@botvolution right? instant classic.

S2E24: Tuvix
clearly
CLEARLY
Jeff Goldblum should have guest starred as the titular Tuvix.

@botvolution always.

@botvolution i had been thinking of jarjar earlier today. the thought: neelix existed in the public consciousness for a few years before ep1 came out. something was wrong with the hivemind or zeitgeist or whatever in those few years.

yeah, i ... don't get it. like, was pretty meh on Chakotay early on, but the back third of S1 he basically kicks ass.
but Neelix.
like, flip-flop between absolute insufferable goofball comic relief and bearer of the emotional crux of the episode. it's... jarring.

@botvolution i am QUITE sure you are not the only one. 🤓

i mean *obviously* i need to see Tasha Yar get bitchslapped to death by a puddle of antagonistic tar before we can move forward.

yeah, i *could* watch Star Trek: Voyager, which i have never yet seen in its entirety because we didn't get UPN where i grew up and i hadn't ever specifically sought it out. *or* i could do that *after* i watch all of TNG, including the movies, and DS9 again. and i mean *obviously* ...

update: i watched Encounter at Farpoint and, having been reminded of my fondness for these characters, i ultimately decided to start Voyager.

and because fedi desperately needs another opinion about Star Trek (/s), here are some cold takes on an old show (so far thru S1E14).

pros: Kes, holo-doctor, Tuvok, sapphic nerdery between Janeway and B'Elanna, Vidiians (cool idea).
neutrals: Paris & Kim. Chakotay. occasional rehashed TNG plot gimmicks.
cons: Neelix. like, more con than i expected even.

@aral

when i was a child, my mother used this colloquialism: "if you run with the wolves, you howl with the wolves."

fast-forward to present day, in which this same woman tells me, "If she [Kamala Harris] wins you'll get communism. If Trump wins you get freedom. I vote for democracy over communism. Sad world."
and then sends me links to... Facebook.

and the app used to message me this swill? Instagram chats.

so no, i don't want any more #Meta in my life, #SocialWebFoundation thanks.

@AnarchoNinaWrites has this dipshit ever met an "actual person?" 🙄