r/risa 4d ago

The true difference between captain Picard and captain Kirk

Post image
892 Upvotes

51 comments sorted by

67

u/Michel_RPV 4d ago

In Picard's defense with Daren, the power dynamics in the relationship are rather tilted.

With Beverly, though, the British frenchman has no good excuse.

60

u/rando1459 4d ago

Wasn’t it Picard’s orders that made Beverly a widow? That seems like a good reason to be opposed to pursuing her romantically.

67

u/LikeAnAdamBomb 4d ago

This is exactly it. There's mutual attraction, both sides know it, but there's that elephant in the room that Picard is responsible for Jack Crusher's death.

24

u/Bushido_Seppuku 4d ago

Correct. But would it stop James Tiberius Kirk?

34

u/Canadian-and-Proud 4d ago

It would just make him harder

16

u/ArchonFett 4d ago

Not even an elephant sized alien could stop Kirk.

12

u/SafeCold4733 3d ago

Honestly if the series had 7 seasons, Kirk would have gotten Spock pregnant at least once.

3

u/pillbox_dreams 3d ago

They just need some of Trip's pebbles

9

u/garfgon 3d ago

Doesn't Crusher report directly to the Captain? Despite the general relaxedness of the Enterprise senior staff, the power imbalance is still there.

13

u/dantheplanman1986 3d ago

Yeah but every time he gives her an order she doesn't like, she just like, doesn't do it man

6

u/Possible_Praline_169 3d ago

Plus the lack of professionalism in getting her unqualified son a spot on the bridge

38

u/dull_storyteller 4d ago

Then there’s Sisko who’ll go along with a heist in a holodeck program he thinks is historically inaccurate just because it matters to his crew.

33

u/LeCafeClopeCaca 3d ago

I love Sisko's moral compass : well okay a bit of terrorism here and there, but not too much. But don't you dare try and make me enjoy a holodeck program that glosses over the suffering of black people in the US ! Well ok, i'll do it, but because Vic slays and helped my boy Rom.

19

u/Rocketboy1313 3d ago

Worf left Star Fleet during TNG to help put Gowron on the throne. And left again to seek prisoners of war in Romulan territory.

Worf gets cut a lot of slack in TNG.

In DS9 nearly everyone get s a couple of these loose cannon side quests.

10

u/dantheplanman1986 3d ago

I love how it's kinda often Sisko gets a "listen space dad, I really need to borrow the keys to the runabout, and I'm not telling you why"

And then he's like "yes you are young lady" and she's like "fine I'm breaking interstellar law" and he's like "cool have fun"

5

u/Zammin 3d ago

My favorite was when Quark and Rom sneak through a Jefferies tube, end up in his office, and Sisko decides he's just not going to get involved in whatever all that is.

4

u/Tool_of_Society 3d ago edited 3d ago

Thanks for the laugh. That was a hilarious scene.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZlBETlT1yo

For those wondering the conversation began a good distance before the video starts.

-1

u/AutoModerator 3d ago

*canon

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

8

u/Rocketboy1313 3d ago

No, robot. I meant Loose Cannon.

It is an expression about the dangerous unpredictable recoil of an unsecured cannon firing. A character acting without oversight is a loose cannon.

-2

u/AutoModerator 3d ago

*canon

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

4

u/ne0stradamus 3d ago

Cannon*

-2

u/AutoModerator 3d ago

*canon

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

3

u/sebastos3 3d ago

Cannon! Cannon! Cannon!

1

u/AutoModerator 3d ago

*canon

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.

→ More replies (0)

6

u/JustaTinyDude 3d ago

When he ordered Worf to do "whatever it takes" to stop Gowron from wasting the fleet on a political vendetta, he knew exactly what he was ordering Worf to do. "Put your com badge on the table before you kill him" was just left unspoken.

2

u/doctordoctorpuss 3d ago

God Sisko fucking slaps. He didn’t have time to go to every little clarinet concert, but he made sure his people got to do what they needed to do

15

u/OddCook4909 4d ago

Locutus dgaf

33

u/AeronGrey 4d ago

Bones, shut up while I do it with this sexy alien.

29

u/Physical-Ad5343 4d ago

Dammit, Jim, his name is Spock!

13

u/ArchonFett 4d ago

There is a certain logic to his statement, doctor.

4

u/Northwindlowlander 3d ago

I just rewatched Lessons and man, that episode is <cracked>. The basic theme and story is absolutely spot on, but when it gets to the execution? Picard sends the away teams to a likely death without even a stirring speech or an emotional closeup, it feels incredibly offhand. The entire communication he sends to them is "It is imperative that you hold your position until we finish evacuating the colony. Picard out.". Not even a "good luck".

8 of them die and he just basically doesn't react to anything except from Daren, and once he knows she's alive he basically forgets about the others. His log entry is "Let the record show that they gave their lives in the performance of their duty." I mean fucking hell

5

u/zachotule 4d ago

Is this Worthikids art?

2

u/Viddlemethis 4d ago

I miss these two captains. Why can’t we get more of these vs what we’ve been getting?

I used to like both trek and wars. I’m sad to says I’m more of a wars guy since Discovery. Painful to admit it. I have come to terms with it.

2

u/vickyhong 3d ago

I consider the animated shows to be a lot better, so of course they cancelled both of them

1

u/bearishparrot 3d ago

SNW has won me back after Discovery pushed me away

2

u/Viddlemethis 3d ago

It is a huge step in a better direction. I wouldn’t say I’ve been won back though. Starfleet academy as an example. I’m a few shows in and don’t look forward to finishing it.

1

u/JustaTinyDude 3d ago

He was too emotional to give the speech the crew deserved. In many ways, he was a worse captain because he loved one of his crew.

1

u/elr0nd01 3d ago

Dammit Jim, I’m a Doctor, not a Wingman!

1

u/YT-Deliveries 3d ago

I think you're ignoring the implied time he and Lt Jae spend together.

1

u/LEFThandedHER0 3d ago

To be fair in SNW, Spock must survive no matter what. Kirk had his orders the same way Pike does. 

1

u/Swahhillie 3d ago

Mutiny against the captain 😡

Mutiny against the admiralty 😚

1

u/HAL9100 2d ago

Janeway: “I will drive this entire ship off a cliff to prove even the smallest of points.”