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{4/5} “I have a bad feeling about this.” Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, released in 2019 Rey is training with Leia. Finn and Poe get a message from a mole inside the First Order. When Kylo Ren finds out Palpatine is still alive he pays him a visit. Palpatine says he can […]
{4.5/5} “‘Come to think of it, I can’t remember the last time I went shopping without you or Chekov — or both of you.’ ‘There’s a reason for that. Ever since you came back to the ship with a tribble, Captain Kirk’s given us explicit orders to keep an eye on you!’” — Uhura & […]
{4.5/5} “‘Where are you from?’ ‘Nowhere.’ ‘No one’s from nowhere.’ ‘Jakku.’ ‘All right, that is pretty much nowhere.’” — Luke & Rey Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, released in 2017 The First Order has found the Rebel base in the middle of their evacuation. Poe heads up to shoot as many cannons as […]
{4.5/5} “‘You’ve got to learn not to take Uhura too seriously, Nina — unless she’s on duty.’ ‘Then you always take her seriously.’” — Sulu & Chekov Star Trek: Class Reunion by Howard Weinstein, published in 4 issues from Nov. 1991 to Feb. 1992 When the Starfleet reunion comes around, Captain James T. Kirk isn’t […]
{5/5} “When I was in the academy, the Admiral was a guest lecturer. He spoke that day on how the increased perfection of machines threatened to dominate humanity to the point where, if we weren’t careful, we would make our own instincts and intuition secondary to our instrumentation. In this great human adventure of space […]
{5/5} “‘What happened to what you said in the conference room? If a second opinion was valuable to you then, wouldn’t it be twice as valuable planet-side?’ ‘For a basically illogical being, Doctor, you can be annoyingly logical at times.’” — McCoy & Spock Star Trek: The Modala Imperative by Michael Jan Friedman, published in […]
{5/5} “‘What about that ship?’ ‘That one’s garbage.’” Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens, released in 2015 Finn is a stormtrooper who has a change of heart. He rescues Poe Dameron, who’s being held by the First Order. They make it down to Jakku, but when their ship disappears into the sand Finn thinks […]
{5/5} “You’ll be told things by superiors that you disagree with throughout your career, Kirk… presuming you have a career. You have to take a stand for what you believe in.” Star Trek Annual #2: Starfleet Academy! by Peter David, published in 1991 When James T. Kirk arrives at Starfleet Academy, he’s disappointed to find […]
{4.5/5} “‘Well, for one thing, Skellen Three’s soil and climate aren’t exactly conducive to farming. So why build an agricultural colony?’ ‘Maybe these farmers just aren’t very bright. Doesn’t necessarily mean they’ve got ulterior motives, does it?’” — Kirk & McCoy Star Trek: Mission — Muddled by Howard Weinstein, published in 3 issues from Aug. […]
{4/5} “‘I’m certain we’ll find the Federation filled with kindred spirits.’ ‘And some not so kindred, Ambassador Goffen. You see, we value diversity as much as we do the refinements of higher civilization’” — Goffen & Kirk Star Trek: Gods’ Gauntlet by Howard Weinstein, published in 2 issues from Jun. 1991 to Jul. 1991 The […]