oh my god i try and try to get into new tv shows but nothing calms my nerves like 90s star trek. new shows are so exhausting in their continuity. like i can't watch an episode of say umbrella academy and feel relaxed because you never get a sense of resolution within an episode. you get cliffhanger after cliffhanger. and i am actually enjoying that show. but i know i will never watch that it again when i'm done because watching it feels like running a marathon where it's like i HAVE to keep going, just 30 more kilometers until i actually get to feel a little at peace about this world and these characters i've invested myself in. what i like about watching star trek is that i can tune in, watch a storyline unfold and resolve in 45 minutes, and still know that it's not the end. the show trusts that i will tune in for more episodes, not because i need to see a cliffhanger resolved, but because i like the world it's created and i want to spend time with it again. that's what i want from serial storytelling, to give me a little excitement and a little peace every evening, not to have my eyes glued to the screen for hours on end because i can't help wanting to know what happens next.
"what's your dream job??" Uhh to have 17 weird little hobbies that I don't have to be good at and hang out with friends. I get money via being the world's specialist little princess
Been watching a bunch of old Disney shows and I thought one of the names sounded familiar and it turns out Zack and Cody's mom also played Lyndsay Ballard?!?!
okay listen i know that terok nor is a shit name for the station for good reason but “deep space nine” is also a stupid name from a bajoran prespective. deep space? they live here. that’s shallow space from their viewpoint.
it’s like somebody putting a mall by your house and calling “bumfuck nowhere outpost” and you’re like “this is literally my yard…?”
imagine seven’s arc if she’d been like boo this human shit is lame i’m gonna start following the teachings of surak
Star Trek: Voyager 5x18 “Course: Oblivion”
Seven: That's just a minor fluctuation in a subsidiary injector port. I will take care of it. B'Elanna: I'm going with you.
(inspired by this post)
TNG's 'Remember Me' would make for such a good B7 scenario
- Seven's making some unauthorized improvements to the warp core again in the middle of the night when B'Elanna comes in and catches her
- They argue briefly before B'Elanna tells her to get out and regenerate
- B'Elanna tries to reverse the modifications and wants to call over the other engineers on the night shift to help, but the computer informs her they are not on Voyager
- She leaves to find Chakotay but he tells her they've never needed anyone on the night shift in engineering
- One by one people start to disappear and those left behind have no memory of those gone. B'Elanna finds the situation vaguely familiar but can't put a ring onto it
- After Chakotay disappears she decides to find Seven and to her relief, Seven believes her and pulls out the computer files on a similar incident on the Enterprise-D
- B'Elanna realizes Seven had been thrown into this universe at the same time as her and is not happy, but they don't have time to argue because there's only two of them left (and in fact end up arguing, although they agree they need to find time to just you know, talk)
- Thanks to the power of science they manage to escape the warp bubble and after the dust settles, they do just sit down and talk and realize that being stuck with each other...wasn't so bad after all, and that they do need each other.
TNG's 'Remember Me' would make for such a good B7 scenario
Read the latest spoilers for today's Picard episode and while I absolutely loved seeing you-know-what back and hearing the computer voice....how dare they treat yet another wonderful character from the past that way and welp I guess now VOY is no longer guilty of overusing a certain villian...
Also, I can't believe they wiped out the existing novelverse all for this....fortunately if I don't watch it it's not canon to me and I'm so glad everyone is happy and alive aboard the U.S.S AO3,
Read the latest spoilers for today's Picard episode and while I absolutely loved seeing you-know-what back and hearing the computer voice....how dare they treat yet another wonderful character from the past that way and welp I guess now VOY is no longer guilty of overusing a certain villian...
I just want to remind you that sometimes your life really doesn't begin until you are 26+... Romanticizing and obsessing over our youth is harmful. Growing up is beautiful. Discovering who you are and how you interact with the world is a gift. Maturing and learning what you truly want out of life and living in that purpose brings fulfillment and peace. Your life is not over in your early 20's because you haven't figured it out yet, it's just beginning.
i wish i could scoop out all the words and stories inside my head with a butter knife and spread it onto a document and that was it
Absolutely rude of PIC to do what they just did >:(
maybe the purpose of life is to fill it with as many positive things as you can. regardless of how bad life gets, don’t let it steal your personality, your hobbies, your style. after coming home from a bad day at work maybe you need to sit down and read a nice book. after studying non-stop for so long, maybe you should finish that crochet project you’ve been putting off because you’re so busy. maybe we should prioritize the things we love, the things that make us happy, and not just the things we’re forced to do to survive. in this society, a little peace from the outside world is important. don’t give up on the things that make you happy. don’t forget about yourself.
Wish I could articulate why these proposed changes make me so angry, but I'm so tired of shit like this:
This is not going to affect the people they claim they want it to.
B'Elanna Torres + being confused by Seven of Nine
STAR TREK CREATOR CHALLENGE ☄️
Week #2: Favorite Starship
➢ USS Voyager (NCC-74656)
The USS Voyager (NCC-74656) was a 24th century Federation Intrepid-class starship operated by Starfleet from 2371 to 2378. One of the most storied starships in the history of Starfleet, Voyager was famous for completing an unscheduled seven-year journey across the Delta Quadrant, the first successful exploration of that quadrant by the Federation, as well as numerous technological innovations and first contacts. “Abandon Ship? The answer’s ‘no.’ I’m not breaking up the family.”
trillscienceofficer's B'Elanna/Seven fic rec list
While B7 is a relatively small ship I have read some excellent stories over the years, and thought I'd finally compile a rec list. This is just a fraction of my favorites though, so feel free to check my AO3 bookmarks for more if you feel like it.
The links here span a lot of different genres and ratings, so be sure to check the relevant tags beforehand.
you've got my number by @ezrisdax (Rated G, 5.2k words)
This is a groupchat fic and it's genuinely one of the funniest fics I've ever read. The characterization for the entire main cast is spot on, there are so many hilarious recurring jokes, and the way Seven and B'Elanna connect unexpectedly is very believable and sweet. I still reread it fairly often and it always manages to make me laugh!
It Was Everything by @rinari7 (Rated E, 2.7k words)
Extremely well done "Year of Hell" AU. I remember this being one of the first B7 fics I've ever read and it's stuck with me since. It's very clever in the way it purposefully subverts the 'usual' fannish approach to B'Elanna/Seven and I really love it, sad ending included.
Apples and Bananas by @bumblingbabooshka (Rated G, 2.8k words)
A very recent addition to my personal favorites, but what an addition. This fic is reallywell written, and I love the pointed approach it has towards Voyager canon when it comes to the (terrible) way it treated B'Elanna. The overall theme of "B'Elanna deserves better" is intertwined so effectively with both the present and the history of B'Elanna's and Seven's relationship (and their parenting of baby Miral). This fic made me ache in the best of ways.
Holograms and Hobgoblins by initialism (Rated T, 2.7k words)
This fic made me grin the first time I read it! It's about B'Elanna getting into a debate with Seven on what constitutes a good general-purpose-entertainment holodeck program, and what results from that discussion (I won't spoil you more than this but trust me, the payoff is worth it).
The Lower You Fall by @grumpachu (Rated T, 5.7k words)
Very well written (and dark) "Tsunkatse" AU. The angst is truly no joke here—B'Elanna is forced to fight and brought to the point of losing herself, and her only tether to sanity is an injured Seven. I really, really love this fic.
Shut Up and Dance by @cosmic-llin (Rated G, 1.1k words)
The setup of this fic feels so Original Series, in the best of ways—Janeway, B'Elanna and Seven are invited to a reception hosted by the government of a matriarchal society, and have to try and fit in as best they can. Seven and B'Elanna, being who they are, manage to annoy each other into learning a few of the local dances.
Abdication by @deepspacevoyagers (rated T, ~500 words)
Haunting AU in which Seven becomes part of the collective again, but some parts of her humanity persist.
b7 each season -> season seven