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1. cofax Sat 31 Jan 2026 06:02PM UTC

   

   Oh my heart! Entirely charming!

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2. Jayne L (JayneL) Sat 31 Jan 2026 07:47PM UTC

   

   Aww, *WAFF*. This is adorable! And so so sunshiney!

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3. queenbookwench Sun 01 Feb 2026 04:22AM UTC

   

   I already love the song and it's such a great mesh with these two characters! *Lower Decks feels intensify*

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4. FFcrazy15 Sun 01 Feb 2026 12:22PM UTC

   

   Awwww

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5. rrrNightingale Sun 01 Feb 2026 02:19PM UTC

   

   I love their friendship so much! Thank you for making such a nice video, it was a joy to watch.

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6. bironic Mon 02 Feb 2026 12:57AM UTC

   

   <3

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7. starlady Mon 02 Feb 2026 02:35AM UTC

   

   I hope that someday we will get a Lower Decks movie and they will get together. Great vid!

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8. Scribe Mon 02 Feb 2026 11:56PM UTC

   

   Ahhhh thank you so much, vidder, I love this vid so! It's exactly what I imagined a Tendi & Rutherford vid to be, and more! I just couldn't stop grinning while watching it. My precious babies! This was just absolutely delightful and joyful and lovely. You captured their friendship perfectly, and how much they love space and life and the Ceritos and just being amazing nerds...the sunshine one loves the other sunshine one indeed! I love the arc from them being kind of failures to jointly becoming badasses, with an excellent hug and high five montage along the way! The song choice was just *perfect*, also, I love how you made it not just about their friendship but about their joint delight in their lives and work and everything around them. Also I love the Weepies! I'll definitely be rewatching this whenever I need a pick-me-up. :D

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9. colls Tue 03 Feb 2026 12:31AM UTC

   

   I love them and I love this vid!

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10. felisnocturna Wed 04 Feb 2026 08:45PM UTC

    

    Aw, I love Tendi and Rutherford's friendship and it's lovely to see a vid about their shared, delighted geekery. Big fan of the section starting around 1:30 in particular - the unexpected and perfectly timed shot at 1:44 made me laugh :D - plus the hugs and high-fives montage, and all the secret inner badassery you found!

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11. sandalwoodbox Thu 05 Feb 2026 06:41AM UTC

    

    very cute! they're so great <3

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12. swizzlespoon Thu 05 Feb 2026 09:32PM UTC

    

    awwwwwww. big old heart eyes emoji goes here.

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