Counterpoint; jerkface alien race, invisible!Tuvok & Kathy taking badassery to a whole 'nother level
It's motherfucking COUNTERPOINT. I LOVE THIS EPISODE. It is so painful to watch but SO GOD DAMN GOOD.
D'awww. Kathy with her cup. Coffee cup. Kashyk has invaded her space and her ship and the first time I ever saw this episode I was experiencing a serious case of WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON UP IN THIS BIT
Seriously, Kate Mulgrew's little ... mannerisms MAKE the character. The way she holds her hands or quirks her brow (and I've waxed poetic about this multiple times, I know but I realize it every single time) is so definite and unique.
Beautiful classical music. I adore it so. I think Kathy and I would have got on well. I want to be her friend. NGL. Want to be friends with a fictional character. (Don't judge me.)
AW YOU BASTARDS. DO YOU HAVE TO RAIN DESTRUCTION. Cell cultures are important, and the Doctor was being uncharacteristically polite. Ohhhh, B'Elanna is NOT happy with people running amok in Engineering. If she could she would kill you. WITH HER EYESSSS.
Don't argue with Seven. It's not going to end well for you.
"You're getting to know my musical database better than I am." Kathy. Kathy. Kathy.
I have a thing for facial expressions. I've discovered. Kathy having to lie about Tuvok's death. I can see it was a lie. THE LIE IS A LIE.
Oh, that slow head turn. It's so creepy. And slightly evil. Menacing. That's the word. As she viciously wishes to melt the skin right off your face with her BRAIN. Or rip your head off with her bare hands. Whichever.
Captain Janeway has a bigger set of balls than I've ever seen, sometimes.
Kathy/Sev screentime = absurdly happy Darienne. Kathy troubleshooting real!science = absurdly^10 happy Darienne. :DDD
SMILEY KATHY. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. Children make her so happy, even though she's so unsure about how to deal with them. Brooding!Kathy is brooding. Kathy is such a tactile, sensory being. She loves to touch and smell.
LOL Chakotay is not happy about the suggestive way she said, "You know the way to my ready room." I don't even ship J/C and I feel defensive on his behalf.
Disbelieving Kathy is highly disbelieving. Also suspicious. V. V. suspicious. How the fuck Kashyk knows all this shit, I'll never fucking know. PLOT HOLE. Ignore it. You know, I probably wouldn't have minded him so much if I thought he was more attractive. But I have no fondness for Mark Harelik's face. At all. Perhaps because I hate Kashyk so much. Oh well. (I have the tendency to associate a character very closely with the actor portraying said character.)
Kathy stands next to Seven at the console, and Seven continues with her work. Kashyk moves forward to occupy the exact same spot, and she steps away. Seven tends to be a good judge of character.
Kathy loves lording power over those who have wronged her. It's a fault, but... I like it. :D
"I'm late for a very important conference!" I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date.
Kathy, you're such a flatterer. AND A PLAYA. RIGHT to his sense of pride. "He is not as impressed with your work as I am. And in fact he discouraged me from seeking you out." *perfect body language* BEING COY. YOU STOP THAT. Playing with that vial with that face and such. OMFG. So irresistible. The alien had no chance.
"Think. Think harder!" LOL now she's upset. NO JACKET. YUMMY. Her arms look so good. I ant that look to be aimed at someone, anyone else.
"I suppose you like me better in uniform." "I haven't decided whether I like you at all." He was fishing for a compliment AND DIDN'T GET IT. Kathy shuts him DOWN.
LOL he brings up Prime Directive. "Those admirals and I were on a first naem basis, you know." She'll be fine. Nechayev likes her. It's all gravy. AND HERE COMES THE BULLSHIT TRAIN. ALL ABOARD THE USS SHENANIGANS. CRAPPY STORY. "You're my deliverance, Captain." YOU COMPLETE JACKASS.
"It worked." SMILEY KATHY.
"Could be the company I'm keeping." "Or the polarization axis on the windows." AGAIN WITH THE SHUT DOWN.
Don't be so eager to look back, Kathy. And now she seems to regret that decision. Security officer sublty reminding her that she is so very, very visible to all. "As you were," in her soft voice.
C'MON, B'ELANNA. SHIT. Usually she never fails. Warp is still cool back in the day. Bullettime warp in new!Trek is cool, but I still like this one (and the moving nacelles on Voyager).
DON'T YOU BE CALLIN' HER KATHRYN. SHIT, BITCH, YOU AIN'T GOT NO RIGHT. MAKIN' MY CAPTAIN GET ALL CARING AND SHIT 'BOUT YO PUNK ASS. TRYIN' TO LAUGH OFF HER TEARS. GOD DAMN YOU, KASHYK. MAKIN' MY KATHY CRY. DARIENNE ANGRY. DARIENNE SMASH.
"You wouldn't be the first wayward soul we folded into our ranks." YEAH THAT'S KATHY CODE FOR "I LOVE SEVEN OF NINE."
Tuvok, he doesn't deserve your "Live long, and prosper." GORRAMIT. HE'S BAD.
THAT KISS WAS PRETTY HOT THOUGH, CAN'T LIE.
AHHHH, motherfucking Extense commercials! I'D GLADLY TAKE GIRLS GONE WILD IN IT'S STEAD. Fuuuuck. (This means it's time for ice cream procurement.)
And now the conclusion of Star Trek Voyager...
Eyeroll. Tuvok is on the bridge, WHUT. "Prepare to be boarded by the Devore inspection teams, give them your usual warm welcome." Kathy is confused by all the peeps in her ready room. He's such a bastard, playing her musical selections. Diiiiiick.
Tchaikovsky! LIZ, YOUR ICON WOULD BE APPROPRIATE HERE.
Kathy, I see you wiggling your backside 'round there. STOP THAT. It's very distracting. (Although I suppose that was the point.)
And here is the betrayal. YOU BASTARD. YOU FUCKING BASTARD. "You gave a masterful performance."
"Your selflessness. Your humanity, it made it all so much easier." STOP PLAYING ON HER BEST FEATURES, GOD DAMN IT. I wouldn't change that in her for the world. Stubborn!Kathy makes them draw weaponry.
AND HE FORCES HER TO THE SECOND IN COMMAND CHAIR. OHHHH, YOU FUCKER.
"I've isolated the biopatterns." Unconcerned Seven is unconcerned.
Kashyk, you don't deserve to say things in an accusatory tone. "You created false readings."
"That is the theme of this evening, isn't it?" Stoic Kathy. Awww. "Computer, change music selection." Now she's being bitchy on purpouse. "Well, you gave us the specifications, it seemed a shame to waste them."
Now Kathy is slightly surprised, and still suspicious of him. She was expecting to go down with the ship.
"Well played, captain."
But my Kathy, she is still sad. I am not content. D:
BUT ACTUALLY I AM. :DDDDD
*relieved sigh* I needed some gorram Voyager. I was going into withdrawl, practically. I'm probably going to splurge on the box sets soon.
And now to watch Torchwood! (Because my laptop was mad at me and it took for god-damn-ever to download the thing.) Night.
D'awww. Kathy with her cup. Coffee cup. Kashyk has invaded her space and her ship and the first time I ever saw this episode I was experiencing a serious case of WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON UP IN THIS BIT
Seriously, Kate Mulgrew's little ... mannerisms MAKE the character. The way she holds her hands or quirks her brow (and I've waxed poetic about this multiple times, I know but I realize it every single time) is so definite and unique.
Beautiful classical music. I adore it so. I think Kathy and I would have got on well. I want to be her friend. NGL. Want to be friends with a fictional character. (Don't judge me.)
AW YOU BASTARDS. DO YOU HAVE TO RAIN DESTRUCTION. Cell cultures are important, and the Doctor was being uncharacteristically polite. Ohhhh, B'Elanna is NOT happy with people running amok in Engineering. If she could she would kill you. WITH HER EYESSSS.
Don't argue with Seven. It's not going to end well for you.
"You're getting to know my musical database better than I am." Kathy. Kathy. Kathy.
I have a thing for facial expressions. I've discovered. Kathy having to lie about Tuvok's death. I can see it was a lie. THE LIE IS A LIE.
Oh, that slow head turn. It's so creepy. And slightly evil. Menacing. That's the word. As she viciously wishes to melt the skin right off your face with her BRAIN. Or rip your head off with her bare hands. Whichever.
Captain Janeway has a bigger set of balls than I've ever seen, sometimes.
Kathy/Sev screentime = absurdly happy Darienne. Kathy troubleshooting real!science = absurdly^10 happy Darienne. :DDD
SMILEY KATHY. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. Children make her so happy, even though she's so unsure about how to deal with them. Brooding!Kathy is brooding. Kathy is such a tactile, sensory being. She loves to touch and smell.
LOL Chakotay is not happy about the suggestive way she said, "You know the way to my ready room." I don't even ship J/C and I feel defensive on his behalf.
Disbelieving Kathy is highly disbelieving. Also suspicious. V. V. suspicious. How the fuck Kashyk knows all this shit, I'll never fucking know. PLOT HOLE. Ignore it. You know, I probably wouldn't have minded him so much if I thought he was more attractive. But I have no fondness for Mark Harelik's face. At all. Perhaps because I hate Kashyk so much. Oh well. (I have the tendency to associate a character very closely with the actor portraying said character.)
Kathy stands next to Seven at the console, and Seven continues with her work. Kashyk moves forward to occupy the exact same spot, and she steps away. Seven tends to be a good judge of character.
Kathy loves lording power over those who have wronged her. It's a fault, but... I like it. :D
"I'm late for a very important conference!" I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date.
Kathy, you're such a flatterer. AND A PLAYA. RIGHT to his sense of pride. "He is not as impressed with your work as I am. And in fact he discouraged me from seeking you out." *perfect body language* BEING COY. YOU STOP THAT. Playing with that vial with that face and such. OMFG. So irresistible. The alien had no chance.
"Think. Think harder!" LOL now she's upset. NO JACKET. YUMMY. Her arms look so good. I ant that look to be aimed at someone, anyone else.
"I suppose you like me better in uniform." "I haven't decided whether I like you at all." He was fishing for a compliment AND DIDN'T GET IT. Kathy shuts him DOWN.
LOL he brings up Prime Directive. "Those admirals and I were on a first naem basis, you know." She'll be fine. Nechayev likes her. It's all gravy. AND HERE COMES THE BULLSHIT TRAIN. ALL ABOARD THE USS SHENANIGANS. CRAPPY STORY. "You're my deliverance, Captain." YOU COMPLETE JACKASS.
"It worked." SMILEY KATHY.
"Could be the company I'm keeping." "Or the polarization axis on the windows." AGAIN WITH THE SHUT DOWN.
Don't be so eager to look back, Kathy. And now she seems to regret that decision. Security officer sublty reminding her that she is so very, very visible to all. "As you were," in her soft voice.
C'MON, B'ELANNA. SHIT. Usually she never fails. Warp is still cool back in the day. Bullettime warp in new!Trek is cool, but I still like this one (and the moving nacelles on Voyager).
DON'T YOU BE CALLIN' HER KATHRYN. SHIT, BITCH, YOU AIN'T GOT NO RIGHT. MAKIN' MY CAPTAIN GET ALL CARING AND SHIT 'BOUT YO PUNK ASS. TRYIN' TO LAUGH OFF HER TEARS. GOD DAMN YOU, KASHYK. MAKIN' MY KATHY CRY. DARIENNE ANGRY. DARIENNE SMASH.
"You wouldn't be the first wayward soul we folded into our ranks." YEAH THAT'S KATHY CODE FOR "I LOVE SEVEN OF NINE."
Tuvok, he doesn't deserve your "Live long, and prosper." GORRAMIT. HE'S BAD.
THAT KISS WAS PRETTY HOT THOUGH, CAN'T LIE.
AHHHH, motherfucking Extense commercials! I'D GLADLY TAKE GIRLS GONE WILD IN IT'S STEAD. Fuuuuck. (This means it's time for ice cream procurement.)
And now the conclusion of Star Trek Voyager...
Eyeroll. Tuvok is on the bridge, WHUT. "Prepare to be boarded by the Devore inspection teams, give them your usual warm welcome." Kathy is confused by all the peeps in her ready room. He's such a bastard, playing her musical selections. Diiiiiick.
Tchaikovsky! LIZ, YOUR ICON WOULD BE APPROPRIATE HERE.
Kathy, I see you wiggling your backside 'round there. STOP THAT. It's very distracting. (Although I suppose that was the point.)
And here is the betrayal. YOU BASTARD. YOU FUCKING BASTARD. "You gave a masterful performance."
"Your selflessness. Your humanity, it made it all so much easier." STOP PLAYING ON HER BEST FEATURES, GOD DAMN IT. I wouldn't change that in her for the world. Stubborn!Kathy makes them draw weaponry.
AND HE FORCES HER TO THE SECOND IN COMMAND CHAIR. OHHHH, YOU FUCKER.
"I've isolated the biopatterns." Unconcerned Seven is unconcerned.
Kashyk, you don't deserve to say things in an accusatory tone. "You created false readings."
"That is the theme of this evening, isn't it?" Stoic Kathy. Awww. "Computer, change music selection." Now she's being bitchy on purpouse. "Well, you gave us the specifications, it seemed a shame to waste them."
Now Kathy is slightly surprised, and still suspicious of him. She was expecting to go down with the ship.
"Well played, captain."
But my Kathy, she is still sad. I am not content. D:
BUT ACTUALLY I AM. :DDDDD
*relieved sigh* I needed some gorram Voyager. I was going into withdrawl, practically. I'm probably going to splurge on the box sets soon.
And now to watch Torchwood! (Because my laptop was mad at me and it took for god-damn-ever to download the thing.) Night.
