Stamets [Mirror]@startrek.website to Risa@startrek.websiteEnglish · 2 years agoStill tugs on the heartstringsstartrek.websiteimagemessage-square42fedilinkarrow-up1467arrow-down128
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minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 years agoRiker grows a beard in s2, which was such a dramatic shift in the show’s quality that it caused a new saying “Riker’s Beard”, which means the opposite of “Jump the Shark”.
minus-squareWarmSoda@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoThe trope is actually called “Grow The Beard”.
minus-squareSokathHisEyesOpen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoI’ve only ever heard it called Riker’s Beard, but now I’ll know what it means if anyone ever says Grow The Beard!
Riker grows a beard in s2, which was such a dramatic shift in the show’s quality that it caused a new saying “Riker’s Beard”, which means the opposite of “Jump the Shark”.
The trope is actually called “Grow The Beard”.
I’ve only ever heard it called Riker’s Beard, but now I’ll know what it means if anyone ever says Grow The Beard!