Captain Ake’s Chair Controversary in ‘Starfleet Academy’ Now Makes Perfect Sense

Because the new season of Starfleet Academy is set so far in the future, it’s hard to bring back many familiar characters. While a few have appeared, like Robert Picardo as the Doctor and Tawny Newsome as Illa Dax, those opportunities are rare. That’s why the show features a lot of new characters, including Captain Ake. She’s a fascinating addition, but many Star Trek fans are distracted by her unusual way of standing on the bridge of the Athena.

The True Story Behind Love Story: JFK Jr. & Carolyn Bessette

I’ve always been fascinated by the story of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, and it all started, tragically, with that flight in 1999. But the show beautifully takes you back to how they actually met, in 1992. Carolyn was really making a name for herself at Calvin Klein – she just had this natural flair and was so good with people. John, though, seemed to be at a bit of a crossroads. He’d been People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive in ’88, but by ’92, things weren’t going so well with his job as a lawyer, and the press often made fun of him. It’s a poignant contrast, really, seeing where they both were at that time.