Well, we're at Scorpion part two

[conuly]

E decided to go to bed and watch the second half tomorrow.

It's actually... not the most interesting two-parter if you know what's going to happen. I mean, it was riveting the first time around, but now?

Still, we're finally getting Seven and ditching Kes, and I know lots of people like Kes but I have never really been one of them. I mean, she's fine. She's okay, she's fine. Just... well, I prefer pretty much every other regular to her!

Also: Jeri Ryan is an amazing actor, Seven is an amazing character, and they both deserve better than to be dressed as the embodiment of the Doctor's male gaze. Ew. She ought to have been in a uniform.

Also also: Voyager is stuck between the Borg and this unknown enemy that rips apart Borg ships like candy and may want to destroy all life in our universe (I mean, if I thought all life in the universe was the Borg I'd seriously consider it too), and the only alternative to Scylla and Charybdis here is to turn around, tail between their legs, and settle down in some Delta Quadrant society - but it's nice to know that Janeway still has time to pal around with Da Vinci. She doesn't eat, she doesn't sleep, but she visits the holodeck? Priorities! Learn about them!

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Comments

JR in Starfleet uniform

[lauradi7dw]

This is from season 3 of Picard
https://blog.trekcore.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/seven-1.jpg

Re: JR in Starfleet uniform

[conuly]

So on the one hand, she clearly doesn't need to catsuit it up to be hot.

On the other, surely that hairstyle isn't Starfleet regulation ffs. I know they're military "lite", but all the same, isn't tied-back or short the usual standard?

Re: JR in Starfleet uniform

[conuly]

And also: Surely Seven of Nine would have always have been more comfortable in a uniform anyway? First because, well, Borg and then later because she would not have been marked as different even in her clothes?

God I hate whoever pushed that costume decision.

[archersangel]

if i recall, rating were bad about the time 7 of 9 was brought in & a woman in a tight costume is what male viewers liked.

supposedly they were originally going to get rid of ensign kim, but garrett wang was in people magazine's most beautiful people issue that year and the executives decided to keep him on because of the slight bump in publicity.

[conuly]

1. That's still shitty for Seven and also for Jeri Ryan.

2. They kept him on, but they didn't give Harry a promotion or a character arc? Rude.