DS9 s5e15 “By Inferno’s Light”
The Klingons are practical. If something makes them fitter, they do it.
Mental health rejection culture is more… anti-intellectual? To quote Wikipedia:
It can stem from a distrust of elites or institutions perceived as disconnected from everyday experiences, concerns about cultural identity, or competition in valuing practical knowledge over theoretical or academic expertise. As such, psychological research suggests that certain individuals with anti-intellectual attitudes could sometimes lean towards a display of confidence in their personal experiences rather than trusting authorities,[5] while others adopt their anti-intellectual positions as a reaction to perceived threats to their social status or group identity.
That’s not very Klingon.
Their pragmatism goes so far as to changing their religious views.
A classic:
At least you never see Klingon children crewing their starships:
Anyone who’s been in legitmately frightening sitatuations would know that the brave people are the ones who conquer their fears, not the ones who have no fears. The ones who have no fears are idiots, not brave.
The demon in question of course being the overwhelming and all-consuming desire to smooch a buff lizard man.
Inner demon, left.
My conservative inner demon trying to colonize my wild open self
Lower Decks made this idea central to Mariner’s character development. https://youtu.be/yPQof8OySdM
It was great that she made a breakthrough, though using it as the main plot for the penultimate episode of the season kinda messed with the momentum.
Yeah, definitely. I think they struggled with only having like 3 hours of runtime per season (once you strip out credits/recaps/etc). I really hope we get a comic or something that continues the story.
There have been some comics, but from what I can tell, they’re vaguely set in a “season 4.5” where Boimler doesn’t have a beard yet rather than a continuation off season 5. As a result, I haven’t really read those.
Warp Your Own Way is great, though, and feels like it would have been a banger episode; there’s such a wonderful balance of humor and almost making you cry.
Oh, yeah that’s cool but I’m curious to see the adventures of Captain Ransom. Engage the core!
