Lets say contentious things about Star Trek! I’ll start!

  • Infynis@midwest.social
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    6 months ago

    The mirror universe sucks. It adds nothing to the franchise, and the episodes that involve it are some of the worst in every series

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOPM
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      6 months ago

      100% agreed. They should have forgotten about it after the one TOS episode. I like that episode a lot though.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldOPM
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          6 months ago

          Honestly? Queer representation by characters in a universe where everyone is evil is, in some ways, a step backward.

          • ummthatguy@lemmy.world
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            6 months ago

            That shit’s on Berman. Mirror Kira was such a fun character, allowing Nana to chew up the scenery.

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              6 months ago

              Mirror Kira was fun in that sense, but honestly, I don’t feel like the mirror universe stories added much to DS9 and there are other ways she can show her range.

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                6 months ago

                Her episode where she’s supposed to evict a farmer from his land is one of the best examples of both Kira as a character and Nana’s ability as an actor.

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                  6 months ago

                  I agree that she definitely had opportunities to show range in the character of Kira, but I was thinking of the many ‘alternate version of X character’ Star Trek plots that don’t involve the mirror universe they could have gone with if the goal was ‘this actor plays a totally different character.’ DS9 itself even did that, like with the Benny Russell episodes.

          • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net
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            6 months ago

            Big agree. I also want the option of having evil, edgy queers who aren’t from the mirror universe, but that would only make sense against a backdrop of more representation in general