Star Trek Discovery - Season 3 [Spoilers]

[hamishspence]

Spoiler: ST:TNG

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But why didn't Jean Luc take advantage of it?

Apparently Roddenberry had something to say on this general topic:

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Reporter: "Surely they would have cured baldness by the 24th century."
Roddenberry: "In the 24th century, they wouldn't care."

[Cikomyr2]

Apparently Roddenberry had something to say on this general topic:

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Reporter: "Surely they would have cured baldness by the 24th century."
Roddenberry: "In the 24th century, they wouldn't care."

In my opinion, he was dead on the money.

[Talakeal]

Spoiler: ST:TNG

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But why didn't Jean Luc take advantage of it?

Apparently that was actually a bit of contention behind the scenes.

Roddenberry insisted that though baldness could be cured in the 24th century, humanity would have evolved beyond such petty concerns.

[KillianHawkeye]

It was good to see the crew of Discovery continuing to spread their Federation values in episode 3. Captain Saru is great.

[Psyren]

Spoiler: Episode 4

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Lots of revelations about the Trill and their symbiotes.

Is Discovery's computer becoming a full-blown AI?

First trans-trans kiss in Star Trek history?

Most awkward dinner party ever. WTF is going on with Detmer.

Georgiou starting a haiku-off, then grabbing the wine bottle when everything went downhill was a big mood.

[JadedDM]

Spoiler: Episode 4

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Lots of revelations about the Trill and their symbiotes.

Is Discovery's computer becoming a full-blown AI?

First trans-trans kiss in Star Trek history?

Most awkward dinner party ever. WTF is going on with Detmer.

Georgiou starting a haiku-off, then grabbing the wine bottle when everything went downhill was a big mood.

Spoiler: S3E4 - Forget Me Not

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I think the thing with Discovery's computer and the sphere data was referencing Zora in Calypso.

Technically speaking, Adira is non-binary.

I think Detmer is just suffering from PTSD (or some form of it).

Georgiou, as always, steals every scene she is in. She seems to be warming up to Linus, too.

[Cikomyr2]

I really like it. I especially loved the dinner scene. Star Trek needs more character focused scenes like that.

[GrayDeath]

Ive got to say, after the overall OK first season and the weird (with few grand Scenes) second, this seems to be what Discovery was actually meant for.

Everything feels much more natural, much less forced, mocuh more "flowy".

That can continue if one asks me. Especially the much less "HardCoreProtagonistBurnham!"

[Psyren]

I really like it. I especially loved the dinner scene. Star Trek needs more character focused scenes like that.

It felt very Mass Effect Citadel-y, at least to me (note: this is a compliment.) Of course, modern Star Trek appears to be taking other inspirations from ME as well, with both Discovery and Picard (and other space shows like The Expanse) starting to lean on the dangers of AI.

Spoiler: S3E4 - Forget Me Not

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I think the thing with Discovery's computer and the sphere data was referencing Zora in Calypso.

Technically speaking, Adira is non-binary.

I think Detmer is just suffering from PTSD (or some form of it).

Georgiou, as always, steals every scene she is in. She seems to be warming up to Linus, too.

I was using "trans" in its umbrella definition there, i.e. encompassing expressions such as non-binary.
(Using both definitions of "expression.")

And yes, I noticed the Georgiou/Linus spark too Whether friendship or something else remains to be seen. Certainly she needs someone besides Michael to have attachments to.

Ive got to say, after the overall OK first season and the weird (with few grand Scenes) second, this seems to be what Discovery was actually meant for.

Everything feels much more natural, much less forced, mocuh more "flowy".

That can continue if one asks me. Especially the much less "HardCoreProtagonistBurnham!"

I'd wager that a big part of it, is that unlike the last two seasons there aren't world-ending stakes on the line. There is no big war that the Federation is losing and no space prophecy heralding the end of organic life. Here in S3, the big cataclysm already happened, so the crew can take their time to unravel the mystery of why and settle into their new lives.

[Cikomyr2]

Another solid episode. Good character interaction. I think Michael was a bit more abrasive than she should have been, but the show wasn't afraid to call it out. So I suppose it's okay.

I loved the scene where they see all of Starfleet.

[Clertar]

I think Michael was a bit more abrasive than she should have been, but the show wasn't afraid to call it out. So I suppose it's okay.

And in the latest episode we saw that that was indeed followed up.

[Cikomyr2]

And in the latest episode we saw that that was indeed followed up.

Eeyup. And rightly so!

Good episode again!!! 😁 That means First Officer Tilley is next

[Maelstrom]

Eeyup. And rightly so!

Good episode again!!! 😁 That means First Officer Tilley is next

Sweet Zombie Jeebus NO!

[Cikomyr2]

To be honest. At this point I wonder if Michael still has a place as a senior on Discovery.

Not saying she isn't welcomed. Or that she hasn't have a spot for her. But being Chief Science officer means being in charge of the Science department of the ship and managing people. Michael has proven that she has no desire to be there to fulfill her duties as an OFFICER

At this point. She seems to prefer the idea of working as an operative for Starfleet and Discovery than being a starship officer. Which is fine, ultimately. Post-Burn Starfleet should actually have a lot more operatives advancing causes and missions. It's just that being a senior officer on a starship means responsibility and duties that you cannot just leave on a whim because a "higher priority mission" showed up on your radar.

[JadedDM]

That means First Officer Tilley is next

The episode did seem to lightly hint at that. But wouldn't that be unprecedented, what with her being an ensign and all? I've never heard of a first officer that wasn't either a commander or lieutenant commander.

[Cikomyr2]

The episode did seem to lightly hint at that. But wouldn't that be unprecedented, what with her being an ensign and all? I've never heard of a first officer that wasn't either a commander or lieutenant commander.

She is demonstrating clear leadership in her treatment and training of officers who are theoretically senior to her. She has the ambition, desire and capacity. She has the trust of her captain, who felt he could confide in her.

It would be a stretch, but.. It would still be less ****ing stupid than Cadet Kirk given command of the Enterprise. Tilley has had two years of *solid* experience, and whatever Michael's faults might be, she was a good mentor to her.

[Aeson]

But wouldn't that be unprecedented, what with her being an ensign and all?

In reality? No, but it'd be very unusual for anything that wasn't very small - probably something like a PT boat / MTB or maybe a small submarine, where the commanding officer probably isn't ranked any higher than Lieutenant and most likely has just one or two commissioned officers under his or her command.

[Cikomyr2]

Jesus Christ, this was a brilliant episode. I mean, talk about pure Star Trek porn.

A diplomatic/scientific debate with Vulcan politicians, with a strong focus on character development. I loved it.

[JadedDM]

Nice reference to Anton Yelchin, too. And a couple of episodes back, they referenced Aron Eisenberg, as well.

[Cikomyr2]

Nice reference to Anton Yelchin, too. And a couple of episodes back, they referenced Aron Eisenberg, as well.

Oh, what do you mean?

[Mando Knight]

Oh, what do you mean?

The USS Yelchin was one of the ships that Michael got her black box data from. One of the ships that Discovery flew past as it entered Starfleet Headquarters was the Eisenberg-class USS Nog.

[Cikomyr2]

The USS Yelchin was one of the ships that Michael got her black box data from. One of the ships that Discovery flew past as it entered Starfleet Headquarters was the Eisenberg-class USS Nog.

Awww that's so cute

[Cikomyr2]

So I caught a TNG episode last night, "Who Watches the Watcher"

and I realized having the Mintaka appear as a spacefaring specie in the 31st century is an *actual* possibility. They could maybe even have a First Contact episode with them. All good Star Trek ****.

[JadedDM]

I'm still holding out hope that in one of these new series, at some point, the Tholians make an appearance. They're one of my favorite Star Trek villains, and it would be interesting to see how much better they would look with today's modern CGI.

[Spiderswims]

I'm still holding out hope that in one of these new series, at some point, the Tholians make an appearance. They're one of my favorite Star Trek villains, and it would be interesting to see how much better they would look with today's modern CGI.

They looked pretty good in Star Trek Enterprise.

Spoiler: Eps 8

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So...er....the Discovery does not fire on the evil criminal terrorist cartel because they don't want to "drag the Federation into war with them". Because evil criminal terrorist cartels care about laws and rules and semantics.....and don't just do whatever they feel like they want. Like did anyone think that Orrisa would just say "oh well I was not attacked by a Federation vessel " and not go to war with the Federation? Gosh you just can't trust evil criminal terrorist cartels at all, eh?

So if the Brothers Book are animal empaths why can't they tell just the locust eating the crops to go away? Sure they can't effect "all" of them at once, but how about just do it a bunch of times? And the Book planet people have high tech...is there some reason they can't put a shield up around the crops? And...well...um....does the planet not have replicator technology to make food? (you know that ye old 800 tech?)

[Psyren]

Jesus Christ, this was a brilliant episode. I mean, talk about pure Star Trek porn.

A diplomatic/scientific debate with Vulcan politicians, with a strong focus on character development. I loved it.

And Romulan ones too! And the Vulcans were the bigger ***hats in the room! /joygasm

[Cikomyr2]

They looked pretty good in Star Trek Enterprise.

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So...er....the Discovery does not fire on the evil criminal terrorist cartel because they don't want to "drag the Federation into war with them". Because evil criminal terrorist cartels care about laws and rules and semantics.....and don't just do whatever they feel like they want. Like did anyone think that Orrisa would just say "oh well I was not attacked by a Federation vessel " and not go to war with the Federation? Gosh you just can't trust evil criminal terrorist cartels at all, eh?

So if the Brothers Book are animal empaths why can't they tell just the locust eating the crops to go away? Sure they can't effect "all" of them at once, but how about just do it a bunch of times? And the Book planet people have high tech...is there some reason they can't put a shield up around the crops? And...well...um....does the planet not have replicator technology to make food? (you know that ye old 800 tech?)

I personally think this was also a weak aspect of the plot, but the rest of the episode was pure latinum.

As for why they can't use replicators: replicators can't create something for nothing. So either you need biomatter as a base to synthetise your food, or an absurdly large source of energy.

And dilithium is pretty rare these days, so large source of energy are out of the picture

[Cikomyr2]

Say what you want, the Discovery Mirror Universe uniforms are GORGEOUS

[JadedDM]

Any theories as to what Carl is?

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Q? Thasian? Metron?

[Cikomyr2]

Any theories as to what Carl is?

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Q? Thasian? Metron?

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I really don't think Q. He has no reason to bother himself with Georgiou, and why base himself on a geographical location.

I mean, the only powerful being that I think would fit the modus Operandi of a targeted portal is the Guardian of Forever. But the aesthetic don't match the old episodes.

Anyway. I think Georgiou dissociation problem is that she doesn't feel she belongs in the Prime Verse. Like she said: she is trapped in her version of Mirror Universe. The purpose of this quest is for her to accept that her a Prime Universe is ours.