love & space

Helen Thwaite's geek zone. Expect whines about writing, headcanon nonsense, and long walks down the psyche of fictional characters.

[helenthwaite]

The best thing about this tee is the placement of Liam's name. :D

[ilikethequiet]

Todd Stashwick in 911: Lone Star 2x12 - The Big Heat

[helenthwaite]

I've seen the first episode he did and couldn't handle the Shaw-ness of it all. The finger tap sent me into hysterics. No, I'm not okay.

[ilikethequiet]

Fond of this gif for no reason 😏

[helenthwaite]

And his eyes are ever so pretty here.

[ilikethequiet]

Teeeelllll meeeee. What was the power? Was it to create lens flares because his eyes are too beautiful?

Well yeah but no, I have picture evidence of this so do allow me to show you. Our boy Eli could duplicate himself 😏

[helenthwaite]

[helenthwaite]

"Continue to make things, to put them out in the world. Listen to what makes your heart sing and do that. It's your life."

The bolded bit will be etched into my arm in the very near future. Sometimes you need the kick up the ass reminder.

[helenthwaite]

I forgot to update. I did the thing.

[helenthwaite]

I logged onto Twitter to see if it had died overnight, and Todd had posted this. I'm now dead.

[ilikethequiet]

Todd Stashwick in Star Trek: Picard 3x05 - Imposters (Set 1)

[helenthwaite]

Like everyone says the Ten Forward thing happened cos he was drugged to the eyeballs, and maybe so, but there's no such excuse for this. Just him being extremely him.

When he reinstates Seven... what even was that?

He's such an idiot and I love him.

[ilikethequiet]

Todd Stashwick in Star Trek: Picard 3x07 - Dominion

[helenthwaite]

RAWR

[janegreygardens]

”No-Win Scenario” is easily the best episode of Picard S3, and it’s entered my all-time Star Trek Top Five based largely on Liam Shaw’s arc and the fantastic interplay between Shaw and Seven of Nine. What they accomplish together and apart during this episode is, of course, wonderful, but I’m more intrigued by what their actions say about their working relationship before Picard and Riker came aboard.

Shaw (rightly) starts the episode absolutely furious at Seven and unwilling to work with her. But once he realizes that a changeling was on board before their detour to the Ryton system, his entire demeanor towards Seven changes. He offers helpful information and mentorship. They joke around with each other. She calls him a dick to his face, it’s not taken as an insult, and Shaw doesn’t even flinch. He requests her presence in nacelle control, and it’s clearly not the first time they’ve fixed the Titan together based on how much Shaw trusts Seven’s help and how well she anticipates his needs. And by working together, they manage to hotwire the ship and simultaneously trap the changeling in the span of a few minutes, using a plan they came up with on the fly based almost entirely on “are you thinking what I’m thinking?“

So yes, there was animosity. Yes, they probably got off on the wrong foot. But there is absolutely no way that these two people did not previously spend considerable time fixing things together, finishing each others’ sentences, getting each other out of scrapes, and trusting each other when it counts. (And the performance review in the season finale confirms this read.)

The blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment GIF’d above happens at the very end of “No-Win Scenario,” during Picard’s voiceover about his found family. Seven and Shaw have cheated death against all odds, their crew members are laughing and embracing, and they are face-to-face with the space babies, and yet they choose to look at each other like they’re sharing a private joke. It’s the perfect confirmation of everything the episode has led us to suspect about the Shaw/Seven pre-Picard relationship.

Due to the strength of this episode and the actors’ chemistry, I honestly want a new series about the 1-1.5 years that Seven and Shaw spent as a command team before Picard showed up to ruin things more than I want Star Trek Legacy.

[helenthwaite]

I honestly want a new series about the 1-1.5 years that Seven and Shaw spent as a command team before Picard showed up to ruin things more than I want Star Trek Legacy.

God, yes.

So much yes.

[curator-on-ao3]

You’re a Star Trek captain, what’s your “go” catchphrase?

engage

do it

hit it

punch it

let’s fly

dale

vamanos

I would like the ship to go

(build your own, answer in the tags)

show me the answers! (not an actual catchphrase but you wanna know poll stats)

Voting ended onJun 23, 2023

[ailelie]

[helenthwaite]

[ilikethequiet]

Todd Stashwick in Star Trek: Picard 3x04 - No Win Scenario (Set 4)

[helenthwaite]

I am head over heels in lust.

[ilikethequiet]

Kinda here for the cane to be honest. 

[scorpiongrease]

“I will sacrifice “I will sacrifice

myself to save anyone to save

everyone” you”

[helenthwaite]

Might get me unfollows but this is my Tumblr and my field is barren of fucks.

[ilikethequiet]

Todd Stashwick in Star Trek: Picard 3x01 - The Next Generation (Set 2)

[helenthwaite]

These two live in my head rent free.

[ilikethequiet]

Todd Stashwick in Star Trek: Picard (Set 1) 3x01 -The Next Generation

[helenthwaite]

OMG, light! Hello, gorgeous.

(His fork is in his left hand, so was he lying about lying about being ambidextrous? (Sorry, that got complicated, lol.))

[girlpornparadise]

Ok, what song is he dancing to?

Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard

Night Moves - Bob Segar

Linger - The Cranberries

Crazy - Aerosmith

No Scrubs - TLC

Put it in the tags people!

Voting ended onJun 20, 2023

[ilikethequiet]

There is some merit to these Originals caps, looking through them without context is very amusing. These supposedly sexy vampires (idk, I’ve never seen the show but they’re not that sexy?) They go to church a lot, kind of sus behaviour for vampires. They probably just want to perv on the priest.

[helenthwaite]

I mean, why wouldn't you?