Spoilers Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 3x09 - "Terrarium"
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I think it was pretty obvious that her changing the results was picked up by the main computer and when Captain Pike apparently double checked the info, was informed of that change.
He even tells her he knew she did it.
The main computer core is probably designed to inform the senior staff when changes are made without authorization.
Which would make sense since there's lots of folks inputting data all the time and unintentional changes (mistakes) are probably picked up as well.
I thought they were talking about going person shopping, which is when Christine mentioned she'd dated girls?
Ortegas being gay has been a given from day one, kinda surprised people are suggesting otherwise.
Anecdotally, she also looks and talks and acts just like a friend of mine, who is married to a woman and they recently had a daughter.
People are assuming she's gay because of how she looks, which is wrong, since the actress herself isn't gay and looks like this. I rewatched the Spock Amok episode, thought the suggestion of her orientation was there when discussing her plans with Chapel, only Chapel's orientation is revealed there.
We don't know Ortegas' orientation, don't base it on her looks. It's 2025, we should know better than this by now!
We don't know Ortegas' orientation, don't base it on her looks. It's 2025, we should know better than this by now!
I mean, maybe? Because assuming there's any Melissa Navia in how Ortegas acts that means nothing since I believe Navia is straight in real life (unless she's bisexual)
Melissa identifies as queer/gender-fluid and has a deceased husband. *shrug*
Still has nothing to do with her looks or Ortegas.
Still has nothing to do with her looks or Ortegas.
I really wanted to see a bigoted Sybok who's vaporizing gay and transgender people in the name of God to address the unfortunate situation where people are actually doing that in real life. I think giving him a transgender partner in SNW kind of ended that possibility.
Ultra-religious Sybok would call Chapel a delusional deviant and try to forcibly mind-meld her away from gay relationships (paralleling the horrific real life gay conversion therapy that religious fanatics inflict on people) turning her into the broken, submissive person seen in TOS (how Sybok thinks women should act). This would be hugely controversial but also call out the real life "Syboks" in our world and I'd think such an episode would make Trek relevant in a way it hasn't been in a while.
Ultra-religious Sybok would call Chapel a delusional deviant and try to forcibly mind-meld her away from gay relationships (paralleling the horrific real life gay conversion therapy that religious fanatics inflict on people) turning her into the broken, submissive person seen in TOS (how Sybok thinks women should act). This would be hugely controversial but also call out the real life "Syboks" in our world and I'd think such an episode would make Trek relevant in a way it hasn't been in a while.
There's not much in this that isn't bizarre and pointless.
Plenty of anti-x people also accept some x and justify it. An Anti-LGBT Sybok could justify it to himself to be partnered with the character you're thinking of (who I remember, just not the name and can't be bothered to look it up) by saying they have seen the error in their ways and have been forgiven.
You’re not wrong. There was always a disconnect between what semi-official ancillary material seemed to establish as the original/old scale (speed = warp factor times speed of light cubed) and apparent onscreen references speed (it’s somewhere in the galaxy, of course we can reach it!). So the “new” scale of TNG+ was simultaneously an increase (warp factor times much more than speed of light cubed!) and a decrease (it’ll take decades to get home!).
Why in the world are you equating Sybok being "religious" with him hating LGBTQ people? Yeah there are folks who hate LGBTQ people on "religious" grounds, but nothing that we've learned about Sybok puts him in that group.
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Yeah, I never had the impression that Vulcans had any particular views at all about gender or orientation.
If the Enterprise-Nil can have a holodeck now, Sybok can hate LGBTQ now.
They don't have one. It was a bit of a bust. At least until TAS.
Honestly not seeing the connection — by this logic, since the pre-refit Enterprise has backswept pylons now, Jim Kirk can have an intense phobia of ants and stomp on any he sees. It’s technically possible, but causally unconnected to the first clause, and random and strange as a postulation.
Interview with Melissa about the episode
blog.trekcore.com
STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS Interview — Melissa Navia Shines in the "Terrarium" Spotlight
We chat with STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS' Melissa Navia after this week's "Terrarium" shines a spotlight on her Enterprise alter-ego, Erica Ortegas
blog.trekcore.com
They can do whatever they want to tell a story is the logic of some fans today.
Arguably, backswept pylons is just an illogical visual change for the sake of change.
If doing such a character change to Sybok tells a greater story to speak to real world topics, then it's a worthy change (if successful). What does backswept pylons do?
Arguably, backswept pylons is just an illogical visual change for the sake of change.
If doing such a character change to Sybok tells a greater story to speak to real world topics, then it's a worthy change (if successful). What does backswept pylons do?
This past page has the brakes cut on it with the weirdest speculation and that's saying something for this place.
I mean... Wouldn't there already be a device on board for making water? Or did that get destroyed with the rations but not the little butane candle and cigarette lighter?
So in fact, you’re arguing that they can do whatever they want to tell a story — say, about real world topics. (Which is technically true…)
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