I look at you, and I see the person I was three years ago. The explorer that my father wanted me to be. I lost something out there, and I don't know how to get it back.

This one hit me hard after everything that happened.

I'm finding it a very root-beer-flavored entry in the franchise.

I knew it was Data the moment I noticed the head looked nothing like Data

In all seriousness, though, I swear I'm going to break into Rick Berman's house and send him to Gre'thor for what he did to Jadzia (and honestly, most of the female cast members at he time).

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I was rewatching DS9: "Bar Association" and totally thought this is what should have been done instead, so here it is.

Seriously, though. I think I've seen this guy in the grocery store down here in AZ.

Let's bring glory to our friends in Cetacean ops!

Okay, I admit Vendome came after, but still, it's not like ops/security/engineering people have never become captain. Plus, come on. Vendome's face was just begging to be memed.

The main example I can think of from canonically before this moment is Uhura, though everyone was wearing red uniforms at the time.

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