#trek rant

Literally every single scene with the two of them—especially their one on one scenes—is so captivating and such a joy to watch.

There’s something so precious about being able to witness two incredible artists make something beautiful together, and it’s one of my favorite things about acting. (None of you know this but i’m a Theater Technology and Design major currently finishing my BA in the field specializing in scenic design) I never tire of watching actors do their craft, and I will be annoying about it until the end of time.

This episode is easily one of my top three favorite episodes of Discovery and at least in the top ten greatest episodes of Trek in GENERAL of all time. The writing, the acting, the cinematography, the pacing… everything about just fucking SINGS

And it provides a delicious opportunity to watch these two incredible performers do their thing and do it so beautifully.

It's no secret that I <3 Star Trek: The Motion Picture like nobody's business. I love talking about it and always try to snag up any merch in relation to it. I know most fans HATE this movie but I never understood why.

Reasons you should love ST: TMP:

We get to see Vulcan up close and personal for the first time since Amok Time, in particular the Pasutra t’Tai-la, the Plains of Gol where Spock is undergoing a ritual to purge all emotion and become a Kolinahru.

We also hear spoken Vuhlkansu, which inspired the work of Mark Gardner who created the Modern Golic Vulcan language.

Sem-rik.. (Fascinating!) 

Spock proves once again he is still the most fashionable of our favorite trio in his ceremonial pelal. Yeah, I'm a-looking... and I'm a-liking...

The refitted Enterprise looks fucking bomb. Don't tell me you didn't swoon a little. The gratuitous fly-by was admittedly kind of long... get the hell over it. She's beautiful and deserves to be gazed upon with your full attention. Just look at those nacelles... breathtaking.

The story. It's really quite good, even if it is a rehash of TOS: The Changeling. When you consider how robotics and computers were still relatively in the dark ages in 1980, this movie is somewhat scary in its overall message.

Any show of resistance would be futile..." without this movie, writers may never have been influenced to write about such things as the Borg in TNG.

Also... Motherfucking friendship. The TMP novel introduced the infamous word t'hy'la, which still serves to titillate and unnerve Trekkies around the galaxy. Good.  The Spirk phenomenon emerges... fandom would never be the same or as safe ever again. You may not agree with it, but you can't deny the unique impact this has had in a social context. Psychologically and sociologically, its quite fascinating. 

Breaking all the rules of convention... fuck yeah, Star Trek.

And most importantly, 

Additionally, in Into Darkness, I guess we consider Marcus as the main 'baddy'. Are we supposed to forget he appeared in Enterprise not too many years ago as John Frederick Paxton? It's not like other characters within the universe where actors might play multiple characters but 'hide' under prosthetics in order to repeatedly crop up along the way. I just couldn't shake this thought throughout the film. I guess for the casual fan this wouldn't have been a problem though.

There are those within the Trek fandom who look down on those who enjoy the characters created with Abrams NuTrek, especially in light of the fact that he really wasn't a fan.  Yes, that still boggles my mind. How can you, in good conscience, write a script and cast actors to such an iconic series when you, yourself, are not a fan?

But he's not.  And I am.

And you know what?  I LOVED the casting choices for AOS Trek.  I really did.  And I'm not the only one.  Those haters who claim that those of us who like the AOS cast are really posers and wannabe Trekkies, need I remind you that Leonard Nimoy said this?:

"When Karl Urban introduced himself as Leonard McCoy and shook hands with Chris Pine, I burst into tears. That performance of his is so moving, so touching and so powerful as Doctor McCoy, that I think D. Kelley [DeForest] would be smiling, and maybe in tears as well."  

This is a direct quote from this particular interview.