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Majel Reads - January 2022

The Witcher - Geralt of Rivia/Jaskier

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come to light by leaveanote

( @ welcomemysentence )

“It feels,” Geralt says slowly, “like you’re still trying to prove your worth to me.”

Jaskier laughs nervously, even though something hollow twists in his gut.

“Can you blame me? Old habits, I suppose—”

“No,” Geralt cuts in, sitting up. “I can’t blame you. But I’d like to break those habits.”

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Healing takes effort and tenderness.

technically the sequel to something healing, but can be read as a standalone.

Part 2 of something healing

[Explicit] [2,806] [Read on AO3 here]

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Sprung by valley-of-renfri (santamonicayachtclub)

( @valley-of-renfri)

Geralt is a bit bewildered when Jaskier strolls into the lake, boots and all, but only a bit.

[Explicit] [5,489] [Read on AO3 here]

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to make you enough for yourself by asweetepilogue

( @asweetprologue)

Before their first night together, there are some things Jaskier needs to tell Geralt about his reputation as an experienced lover.

[Teen And Up Audiences] [1,174] [Read on AO3 here]

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someone to hold and be held by by murron

When an enemy from his Sandpiper days catches up to him, Jaskier decides to protect his friends by leaving Kaer Morhen without saying goodbye. This does not go down well with Geralt. It also plunges Jaskier into a shitload of trouble.

Racing against time to find Jaskier and bring him home, Geralt finally figures out what Jaskier means to him. But will he be able to show Jaskier how important he is? Or did he miss his chance?

[Explicit] [14,998] [Read on AO3 here]

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another angle on the same subject by haysel

Jaskier had opened the door, so he decided to step through. “I think it’s been proven that I do understand when it’s time to walk away.”

Geralt was quiet for a moment longer. “What are you saying? Are you saying that you’re leaving?”

Jaskier glanced over at him. “Yes. I just need to figure out where I’m going.”

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A few weeks after the incident with the deathless mother, Jaskier leaves Kaer Morhen

[Mature] [12,965] [Read on AO3 here]

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tomorrow, i'll be brave by who_tf_cares

Jaskier doesn't know where he belongs here.

ft. jaskier and yennefer friendship, an overuse of the word 'fuck' and all its conventions, and my unhealthy obsession with joey batey/the amazing devil.

[Teen And Up Audiences] [3,405] [Read on AO3 here]

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oh, the waves. by a_static_world

( @astaticworld)

The shove comes to his chest hard, the force of a Witcher who does not know nor care the limitations of the human ribcage behind it. The words land harder. “Just one big, happy family, eh?” “No.”

[General Audiences] [5,724] [Read on AO3 here]

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blue by d-andilion (irnhero)

( @d-andilion)

Geralt comes across a curious little creature that he just can't shake (not that he wants to).

[Teen And Up Audiences] [11,810] [Read on AO3 here]

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Never Heard It Singing by didoandis

They’re walking home from school when Ciri stops him, her hand tugging at his sleeve. “Hey, wait, look!” she says, and Geralt turns to see a notice pinned to the streetlight: one of those hopeful ones, the words a little faded, the strips at the bottom curling upwards.

It reads: Lessons from a music postgrad, 15 crowns/hour, any age, any skill level, almost any instrument! Call Jaskier.

Ciri’s looking up at him, doing the wide pleading eyes that he is irritatingly susceptible to. “Can I?” she says. “Please, Geralt?”

A witcher hiding from the world meets a man hiding from himself. It works out well for both of them, eventually.

[Explicit] [28,701] [Read on AO3 here]

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It Started With Fish Heads by Prudabaga

( @helloprudabagastuff)

Geralt, a merman, courts Jaskier using traditional merfolk customs. Jaskier thinks he’s being punked.

[Teen And Up Audiences] [8,875] [Read on AO3 here]

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true love's kiss by leodesic

( @leodesic)

Jaskier attracts curses like flies to honey. Fortunately, Geralt is an expert in lifting curses.

Approximately 5 + 1 things.

[Mature] [9,105] [Read on AO3 here]

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some good mistakes by some_stars

( @some-stars)

If Geralt were allowed to have a favorite part of Jaskier, it would certainly be his hands.

[Explicit] [7,287] [Read on AO3 here]

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Looking for more reading inspiration? Check out my fic rec tag here on tumblr, this month reading list masterpost for what I’ve read in other fandoms this month, my all-time reading list masterpost for more of this fandom or just check out my AO3 bookmarks.

#fic rec #witcher #geraskier #geralt of rivia/jaskier #reading list #rec list #majel reads #january 2022

[clockworkreapers]

Yikes. If Falmea SOMEHOW gets out of the rubble and debris to find Diavel in his wounded state, I could only imagine how unpleasant her reaction would be.

She just works with him, so she would be unhappy either way since a handful of her people in general got either injured or taken out.

Tiz to be seen how all of this is going to get back to a state of calm.

#Falmea would still be more concerned about herself but #yes she would obviously be concerned about all her people too #Diavel is not necessarily special to her he’s just trusted #they have a symbiotic biz relationship but don’t read into it #stolen cybernetics and parts of trolls who no longer need those parts #to be seen on if Falmea survives- at least Majell is outside #clock rambles

[ilovefredjones]

so no one was going to tell me majel barrett plays lwaxana troi?????????

#this feels like. vital information #when you get into trek it’s like yeah yeah spirk yeah yeah jadzia dies BTW NURSE CHAPEL IS TROI’S MUM #HUH?????????? WHAT??????? #the fucking. whiplash i got reading deanna’s wikipedia page this morning #i have never seen two characters so unlike each other holy shit. i mean good for majel but holy shit #LWAXANA????? ARE YOU SURE?????? #star trek #star trek cast #majel barrett

[autisticbillpotts]

society if nichelle nicholls spock and majel barrett kirk

#get it cause.. nichelle read for spock.. and majel was xo in the pilot.. clear next step.. #personal #st blogging #really into the image of a woman announcing herself as captai kirk. its a very masculine name it has a gender to it

[zagreus-eats-your-bread]

In what they call "beta canon"*, every Star Trek character portrayed by Majel Barrett is actually the same person, an immortal being called Morgan Primus, who also will end up being the Federation's standardized computer voice (of course). And like what does this imply, man. Could Lwaxana even really read minds? Did Morgan just make that all up for shits and giggles? Why did she serve on the same ship with Spock as Number One and later come back blonde as Nurse Chapel and NOBODY NOTICED IT? It has so many holes and is so stupid, it can't be anything but canon to me

* because star trek fans have not yet embraced the doctor who way of thinking (everything is canon if you set your mind to it)

#Star Trek #There are 3 posts in the morgan primus tag 😭 #Star trek new frontier #Morgan Primus #lwaxana troi #christine chapel #tos #tng #Whats the number one / una tag #snw #I didnt even mention yet that she is also the mother of one-time tng episode side character robin lefler (the most dramatic girl ever /pos)

[curator-on-ao3]

I’m just saying that Majel Barrett as Number One had her mind read to expose her fantasies about Captain Pike and Majel Barrett as Lwaxana Troi busted chops by pretending to read Captain Picard’s mind to expose his fantasies about her.

#majel barrett #star trek the original series #number one #una chin riley #christopher pike #pikeone #star trek the next generation #lwaxana troi #jean luc picard #if lwaxana and picard have a ship name i don’t know it

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Star Trek TOS’s Finale, The Turnabout Intruder 03X24: Just Sexist, or More Than Meets The Eye?

Bear with me here, most folks immediately condemn Star Trek TOS’s final episode and conclusion as it’s most embarrassing, cringe worthy and sexist of the original series episodes. I’m not here to disagree with some of those sentiments, either.

But hear me out: I have another perspective on this episode to offer, if anyone is interested in exploring another take on it with me.

Read on if you’re interested!

I always felt that this episode was kind of clever in that Gene pushed to have women on the bridge and in command roles originally and was denied. It could even be seen as an allusion to how Una, Number One played by Majel Barrett, was intended to be second in command but denied that right.

It was shot down, largely by other women on the viewing panel who responded negatively to how "aggressive" or "assertive" Una was.

Basically, production shot down Gene's wish to portray a woman in a command role despite it being one of the first ideas Roddenberry pushed. Apparently there was the feeling of "well we are in the future and yet we are forced to portray women as if they are in the 60s, how does that work out?"

I always wondered if The Turnabout Intruder was a very cheeky way of slapping back at production for forcing the shutting down of women in command roles in Starfleet.

Perhaps not and I read into it too much, but it seems a snide, shady way of trying to explain this absolutely absurd rule they forced upon Gene and the crew on-screen. People were going to notice women did not have a balance of power due to this rule, so in a way, I always thought of this episode as a clever way to address it and criticize how stupid that looks in practice. It highlights how utterly unfair it was that production tied Gene and the crew of TOS's hands whenever they tried to push to give women prominent, strong roles.

As a woman, I felt a sear of almost indignant camaraderie when Janice ranted about how unfair and ridiculous the rules were -- the same kind of rules that oppressed my mother and her sisters as they grew up in the 60s. Sure she was absolutely unhinged and insane, but what she lived through and the unfairness of it all eroded away at her until it ate her up. That was the genuine, real-world fate of so many ambitious women of that time period. I know as an ambitious woman myself, I too might have lost my mind at the injustice of it all as Janice did.

In a way, I felt like the episode tackled an extremely uncomfortable topic which was pervasive in the 60s and socio-culturally relevant at that time. Women living in that time largely didn't have power or control over their identities or futures, and many of them, like Janice, were furious about their ambitions and opportunities being stifled due to gender alone.

It also highlighted another powerfully controversial gender topic: The belittling of men who are on the receiving end of abuse from women. We see Jim being laughed at, his manhood and authority questioned for being "bested" by a woman. It shows how society likes to mock and laugh at men or the suggestion that they could be abused by women.

We get to see a rare, vulnerable portrayal of domestic abuse and terrorism perpetrated against a man that we all know, admire and recognize as a beacon of strength, competence and intelligence. Even with all his strength, courage and power, Jim is overpowered, assaulted, victimized, gaslit, and nearly murdered by an ex lover. To me, this was a story that direly needed to be talked about somewhere. I think very few pieces of media were allowing men to be portrayed in such a vulnerable position at that time, especially one portrayed as typically macho and strong as Jim; it was an episode that made some interesting observations and criticisms of how we ultimately hurt and diminish one another with gender roles and stereotypes. In this episode, both Janice and Jim suffered for it.

To even hear Kirk proclaiming loudly as a man in a position of power about the unfairness of it all -- to me, that was a testament to the absurdity of that mindset held in the 60s towards women: They were called "hysterical", drugged, subdued, belittled, made to feel like their hobbies and lives were trivial or unimportant, told they were weak, and beaten into submission. They were unfairly institutionalized for "hysteria" and depression brought about by the restrictiveness of their lives due to their gender. Women were often chained to their marriages and homes, often stunted by gender alone in the workforce, not due to their abilities as an employee. And they needed the support of men in order to get out of the oppressive situation they were strong-armed into. 

To hear a man displayed in a position of power speak out in defiance against that unfairness when women were seldom permitted a voice of their own in the media at that time. Jim paralleled those men of the 60s who spoke out against injustice and inequality when they saw it.

That was a rare and direly needed sentiment at that time, even if by today's standards the episodes content seems dated and misguided. 

Even when his ex-partner was cruel, violent and did not even perhaps deserve his empathy, Jim made a point of highlighting that Janice might have had a rich and fulfilling life as a valuable captain in the fleet had the rules not done her life's work such a callous and unfair injustice. 

Both Jim and Janice ultimately suffered for this Starfleet rule; and as an interesting parallel, the original series itself suffered due to this production rule. 

The episode looks sexist now, maybe even then -- but back then it dared to touch on several controversial gender topics and socio-cultural elephants in the room that very few had the gall or interest in tackling on a public platform at that time.

I’m not saying the episode isn’t inherently sexist or misogynist in nature, but I am saying that there is more to offer here than what is glaringly obvious at surface level. 

#star trek #meta #1shirt2shirtredshirtdeadshirt #star trek meta #octrekmeta #octrek #meta analysis #star trek meta analysis #star trek tos #tos #star trek the original series #the turnabout intruder #janice lester #captain kirk #gender #gender roles #gender stereotypes #gender in the 60s #60s #gene roddenberry #majel barrett #una #number one #jim kirk #kirk #gender inequality #hysteria #inequality #oc #long post

[tricorderreading]

TNG #18: Q-In-Law

This one is in honor of @particlewaveform and their post, which you can find here, I've decided that I should share that part of the book in it's entirety. There is indeed a scene where Lwaxana Troy beats the ever loving shit out of Q (including threatening to chop his dick off) in one of the TNG pocket novels and it must be shared

For those interested in this story, you may find the audiobook for this novel here, as read by Majel Barrett and John De Lancie, (AKA Lwaxana and Q themselves)

Finally, the rest of this post can be found underneath the read more, for those who wish to avoid spoilers

and finally, the audiobook I mentioned previously :)

#it's kinda wild listening to them act out that scene in the audio book ngl #star trek #tng #the next generation #star trek Q #Q #lwaxana troy #Picard #Riker #Troy #audiobook #q-in-law #books #exerpt #i wasnt lying about the cutting his dick off thing either #Youtube

[kingjasnah]

i really like la'an so far but man im obsessed with how middle school self insert her personal baggage reads. like this is my star trek oc she's like tasha but she's also related to one of the most iconic sci fi villains of all time and her whole family was killed by equally iconic tos (kinda) villains and she was personally rescued by an iconic majel barret character who is now practically her mentor. babygirl i can just tell the reddit threads written about you are rancid i want ten more of you

#havent even seen last weeks ep yet but doesnt spock get along with her. add that to the list #i really like her though i think she's fun in a red and black angst gamer shadow the hedgehog way #when she said her full name in the pilot i was hollering but also im expecting the full 2015 rey star wars treatment online :/ #la'an noonien singh #also it was a little ambiguous in the first 2 eps how everyone felt about her parentage so i was on edge like. how is this character real #strange new worlds #st: snw #snw

[the-ears-make-all-the-difference]

About halfway through Dreams of The Raven and the character writing is perfect. The spones is there, though it comes in pieces. It's really meaty for McKirk, and in general, the Triumvirate are balanced super well in their characterization so Mcspirk enjoyers would also do well. Unfortunately I am probably the least qualified person ever to speak on the spirk levels in the book bc that's just not something I factor in lol.

Aside from ships, all of the characters feel authentic. Chekov is adorable, and the attitudes and traits given to Uhura and Sulu are natural extrapolations from what little we see of them onscreen. And Chapel. Oh good gracious Chapel. I love her. She is, as we all already knew, the one who really has to keep the sick bay running. And it shows in her characterization, which is of course a natural expansion of how Majel played her. All in all, I adore how Carter handles the writing of the extant characters, it is perfect.

Also, I wasn't expecting to get attached to any book-exclusive OCs, but Carter is just that damn good. Dr Dyson is a bioneurologist jr officer on the ship, playing a large supporting role in McCoy's plotline, and I would kill for her. The xenobiologist is also iconic, and an extremely well-placed bit of comedic relief in the middle of heavy tension onboard the ship.

I am also enjoying the other plot, but it's hard to say anything abt that when A. I'm still reading so I don't know what's going to happen next, and B. Spoilers!

#dreams of the raven

[sshbpodcast]

Character Spotlight: Christine Chapel

By Ames

We’ve hit upon all the main stars of The Original Series, but no list would be complete without giving a fair mention to the woman who stood beside the show, Majel Barrett. While we still wish in our hearts of hearts that the Number One we met in “The Cage” and “The Menagerie” got a fair shake, we are still glad that Gene’s main squeeze was reborn as the quippy and competent Nurse Chapel.

So join us this week on A Star to Steer Her By as we finish off our TOS character spotlights with a bunch of highlights and only a few lowlights on what’s probably going to be our shortest installment of this series. There just wasn’t enough stretching of the character moments to do as we did for, say, our Scotty or Sulu posts. Pick up your medical tricorders to scan on below and follow along in this week’s podcast discussion (jump to 58:16). Needless to say, Majel probably did more on the show than just Gene. Take that as you will. ;)

[Images © CBS/Paramount]

Best Moments

I know he’s alive down there, Captain Very early in the series in “What Are Little Girls Made of?”, Chapel’s backstory of joining the Enterprise as a way to find her lost fiancé, Roger Korby, is established. And it’s a testament to her character that not only is she right that he was still alive (in some form), but she also gets to convince Ruk the android not to kill Kirk AND make the choice to stay on the Enterprise after everything goes typically sideways.

Plomeek soup for the soul While you’ll see in just a moment that “Amok Time” also features some of the more tired and less positive aspects of Chapel’s character, we’ve got to admit that her dutifulness in trying to get Spock to eat during his pon farr was benevolent of her. She goes so far as to whip up some Vulcan plomeek soup to keep her patient well, little good that it ended up doing.

Sound it out I’m still minorly horrified by Nomad taking Uhura’s memories in “The Changeling,” and we’re left not knowing if or how she gets back to her normal self. But one thing’s for sure: she’s got a caring and patient nurse helping along the way, as we see Chapel reteaching the blank-slated Uhura how to read in English. It’s quite sweet, if you don’t think about how horrifying it is.

It has one word on it: Eat I could take a second to gripe that, between Chapel and Rand, the women of the show are very often seen just bringing the men their dinner like they’re waitresses instead of equal crewmembers. Or I could highlight how Chapel cleverly tricks a moping Garrovick into eating in “Obsession” by telling him McCoy’s prescription was a tape that just said “Eat,” so I’ll do that.

The pain will help me to consciousness We joke on the podcast that it was clear that someone(s) on the show was clearly into some kinky stuff, and it shines through in episodes like “A Private Little War” when Nurse Chapel is compelled to bitchslap a half-conscious Spock around until he wakes up, as is the Vulcan way. Or at least, as is someone on the writing staff’s dirty little fetish.

We shared consciousness together I’m sure now that Strange New Worlds is filling in a lot of the Chapel-Spock relationship, there are a ton more shippers out there for them, but back in the day, the best we got was this moment in “Return to Tomorrow” when Sargon put Spock’s consciousness into Chapel’s body to get Henoch out of the Vulcan. And Chapel was all too glad to be Spock’s vessel in a not entirely creepy way. Only a little bit creepy!

I am a nurse first and a member of the crew of the Enterprise second When Nurse Chapel learns that McCoy is dying of xenopolycythemia in “For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky,” her resolve is to help him to live, while he seems to take it in stride that he is destined to die. She encourages him to “Please, give yourself every minute” of his year left in this world, and I’d like to think that that helped him get through it. Natira helped too, wink wink.

The spider catches a fly While we included moments from “The Tholian Web” in almost everyone else’s Worst Moments lists, Chapel actually got a good moment from this otherwise negative episode! When another of McCoy’s assistants has succumbed to the weird space occurrence and attacks him, Nurse Chapel calmly grabs a hypo and tranqs that guy, like a badass!

Now all I want is to crawl away and die While I found Uhura’s reaction to the forced kiss with Kirk in “Plato’s Stepchildren” to be uncomfortable in an entirely different way, the Chapel-Spock kiss is exactly as uncomfortable as it’s supposed to be. Chapel’s pining after Spock is used as a weapon against her in this moment of torture. A worse show would imply that she’s finally getting what she wants, but she makes it clear that without consent, there is no enjoyment and it’s commendable to state that so directly.

I heard Spock’s voice Unlike my reaction to the different women’s scenes in “Plato’s Stepchildren,” I must say that all the women in “The Lorelei Signal” are absolutely on point. While Uhura takes command of the ship, Chapel serves as de facto CMO in the absence of all the men. And what’s more: she uses that weird bond she has with Spock (perhaps lingering from “Return to Tomorrow”?) to save him from the temptresses!

And they've probably redesigned the whole sickbay By The Motion Picture, we see that Chapel found time to learn a new trade, as she’s an MD by the time McCoy arrives. Was it that the writers seem to incorrectly think that nurses are on the same job track as medical doctors, just a lower rung on the career ladder? Probably. But we can read it as her changing jobs because she wanted to do something new, and that’s a more exciting interpretation for this change.

Look for the helpers. You will always find people that are helping. Blink and you can miss it, but Christine Chapel in The Voyage Home is busy coordinating relief efforts at Starfleet Command during the whale probe attack. She gets like one line and you only catch quick glimpses of her, but it’s an excellent touch to show that her character is there and focused on doing the thing that she’s been known for all series long: helping people.

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Worst Moments

You hide it, but you do have feeling Onto some of the lousier things Chapel does in the show, and you’ll find that most are related to her one-sided relationship with Spock. We first see it in “The Naked Time” (before we know that BOTH of them are engaged) when she dumps all her love on him while space-drunk. And it’s a little sad and pathetic knowing she’ll never receive it back [in this series], but also just annoying that it’s the main characteristic the writers ever give her. Sigh.

A mechanical geisha would be no more difficult While we did include some moments from “What Are Little Girls Made of?” above in our Best Moments list, there’s some bad to go around as well! Did you notice just how jealous Chapel immediately got of Andrea the moment she laid eyes on her? Before she knows Andrea is a robot, she’s immediately grouchy when Andrea calls Roger by his first name. And afterwards, Chapel is flat out hostile to the poor, jumpsuited thing!

You never give up hoping, do you? Now for all the times in “Amok Time” Chapel utterly degrades herself because she has a crush on Mr. Spock. Bones jokes about it when she brings him the soup, for one thing. For another, there’s an entirely weird scene in which she goes to tell him they’ve changed course to Vulcan, but he’s still pon farring around and she starts crying. And to top it off, she just had to be present on the bridge (for no reason!) to witness T’Pring on the viewscreen and learn that he’s engaged, just to rub salt in the wound. And then she has no lines the rest of the episode! Poor Christine.

Spock will be yours forever One last time to roll our eyes at how contrived it’s been all series long, and now into The Animated Series, to watch Chapel swooning over Spock so much. So much so that she’s easily swayed by Harry’s Mudd’s offer of some of his love potion in “Mudd’s Passion.” She falls for it, and when it turns out to be the real thing, she barely even gets to enjoy having Spock all to herself!

Since when did we even have ID badges? She makes such an ass of herself that I’ve broken “Mudd’s Passion” into two entries! She is so distracted (and a little drugged) by Mudd that he steals her ID badge. She almost makes up for it by capturing him in the shuttlebay, but instead ends up drugging the whole ship by accident AND gets herself kidnapped and forced into a pretty pathetic damsel in distress role for Spock to heroically save. Oh Chapel, this is all beneath you.

Plenty of fish in the sea One final ditzy moment from Nurse Chapel, and it’s in the clownishly inconsistent “The Terratin Incident.” Sure, everyone in that episode is made to look silly because they’re shrinking down to the size of cockroaches (or smaller depending on the scene), but Chapel nearly drowns in a fish tank after tripping over a sewing needle. Why a sewing needle was next to a fish tank might be the stupidest question yet.

— And that’s it! We couldn’t see stretching the list further than that since you didn’t get to see Chapel do much else in TOS, TAS, or the films. Keep your eyes fixed here because next we’re going to be repeating the same experiment with all the TNG main characters, as well as keeping up with our watchthrough of all of Enterprise over on SoundCloud or wherever you podcast. We also keep all our logs up on Facebook and Twitter. Now eat your plomeek soup! Doctor’s orders!

#star trek #star trek podcast #podcast #the original series #christine chapel #the motion picture #the voyage home #what are little girls made of #amok time #the changeling #obsession #a private little war #return to tomorrow #for the world is hollow and i have touched the sky #the tholian web #plato's stepchildren #the lorelei signal #the naked time #mudd's passion #the terratin incident #majel barrett

[itsmajel]

Majel Reads - January 2022

Marvel - Spidypool

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A Spider in the Pool verse by Ajayd

Tale As Old As Time, Song As Old As Rhyme

Peter Parker gradually falls for Wade's dubious charms. They have a lot of hang ups and kinks to negotiate, but with sex this hot, Peter can't help wanting more. Erotica with significant plot and relationship development.

[Explicit] [78,800] [Read on AO3 here]

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Spideypool navigate their relationship, their sex life, and the Avengers.

[Explicit] [35,690] [Read on AO3 here]

A Lover That Won't Blow My Cover

Horrifying events leave Peter and Wade traumatized and struggling to lean on each other. The Avengers try to help, but only Peter and Wade can really save themselves.

COMPLETE. NOT NECESSARY TO READ EARLIER INSTALLMENTS.

[Explicit] [69,638] [Read on AO3 here]

The Best One Is the Last One

After a messy breakup and months apart, Deadpool and Spideman get another chance at happiness. It might be meant to be, but even fate can use a little help from the Avengers.

COMPLETE AND POSTED. Not necessary to read earlier installments if you don't mind not knowing how everyone got so friendly.

[Explicit] [53,478] [Read on AO3 here]

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Freefall by Wilt

( @wiltkingart)

It's been a long time since Peter took off his mask in front of someone he loved, cracked a nervous smile and said, “This is me”. He swore to himself he'd never do it again, and he's been making a good run of it by spending more time as Spiderman than Peter Parker for the past few years. But for some reason, being Spiderman also means spending a lot of time around Deadpool. And, like clockwork, that same old turmoil comes creeping back again.

[Explicit] [37,557] [Read on AO3 here]

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Oral over Water by MsCaptainWinchester (rons_pigwidgeon) (@mscaptainwinchester)

Peter is on a flight to his first international conference and nervous as hell about it. When the hot, flirty guy next to him offers him a blow job as stress relief, he has a hard time saying no.

[Explicit] [4,272] [Read on AO3 here]

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Day 3: Serious Inquiries Only by MsCaptainWinchester (rons_pigwidgeon)

 I’m an out-of-work mercenary trying to make my way through this cruel world by any means necessary—any legal means, that is. Fun fact: prison is the worst. 0 out of 10 stars. Would not go back. Would not recommend to a friend.

To that end, I am offering my services as a strictly platonic companion for social functions, be it work holiday party, Christmas with the family, Hanukkah dinner with that uncle you hate, whatever. I am prepared to act as a serious significant other with an elaborate backstory of your choosing to ward off unwanted suitors, uncomfortable questions from your friends, torment judgmental relatives, or all of the above. Pricing dependent on the situation and the complexity of my backstory. Will work for food, Christmas cookies, or Spider-Man memorabilia.

Serious inquiries only.

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He Was a Punk, Pete Did Tabletop Roleplay by MsCaptainWinchester (rons_pigwidgeon)

Peter should have known that he would be a pariah coming to the reunion three weeks out from being named seventh on the Forbes’ 30 Tech Up-and-Comers Under 30 list. Even Flash had tried to strike up a conversation in the buffet line, and he’d pushed Peter into a bush sophomore year of college. He's starting to regret coming, but then...

"Deadpool?"

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One Last Run by MsCaptainWinchester (rons_pigwidgeon)

Peter was almost in the clear. Just one more run and he would be able to live life on his own terms, taking care of May and doing whatever he wanted. He might even be the first omega from his territory to go to the college, only open to omegas for the last few years. He just had to make it through one final run.

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The Weight Of The Whole World At Your Fingertips by glyphsbowtie

One night, Deadpool sees Spider-Man's face and then kisses him, sparking something unbreakable between them.

Meanwhile, Peter Parker meets Wade Wilson on Tinder, unaware of the fact that he already knows Wade very intimately indeed.

[Explicit] [51,153] [Read on AO3 here]

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( All summaries are the official summaries of the author. Stats and infos as according to hosting site or information given by the author. If any of the authors that have been tagged don’t want to be tagged, or if any of you know the tumblr names of the ones I haven’t tagged please let me know!)

Looking for more reading inspiration? Check out my fic rec tag here on tumblr, this month reading list masterpost for what I’ve read in other fandoms this month, my all-time reading list masterpost for more of this fandom or just check out my AO3 bookmarks.

#fic rec #rec list #spidypool #deadpool #spiderman #marvel #mcu #reading list #january #2022 #peter parker/wade wilson #majel reads

[kosmos2999]

Star Trek: The Animted Series 50th Anniversary Episode Review

Episode: The Infinite Vulcan

Season: 1

Episode: 7

Stardate:

Original airdate: October 20, 1973

Written by: Walter Koenig

Directed by: Hal Sutherland

Music by: Yvette Blais and Jeff Michaels

Executive producers: Lou Scheimer and Norm Prescott

Studio: Filmation Associates

Network: NBC

Series created by: Gene Roddenberry

Cast:

Captain James T. Kirk (voice by William Shatner)

Mr. Spock, Spock 2 (voice by Leonard Nimoy)

Dr. Leonard “Bones” McCoy (voice by DeForest Kelly)

Lt. Uhura, Computer Voice (voice by Nichelle Nichols)

Lt. Hikaru Sulu (voice by George Takei)

Eng. Montgomery Scott, Agmar, Dr. Stavos Keniclus 5 (voices by James Doohan)

Nurse Christine Chapel (voice by Majel Barrett)

Synopsis:

The Enterprise is engaged in an exploring mission. A newly discovered planet on the pheripheral portion of the galaxy. An away team composed of Captain Kirk, Doctor McCoy, Mister Spock and Lieutenant Sulu is assembled to being beamed down to this world full of natural beauty but full of mystery.

At the arrival, they have found a city apparently abandoned by its inhabitants. They get confusing signals on their scanners and the readings of a power source on a building in front of them. While his teammates explore the inside of the building, Sulu finds a mobile plant and gets hurt mortally by one of its thorns. Kirk, McCoy and Spock came to his rescue once they listen to his scream for help.

The doctor applies one of his antidotes, but it is useless aganist the plant's poison. Then, a group of plant-like beings suddenly appeared. Their leader, Agmar offers a cure for Sulu but McCoy refusses the help. Kirk accepts the help from the natives and just when they apply their antidote, Sulu recovers very fast.

Agmar, the Phylosian told to the crew that they had an earlier contact with humans. One that brought the an infectious bactery that killed a generation of their own, but he also helped them to survive. As they are entering thru a cave, a flock of dragon-like flying plant-lifeforms attack the Enterprise's crew and kidnap Spock.

The Phylosians got a system that makes phasers not working, then a giant human appeared and the natives made a bow to him. He identifies as Doctor Stavos Keniclus 5, the man who saved the natives from extintion. He told the team that he needs Spock for his plans and also told them to leave the planet.

Kirk orders to beam up the rest of the crew.

On the bridge, Kirk orders Lt. Uhura to investigate any data about Keniclus 5. Meanwhile, the doctor tries to find a way to defend themselves against the plant-lifeforms by using a recepie for a pesticide from his gran-grandfather's farm.

Uhura found a record of a scientist Keniciclus who left the Earth after loosing the Eugenic Wars. Kirk is surprised and trying to guess how he survived after more than 200 years.

Kirk, McCoy and Sulu return to the planet's surface but much prepeared to rescue Spock. The natives brought them to a underground compound where Spock is located.

Inside the cave compound, they encounter again with Keniciclus 5. He reveals himself as the fifth generation clone of the original Dr. Keniciclus. His plan is to imposing peace by strenght to the galaxy by invading every single planet they could. For that reason, he produced a Mr. Spock's clone, Spock 2.

As soon as they learned Keniciclus 5's plans for galactic conquest, a new wave of the dragon-like flying plant-lifeforms made an attack. This time, the team is ready to counter using McCoy's pesticide formula as a weapon.

After a successfully defeat of the flying creatures, Kirk triex to reason with Keniciclus 5 that he is unaware of the present time. That there is no need to continue wars from the past because the Federation had brought peace thru the galaxy. Then Kirk had a conversation with Spock 2 about the illogical action of imposing peace thru strenght. Some that goes against the Vulcan philosophy of infinite diversity in infinite combinations. Something that simbolize the elements of truth and beauty.

Spock 2 asserts Kirk's words and changes his mind. Meanwhile, the original Spock is dying in a chamber because of a memory drain performed by the mad scientist, Keniciclus 5. Spock 2 performs a Vulcan mind meld to help his original self to recover.

At the end, Keniciclus 5 was feeling useless after his plans failed miserably, Kirk and the original Spock convince him to use all of his knowledge and strength to help on the restoring of the Phylosian civilization with the help of Spock 2. All of them agree on that.

Fascinating Facts:

This episode was written by Walter Koenig. Due to budget restrictions, Koenig was not cast for playing the role of Lieutenant Chekov in The Animated series, but he made his collaboration by writing this episode.

The Koenig's main source for inspiration for writing the story was the fact that cloning was a very discussed subject in that time.

The mobile plant-lifeform who attackes Sulu has the name of Retlaw. It is Walter spelled backwards. The idea came from a story of a comic book series where the aliens spoke bakwards.

The first reference to the Vulcan philosophy of Infinite Diversity In Infinite Combinations (or IDIC) was made in the third season episode of The Original Series titled “Is There In Truth No Beauty?” At first, Leonard Nimoy refused the idea for a symbol because he thought Gene Roddenberry's idea for merchandising its pin.

#space opera #space western #filmation #star trek #70s sci fi #star trek: tas 50th anniversary #star trek: the animated series 50th anniversary

[clockworkreapers]

I was reading Aleph Null yesterday and stumbled across ur page shortly after, and I have a question,

In the current situation in the comic, are Crysuk and Sauron officially matesprits or just crushing? Because they don’t kiss or call each other matesprits in the comic but when I see them on your page they are described as matesprits

That’s because they aren’t yet! The comic happens in their past maybe a sweep or so in the past. This is essentially how they met each other and how all my characters got to know each other. I can’t say much on specifics but all of my main 6 know each other in the future.

As for the boys at this point in their lives in the comic they are hardly anything but coworkers. Cy is probably a bit more interested in Sauron as just bace level hey we get along I like your company and I can’t put up with anyone besides Majell at the moment. Sauron evidently is a bit of an oblivious idiot when it comes to relationships. It will be spoken about later as to why but both of them have some unresolved personal issues in that area. That will need some time to get to though, for now they have only known each other for around 2 weeks their time (Alternian weeks in AN are like 16 days) and they have quite a bit more time to get to know each other better and a lot more to go through to have room for an actual relationship.

#as of now they just get along and they are on very similar wavelengths #Sauron isn’t looking for a relationship cuz well he’s got some issues #and he’s also never actually had a matesprite before or kismesis he was never interested due to everything that came with it #he doesn’t want people to deal with *motions to himself* #the thing with Cyrusk doesn’t want to repeat a Falmea incident so he’s being careful #there will be a very… important conversation about where they each stand later on #it’s during a time where I’m going to let the comic breathe the clock it’s still running but it will need to slow down #decisions will need to be made and they will have to be Sauron’s this time #clock rambles

[the-last-dillpickle]

DS9 trivia from IMDB - Part 5

- The number 47 pops up an inordinate amount of times on computer screens, serial numbers, dates and so on. This tradition was started by Writer and co-Producer Joe Menosky and was soon picked up by the rest of the production team. Menosky said that he chose that particular number because when he was a college student at Pomona College, Professor of Mathematics Donald Bentley proved as a joke that all numbers are equal to 47. Interestingly, Alias (2001) also featured the number 47 many times, and incorporated it into its on-going storyline.    

- References are frequently made to Starfleet "ground troops", and some Starfleet characters have different uniforms (a black uniform with a small colored stripe across the middle). Fans generally accept that these characters are part of a Starfleet Marine Corps; this was an idea which Gene Roddenberry conceived for Star Trek (1966), but never found an opportunity to use until the movie Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989) where the men accompanying Kirk and crew down to Nimbus III were later confirmed to be marines. There was a Starfleet Colonel West in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), who was most likely a Starfleet Marine since the rank of Colonel doesn't exist in naval organizations. Colonel West was played by Rene Auberjonois, who played Constable Odo on this show. The existence of Starfleet Marines was finally explicitly shown and stated on-screen in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001), indicating that they have been around in the Star Trek universe since at least 2153.    

- The Jem'Hadar were described in the script as tough warriors who were almost impervious to phaser shots. Make-up Supervisor Michael Westmore immediately thought of the thick skin of rhinos and reptiles when he read that description, so he designed the Jem'Hadar to look like dinosaurs, specifically triceratops, complete with horns.    

- The role of Jadzia Dax was initially offered to Famke Janssen, whose character make-up from Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) season five, episode twenty-one, "The Perfect Mate" inspired the change in Trill character make-up from a forehead prosthesis. She turned down the role in order to remain available to appear in theatrical movies.    

- The U.S.S. Defiant was first envisioned to look like a beefed-up version of a runabout. When that didn't work out, they used an existing design for an alien cargo ship as basis, and developed it as a battleship. It was first called the U.S.S. Valiant, but Producer Rick Berman vetoed any name beginning with letter V, since he didn't want to create confusion with Star Trek: Voyager (1995), which they were setting up at the time. Defiant was chosen because like Enterprise, it was a name that had been used for a ship in Star Trek (1966) as well.    

- There was a level of friction between fans of Babylon 5 (1993) and this show. Babylon 5 (1993) fans felt that writers for this show had stolen many aspects of Babylon 5's premise (occurring recently after a war or occupation, episodes taking place on a space station not located in Earth territory, the cast discovering an ancient malevolent race that would become a major threat, the overall story of the show being less reliant on story-of-the-week episodes, and more of an overarching story arc, et cetera), asserting that Paramount Pictures had rejected J. Michael Straczynski's proposal of Babylon 5 to them in the late 1980s, but used certain details of the pitch by inserting them into the story and premise of this show. There was a concerted effort to bury the hatchet, especially by having Majel Barrett (widow of Gene Roddenberry) appear on Babylon 5 as an alien prophetess who spoke on behalf of her recently deceased husband (a nod to Roddenberry, who had passed away a few years before her appearance).    

- Regarding season seven: after Terry Farrell's departure from the show, a replacement had to be found to play the new host for the Dax symbiont. The showrunners were adamant not to cast a man in the role, as they wanted to maintain the running joke where Sisko refers to a young female Dax as 'Old Man'. It was decided that 'Ezri Dax' would be a young person, fresh from the Academy, who would display some adjustment problems because she had become stuck with an old Trill soul without going through the standard Trill training first. Numerous fans were initially reluctant to accept Nicole de Boer as the new host for the Dax symbiont, rather derisively referring to de Boer as "Ally McTrill", due to her slightly neurotic personality resembling Calista Flockhart's Ally McBeal (1997).    

- It is frequently stated that there are 285 official Ferengi 'Rules of Acquisition', although only 44 were ever mentioned in Deep Space Nine and subsequent Star Trek series. Because of fans continuously asking for a complete list, and knowing that someone would otherwise make one sooner or later, Ira Steven Behr finally took it upon him to write 'The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition' (ISBN 0-671-52936-6), credited as "By Quark as told to Ira Steven Behr."    

- Executive Producer and co-Creator Michael Piller said that when coming up for an idea for the series concept of this show, there were initially three ideas considered: another starship adventure, a space station concept, and a remote frontier colony. The frontier colony idea was briefly considered, with the idea that since Star Trek (1966) was compared to Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) in outer space, the new series would be compared to Gunsmoke (1955), but on a remote planet. The frontier colony idea was eventually dropped since it would've required a lot of on-location shooting, and the space station idea was ultimately developed instead.    

- On occasion, sets from Star Trek: Voyager (1995) are used as other Starfleet locales. (For example: a holosuite grid in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Inquisition (1998), the entire U.S.S. Bellerophon (which was an Intrepid-class starship, same as Voyager) in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: Inter Arma Enim Silent Leges (1999).    

[lonesomedreamer]

Liveblog: “All Those Who Wander”

In which Star Trek does Alien.

This episode should absolutely have come with warnings for flashing lights and superfluous gore/body horror.

The “end” of Uhura’s tenure on the Enterprise would be more meaningful in a longer season. I know it’s not realistic to hope for 22-26 episode seasons anymore, but even 13 would be better for an episodic, character-driven adventure show than just 10.

This looks bad. In fact, her hair has been getting worse all season. Rebecca Romjin is a beautiful woman, but the hair and makeup people have been doing her no favors (something I’d argue that she has in common with her predecessor in the role, Majel Barret).

“We are bonded now and forever by the family that is Starfleet.” Who WROTE this drivel? I’d love to serve in Starfleet! I love its ideals! But even in TOS, it wasn’t infallible and perfect and One Big Happy Family.

Is “Lieutenant” really the next rank immediately above “ensign”? Genuine question.

Absurdly tiny coffee cups!

I still want to know why they’re always doing dishes on this ship that has technology well beyond that shown on TOS AND how/why the captain has time to do said dishes.

La’an’s actually allowed to show some personality!

As if station wagons would still be a common point of reference in the 23rd century…

“Do NOT make me turn this car around.” Again...these are not references that make sense in the show’s context/setting. They’re in the script solely to cater to a certain portion of the audience. Also, I still don’t find Pike’s “Captain Dad” schtick endearing, sorry.

Sensors don’t reach the planets surface, yet they land the shuttlecrafts conveniently close to the ship they’re rescuing.

“You gotta buy him a drink.” How long has Spock been in Starfleet now…at least five years? They’re constantly explaining Starfleet culture/traditions to him like he’s a cadet. I know he’s a Vulcan, and I know that it’s for the audience’s benefit, but there must be some other character (Uhura being the obvious choice) who can fill that role…

And also: who keeps buying people drinks? Is this just a turn-of-phrase, or what? They’re certainly not paying for anything on the Enterprise, and we never saw them actually pay for anything on TOS even during shore leave.

Wait—they took the CMO and Chapel on this mission? What if people need emergency medical attention back on the ship???

The Peregrine is built with some of the same parts as the Constitution-class ships, but it’s not the same design—so why does it look like a carbon copy of the Enterprise, and why does it have such a small crew compliment in comparison?

This is obviously going to be another Gorn episode, and I already know I’m still going to hate it.

I’ve since read that this was prosthetic makeup, but it looks like bad CGI to me.

They’re really going to make Spock have an awkward expository conversation about Surak and logic with Christine in the middle of a crisis/rescue mission in the penultimate episode of the season?

M’Benga calling the little girl “my daughter” and then catching himself was a nice touch. He should be haunted by his decision.

I love that Christine’s hair is still perfect after everything. Peak TV show energy.

All of this—gore and jump scares and a vicious, non-verbal alien species as the overpowered Big Bad—is so anti-Trek and I hate it!!! :)

As usual, the level of technology here strains credulity (and far outstrips anything on TOS).

Kirk’s big brother is just a peach… McCoy and Spock’s dynamic only worked because Spock gave as good as he got and because the audience knew that Spock considered McCoy a close friend/brother. Watching Sam Kirk be an intolerant ass is just uncomfortable.

COMICAL. Seriously, this is a joke.

So the Gorn are superior (in evolutionary terms) sentient beings…and also mindless, bloodthirsty lizard creatures? Sure.

Gorn-o-vision! This entire episode is impossible to take seriously.

Alluding to Spock’s sacrifice in Wrath of Khan and throwing a “long live and prosper” in does not make this any more like proper Trek. Speaking of WOK, Hemmer’s choice would be so much more meaningful if it were done in a similar setting (since he is, after all, the Chief Engineer…) instead of this throw-away “noble” sacrifice of a death.

Hemmer’s death is also a reminder of how short 10-episode seasons really are, and how little development his character was really given. As badly as her character was handled, even Tasha Yar had more time to grow than Hemmer before she was killed.

“This sucks. I hate funerals.” Ortegas and her quippy remarks being charming and funny and essential to the episode as always…oh, wait.

HUGS!

I actually think it’s really sweet/meaningful for Christine to tell Spock that his emotions “make you human.” I’ve seen some bad-faith interpretations of this scene assuming she’s trying to “push him to be more human,” but I read it as her encouraging him not to deny his inherent humanity, which he’s grown up thinking of as shameful. His humanity isn’t inferior to his Vulcan nature, and he needs to accept it and embrace it if he wants to find peace.

As the child of an alcoholic, I genuinely think Pike has an alcohol problem. He’s been shown drinking a lot in this show.

The Good: La’an gets to show some personality (but only early on)—moral support Spockstine hugs

The Bad: Everything else, lol—Pike makes terrible tactical decisions, repeatedly, beginning with bringing cadets on the rescue mission without knowing any details about the circumstances; the most glaring was letting La’an, who’s barely coping with her own Gorn-related PTSD well enough to function, basically take charge after they discover that they’re dealing with the Gorn—the way this series had handled the Gorn is laughably bad and not at all in the spirit of Trek; they’re treated as monsters rather than sentient enemies who can potentially be reasoned/negotiated with (i.e., the Romulans)—Hemmer’s death was pointless and a waste—they continue to do absolutely nothing with Number One as a character; why is she even on the show at this point?

Overall, this was a poorly-lit and very poorly-written episode full of jump scares, shaky-cam, flashing lights, and needless gore/death. It felt like the antithesis of everything Trek is supposed to be. Here’s hoping the finale is better.

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