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sometime i think the pace of DS9 is tooooo slow, but maybe its the valium

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[–] LongbottomLeaf@lemmy.nz 34 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Cadets! This axiom may one day save your life: Phase first, ask questions later.

Is it an impostor? A clone or a hologram? Is it a chair or is it Odo? Too many questions! Now you're on your way to being composted into Ketracel.

Phase first, cadet! Phase like Tendi scans. Do not hesitate to phase out the answers to your questions. If a visiting Klingon does not remark, "There seem to be a lot of phaser scars on this station" you have not been phasing appropriately!

Do not wait for them to escape into a jefferies tube or Engineering. Phase them!

We have stun settings for a reason, people! Phase each other, play tag. But for Koala's sake, do not hesitate to fire. Our lives depend upon your itchy trigger fingers.

[–] ElBarto@sh.itjust.works 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Sir, what if it's Captain Sisko? Do I still phase first? I don't really want to have to answer his questions afterwards, I've heard what happens.

[–] LongbottomLeaf@lemmy.nz 6 points 10 months ago

Garak voice: Especially the Sisko.

They're his orders in the first place.

[–] setsneedtofeed@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Stun settings?

[–] nublug@lemmy.blahaj.zone 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

counterpoint: the closeups are meant to be seen as simultaneous, it's a sort of psuedo slo-mo so you can see each character's reaction in a fast situation.

[–] Snowcano@startrek.website 21 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Precisely, the grammar of cinema is not 1:1 with real life.

[–] Blackout@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They have a lot of time to fill in these episodes so I don't blame them. I like the scenes just for atmosphere, but making fun of them is so easy.

[–] tias@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I see a potential here for the long-winded reaction scenes from Indian soap operas. At least then the viewer clearly understands that it's not meant to be real time.

[–] xyguy@startrek.website 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I swear to Kahless you are watching DS9 at the exact same pace as I am. Every time I see a watch an episode I see a meme from you the next day from it. It's crazy!

[–] Blackout@kbin.social 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's so random too, sometimes I watch 4 episodes in a row, then Kai Winn appears and I need a break

[–] xyguy@startrek.website 8 points 10 months ago

Haha that's kind of been my cadence too. I had to take a break after the episode where Kai WInn became the pope and the president at the same time. Shes just too much sometimes.

Just so we can sync up, I am on the episode where Gul Dukat and Kira go on an expedition to find the lost prisoner ship. Haha.

[–] Fades@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Kai episode = take a break or skip

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 18 points 10 months ago (3 children)

But you don't know who's the changling. He could be pretending to be a locked up Bashir to get them to shoot the real one. (Were they on stun settings? Would that work?)

[–] throw4w4y5@sh.itjust.works 23 points 10 months ago

did you see what that phaser did to the wall behind it? nah dog that’s not stun mode 🤣

[–] Blackout@startrek.website 10 points 10 months ago

Just shoot them all first and let Glob sort it out

[–] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

At least aiming their phasers while they were unsure would have given them a chance to react once the changeling transformed.

[–] PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I mean, rule #1 of firearm safety is not to point the loud end at something you don't want to kill, certainly not a colleague... not sure what they teach on day one of Phaser School but I suspect it's not too far off!

[–] someguy3@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago

Certainly not the fucking medic.

[–] Ageroth@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago

I bet the first thing they teach you is to set the phasers to stun

[–] zagaberoo@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

Of course, but when you don't know who is a deadly foe, there's a bit more subtlety than having to be defenseless because you aren't certain. The risks can never be reduced to zero, and the safety of you and your team can't be ignored.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 10 months ago

Finally. His chance.

[–] Lydia_K@startrek.website 12 points 10 months ago

LOL, thank you so much, that has always bothered me.

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Always sad when things won’t load here but commenting for engagement.

[–] Blackout@startrek.website 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Sorry, I literally tried everything to get this to work properly. My 1.8mb mp4 was inflated by giphy to 14mb. Too bad we can't just use imgur links.

Direct link: https://giphy.com/gifs/AjkiQOIqtQshwaL7fe

[–] Flyberius@hexbear.net 2 points 10 months ago

Regardless, this is a great scene.