ratings box and no tumblr account would notice/call something a romantic relationship.

#the no. 9 crowd cannot have lived through the 90s #one would simply starve

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what's your favorite Janeway moment? (😉)

ahhh it's so nice of you to ask! sticking to purely non-shippy moments:

(what are yours??)

#really these whole scenes #ya dig #kathryn janeway #these are a few of my favorite things #grissomesque edits #asks

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Scully's report: And so, my time in captivity forced me to grapple with the essential truth that in order to stop monsters, we must understand them. Yet who is to say that as we learn to empathize with monsters, we shall not become them?

Skinner: ...so, do you want some mental health leave, or...

Mulder's report: Though it remains unproven whether the past life regression I underwent is valid, are we not all a collection of past lives? Who is to say that the people we once were are not dead? Who is to say we are not haunted by the ghosts of all who we could have been? Or is the self merely an illusion, a thousand pieces of different shredded photographs that we have pasted together and convinced ourselves is whole?

Skinner, removing his glasses to pinch the bridge of his nose: What...what is...I don't know what I'm supposed to do with this

#txf