Realm of Possibilities

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY - S1E12 Vaulting Ambition

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY (2017-2024) 5.01 | Red Directive

SYLVIA TILLY - STAR TREK: DISCOVERY S2E2 New Eden

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY - S2E2 New Eden

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY // S2E2 New Eden Since the other day, when the red burst appeared in the sky, I knew you were coming. That was the light from your ship, right? Your hands, your skin unravaged by the labor we do here. You're not from Terralysium. I can see the truth in your eyes.

Star Trek: Discovery - The Eternal Gallery and Archive

The Eternal Gallery and Archive is proud to house the largest known collection of historical and cultural artifacts in the Alpha or Beta Quadrants.

The Archive has made its home in the Badlands for nearly a century. These uniquely treacherous environs help protect our collection. Archivists come from a wide array of backgrounds. We have devoted our lives to the preservation of galactic knowledge.

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY - S4E11 Rosetta

Star Trek: Discovery 1x9 - Into The Forest I Go

[ID: Three gifs of Paul Stamets. He is looking over Lorca's star charts and slowly moves his hand up and around the chart. He seems both awed and confused. /End ID]

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY - S2E10 The Red Angel

SYLVIA TILLY - STAR TREK: DISCOVERY S2E10 The Red Angel

Captain Michael Burnham and Commander Rayner + being too much alike

MICHAEL BURNHAM - STAR TREK: DISCOVERY S5E10 Life, Itself

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I was on Twitter and someone summarized perfectly the significance of Michael and Book's happy ending in the greater landscape of television. To quote:

"In a TV landscape that still often fails to allow its black characters love and happiness, I'm so glad the Star Trek Discovery gave that beautiful happy ending to its leading black couple. They get to be happy, still in love, and they get to see their son thriving and succeeding." - Captain Pike a chu

This is another large part of why I have such adulation about this couple and feel they need to be protected. It is not simply about "shipping" - I've shipped various couples, both canon and non-canon of different make ups. This is about finally getting the representation I, and many others, have been desiring to see. The writers for Discovery deserve high praise for recognizing that the happy ending with a baby may be cliché or stereotypical for other couplings; however, it is uncommon for a black couple in today's media and it needs to be seen. That's what good writers do. They have AWARENESS.

And putting race and representation aside, Michael and Book are just genuinely a great couple, who deserved a happy ending.

If you are a tv/movie writer, please take note.

STAR TREK: DISCOVERY (2017–2024) ⤷ 5.10 "LIFE, ITSELF"