tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349653650482188023.post632492902119855350..comments2024-02-18T22:30:19.655-10:00Comments on Vaka Rangi: “Love is Zero G”: MeloraAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03828341842948036592noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349653650482188023.post-14631306309110252282016-03-06T01:19:40.406-10:002016-03-06T01:19:40.406-10:00"Of course, this could have opened up a story..."Of course, this could have opened up a storytelling angle whereby we examine the process of what a utopian reclamation of such a space would like, how it would adapt to and change its environment to better suit people like Melora; hell, O'Brien's constant McGuyvering and fixing up of the station would have been a perfect vehicle for that."<br /><br />I'd watch the hell out of that!Daruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870910268972702784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8349653650482188023.post-58196184636192235652016-02-26T09:29:09.201-10:002016-02-26T09:29:09.201-10:00On the one hand, I think the critique of DS9 being...On the one hand, I think the critique of DS9 being deliberately designed as the anti-thesis of a safe and accessible space is, on an extra-diegetic level, totally valid. Diegetically, however, it makes sense it would be that it's a Cardassian station designed to reflect Cardassian sensibilities, and as well we know Cardassia is a fascist, imperialist state that likely has no fucks to give for the differently abled or most anyone who doesn't fit into their particular hegemony.<br /><br />Of course, this could have opened up a storytelling angle whereby we examine the process of what a utopian reclamation of such a space would like, how it would adapt to and change its environment to better suit people like Melora; hell, O'Brien's constant McGuyvering and fixing up of the station would have been a perfect vehicle for that. That kind of conflict could have been both constructive and interesting to watch, but sadly we never really get to see it (or at least not as far as I can remember).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com