Yay Chekov! I sort of missed him the first time around, as I was sort of fixated on Spock and Kirk, but in subsequent viewings, I love Chekov to an unhealthy degree. Anton Yelchin is about the most adorable thing ever. Have you seen Charlie Bartlett? Just awww.

And I am a TOTAL nerd. Well, especially about Russian stuff, since I never get to use my Russian street cred, which is a shame, because I think I should get some payoff for the time I spent living there. But I just had to provide a reference, because I didn't think anyone would know wtf I was on about. In fact, it took me a long time to find that picture because I couldn't think of what to google in English to get the picture I needed. Eventually I figured it out (obviously).

Uh, also, why are we not friends yet? Seriously? I need to get with the times.