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Not that Paul Giamatti wasn't a delight to behold, just sayin' (lemmy.world)
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ACA s1e8 "The Life of the Stars"

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[–] 1 point 2 months ago (1 child)

My only issue with Academy was the presence of a captain who refused to act like an officer. Stand up straight, put on your boots, sit in the chair like a normal human.

Other than that, I loved it.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    I think her attitude and presentation are crucial and indispensable. The federation is trying to claw itself back from violent fascism. Before the pendulum can find its center again it must first swing in the opposite direction.

    Once the federation has a complete and thriving culture of Not putting people in a torture prison for stealing bread, I agree that a captain needs to display discipline lest we slip into ineffective hedonism. That's just not where they are right now.

    I think her presentation isn't just an example to students, and a counterbalance to the strict boot-crushers that still abound in the federation, but a litmus test of how viable a change to the previous culture is. If she got kicked out for her bare feet or queer sitting style, there was never a chance she could effect change anyway. Which was one of the reasons she didn't want to rejoin. She didn't believe she could change things.

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