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unknownfaceless-ds9 · 11 months

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I just realised that on Memory Alpha is a site about the undeveloped ideas for a season 5 for Star Trek: Enterprise and now I'm even more mad, that it never happened. I mean:

Shran. They wanted to put Shran as an advisor permanently on the show. Not only would it finally have been justice for Jeffrey Combs but we would have finally gotten more information about Andorians or Andor which is always nice.

More mirror universe. I mean, come on guys, you can't tell me you wouldn't have loved more of Empress Hoshi Sato!!

T'Pol's father was supposed to make an appearance. And rumor has it that he was supposed to be an undercover romulan spy?! I mean, think of that what you want but it would've been nice to find out new things about her.

Borg Queen Origin Story. Need I say more?

Apparently the producer Manny Coton wanted the Enterprise to visit Denobula! Maybe it's because I love Phlox and think Denobulans are very interesting but I am so mad that they never showed us the planet. Maybe they did it in one of the newer shows I don't know, but Enterprise had a Denobulan as a Character in the main crew. Come on! (Also, it would have maye answered my questions in this post)

The Romulan War. The Romulans were supposed to become the main antagonists in the comming fifth season and the romulan warwould have FINALLY be addressed and shown but NO. They had to cancel the show!!!!

I am so mad right now. I am aware that maybe Enterprise wasn't the best show of Star Trek but it was by far not the worst and deserves more love and attention. No, I will not take criticism on that.

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spockvarietyhour · 1 year

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How would you have written the Enterprise novelverse "fix" differently? I noticed that in your reply to the novelverse fix question that you said "not everything works". Could you please elaborate on that, and explain how you'd make those facets work?

There were some too cute details here and there from what I remember that while interesting occasionally stretched credulity. and I loved the post Romulan-War Enterprise novels they had the perfect ending there and then just.....eh let's bring Trip out of retirement again lol.

A couple of those details to give examples, 1 was borne out of necessity: Earth's Starfleet did have a fleet of Daedalus class starships, turns out that model predated the war and were considered outdated by the time the war started. Not something that really matched with the show but also the way there really isn't much of a fleet and Starfleet only came into being in the previous decade was also something that made me go eeeehhhh.

One that was too cute for its own good was Starfleet test modding a new bridge design, boxy, clunky, to prevent Romulan ships from taking over to them, with I believe a famous Vulcan grandpa present. The implication was this was why the TOS bridge design was the way it was, why it looked retro to modern eyes, came from the Romulan war. (Its an interesting concept but, at the time, felt it was present clumsily)

anyway, those are more minor quibbles of very enjoyable series of books I've read over a decade now.

#asks #Star Trek Novels #Enterprise #The Romulan War

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favvn · 2 months

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I'm still in the process of caramelizing this thought (under 12 hours in the ol' brain) so like it might be undercooked as the metaphor goes, but when Kirk caught the virus in The Naked Time, he went into his rant about love vs duty and how the ship takes both his life and his love from him due to that overbearing sense of duty he lives by. (Which still drives me nuts to think about! Spock burdens himself by trying to be 100% Vulcan to the expense of his humanity (that he still can't completely suppress!), and Kirk bludgeons himself through duty, keeping his personal feelings/desires/love tampered and locked down as a result! The willful repression of it all!! I am so so so not normal about characters struggling with repression!)

But later by The Balance of Terror, Kirk starts breaking down at the stress of keeping his entire crew alive while close to the Neutral Zone between Earth's Asteroid Outposts and the Romulan Empire. Any action taken in this area could signal death if not a renewed war between Earth and Romulus, making the Enterprise's moves that much larger than just one individual ship, and making Kirk's actions hold more weight than just the lives of the Enterprise.

And I realize a lot of this comes from the original pilot and the characterization of Captain Pike as he also expressed the same fears and the same desires to walk away from these duties entirely. It's no secret that character elements were reused for the second pilot and series proper (the "I will kill myself and everyone else to avoid anyone getting trapped, especially the Captain" attitude of Number One is definitely something given to Spock for the rest of the series. Call it duty or devotion or love (or all 3 at the same time), it's all there in both characters).

Only for Kirk to find his mirror in the Romulan Commander!

Now fine, maybe the Romulan Commander says "creatures of duty" to refer to the Romulans in general, and I'm just making a mountain out of a few phrases (as per usual). It makes sense: they're an offshoot of Vulcans, and it would follow that both species are bound to a strong sense of duty no matter the cost. But! If that was the case, why have the Commander tell Kirk they are alike before this line? Or spend the episode highlighting their similar tactics and planning? Or include the line, "In a different reality, I could've called you 'friend.'" (Which. If the designation of "friend" is a huge deal to Vulcans when it comes to species outside of their kind..... Is James Kirk the equivalent of catnip for Vulcans and Romulans alike? Half joke, half asking in earnest here / the reality is that Kirk probably does attract their respect and more because he is so terrifyingly duty-bound in such a way that sets him apart from other humans.)

Like. I don't know if I'm necessarily correct in thinking it (because I know Spock is used to show humanity from the outsider's perspective/make the viewer ask what makes one human), but sometimes Kirk seems more Vulcan than Spock as Spock seems more human than Kirk, which maybe works after all. If one can find the humanity in an alien, why not also see the alien in humanity?

#trekposting #star trek tos #captain kirk #hi hello i am so normal i am so so so normal (my brain worms are getting worse)#anyways my point is always this: spock & kirk are 2 sides of the same damn coin. perfect foils.#still steeping my silly brain in spirk #even tho god this ep.... having the romulan commander wishing to die to avoid war!! screaming and chewing dry wall this aired in 1966!!!#trek meta

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vreenak · 11 months

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STAR TREK: Deep Space Nine️ ️

↳ Senator Vreenak 🥃💾😈 [2/?]

#vreenak #deep space 9 #star wars #treksource #romulans #star trek: ds9 #in the pale moonlight #ds9 #trekdaily #benjamin sisko #captain sisko #my edits #*myvreenak #le sigh

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idol--hands · 8 months

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Crusher: “It is not a good day to die.” [ST#11, pt. 2]

IDOL⭐️HANDS: Not only were these scenes dynamic as hell, but that was a bold take on some disappointing story writing, in the past, regarding Tasha Yar’s character from the Star Trek: TNG universe.

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raisethestake · 8 months

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Could Tech win a pub quiz without his gear?

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thats-a-real-mood · 1 month

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Was anyone gonna tell me that we could have had a Vulcan Empire in star trek had things gone differently in the tos universe or was it just supposed to figure that out myself??

#vulcan empire #romulan star empire #star trek #star trek the original series #s'chn t'gai spock #spock #we COULDVE HAD VULCAN EMPIRES???#tHE IMPLICATIONS OF SPACE TRAVEL WHILE WE STILL WAR LIKE

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firelord-frowny · 4 months

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my sexuality is Garak's deranged and tortured monologue in the episode "The Wire" in Deep Space 9 where he tells the story of being exiled from Cardassia for releasing Bajoran hostages <3 <3 <3

#like it legit turns me on lmfaoooo i hate me!#the way he spits the line “they were filthy and they stank” MMMMMMMMMM #his uncontrollable cackle when he says all he wanted was a good meal #the utter contempt in his eyes when he tells dr julian bashir 'i hate this place and i. hate. you.'#fuck me UP garak!!! fuck me UP with your psychopathic brand of ptsd and guilt!#evil characters who hate themselves for their urge to Do The Right Thing is one of my fav character tropes #its like #the shocking polar opposite of a Good Character who does something monstrous out of desperation and cant live with themselves for it #like Sisko when he recruited garak to do his dirty work!#knowing full well in the back of his mind that Garak would have no issue stooping to the level necessary to manipulate the Romulans #into going to war with the Dominion #but then being wracked with guilt when garak actually does the deed #mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

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alphamecha-mkii · 1 year

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Star Trek: The Romulan War: To Brave the Storm Cover Art by Doug Drexler

#Star Trek #Star Trek: The Romulan War #Star Trek Novelverse #To Brave the Storm #Covers #Cover Art #DY-100 Class #NX Class #Starfleet #Earth Starfleet #Romulan #Bird of Prey #Daedalus Class #Sci-Fi #Mecha #Spaceship #Doug Drexler

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ilovefredjones · 10 months

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jim and la’an are suchhhhh a crazy combination bc like. they both underwent such massive trauma at a young age. la’an processed that by becoming very frigid and isolationist; jim in turn became amicable and charismatic. their trauma both drove them to join starfleet, after being saved by it, and the need to protect people after they couldn’t as kids. neither of them open up. neither of them trust easily. they’re both sharp and vigilant and aren’t afraid to get violent. they’re both so lonely. they’re both haunted by their pasts. their love is bittersweet; something they knew could never last.

#ANYWAY. let’s wait until we ACTUALLY get a jim la’an interaction before going crazy #but. MANNNNNNNN #and like their BROTHERS??????#i mean we don’t know what sam & jim’s rship is like but we know sam gets angry and defensive when upset #and also he seems to be kindddd of distrust of jim. or at least wary - he says to like that jim HAS to get his own way #and doesn’t say that jim WOULDNT start a war with the romulans. which is actually so funny to me #pikes like ‘would your brother be a war criminal’ and sam’s like ‘i’m #not saying he WOULDNT be a war criminal’#like jim kirk? james t kirk????? sam??????#anyway.#very very excited for these two #if you hadn’t already guessed #star trek #star trek snw #noonirk #trek meta #<- this counts

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spockvarietyhour · 2 years

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Romulan Diversion, Pursuit of a Dream fanfilm

#Star Trek #Pursuit of a Dream #fanfilm #Dominion War #Romulan Warbird #Dominion #Romulan Star Empire #Romulans #Jem'Hadar #Jem'Hadar Fighter #D'Deridex Class #starship #startrekedit #GIF #my gifs #fanfilmedit #Hide and Queue

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maybeamultiverse · 10 months

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War Birds: The Final Conclusion

Jolan'tru all.

I finally completed 'War Birds' (Letant x Reader). You can find the final chapter and epilogue here. I hope you guys like it.

#war birds #war birds letant #letant #senator letant #romulans #ao3 #ds9 #picard #fan fic #star trek #star trek fan fic

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mortalfollies · 2 months

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I’ll never forgive UPN for what they took from me (Star Trek: Enterprise seasons 5-7)

#star trek: enterprise #star trek #with a trip/t’pol wedding and shran on the ship full time and more hoshi and travis development and the romulan war ANDDDDDAUGSHDHSHSHHSHS

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apfelhalm · 10 months

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we just rewatched the first movie of the Star Trek reboot and by god that movie is so funny, if you've watched even a couple episodes of TOS

#tess is rambling #don't get me wrong i still love it and the cast is amazing #but this thing makes no fucking sense (affectionate)#jj abrams really went 'but i'd rather make a star wars' and continued to shoehorn as much star wars into a star trek as possible #also my jim kirk not only leaving romulans to die but also shooting at them while they're helpless?#i think the fuck not #and that boy gets choked a LOT in this movie #i'd go and look for a kinky spirk choking fic but alas... ao3 is down

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fauvester · 1 year

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iskra's job in starfleet (she's not IN starfleet she's a quasi-independent governmental agent) is to represent the interests of the Alliance of Non-Federated Powers (Klingons, Romulans, Cardassians, grab bag of other alpha quadrant planets that want to counterbalance the federation [betazoid seperatists???]) since after the dominion war the Federation and the non-Federation planets had a lot more bureaucratic involvement with each other, and someone has to be an expert in negotiating between them. And if the Federation is going to use non-Federation tech, resources and manpower, then they at least want some representation in the crew outside of the occasional defector who joins the fleet!

Iskra's role is to know Klingon, Romulan, Cardassian and Federation law backward and forward, to promote and promulgate their cultures, language and values, and jump off the starship and yell DIBS! every time they land on a new, uncontacted planet.

mostly this means that she lounges around, gathering gossip, reading enigma tales and causing minor drama, and then occasionally whipping out the Ultra Magnus 'actually you can't colonize this sector if subsection 7 codicil A.II criteria of your people's constitution from 400 years ago isn't fulfilledddd sowwyyyy'

#dee s 9 #garashir adoption au #cardassians LOVE their petty kafkaesque bureaucracy #they love a loophole. iskra is amazing at finding them #she also just Knows a lot of people. like Chancellor Martok is her dad's old war bestieeeeeeee <3 #the romulan deputy general used to come to their home on Prime for long weekends plotting with yadek #but mostly its just gleeful deployment and twisting of arcane laws #her qualifications for the role are: eidactic memory. law degree. personal charisma. nepotism. sheer force of will #iskra getting to flex her Law Degree once in a while. rura and lisseia standing behind her like mm the codicil 7 defense. classic. nod nod

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acefortuna · 2 years

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This is a Romulan aesthetic stan post.

#fashionable and deadly #you only wish you could look this good starting a war #they have to cloak their fabulousness #bernadette croft #again with the amazing costumes #star trek #star trek strange new worlds #star trek snw #romulans #snw #Strange New Worlds #spoilers

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