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3 years ago @ Mark Watches - Mark Watches 'Discover... · 0 replies · +2 points

The writers have created a trans-masc character who:
1. is immediately and graphically killed
2. has no trans body*
3. is invisible to everyone except his partner. (v.r. nyy gur pvf punenpgref)

We had quit after Dr. Culbert's death, and only just started watching again because of the new cast.

(*Others may disagree about the importance of a body to trans-ness. For my partner, Gray's lack of a body stung.)

3 years ago @ Mark Watches - Mark Watches 'Discover... · 1 reply · +3 points

Yeah. That's exactly why my partner and I stopped watching after this episode.

3 years ago @ Mark Watches - Mark Watches 'Discover... · 0 replies · +2 points

Oh right, Bryan Singer's pitch. That's clever, to use those as predictions!

3 years ago @ Mark Watches - Mark Watches 'Discover... · 0 replies · +6 points

You're saying all this time he's been subletting from Voq?

3 years ago @ Mark Watches - Mark Watches 'Discover... · 0 replies · +2 points

[All future Trek]
V whfg jnag n fhcre dhrre Fgne Gerx fubj gung V pna erpbzzraq gb zl sevraqf, jvgubhg n uhtr pnirng! Vf gung gbb zhpu gb nfx?

Hayrff Cvpneq be Ybjre Qrpxf fgrc hc gurve tnzr, zl orfg org vf Fgenatr Arj Jbeyqf. V'z abg erpbzzraqvat vg hagvy gur svefg frnfba raqf, juvpu jvyy or SVIR LRNEF nsgre Oevna Shyyre pnfg Nagubal Encc naq Jvyfba Pehm.

Lrf, V nz hcfrg nobhg guvf. Jul qb lbh nfx?

3 years ago @ Mark Watches - Mark Watches 'Discover... · 1 reply · +1 points

I typed a while long post, and then lost it. Fuck.

Short version:
The looming shadow of this episode has had my stomach in knots every time I open MW Disco. Star Trek should be better than this.

[S 1-3]
V ubarfgyl qba'g xabj vs gung jvyy trg orggre, xabjvat gung Tenl'f qrngu vf pbzvat. V dhvg gur fubj bire guvf rcvfbqr, gura pnhtug hc va gvzr sbe frnfba guerr, bayl gb dhvg ntnva.

Senaxyl, Qvfpb vfa'g trggvat zr onpx hayrff gurl uver na bcrayl-genaf jevgre. (Gb or pyrne, gung vf abg n erdhrfg sbe nalbar gb bhg gurzfryirf, be or bhgrq.) TYNNQ pbafhygnagf naq dhrre pnfg zrzoref jba'g phg vg sbe zr nalzber. N jevgre pna trg bireevqqra, ohg V qba'g xabj ubj ryfr V pna fhzzba na bhapr bs gehfg va guvf fubj.

3 years ago @ Mark Watches - Mark Watches 'Discover... · 0 replies · +4 points

Re: Georgiou's body
When this aired, I remember someone pointing out that it meant that Georgiou was definitely, irrevocably dead. It doesn't get more final than "eaten."

5 years ago @ Mark Watches - Mark Watches 'Steven U... · 0 replies · +1 points

Peridot felt a personal connection to Yellow Diamond... a gem who could care less if Peridot existed or not...

Hmm, it's sort of a parasocial relationship. I wouldn't have thought to frame it that way until just now!
I suppose you could say the same about Stargate SG-1, and other "false god" stories.

5 years ago @ Mark Watches - Mark Watches 'Steven U... · 0 replies · +4 points

YES!
I thought it was really resourceful of Peridot to use the tape recorder to apologize! I don't know how many times she would have rehearsed it, but she could've kept at it until it felt right.

Once, when I needed to apologize, I looked up one of those lists of the parts of an apology. As long as my partner believed that I was also being genuine, having that structure helped.

7 years ago @ http://markspoils.blog... - Weekly Shenanigans · 0 replies · +1 points

S1 E23 Sacrifice
-"Fire ze missiles!"
- Okay, fights on moving vehicles are cool! Even if they're not moving very fast.
- Oliver can hit a target!

Chronology
The same day, into that night.
Night falls really quickly on Lian Yu.

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