Jules. 23. she/they. All things from all Trek, spicy space content, film theory and production design commentary, and the occasional ~ aesthetic ~ mood board.
I saw that one video of "is the federation fascist" that one time and haven't stopped being angry since.
I’ve only got three possible reactions to watching a TOS episode:
“I can’t believe this aired” (the worst plot you’ve ever seen on tv)
“I can’t believe this aired” (a piece of media so beyond its time and still relevant to today’s discussions, that I’m surprised it didn’t got censored at the time it went on air)
Like this post if you’ve ever accidentally tripped and crashed into the Forbidden Greenhouse inside the Punishment Zone and were promptly arrested by two shapely twinks dressed in linen thongs and harnesses who immediately gave you the Death Penalty
I'm going to extend an olive branch to every other fandom and "apologize" that every time there's a Tumblr shipping tournament, the entire Star Trek: The Original Series fandom and our famous benefactors come out of the woodworks to lecture about fandom history, and it somehow works every time.
when the first episode of deep space nine has sisko explaining linear time to aliens and then it turns into an examination of how trauma manifests as a disturbance of linear temporality you know youre gonna be in for some Good Shit with this show
PARIS: Now, when we last saw our heroes, they had just retaken their rocket ship. Doctor Chaotica had escaped, but he left behind his trusty robot to foil Captain Proton.
SEVEN: My designation?
PARIS: Ah, right. You're Constance Goodheart. You're my secretary.
SEVEN: Secretary.
PARIS: Yeah, you tag along on all the missions. Now, I want you to keep the robot occupied while I save Earth. Computer, run program.