Okay, interest has been expressed by a few parties re: the Garak/Dukat fic I casually mentioned once upon a post. There’s also rather a lot of Bashir/Garak which is nicely executed (all that throat business, my goodness). And Garak/Dukat is handled the only way that makes sense to me: pre-canon. Pre, pre, pre-canon.
Smutty as hell but an interesting read. Have fun!
Star Trek DS9 Widescreen - Turning 30 (by marktrade88)
“Don’t take it personally. He’s turning thirty.”
AKA Julian Bashir is a tremendous bitch on wheels - my goodness, I tend to think of Garak as the snippy one, but Julian can dish it out, can’t he!
Ghemor: I’m a selfish old man. I can’t keep you here any longer, no matter how much I want to. Entek will never rest until he’s broken you. If he takes you to Order Headquarters… We must get you away from Cardassia.
Kira: You’d do that for me? Why?
Ghemor: You’re my daughter, Iliana. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you. Even if it means losing you again.
Dave Says:
The spirit of exploration and trailblazing is a huge part of “Star Trek.” “To boldly go where no man has gone before” is one of the most famous parts of the opening narration of the original series. So it’s pretty cool when a Trek so tries to do something different and in “Emissary” they let you know right off the bat that you’re watching a different kind of Trek show with a “Star Wars”-esque opening crawl.
Then we meet Benjamin Sisko, a guy who’s like no Star Trek commanding officer we’ve ever met before. He’s got the fire and passion of Kirk, but he’s also got the professionalism of someone like Picard. Plus he’s got his own unique traits. He’s got a family, and he’s haunted by the loss of one of the members of his family. That’s a recipe for a hell of an interesting protagonist. Plus that protagonist is made even cooler by Avery Brooks. If Brooks is this bad-ass with hair and without a goatee, I can’t wait until we see him at full bad-ass power with a bald head and facial hair.
I’m glad these character grow too. If you were to do a drinking game in this pilot of stupid, naive things Bashir says you’d have alcohol poisoning before the episode is over
Other random thoughts:
Final verdict: “Emissary” was a lot better than I remember it being. Right out of the gate “Deep Space 9” sought to establish itself as a show that explored familiar Star Trek concepts, but in a new way with an intriguing cast of characters.
Hey, you guys - more people rewatching - with good commentary too!
original Odo concept art. #ds9 @nick_biddle
woooooaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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The Gamma Quadrant isn’t empty, it isn’t just a bunch of planets. It’s bound together by the Dominion, a very very tough, very smart, very old civilization, run by the mysterious Founders, who are experts in genetic engineering, and who turn out to be Odo’s people, the Shapeshifters. They then go and engineer these slave races that do their bidding. Essentially, the two main slave races were the ‘carrot’ and the ‘stick’. The carrot being the Vorta, who would come to your planet and say “Hey, you’re nice people, here’s some M-16s and some popcorn, and whatever else you want baby, alcohol, fire-water? All you have to do is sign this little contract and we’ll make you cool.” Then there’s the Jem’Hadar. So the Vorta say “Oh, you don’t want to play ball? Then meet these guys. They’re gonna kick your ass.”
“This is her family. The father that is not her father. The baby that is not her baby. That’s Kira’s family.” —Robert Hewitt Wolfe
I haven’t even seen this episode yet, and I’m so happy. Tekeny Ghemor! My favourite sort-of-dad! He comes back??
Oh, God, he probably dies, doesn’t he.
Blessed Exchequer whose greed is eternal: allow this humble bribe to open your ears and hear this plea from your most devout debtor. Continue to bless my bar with a steady stream of thirsty customers whose pockets are lined with Latinum and whose skills at Dabo are shaky at best.
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folkdances
'blorbo from my shows' this 'blorbo from my shows' that. well what about blorbo from HER shows 🤨
[ID: A simply coloured digital comic featuring Maya Fey and Phoenix Wright from Ace Attorney. In the first panel we see a computer screen open to a text document which reads, "'Thanks to you I am saddled with unneeded feelings,' said the Evil Magistrate before kissing the Steel Samurai with". The text cuts off. In the second panel, we see Maya typing the above into a computer with a concentrated smile. Phoenix is leaning down behind her, wearing an extremely confused expression. In the last panel, he asks, "What the hell are you writing?" as Maya reels back in surprise, shouting "AH" as one hand smacks out to cover the computer screen. End ID.]
i thought Wright had lean
