#fucking INSANE line. especially in retrospect like robinson got himself killed and archer's goofy ass founded the federation
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funny how simple the line ‘do you remember what Buzz Aldrin said when he stepped on the moon?’ is compared to how much it fucks. the bitterness, the immensity. the ego...
#the answer: nobody does. because armstrong went first.#enterprise literally best show ever hands down#trek#captain's log#im in a fucking weird headspace#archer my archer..#fucking INSANE line. especially in retrospect like robinson got himself killed and archer's goofy ass founded the federation#the ideas abt legacy and his preoccupation as a young man w his father's engine ..#its just so UHM#like. in first flight he's fighting on his dad's behalf and trying to fit his life into his dad's#thinking the most he'll be able to contribute is taking the step his father had leaned toward#and in the end. warp two is... one small step.#yanno#small potatoes.#lmfao#when he finally IS able to pull his head out of his ass he realizes what he's capable of doing on his own + that becomes so much more#impressive than what he aspired to as a young man and what he thought was important#and despite the monuments and the schools named after him and the museums built with his name on the side... what he leaves behind is so...#pardon the pun. nebulous.#everything traces back to him. and the work he did.#the reflection is really the kicker--the appraisal of his life after it's been lived#once youre able to divorce his shitty fucking personality from his accomplishments#knowing that all his bigotry and intransigence dies with him#what you're left with is the best parts of him#the times he was accepting and generous and kind. when he extended a hand out to all those he encountered hoping for friendship#GOD#archer. talk about the fucking duality of man#hes the worst but how can you not love him#LOVE him#like. ardently. admirably. with affection beyond words
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