Catherine Caine

Am currently full of facts about the Night Witches and may need to acquire a romantic partner in order to share said facts

I ain’t going back to Twitter. So here shall be the home for a plethora of randomness going forward

I’ve heard that for years. The early stuff seems a little unpolished but certainly not terrible, so I’m strapped in!

Of course they won’t be nice to O’Brien, it’s the fate of all competent and quiet people. :)

Do they? Gods it’s been so long since I watched TNG that it’s a blur.

96. One last father-son moment. Still feels… complicated.

97. Hero accepts the call, baybee

98. Quark, ew. No.

99. The series begins!

My summary: imperfect but efficient. Can see how this can grow into the later more belovéd self. Solid.

92. I want to nail the delivery of “Battle stations”, please.

93. Odo doesn’t have a valid first aid certificate?

94. Kira about to prove that she’s actually an amazing leader by knowing when to capitulate, when…

95. Love that subtle triumphal music.

89. It is not linear. 😭

So that’s a LOT to do with a character we’ve only just met and I don’t know if it could ever sit perfectly as a result. But it’s pretty damn good anyway.

90. Kira is Goals.

91. Plot is happening and we are in gear, feels comfy to be clicking along.

85. “You have One. Hour.” Cardassians are so damn predictable!

86. Shut up Julian, your opinions are useless.

87. PROPHECY TIEM

88. The doubling of the scene to show the spectators is one of those subtle but very clever tricks.

81. Havin’ an in-depth, passionate defence of linear existence and I’m all “ah, yes, we Star Trek now”.

82. AND NOW WE DEAL WITH OUR SHIT TOLD YOU SOOOOO

83. Baseball!

84. Does it feel weird for Sisko and Jake to be the only non-white people in that scene?

77. Politics!

78. Science!!

79. Let Odo do what he wants, damn it! He also has bludgeoned us with backstory but he just did it better.

80. ENGINEERING!!

73. Love the two are experiencing it differently.

74. Is Dax getting yeeted home? Seems they don’t like Trill.

75. Everything goes white, centred on Sisko’s face. Me: “here we go”.

76. I will wager $1000 that the key to this cross-species understanding will be Sisko Dealing With His Shit

69. Any particular significance to naming the runabout Rio Grande?

70. Wormhole graphics… exist and we shall comment no further.

71. Less commentary, more assistance, Sisko!

72. But I forgive much for his delighted discovery face.

63. O’Brien’s sendoff is pitch perfect.

64. FACE FULL OF CARDASSIAN is an interesting framing choice.

65. *furious fencing noises*

66. Dax = the smartest

67. Background walrus face, howdy

68. ODO BAG!!

… does that hurt?

61. Dax’s flashback is… like, is that really what she’d choose compared to Sisko? Maybe if Jadxia is still coming to terms with it I guess. Seemed redundant narratively though.

62. Dax’s reactions are quite fresh and unpredictable thus far.

60. JULIAN no.

JULIANNNNN, NOOOOOO.

Fails to pick up on Kira’s obvious inflection and… ugh. Ugh!

Luckily Kira can put him very firmly in his place but THAT WAS AWFUL.

I do enjoy from a meta perspective that the naive white saviour is a person of colour.

… actor is still so young herself. But she does it. Impressive.

55. Dabo!!

56. Shout out to that one random extra and his barky laugh. Yes, love you.

57. “Never trust ale from a god-fearing people” is solid advice tbh

58. Dr Julian is awkward but very determined. Not sure if I care for it.

59. Jadxia! It must be difficult to portray that much poise. The…

49. Please be a onesie swimsuit.

50. Boo.

51. Jen, why are you sunbathing?

52. OMG his expressions and body language. Amazing.

53. :(

54. The Kai is very charismatic and interesting and sadly I assume we will never see her again.

45. Also kinda dig the anticlimactic introduction.

46. “Oh my God, Karen, you can’t just ask people about their pagh.”

Leggo of my ear, lady!

47. Turnintostairsturninto - yeah!

48. That Tear transition is a minor work of art.

41. O no Kira. Stop punching us with backstory!

42. It’s much better when she’s quiet and deeply cynical.

43. And prophecy used in that manner never gets old.

44. The Kai has the fanciest earring. Seems significant?

37. Sisko: tensest boi

38. Oof that made my stomach ache. So many layers of fraught.

39. From tense to fluidly political. Beautiful gestures! Comedic moments! Siiiiiiskoooooo

40. Kira’s undershirt: cute as HELL.

34. One person leaves. The camera zooms tight on the other while a musical sting swells. It’s the 90s, baybee!

35. NO MY CAPTAINS DONT FIGHT

36. (Yes yes one’s a commander, whatevs)

37. Picard’s change in tone is absolutely devastating. Such gentle choices for so much power.

31. I wonder how long Odo’s actor needed in the chair. It’s not too bad probs - clever use of appliances!

32. *quizzical whimper* Feel ya, bud.

33. Neat little scene. This writing isn’t perfect but it’s extremely efficient.

27. Aaaaaa too far on Kira’s backstory too soon! Give it some room, jeez.

28. Maybe I take that back. Pilot ep needs more infodump and there were great moments between these two.

29. MAYBE.

30. I wish I had screengrabs for all of Sisko’s faces. Such expressions!

24. Kira clearly is someone who needs a moment to settle after getting riled. That’s a problem at her rank.

25. Sisko, that is a terrifying smile!

26. But he’s done an amazing job getting her to regulate. He’s formidable, huh.

21. The resigned little “we’re working on it” is gonna be a refrain, I can tell. They better be nice to O’Brien!!

22. Oh, and love the narrative-through-architecture trope.

23. Kira’s intro is clear and delightful. NO NONSENSE PERSON HERE.

… anything in particular?

18. Relationship between Sisko and Jake is loving but so stiff! My heart.

19. That “over here” gesture is comedy gold. GOLD.

20. Don’t grab your son’s face! WEIRD DYNAMICS I STG

… being dominant in a way others would. Also his helpless “this is so broken” shrug? Marvellous.

16. QUARRRRRRK. I’m sure that hit different for first time viewers, tho he’s not framed as background.

17. Heck yeah Bajoran earrings on mysterious strangers! His is very fancy, wonder if that means

13. Station reveal!!

14. Space rock + bassoon is an interesting choice for a title screen.

15. I love SO MUCH that the station is ruined. The vibe has been established and it is so different to TNG.

16. And I also love that continuity is being provided by O’Brien. He is important without…