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#he's so handsome #captain liam shaw #liam shaw

Liam Shaw

I put this in someone else's comments back in the day, but it deserves its own post: every time I rewatch Picard S3, I find myself rewinding Shaw’s scenes three times an episode and thinking to myself “man, this guy is just really f***ing good at being a captain.”

The big catalyst for this realization was Shaw being the only person on the Titan who realized that the changelings were somehow tracking the ship, and how he delegated the investigation to Jack to pull him out of his guilt-spiral. Oh, right, and he did all of this with a fractured femur while bleeding out all over sickbay. An episode later, all Seven needs to do is tell him that all the engineers are busy and he immediately figures out what the plan is and how he needs to help without being read in.

I’ve previously waxed poetic about the Dinner of Discontent and Shaw regaling Picard’s and Riker’s greatest hits in the turbolift. People just think he’s being a jerk, but no, this man is demonstrating that he actually studied for this test. He methodically gathered information on his guests and methodically used said information to destroy their crappy excuses in a perfectly logical way. In other words, he did the work to make a well-informed decision just as a captain should. On rewatch, when Seven warns Picard to lower his expectations, she’s not making a personal attack against Shaw — she’s warning Picard that Shaw’s done the work and has his number.

This is all in addition to the countless pivots and split-second calls Shaw made on the bridge whenever another bonkers revelation would come out of Picard’s mouth. And the care he consistently showed to Esmar, Mura, and Sidney with thank yous and comforting touches. And the fact that he’s not on the bridge 24/7 because, you know, his first officer exists for a reason. And his overarching drive to protect his crew at all costs, even when it meant unpopular decisions.

Gah, what a gift of a character.

Who is hotter? Archer or Shaw?

Round One, Match One Hundred and Twenty One

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Do you sometimes read a fic writer’s work, and just… thank all the gods this person managed to get obsessed with the same fictional people you did?

This artist is very talented. Wow, I love this

Star Trek (IDW) Vol 2 #20 

Cover B Variant by Taurin Clarke

So this was just announced. I'm thrilled that Shaw is getting more backstory, even in beta canon. I'm also really stuck on how stupidly gorgeous Commander Shaw looks in his Voyager-era uniform.

If you're an adult...

You are allowed to read comic books. You are allowed to write fanfiction. You are allowed to play video games. You are allowed to collect stuffed animals, dolls, Funko Pops and whatever else. You are allowed to go to cons. You are allowed to cosplay. You are allowed to have a comfort show, even if it's not popular, or hasn't been "on the air" for decades. You are allowed to have anime crushes. You are allowed to have fun. You are allowed to pursue hobbies, even if you can't monetize them or turn them into a career or a "side hustle." You are allowed to take time out for yourself; that's not the same as totally neglecting all your responsibilities to their detriment. You are allowed to write your own life script, instead of following the one your parents and culture mapped out for you at birth. You are allowed to decide you don't want to have children, or don't want to get married. (Or that you'd like to do those things someday, but not today.) You are allowed to go at your own pace, on your own path. You're allowed to have a life that's not all bills and back pain, fatigue and drudgery. You are allowed to play, as well as work.

Hoping for a Star Trek Titan-A novel book.