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[–] Stamets@startrek.website 34 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I will never understand why the beard went for that movie. People give it shit constantly but the worst part is the lack of beard, not the Shinzon stuff

[–] aeronmelon@lemm.ee 18 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Bro, Shinzon was Nemesis. Riker lost the beard in Insurrection.

And you complain, but that super hot Trill Ops officer seemed to like it.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D_T2Wc_XsAE5ZVf.jpg

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My head cannon is that he couldn't be bothered, so he sent Thomas instead.

[–] aeronmelon@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago

Riker, over comms: "'Sup, stupid."

Thomas: "I'm closing the channel."

Riker: "How would like to make some extra scratch and keep my Imzadi company for a few weeks?"

Thomas: "...I'm listening."

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
[–] SatyrSack@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Meredith Murphy is the actress who portrayed a Trill science officer in Star Trek: Insurrection. She received no credit for this part

Wow, why?

[–] Rhaedas@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

That was a background character, not the one you're thinking about (see other reply). There's a bunch of side characters in that and other movies that don't get credited. One well known one is Tom Morello of RATM.

[–] usernamefactory@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I think that must have been a different Trill officer? According to a link in the footer of the same page it was this actress on the bridge: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Stephanie_Niznik

[–] Rhaedas@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Correct. Stephanie is the one everyone always refers to for that look she gives Riker in that scene. RIP.

And for what it's worth, although the inference seems to always be sexual, I don't think it needs to be. It can be just as much admiration and "holy shit, captain". Which is totally justified.

I also like the look Riker gives when Geordi tells him he already ejected the core before being ordered.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

My bad. You're right. Good eye!

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Huh. Been a while since I seen Nemesis. I must be conflating the two movies.

Also just means the trill had bad taste, that's all

[–] Rhaedas@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I do prefer the beard, but later Riker without a beard works well. I think it's because the character and actor have grown into the part at that point and don't present themselves the same as the early season Riker. I was going to call him "gangly" but I don't think that's right, but first season Riker was less sure of things.

Let's not forget the other badass old Riker with the peppered gray beard who said "I'll get the Klingon's attention".

[–] aeronmelon@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

I think the word you're looking for is "lanky".

He was, kind of. But those first episodes with the thinner beard (he was wearing fake facial hair to make it fuller) made him look even more like a pencil.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

but the worst part is the lack of beard, not the Shinzon stuff

I mean...

By the way, were the Remans all left to die when Romulus and Remus were destroyed? Because they never got mentioned again.

[–] Stamets@startrek.website 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I outright refuse the complaint about the ARGO. I have never understood people's problems with it.

Also when it comes to the Remans, presumably. I'll do some research and get back to you on that.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Complaint: What was the point of the entire sequence?

[–] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Patrick Stewart said "make it so"

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

By the way, were the Remans all left to die when Romulus and Remus were destroyed? Because they never got mentioned again.

Star Trek Online has a whole storyline about that. It isn't canon, but it ought to be.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

His beard refused to be a part of the movie.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Anything without the beard is bad.