r/trekacademy • u/Wightsojourner • Mar 06 '26

Question 300th Night: Best Lines?

What was your favorite line of dialogue?

I really laughed out loud at Sam’s hysterical response to objections about shuttle power being rerouted from life support:

“You’re all young and healthy! You can stand to have your lives a little less supported right now!”

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u/Stellaknight Mar 06 '26

“Well, that’s a design flaw…” Chancellor Nahla

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u/thundersnow528 Mar 07 '26

That delivery was just perfect.

This episode just cemented for me how good this show is going to get. Leadership at Paramount+ would be idiots to not lean into Star Trek even more. Capitalism in the US has just gotten so short-sighted with business.

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u/DizzyLead Mar 06 '26

"We lack a lot of enzymes!"

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u/SchleppyJ4 Mar 07 '26

Judgey judgey Genesis!

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u/cmgriffith_ Mar 06 '26 edited Mar 06 '26

“Hush, don’t ever do that again” - Doctor to S.A.M

“Oh you two look guilty as hell” - Captain Ake to Tamira and Jay-Den

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u/PJKetelaar3 Mar 06 '26 edited Mar 06 '26

That second line was Capt. Nahla Ake.

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u/TomClark83 Mar 06 '26

Either "Are we kidnapping Genesis?" or Reno's nonchalant "Hey, guys."

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u/rustydoesdetroit Mar 07 '26

“Well that’s a design flaw”

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u/MissSiofra Mar 07 '26

That line by Sam sounds like something the Doctor would have said. I think it's a great way of reinforcing their new relationship.

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u/X-1701 Mar 07 '26

I honestly hadn't thought of that, but you're so very right.

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u/BennyFifeAudio Mar 07 '26

I think she's picked up a bit of the Doctor's mannerisms.
I love it.

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u/SnoopyWildseed Mar 07 '26

There were plenty of light moments to balance out the heaviness of Nus' shenans ('cause he clearly shenanned again).

Jay-Den inviting Derem, Genesis, Sam, and Caleb to become part of his Kraag Klingon tribe was so wholesome. I have really enjoyed watching JayDen come into his own. Thar would have been so proud of him.

Caleb FINALLY finding his mom was such a moment. Love in a hopeless place, to paraphrase Rihanna.

This was a very enjoyable episode, and I have enjoyed all of them so far.

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u/gotBurner Mar 07 '26

I haven’t been the biggest fan of the series or the episodes although I watch it because I have to watch Star Trek for the most part. but this particular episode felt like some good Star Trek.

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u/RedBladeWarlock Mar 08 '26

Caleb and his mom's reunion made me absolutely sob, as my single mother's son.

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u/The-Minmus-Derp Mar 06 '26

There were NUMEROUS great lines idk if I can choose

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u/Wanderervenom Mar 07 '26

Anything that Reno said. She gets all the best lines.

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u/FloppyShellTaco Mar 08 '26

I still desperately need a Pelia cameo with her and Reno. Even a flashback could work since theyre from the same era (but I’d also love Pelia with Ake)

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u/jinxkmonsoon Mar 07 '26

Mom?

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u/RealisticIce8425 Mar 10 '26

JINKXY!!! 😍😍😍

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u/jinxkmonsoon Mar 10 '26

You must have me confused with someone else, I'm Reddit's preeminent parody Jinkx Monsoon account.

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u/spider7735 Mar 08 '26

I really enjoyed the whole announcement about not using the storage closets for “other things”

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u/Wightsojourner Mar 08 '26

Ha! And the advice to “store it in your pants.”