The Assignement: An Episode Where Rom Is A Man To Count On.

Star Trek + Social Commentary (context in the captions)

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kirk's response to spock saving him in 2x5 is not normal... he's so angry (to cover up his concern). i think its interesting that he says "do you realize how much starfleet has invested in you?"-- I think kirk often legitimizes how he feels about spock by invoking starfleet. it's so obvious that he was shocked, and he doesnt want spock to die, but he can't say that. and then his little "but.... thank you" at the end??? it's so heartfelt aahhh

i also love that spock didn't think of warning jim of the plant (like jim suggests). he also 'in a moment of clumsiness' takes the poisonous plant darts in his chest instead of jim. i think it's pretty clear that he was too emotional to think clearly upon watching his captain in danger.

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Ah yes, the true mark of an alien…

EYEBROWS

Star Trek can make as many new series and movies as they like, and still nothing will ever truly beat the golden awkwardness of this one shining minute of dialogue.

“I’m sorry, I’ve gotta be honest, I didn’t join Starfleet to get in phaser fights. I signed up to explore, to be out in space making new discoveries, and peaceful, diplomatic solutions. That’s boldly going. And you know what? I’d love to be in a string quartet. I loved that when Riker was on the Enterprise he was out there jamming on the trombone, and catching love disease, and acting in plays, and meeting his identical transporter clone Thomas. That stuff may not seem as cool as what you guys do, but it’s Starfleet. All the way.”

-Boimler in Kayshon, His Eyes Open

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I love you hard science fiction I love you hard fantasy I love you stories that explain exactly what happens and why I love you logical progressions I love you magic treated like science I love you detailed explanations of fantastical situations

Random Headcanon: That Federation vessels in Star Trek seem to experience bizarre malfunctions with such overwhelming frequency isn’t just an artefact of the television serial format. Rather, it’s because the Federation as a culture are a bunch of deranged hyper-neophiles, tooling around in ships packed full of beyond-cutting-edge tech they don’t really understand. Endlessly frustrating if you have to fight them, because they can pull an effectively unlimited number of bullshit space-magic countermeasures out of their arses - but they’re as likely as not to give themselves a lethal five-dimensional wedgie in the process. All those rampant holograms and warp core malfunctions and accidentally-traveling-back-in-time incidents? That doesn’t actually happen to anyone else; it’s literally just Federation vessels that go off the rails like that. And they do so on a fairly regular basis.