[ba1t]

One day, watching the “Castle" TV series I realized where I had seen Captain Gates. "Star Trek: Deep Space 9”!

The funny thing is that there is a heroine of Penny Johnson named Kasidy Yates and she is Captain too, and at “Castle” Victoria Gates. Last name differs by one letter …

[troubledsigh]

and that episode ended with my face getting rained on.

That’s the crucial difference between this SHOW (and This Sherlock) with that other one. EMPATHY. say it with me now.

Like this show deals with lots of uncomfortable stuff, and does it in a way that doesn’t cheapen or trivialize the subject most of the time, and actually shows its main characters not being judgmental dbags when they are dealing with it. The characters care about each other, and the writers seem to care a ton about the characters, and good lord is it readily apparent.

(for what it’s worth I think DS9 is the same way. I can’t think of a ton of other examples off the top of my head where the characters are so decidedly NOT trivialized for the sake of plot development. Maybe Parks and Recreation although as a comedy show it does so quite differently.)

ok I guess I need to make myself emotionally presentable now.

[garbledtransmissions]

[lemonsweetie]

“Keep quiet and don’t rain on my parade.”

“Don’t worry Doctor! I can be very discrete.”

[macpye]

imagine Garak watching that raquetball match in Rivals.

[deep-space-tourist]

(7x16)

[lemonsweetie]

This is by far my favorite screencap of Odo.

Just -

[surrealcyborg]

A cute Odo playing a mystical flute!

[v-e-l-v-e-t-g-o-l-d-m-i-n-e]