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zephyrzeitgeist

autismking

holy shit

flintsjohn

black sails anniversary appreciation week - day seven: free choice ↬ quotes i still think about every day (pt.2)

hi-jinxd

Hot Take: Hayden wasn’t actually horrible, the writers just ruined her entire character by making “Liam’s girlfriend” her whole personality instead of letting her be the cool, strong, independent woman she started out as.

bethra

She was not the first.

I hated Malia at first. Her relationship with stiles felt soo forced and unnecessary. As if they just wanted to silence fans by putting them together. That completely devalued Malia's story.

However, that season when Theo arrived, she got an independent storyline and became an actual character. Loved her so much after that season.

#teen wolf

sakura-haruka

Goodbye The 100

tiffanyachings

I did listen, once. Let a hedgehog into my court. It got me Pavetta dead. I won’t lose Ciri too.

tenderpoc

Under-rated ST characters: Guinan from TNG

frontier001

When I say “I miss old Star Trek” please understand that I miss the formula.

I miss genre hopping. Going from a western to a thriller to action adventure and telling different stories over the season instead of the same long one. I miss captain’s logs and star dates that give some grounding and exposition. I miss bridge battle scenes reporting “shields at 47%!” and sparks flying from consoles. I miss having a cast of 7, 8 or 9 regulars, most of whom head up a particular department in fairly clearly defined roles.

What I DO NOT miss is the dominance of heterosexual white men, in front of and behind the scenes. I do not miss a gender ratio of 2 to 1 male to female on screen. I do not miss 4 out of 5 leads being men, nor 4 out of 5 being white. I do not miss the complete absence of LGBTQA people. I do not miss skin tight cat suits on women characters. I do not miss these things at all, and I’m glad they’re gone.

I want that stuff from the first paragraph, from “old Trek” combined with the representation and diversity in front of and behind the cameras of “new Trek”. I want the best of both worlds.