I really wish there were more Sana and Arkady moments. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t ship them. I love their dynamic and the little moments between them are top tier. I just wish there were more.
Part of the reason I love The Strange Case of Starship Iris so much is that Sana’s and Arkady’s friendship is clearly foundational to both characters and it’s treated with as much importance as any romance.
Sana is also just really, really good at being a friend. She’s more than earned her position as Captain and part of the reason she’s so good at it is that it’s clear when friend-Sana is speaking VS leader-Sana.
Yes! I love Sana’s VA. She does such a wonderful job. They all do, but she does such a great job with all facets of Sana’s character.
Part of why I want more interactions with Arkady and Sana is because I feel like we really get to see the significance of their history and care for each other from Arkady’s perspective (that line Arkady says to Violet about taking a bullet for Sana, Arkady actually taking a bullet for Sana, every time Arkady is concerned about Sana) but we don’t really get to see it from Sana’s perspective. When she expresses concern for her crew, it’s usually for the crew as a whole. And even that time that Arkady took a bullet for her, her concern in the moment was overshadowed by Arkady’s reaction.
I definitely would have loved more moments/exchanges like these in Season 2, for all that we get some great development of other character relationships
Even in that one message that Sana sends to Arkady in 5.5, the way that Sana is able to let her guard down when talking to Arkady and admit how she’s really feeling, and the pressure she’s under? So much there
