After Ladyknightthebrave released a wonderful video essay all about Pacific Rim (that movie where they fight monsters with the power of friendship), I wanted nothing more than to talk with her about it here, too. I also wanted to excavate some shared memories and spill some tea about a strange fandom situation we both experienced in different ways. We discuss queer coding, science boyfriends, trigger warnings, the dangerous cult of personality inherent to the BNF archetype, and of course a bit of Star Trek.

(featuring music by the superconducting supercolliders)

LK's youtube channel: Ladyknightthebrave

LK's twitter: @BatyaLewbel

Allison's twitter: @allyspock

The show's twitter: @itsallfandom