Okay, just seen the #StarTrek #30DayStarTrekChallenge thingy -
https://mastodon.social/@AndorianSoup/109792740824234718
- and figured there's no harm in joining in a week or so behind everyone else.
Day 1: Favourite TOS Episode.
This was banned in the UK for a while (scenes of disease, madness, and torture, don't you know!?) but I still saw it, possibly on VHS, probably right when Kim Darby could have an effect on my growing body. I was a bit smitten, to be honest. Love the story premise too.
Day 2: Favourite Federation Race
It has to be the #Andorians and that's mostly down to the brilliant depth to the character of #Shran brought by Jeffrey Combs in #Enterprise.
Day 3: Favourite Starship
I'll go with #Discovery because there's something about that sleek design that appeals to me. It's the same reason why I love the NX-01 and post-D #Enterprise designs; the other models are a bit chunky. Discovery's got a lovely aesthetic inside too. Plus, why warp when you can spore?
Day 4: Best Captain
I'm decidedly anti-authoritarian, much more a fan of collaborative working rather than dictatorial, hierarchical leadership, and yet, in #StarTrek the best captain for me was Captain Edward Jellico, and for all the reasons in this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09TySF0FN6Y
The fact that he just so happens to be hilarious too and on Mastodon is a bonus: @STDeltaShift
Day 5: Saddest Event
(Doing a day early because we're "socialising" tomorrow)
One word: "No." Quietly. As if an entire lifetime of friendship is exhaled. It's Kirk's reaction to Spock's death in Wrath of Khan that brings tears to my eyes every time.
Day 6: Happiest Event
A very tricky one. There are fun or amusing episodes and events, certainly, but happy? For someone who finds people having babies or getting married tolerable but not terribly enjoyable this has been the toughest one to choose something for, but I'll pick Sisko meeting Kirk at the end of the excellent Trials and Tribble-ations DS9 episode.
Day 7: Favourite TNG Episode
Parallels
Everyone likes multiverse stories - I know I do - and this one gave us a chance to see some subtly different, and wildly different #StarTrek universes, whilst also being a Worf-centred story that didn't bore me to tears (sorry, Worf). A story that spun a Worf and Troi relationship into the mix for a while too, but still mostly memorable for the universe where crazy, homeless man Will Riker somehow commandeered a starship.
Mark H
Piglet