Hemingways_Shotgun

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  • I can’t speak for everyone of course, but as someone who genuinely was not fond of DS9 (not because of writing quality or anything like that, it was great for what it was in that regard.)

    After DS9, Voyager had the audacity to try to be FUN again. It offered a really good mix of some serious episodes with some downright goofy episodes. For every “Year of Hell” or “Equinox”, you would get an episode where they were attacked by giant viruses, or a good old fashioned holodeck program goes haywire episode.

    It wasn’t afraid to dive into Shlock after DS9 tried to be sooooo fucking serious.

    To me, that was a breath of fresh air.

    Also:

    1. Janeway is easily the best captain overall. She doesn’t give “Picard Speeches” like Stewart of course, but in every other aspect, her leadership is amazing throughout that series.

    2. Voyager 2 parters were usually epic. This of course comes from the fact that the CGI had come a long way from the TNG days, but with the exception of Best of Both Worlds, I’d put Year of Hell, Equinox and Scorpion ALL better than any other two parter from any other series.

    If your comparison is to DS9 and you want “super serious” than yeah…of course Voyager isn’t going to be for you. But if you want something that isn’t afraid to be a little silly sometimes, Voyager is hella-fun.







  • I’d argue that you already DO have bigger problems, you just haven’t come to terms with it yet.

    Doesn’t really matter what it would take. His plan is (and always has been) that if anything doesn’t go his way, he takes it to the supreme court who he handpicked and has in his pocket. So either:

    • a) He manages to stop the midterms, or
    • b) He doesn’t, but Republicans already have them rigged so as to not matter, or
    • c) They lose the midterms, Trump takes it to the supreme court, who hand the republicans the win based on “hand waved evidence of voter fraud by democrats and ‘illegals’”…

    Trump just gets bolder every time people say “oh we’ll get out of this at the midterms.” He’s laughing at America.