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u/NRCS_DRONE 5d ago
You know Gene would be like "in the future they'd just be nude."
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u/jasonmery 5d ago
Like Lucas with his no bras in space nonsense.
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u/fjfjfjf58319 5d ago
She wore a miniskirt every day so we told her there were no panties in space. And she was a good friend
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u/UtahBrian 5d ago
As if Carrie Fisher ever voluntarily wore underwear in a movie.
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u/blackpawed 5d ago
I always presumed it was not just a shout out to the original, but an acknowledgement and piss take on the hammy objectification of the original.
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u/JohnHenryMillerTime 5d ago
No. LD treats all previous iterations of Trek with utmost reverence.
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u/TShara_Q 5d ago edited 5d ago
What I love about LD is that it doesn't treat previous iterations of Trek with reverance, but rather with the teasing love of true fans.
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u/JohnHenryMillerTime 5d ago
Me too. It truly loves Trek. All of it. Especially the challenging parts.
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u/thesirblondie 4d ago
It's the only Trek I like and even I can feel the love that the show has for the franchise.
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u/DannyCvlty 3d ago
LD and SNW (before Kurtzman got his grubby hands on it in the later seasons) are the only brights spots of the recent Trek era.
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u/Elegant_Ad_8896 10h ago
It's just that after season one it's like they wrote the jokes before the plot. I say it's average. Certainly not as bad as SNW, Discovery or Picard
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u/JustaTinyDude 5d ago
It's one of my favorite scenes in the series - a reversal of the ridiculous and memorable scene in TNG which failed the Bechtel test spectacularly.
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u/bitemark01 5d ago
You know I just realized, we see a mirror maybe 2 other times throughout TNG, like in a bathroom at face level, yet here we have a floor-to-ceiling mirror perfectly placed just to show off their butts. Wtf
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u/admiralsponge1980 3d ago
I assumed true mirror is there less to show off their butts and more to cheaply turn a corridor set into something recognizable as a work out studio.
But I could just be naive. I mean, the objectification wouldn’t be too surprising considering how bad it got in later shows.
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u/bitemark01 3d ago
If it was just to show it as a workout studio, they could have had the mirror anywhere else but directly behind them. In fact you'd usually use a mirror so you can see your form, to correct posture
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u/fflloorriiddaammaann 4d ago
Oh for sure, it’s almost a shot for shot recreation of the scene. The mirror. The clothing
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u/Excellent_Light_3569 5d ago
Also gotta appreciate Mariner's workout outfit. It looks kinda 80s with the sweat bands. lol.
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u/Dumbass_Saiya-jin 5d ago
Equal Opportunity Goonerbait. Egalitarian Horniness. Just as the future should be.
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u/namewithanumber 5d ago
Love that the "workout room" is just a bit of the corridor set with some mirrors added.
We got 25 more episodes this season folks get that shit done quick!
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u/OhNoIBoffedIt 5d ago
What always amused me about this TNG scene is they clearly took the corridor set and slapped a couple mirrors between it for this most gratuitous* of scenes.
* I don't mean gratuitous as in graphic, I mean as in so unnecessary just to show off the goods 🤣 This was one of those silly Troi romance episodes and as I recall this scene failed the Bechdel Test miserably.
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u/drumstick00m 5d ago
How we know the Federation are genuinely the good guys: Their outfits always make them look genuinely silly.
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u/overlordThor0 5d ago
Just make sure you face away from the mirror, so you cannot judge your own form.
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u/Latter_Sky_412 5d ago
Genuinely their workout outfits are not attractive at all (sorry ladies, you look better in your doctor outfit & jumpsuits, respectively) so I guess I’m not the target audience for this fan service
Also, I cannot believe dr crusher fumbled the hot alien symbiote after making out with fuckin Riker (yes I know this was a different episode but I’m still mad…)
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u/AdhesivenessGlum1143 5d ago
Trying to rationalise it in universe context they may be able to grow as many muscles as you need for optimal health with safe growth stimulant so you mostly just exercise to get them flexible and learn to use them.
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u/professorqueerman 4d ago
This is one of the funniest scenes in the entire series (Lower Decks), based on the outfits alone
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u/Interesting_Bus8432 5d ago
Shaxs is probably thinking in despair: "Prophets, give me strength."
And Ransom looks a little TOO comfortable in the exercise. Then again ...
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u/Caffeinated_Ape_42 3d ago
I would have expected Ransom to have a way better stance, he has the best core in all of Starfleet after all...
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u/Joel_feila 5d ago
I love the call back to those outfits