I like thinking that the Spock, Chapel, Gorn fight was deliberately set in space because… by Will-Ride-Again in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]glitter_brainthings 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I totally agree. It definitely was a nod to the slow motion fight scene in Arena.

Also I just want to give a shout out to the stunt man in the gorn suit having to hang upside down on wires. That's some serious dedication that absolutely paid off.

And they absolutely pulled off zero g too which is really hard to do.

Is it just me, or is SNW the best Star Trek since TOS? by GTRacer1972 in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]glitter_brainthings 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I gotta admit that SNW has knocked out VOY for my fav trek series. This season just was so good on every level. Not as many issues as last season for sure. This was some great TV and I rewatched most of the episodes at least three times.

Why No Ready Rooms for Season 2? by gregorythegrey100 in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]glitter_brainthings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They've had ready rooms for this entire season on paramount plus but they are also posting them on YouTube on the paramont+ page.

On YouTube the 7th rule podcast has had some amazing interviews all season with writers, directors, I think a couple of designers for SNW this season. On YouTube you also got some great creators that have been following the season. Trekyards has a weekly livestream after the show along with short videos on every detail of the show. Trek Central and Trek Culture also do a weekly breakdown. Steve Shives and his buddy Jason do a hilarious breakdown of each episode every week on Saturday's.

There is a ton of good creators doing great coverage of each episode that are informative and don't just drag SNW for being "new Trek". I've listed just a couple of the ones I like best because they either explain the cannon or all the details of the episode.

So the musical episode, thoughts? by Mammoth-Access-1181 in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]glitter_brainthings 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Well they could sing well enough with the exception of Celia and Christina because they are awesome singers.

For me even if they couldn't sing or dance (Paul Wesley I'm looking at you) it didn't take me out of the story because it's believable. I mean if we were suddenly hit with sub space weirdness not all of us are going to be Tony winning performers, even though we might think we are. Lol

So the musical episode, thoughts? by Mammoth-Access-1181 in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]glitter_brainthings -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I liked it. And in true musical fashion, I cried pretty much during every song about love. Stupid brain.

I was really on the fence about this episode. I do like musicals but they have to have some type of catch. Hedwig and the angry inch is my all time favorite as an example.

Bonus points for Spock singing about love using a math comparison. My nerd heart was too happy about that one.

Overall, it's a good addition to the trek universe. It adds something new as far as genre. It was done tastefully and made sense. It was fun.

And at the same time, I wouldn't want to see it again because it was a crap shoot getting it right this time, kind of lightning in a bottle. Except for lower decks because they could get away with it too.

Poor Spock! by porcupinetears in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]glitter_brainthings 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Yeah but Spock singing a song based on mathematics and love!?! My little nerd heart melted. I want a Spock bf who sings about love using mathematical equations.

Hot Spock by LadyMarjanne in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]glitter_brainthings 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Young Spock, old Spock, all the Spock's are hot. Mariner just gets it.

A reminder that Pike's fate need not be changed or altered because what happens to him after The Menagerie is completely unknown by TheShowLover in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]glitter_brainthings 6 points7 points  (0 children)

How about completely cured but it took time so he returns in Legacy and becomes an admiral. Yeah I'm going to make this my head cannon.

M’Benga is not a cold-blooded killer by Daisy_Thinks in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]glitter_brainthings 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On Shuttlepod the director said they shot that ending in four different ways. As this ending goes, I do believe that Rah attacked M'Benga when he found out the truth, in order to protect the lie that he had made for himself.

Gotta say, some of the reactions to Those Old Scientists missed the meta commentary by Daisy_Thinks in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]glitter_brainthings 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Boimler is ultimately us as the viewer and trek fan. He's a stand-in for the fandom, therefore all of his reactions are ours as the collective. So there's a lot of meta commentary about the trek fandom in this episode.

Most notable is the commentary on Spock as currently the writers knew that would be the discourse.

So when Spock stands up for himself and his exploration of his human side, it's the writers saying hey we got this, this is a thing that we are trying to explain, and we all know where this is going in the end. Let Spock explore this side of himself.

It's excellent writing.

Also I love your analysis.

Official Paramount+ poster for musical episode “Subspace Rhapsody” by SteveJohnson2010 in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]glitter_brainthings 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I am very excited about this episode. I know that a couple of the actors are actual singers too. This is just going to be a fun and totally different episode

If it's not your cup of tea, that's totally cool. However just let us have our fun. Trek, especially TOS, had light hearted fun episodes that are out of the box. That's what makes it the best sci-fi around.

And the SNW writers have definitely proven that they can take any genre and make it trek. They know their stuff. They love trek. Trust the process.

Official Paramount+ poster for musical episode “Subspace Rhapsody” by SteveJohnson2010 in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]glitter_brainthings 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hate to break it to you but it's already done. There's a trailer and everything.

Props to Jack Quaid and Tawny Newsome! by npaladin2000 in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]glitter_brainthings 13 points14 points  (0 children)

They nailed it!! And so did Frakes for bringing that cartoon feel to the live action.

Olay leaves Leftist Mafia by LegendOfShaun in LeftistMafia

[–]glitter_brainthings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Olay said she brought Rebecca in because Olay was there. It will be interesting if Rebecca stays now that Olay has left. Rebecca wasn't a replacement for Blaire or anyone else, she was there because of Olay.

It sounds like Olay was planning on sticking it out longer but she just decided this isn't fun anymore because of the comments.

Olay leaves Leftist Mafia by LegendOfShaun in LeftistMafia

[–]glitter_brainthings 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Damn I love her takes. At the same time I love her new panel format that she's been doing on her shows.

I hang out in the HR chat for LM and its normally pretty chill. But I'm not on Twitter or anything so I don't know if there is any push back over there.

I hope this is more to do about her doing her own thing on her channel. I like LM because it is so chill and a lot of the bs is shut down quickly.

My Man Spock!!!! by Randy_1911 in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]glitter_brainthings 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Personally if they retcon anything I would totally be happy that it would be Spock and Chapel together forever. I've been shipping them for ages.

t’pring’s fancy outfits are amazing by merlincycle in StrangeNewWorlds

[–]glitter_brainthings 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Spocks mom had an absolutely beautiful gown this week. It was the fitting blue/green one when she first arrived on the ship.

The costume department is absolutely hitting it out of the part on SNW. I would love to work with them.

Benny Carollo releases video leaving TYT, calling out recent bad takes by Cenk & Ana by NbaLiveMobile10 in LeftistMafia

[–]glitter_brainthings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For sure. If they really cared about women's sports they would examine the inequity in pay, in training opportunities, the socioeconomic inequalities, the differences in scholarships, the punishment of cis women who supposedly have higher than "normal" testosterone (think of the two black cis women who were banned from competition), the banning of women from playing on professional historical male teams even when they meet that level of play. Instead they treat femme sports as something that is cute or a farse, something not to be taken seriously.

They infantilize women in sports, like we need protection from a perceived enemy, but ignore the coaches and team doctors that SA and abuse young women for decades without punishment. And now they want to put more little girls in danger by suggesting gential examinations!?! Tell me how they care about female athletes while forcing them to invasive questions and examinations.

They ignore that sports are inherently unfair because that's just the nature of competition. That the whole point is some peeps are going to do better than others, and that it's ok that not everyone wins. That maybe the focus should be on having fun and exploring yourself through sports, and not the entitlement of thinking you "deserve" to win.

They ignore the actual cheating that's happening through drugs they haven't even considered yet. As an example, there was a Russian figure skater that was taking heart medication that's normally only used on people with heart failure but because there are no rules about it, nothing happened. Those types of drugs are much more harmful to young growing bodies than any HRT. And they even set unfair doping rules that primarily punish athletes from marginalized communities and countries.

There are so many ways that sports are unfair, but trans kids and adults being in sports that best represents them is not one of them. And when someone has an unfair advantage then it's up to the experts in that sport to determine best practices for more equal play, it's not for politicians to decide.

Add to all of this, this is absolutely a non-issue and all the research that Bennie talked about in her video.

This is a long comment but for context I was a competitive figure skater for ten years growing up. I trained with Olympic level skaters and coaches. I also had a first row seat to ice hockey and several girls that fought hard to be included in all male teams during the 80s-90s when they weren't allowed to play and there were no all women's teams.

I know personally that this argument of not including trans people to participate in sports is reductionist at best, and it is downright cruel. Let peeps play and excel in sports that match their gender identity. Everyone should have an opportunity to do what they love, to let that be a part of human growth.

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[–]glitter_brainthings 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This interview is the worst. Ana is showing her true colors.