Stevi's Habitat

"Captain Burnham has my favorite development arc because we get to see her come full circle. When we start discovery she is presented as near perfect: The Human that graduated from the Vulcan Science Academy. She is so poised and well put together that it even ruffles the feathers of others. She is the first officer and on the fast track to Captain and being mentored by one of the greats. Everything should be aces for Burnham but then she has her tragic fall from grace. But even in her guilt and grief she maintains her poise, and as we watch her move from one situation to the next you come away from them realizing that she is right but most importantly, her thought process is sound. I was always amazed at the people that criticized this character as a "mary sue" when in reality she was just a highly intelligent, high functioning person who was incredibly competent. To me she is EXACTLY what we want of a Starfleet Officer. She is trained and disciplined and doesn't need hand holding. I think we were all a little spoiled by some of what we saw in previous shows, and expected more of the same here. And while there is plenty of handholding on Discovery, it DOESN'T happen with Burnham. She has to learn her lessons the hard way, often alone and often on the fly. The fact that she does so seemed to irritate people even more. Burnham to me is the perfect example of what I called Paragon Competence during the show's run. She was just like the other captains in that she didn't let fear overwhelm her nor did she shy from a challenge. But another area where she excelled was that she was public with her pain and suffering and showed her crew how to use it and move through it and come out the other side all the better for the experience.

sometimes you rewatch Sense8 for the plot, sometimes you rewatch Sense8 for the character bonding, sometimes you rewatch Sense8 to watch queer characters not die and actually have a very happy ending, sometimes you rewatch Sense8 for the healthy, mature, and supportive romantic and platonic relationships portrayed in the show, sometimes you rewatch Sense8 for the action sequences, sometimes you rewatch Sense8 for the music and party moments that alter your brain chemistry, sometimes you rewatch Sense8 for the fucking orgies and the beautifully done sex scenes, sometimes you rewatch Sense8 just for the fucking awesome cluster transition shots— every time they’re walking around and suddenly all other 7 of ‘em pop outta nowhere seamlessly or that fucking shot of Wolfgang walking down the alleyway and he’s visiting all his other selves and they turn up to follow behind him as they all line up into one and then in the restaurant with lila- the shot of them all rising behind him—

Star Trek characters who should get to be shipped in femslash ships more often because I like them and I would like to see it: