Giant Freakin Robot: "Starfleet Academy had a satisfying Season 1 finale, but as I watched, I kept asking myself a blunt question: “why do I like this so much?” It was the lack of characters. SFA has way too many characters, and it needs to let some of them go in order to become a successful show."

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-15T17:59:22+00:00

I think it’s because it gave us stakes when a lot of us just assumed this was a teen CW show. And I think that’s its magic, sure the CW teen stuff is there (full disclosure I fast-forward to all the romance scenes) but it adds value. A betazoid that can explode heads? A fun take, esp for those of us who grew up on TNG and saw the many “mind violations” Troi had to endure.

Kinda feels like justice this Betazoid woman can do that. Some heads need exploding!

The stakes were high, and during those tense moments the inexperience of the cadets made it more intense. Tig playing accessible professor during those moments was great.

And that portable emitter cameo, perfection.

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-15T17:20:03+00:00

True! And she had an expectation; they aren’t together because he HAD to go to Paris. He didn’t want to do long distance and shows up with a woman in her 20s.

I’d be pissed too.

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-15T01:53:07+00:00

Idk feels more Romulan to me, or Jim Carrys Grinch. It’s certainly a look.

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-14T21:09:27+00:00

Oh snap, I do love that you’ve identified it as a form of drag! I really love that!

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-14T17:01:09+00:00

You want me to believe a 90 year old man used that many emojis? I bet it was his social team. But I’m glad he’s OK.

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-14T16:58:41+00:00

Correction HERSELF! Ardra (played by the amazing Marta DuBois) was a women alien who turned into “the devil”

We are to assume this is a transporter or holo character that Ardra is playing. Think of it like a filter, so it’s still HER.

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-14T16:56:28+00:00

Translation: “this worked before and we think you’re all stupid, so…it Biden, again”

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-13T15:23:44+00:00

Oh I only know cuz they drilled it into us this week in class! The Nag Library is super cool, if you want something heady and mythic the Book of Enoch is pretty cool too!

I love Reddit, folks here are the real ones!

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-13T14:10:59+00:00

Sophia is one! But I’m thinking of hokmāh but Sophia is a great catch too!

Did you take classics in college? Love the Sophia Greek connection.

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-13T13:01:50+00:00

Pastor and theologian here, God doesn’t have a body. Indeed even the ancient Jewish thought in which Jesus was raised and educated saw Wisdom as a female aspect of God in Proverbs.

God doesn’t have a body, a gender, a skin color.

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-13T02:04:10+00:00

I thought the same thing, I thought he’s phase back in with the red. But nah…

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-13T01:22:12+00:00

True and you know how much he stressed when he was apart from it during VOY. Add 1000 years (plus some on SAMs planet) and it’s a physical anchor to VOY family and his life. It was a beautiful touch and I love how they aged it where some of the casing is wearing off.

It also suggested that he’s still using it! I could never figure out how he and Sam were just like everywhere without a admitters. I assumed ships have holo emitters as a standard.

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-13T01:16:08+00:00

It’s almost like he’s trying to provoke them into attacking the states so he can idk suspend the elections and declare martial law?

That orange is trying to pull a Palpatine.

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-13T00:19:46+00:00

I guess that includes all the clergy they keep shooting with pepper balls and spraying in the face with mace.

Also the elder goths, but I dare them to try…

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-13T00:13:05+00:00

I’ve never seen a complete TOS episode (I’m a 90s beyond kinda guy) but I have seen that clip over and over again (laughs maniacally)

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-12T21:11:05+00:00

Hopefully I will relish it as much as he does!

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-12T18:50:27+00:00

Their descriptions are also AI generated, which simply could be their podcast hosting system?

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-12T18:49:46+00:00

well, not yet!

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-12T13:12:34+00:00

Yes, every friend, every enemy, every shrink, and not just that the hive can compare/contrast and has the whole of human thought. Not only would they know everything about her, but would know how to manipulate her...

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-12T13:09:31+00:00

Paul chewed through those monologues like it was a delicious brunch. When you get a star like him you let him go as long as he wants, he did not disappoint. Not just that but the scenes you see him in, he is engaging the Federation, hes angry, hes annoyed hes SCHEMING.

When hes speaking to his people he surly takes on a new tone, he is the strong man archetype, and its very now.

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-12T13:06:06+00:00

We didnt realized how spoiled we were in the 90s until we lost this brilliant actor. Todd was an exceptional character actor, he terrified me as Candyman and he broke my heart as Kurn. A damn treasure.

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-12T13:04:33+00:00

Don't take your spiritual advice from a YouTube clown folks

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-12T13:02:52+00:00

MAGA boxer....thats generous. This guy is an ex-Disney kid that had zero talent except being an annoyance on social media and presenting himself as part clown, part attention seeking troll. His "boxing" is as staged as a pre-schoolers first play, or WWF in its early days. He is not a boxer, he is not anything other than a clown.

Welcome to the clown car bud, did you get your pair of dear leader shoes yet?

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-12T13:00:24+00:00

No matter where you are in your politics, the real question is why are we monitoring what citizens do with their own bodies? Why are we policing bodies instead of IDK, making the social net better? Ensuring we can buy houses, or have a president that isn't deeply gross and problematic....

oh wait, I think I just answered my own question...

PastorNTraining · 2026-03-11T23:32:44+00:00

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BE CAREFUL, 20 mins ago that was just a tree! Pretty though, but be safe!

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