R/S: Why?

[Aquarius]

I don't 'ship for them, either, but I can totally see it. I haven't given it much thought before, but I can certainly see things in Malcolm that women in general would find attractive. As I start seeing the episodes again, I'll watch with an eye in that direction... I'm still all about TnT, but it'll be fun to watch things with another perspective.

[WarpGirl]

I thought Malcolm was nice to Hoshi after she "screamed like a 12 year old" in "Fight Or Flight" but honestly "Sleeping Dogs" sold me on the idea. The look on his face when she told him to blow all 6 torpedos was priceless. The man is a complete pyro, and he appreciated her spunk. Also she was a little flirty when she gave him the pineapple cake. And they're both so intriverted in completely different ways. They're balanced, all great romances but particularly in Trek are balanced. Even when the characters are screwed up the one's strength's compliment the other's weakness. I just think Hoshi and Malcolm have that same vibe.

[WarpGirl]

OMG It's all Alelou's fault!!!! She sends me to trekcore, which I have never been and I find this... http://ent.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/ ... 54_019.jpg

A deleted scene from "Broken Bow" it looked like Hoshi got a shock from a control panel and Mal checks her hands. WHY DID THEY NOT DEVELOP THESE TWO!!!!!

[Aquarius]

The link doesn't work. I got a 404 Forbidden error.

[WarpGirl]

Dang! The same thing happened with me when Alelou sent me links. OK I'll retrace my steps hold on... OK Step 1. go to Trekcore dot com Step 2. Click on ENT Step 3. Click Episode guide, "Broken Bow pt1" Step 4. Click Screencaps deleted scenes 154. And there you have it. Sorry for the stupid link. Oh hi Aquarius!

[alt_Toza]

I like Malcolm but the way they wrote him sometimes makes me want to throw my tea at the TV. It's like he's sometimes slogging away, doing his best to keep the ship safe despite the best efforts of the rest of the crew and their lax way of working, and the next he's trying to sacrifice himself in some stupid attempt to die for some reason, any reason. And the way he went on and on and moaned in Shuttlepod One really annoyed me after a while - I wasn't angry at him, funnily enough, but the writers. It's just how my brain works... (But his dad was Gruber from 'Allo 'Allo - http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/alloallo/ -! How weird was that! And I think Hoshi's dad was Buck Bokai from DS9, wasn't he...?)

So a few people here like him because of the accent? At least it's nice to get a real English bloke on the set instead of someone pretending, like a reverse Hugh Laurie. I think that could be half of the reason I like him - he sounds familiar. And I remember during his fisticuffs with Hayes that his polished elocution slipped just a tad in places. Made me like him even more.

I was pretty bummed he never seem to get any. And when it looked like he was, it was all just a ruse to distract him. Not fair. Hoshi would have been great for him - and there were certainly enough chances for them to find reasons to get more acquainted. And he did see her half naked when her shirt got caught in that vent.

But I can see why a pretty accent would attract people. I think it's what I first noticed about Trip.

[WarpGirl]

I didn't understand how the writers could make him tough and practical one minute and a drama queen the next. But honestly Malcolm's number one most awsome attribute his love of blowing stuff up!!!! That's just sexy in fiction, in real life it depends on the cirumstances. That's why I was hooked on R/S when she told him to blow all of those Klingon torpedoes. I thought to myself... "Ooooh now THAT has potential" too bad they both got shafted.

[alt_Toza]

I did love his propensity for standing in the middle of a deep and meaningful argument and kind of just going: "I vote we take off and nuke the entire site from orbit - it's the only way to be sure!"

He was my hero when he said to Trip something like "You're good at putting things together, and I'm good at blowing them up" when on that Romulan drone ship, I think. Very aptly put.

And he's still about the only person on screen who can say 'jolly good' and make it sound like a threat.

He really should have got Hoshi. Or at least, more space babes. I mean come on, who doesn't like a man who can handle all his weapons?

(I want a smilie that does Trip's Eyebrow Of Innuendo from that blooper reel about giving the Captain 'a leg up', so I can put it right here....)

[WarpGirl]

Well poor Mal should have gotten SOMETHING even dull as dishwater Travis got a hot girl. Really it wasn't fair. He has so many good qualities; honor, loyalty, a wicked sense of humor, what's not to love? OK so in general I like men tall (with exceptions) but with Hoshi the hight thing works.

[alt_Toza]

Absolutely. And what he lacked in height, he made up for in being able to kick Haye's arse (yes, I count him the winner there).

Travis got the journalist, so Malcolm should have got her boss. She would have come down to the conference thing to set a few things straight and run into Malcolm, promptly wibble'd at his curt little chin-pull while he asserted his authority like the bad-ass terrier he can be, and she would have been reduced to a pile of mush, ready to obey his every command.

Well that's the way I see it, anyway.

[WarpGirl]

When it comes to relationships of any kind I'm a HUGE believer in balance. Strengths and weaknesses should be balanced, personalities should compliment not clash or be identical. Ideal? Yes. Realistic? Well up to a point. But I think Malcolm and Hoshi balance each other out, they're not opposites, but they're not the same either. I like that in a way they's be a far more serene pair than TnT. Because that's what would work for them. Anyway like I said it's nice and balanced.

[Distracted]

I didn't understand how the writers could make him tough and practical one minute and a drama queen the next.

Unfortunately, I get the impression from subtext sometimes that the writers were toying with the idea of making Malcolm their token closeted gay character. Sigh.

I still think Malcolm/Hoshi works.

[Asso]

I still think Malcolm/Hoshi works.

ABSOLUTELY.

[WarpGirl]

Just to be clear the concept of a "token" character of ANY kind makes me cringe. But Malcolm I don't think so. Archer? HECK YES!

[Alelou]

I still think the actor brought some subtext to Malcolm's role, but maybe I'm wrong. I have to rent Trekkies 2 again. I could have sworn DK was out. Or maybe I just thought so because he had such great chemistry with Steven Culp.

Archer? I could see him going either way, actually, but the day we have a canonical gay captain is going to be a day a long way down the road.