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Facebook Aunt posted:Lookit Wesley Is that MU Barclay?
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Dec 22, 2020 02:45
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from my perspective, the non-mirror universe is evil
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Dec 22, 2020 02:47
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That looks like the roster of a lovely Chinese star trek themed mortal combat knockoff. Probably a mobile game
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Dec 22, 2020 02:56
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Jihad Joe posted:Is that MU Barclay? Yep.
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Dec 22, 2020 02:58
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Azhais posted:That looks like the roster of a lovely Chinese star trek themed mortal combat knockoff. Probably a mobile game All I’m hearing now is the Mortal Kombat character select narrator going “PICARD.”
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Dec 22, 2020 03:00
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Jihad Joe posted:Is that MU Barclay? I kinda wish MU Barclay was inexplicably half-spider like in "Genesis"
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Dec 22, 2020 03:38
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Protagorean posted:here's the underpinning logic of the mirror universe: we gotta crap out about two dozen episodes for the network and don't have infinite money to do so. for an episode or two why don't we have the cast act coked up and show more skin, then just say there's a whole universe of evil twins This is nonsense because all the consumes and set redressing costs way more than a standard bottle episode
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Dec 22, 2020 03:41
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The Bloop posted:This is nonsense because all the consumes and set redressing costs way more than a standard bottle episode the studio doesn't pay for the coke it's BYOD
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Dec 22, 2020 05:17
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apatheticman posted:Congrats this thread put more thought into the backstory of the mirror universe than most of the writers rooms. It's a lot worse than that - if your parents decided to wait an extra 5 minutes before banging it out a different sperm would have fertilized the egg and you would have been a completely different person. In a universe where things are vastly different, no one who exists now would exist. It's why "a mirror copy of our universe is created when an incursion occurs" is the only way anything makes sense.
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Dec 22, 2020 05:19
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Isn’t pretty much every mirror episode a bottle Episode too? 💸💸
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Dec 22, 2020 05:37
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A GIANT PARSNIP posted:It's why "a mirror copy of our universe is created when an incursion occurs" is the only way anything makes sense. This has always been my rationalization. The Mirror Universe only exists when you interact with it.
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Dec 22, 2020 06:21
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Facebook Aunt posted:Lookit Wesley I do like that in the evil Mirror Universe they still apparently respect Data to not have pulled him apart to make copies, Geordi was able to make a successful career despite being blind, and Picard hasn't thrown emo-Wesley out of an airlock.
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Dec 22, 2020 06:35
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The sword thing was a production mistake, I don't blame post for it. Whoever the vfx supervisor was dropped the ball. You can't just mime that poo poo and hope it works out, nothing was connecting georgiou's arm to burnham's body and they were both moving around too much. Honestly the whole idea for the shot should have been reworked before it ever ended up in production. e: the most obvious choice would be to use a half-sword prop so SMG could push against it and make realistic tension. e2: or a loving stick with a pillow on it, for god's sake people put some effort in Dr. Fishopolis fucked around with this message at 07:03 on Dec 22, 2020 |
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Dec 22, 2020 06:58
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Dr. Fishopolis posted:e2: or a loving stick with a pillow on it, for god's sake people put some effort in Some what now?
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Dec 22, 2020 07:31
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Jihad Joe posted:Is that MU Barclay? I think the 'Worf is a slave on the Enterprise' is taken from the Dark Mirror novel, which predated the DS9 revisit. The TNG comics came after, hence their reimagined Terran Empire as basically vestigal. Senor Tron posted:I do like that in the evil Mirror Universe they still apparently respect Data to not have pulled him apart to make copies, Geordi was able to make a successful career despite being blind, and Picard hasn't thrown emo-Wesley out of an airlock. Even when Mirror Barclay gets dragged back to the Mirror Universe for his desertion, when he reveals he's gathered some useful information while he was there, Picard is willing to spare him (hell, even invites him to Ten Forward for celebratory drinks) when it turns out to be legitimate. I imagine a lot of mirror captains would be 'thanks for the information, now someone throw this guy out an airlock'. Edit: also, Data would probably pull apart anyone trying to pull him apart.
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Dec 22, 2020 11:30
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Yvonmukluk posted:Yeah. He's the head of security after he backstabbed Tasha Yar in the FCBD issue of the TNG Mirror Universe comics. Later on in a crossover plotline with the main universe, he decides to steal Prime Barclay's life. Wha—? WHY?! What kind of galaxy brain dill weed looks at Prime Universe Reginald Barclay’s life and goes “hmm, yes, THAT, that’s the life I will steal and impersonate. This person with his wasteland of a social life and veritable Noah’s Ark’s worth easily recognizable and hard to replicate quirks and tics, this is the person who I will fully and seamlessly subsume.” I’m disappointed in Mirror Reg. He can do so much better...
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Dec 22, 2020 11:40
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Dr. Fishopolis posted:The sword thing was a production mistake, I don't blame post for it. Whoever the vfx supervisor was dropped the ball. You can't just mime that poo poo and hope it works out, nothing was connecting georgiou's arm to burnham's body and they were both moving around too much. Honestly the whole idea for the shot should have been reworked before it ever ended up in production. Are we at the point where they couldn't go back and redo stuff cause of covid? Like is this the best they could do given the circumstances?
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Dec 22, 2020 11:44
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nine-gear crow posted:Wha—? WHY?! What kind of galaxy brain dill weed looks at Prime Universe Reginald Barclay’s life and goes “hmm, yes, THAT, that’s the life I will steal and impersonate. This person with his wasteland of a social life and veritable Noah’s Ark’s worth easily recognizable and hard to replicate quirks and tics, this is the person who I will fully and seamlessly subsume.” Also, everyone on the Enterprise-D were all like 'hey, Barclay's finally coming out of his shell and asserting himself! Good for him!' And I imagine that not having to look over your shoulder every five seconds for someone looking to knife you is probably worth it.
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Dec 22, 2020 12:01
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nine-gear crow posted:Wha—? WHY?! What kind of galaxy brain dill weed looks at Prime Universe Reginald Barclay’s life and goes “hmm, yes, THAT, that’s the life I will steal and impersonate. This person with his wasteland of a social life and veritable Noah’s Ark’s worth easily recognizable and hard to replicate quirks and tics, this is the person who I will fully and seamlessly subsume.” “My life is very exciting but I wish I was a boring nobody” is a pretty good mirror of Barclay to be honest.
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Dec 22, 2020 13:58
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https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/david-cronenberg-star-trek-discovery-1234850680/ Great interview with Cronenberg. He'll be back in more S3 episodes and again for S4, which implies that S4 will stay in the future I guess? tbh I'd be cool if they got the Burn problem out of the way and S4 was just straight-up "ok let's visit all the former Federation planets and get them to rejoin!"
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Dec 22, 2020 14:26
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I’d be down for S4: Diplomacy Corps
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Dec 22, 2020 14:37
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Snow Cone Capone posted:https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/david-cronenberg-star-trek-discovery-1234850680/ Third season in a row where the best thing anyone can say is "I hope they clear the central plot point of this season out of the way so that next season they can explore the promise of this great premise they've got". Next season will just be another loving dumb story about how Michael has to save all of creation while crying and listening to everyone tell her how great she is.
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Dec 22, 2020 14:49
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Snow Cone Capone posted:tbh I'd be cool if they got the Burn problem out of the way and S4 was just straight-up "ok let's visit all the former Federation planets and get them to rejoin!" The_Doctor posted:I’d be down for S4: Diplomacy Corps I don't know if this is Stockholm Syndrome at this point or what but I mean 
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Dec 22, 2020 14:50
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The_Doctor posted:I’d be down for S4: Diplomacy Corps Honestly this is what I wanted S3 to be
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Dec 22, 2020 15:12
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Snow Cone Capone posted:https://variety.com/2020/tv/news/david-cronenberg-star-trek-discovery-1234850680/ I’ve been a pessimist on them keeping this cool setting, but this gives me hope that they’ll stay where they are. Rebuilding the federation and loving up pirates and planetary dictators would be great. Humorously the loving up pirates and dictators part is something Georgiou would have been a decent fit for.
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Dec 22, 2020 15:21
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It is 100% Stockholm Syndrome for this mediocre show, but damned if they don't find just the right bread crumbs to keep me hoping.
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Dec 22, 2020 15:39
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HD DAD posted:In the mirror universe, goons are all-powerful Illuminati puppeteering nations. No, the mirror universe is different from ours.
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Dec 22, 2020 15:53
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Snow Cone Capone posted:It is 100% Stockholm Syndrome for this mediocre show, but damned if they don't find just the right bread crumbs to keep me hoping. I hate the fact I'm still watching this garbage because it's got the Star Trek label on it, but here I am.
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Dec 22, 2020 16:25
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Idk I’m enjoying Disco more consistently than I ever did Voyager.
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Dec 22, 2020 16:29
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Disco isn't great, but IMO it's been on a relatively consistent upswing. This season jettisoned Georgiou and if they can solve the Burn, there's a perfectly awesome 4th season in place. If the writers were smart (lol) they would realize that "convincing the rest of the galaxy that dilithium is safe again and the Federation is good again" is a pretty great season plot. I think it's pretty high-stakes; that term doesn't necessarily have to mean "[bad guy] will wipe out all life in the galaxy." I mean, "hey everyone, warp works again, but now there's no galaxy-spanning organization keeping the peace" has a ton of potential.
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Dec 22, 2020 16:38
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I would just like to see more of what is happening in the galaxy. We got some of that at the beginning of the season, but that has taken a backseat to the whole Burn mystery box and the conflicts with the Emerald Chain which I could really give two shits about.
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Dec 22, 2020 17:05
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Also “the burn started in a ‘dilithium nursery’ “ is just begging for them to not only to solve the burn, but to come out the other side with a dilithium printing machine that can be used to restart the federation.
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Dec 22, 2020 17:06
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A GIANT PARSNIP posted:Also “the burn started in a ‘dilithium nursery’ “ is just begging for them to not only to solve the burn, but to come out the other side with a dilithium printing machine that can be used to restart the federation. Every time I wonder how they will solve the dilithium shortage once the cause of the Burn is identified, I have to remind myself that the Macguffin they used to travel to the future in the first place was literally a prototype dilithium recrystallizer
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Dec 22, 2020 17:14
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I want the burn to turn out to be a big practical joke on the Disco crew. Like they get to the center of the nebula and it’s just Vance and Book sitting there going “lol nerds”.
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Dec 22, 2020 17:18
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I want to crowdfund / petition CBS to hire someone to punch Alex Kurtzman or whoever any time one of them suggests another loving mystery box for S4.
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Dec 22, 2020 17:40
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HD DAD posted:I want the burn to turn out to be a big practical joke on the Disco crew. Like they get to the center of the nebula and it’s just Vance and Book sitting there going “lol nerds”. The burn is actually one of Carl's tests and when they solve it he'll send them to the real future.
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Dec 22, 2020 17:41
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You actually thought there was a time machine?
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Dec 22, 2020 17:44
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If it turns out that all dilithium is a linked network of living organisms
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Dec 22, 2020 17:47
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The burn started on Risa. Admiral HyperRiker is patient zero.
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I bet the Kelpians figured out how to fix their ship with all the baby dilithium they found. Then, they started the Emerald Chain. The prey have become the hunters.
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