Star Trek: Discovery

[Vintage Paw]

They've done "klingon passing as human" before, and it was the tribble that gave it away, not any kind of Starfleet sensor tech, so it's emminently doable.

And as Chekov would say, you don't put a tribble in act one without firing it in act two.

 

[Orang Utan]

I've had a quick look into that batshit theory, and can see how the evidence is plausible. But I haven't found any clear explanation of how it would have happened, in-story. As in, literally the mechanics for that situation to come about; how does that work, how'd it happen?

Easy, he just needs to take off his makeup

 

[DexterTCN]

...And as Chekov would say, you don't put a tribble in act one without firing it in act two.

Tribble-guns!

 

[Orang Utan]

what's this tribble business?

 

[DotCommunist]

The Trouble with Tribbles (episode)

 

[Orang Utan]

The Trouble with Tribbles (episode)

Ah, i think i saw that on the telly when i was a kid - a bunch of chattering beatles' wigs

 

[DotCommunist]

Ah, i think i saw that on the telly when i was a kid - a bunch of chattering beatles' wigs

theres a very amusing and pretty cool DS9 version where they splice worf, odo andJadzia Dax into the footage from the original. All cleverly done. Bashir as well. Great episode.

 

[Santino]

I didn't understand what happened on the Klingon ship at all. Was she really trying to defect, or was it an interrogation technique?

 

[Crispy]

Just got round to the loop episode. Felt like proper Trek that did. Ancient story of course, but fun to see it from the non-looping character's POV.

 

[Vintage Paw]

I didn't understand what happened on the Klingon ship at all. Was she really trying to defect, or was it an interrogation technique?

She's playing her own game, cosying up to the painted klingon dude, double-crossing him out of loyalty to Voq and his mission. I think she legitimately is disgusted with the way whateverhisnameis is running things. The attempted defection, imo, wasn't to actually defect but rather to play both sides for hers and Voq's ends.

 

[Santino]

She's playing her own game, cosying up to the painted klingon dude, double-crossing him out of loyalty to Voq and his mission. I think she legitimately is disgusted with the way whateverhisnameis is running things. The attempted defection, imo, wasn't to actually defect but rather to play both sides for hers and Voq's ends.

I didn't understand whether she intended the attempted escape to fail or not. It was very unclear.

 

[DotCommunist]

if only we could read some expressions on the faces of the klingons to help. But we can't and the one with the face scar looks like a mask thats been left on the radiator too long. Not feeling the klingons at all.

 

[T & P]

Spoiler

Surely the Admiral isn't really dead, right? That's how I read it anyway

 

[DexterTCN]

Spoiler

Surely the Admiral isn't really dead, right? That's how I read it anyway

We don't know...it's a cliff-hanger, along with the Klingons coming.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Is episode 8 the last one, or are these being added weekly?

 

[Orang Utan]

Is episode 8 the last one, or are these being added weekly?

it's weekly, but there is now a mid-season hiatus

 

[fishfinger]

it's weekly, but there is now a mid-season hiatus

There's episode 9 tomorrow, then a break until episode 10 on 8th January.

 

[Nanker Phelge]

Thanks all

 

[Vintage Paw]

This week's was a good one. Lots going on.

Spoiler

I think it's pretty much as clear as it can be now that Ash Tyler is Voq, but that he doesn't remember, which was factored into the plan so he was never able to accidentally or under duress give up the ghost.

And a couple of firsts in this episode: Klingon tits and the first gay male kiss

And what to make of the ending. Mirror universe?

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

This week's was a good one. Lots going on.

Spoiler

I think it's pretty much as clear as it can be now that Ash Tyler is Voq, but that he doesn't remember, which was factored into the plan so he was never able to accidentally or under duress give up the ghost.

And a couple of firsts in this episode: Klingon tits and the first gay male kiss

And what to make of the ending. Mirror universe?

Prediction:

Spoiler

They are now in the main Star Trek universe. The spore drive is gubbed, and no longer works, but Discovery is still a comparatively very advanced ship and it, Lorca and the rest of the crew are the roots of what becomes Section 31

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Hmmm.

Spoiler

 

[DotCommunist]

of these 9 that one and time loop are the standouts. An excellent battle, payoff, and all the above. Was honestly wondering if I would give a shit by january but the cliffhanger has gulled me, especially with the speculations on where they might be.

 

[Lord Camomile]

Prediction:

Spoiler

They are now in the main Star Trek universe. The spore drive is gubbed, and no longer works, but Discovery is still a comparatively very advanced ship and it, Lorca and the rest of the crew are the roots of what becomes Section 31

Spoiler

Da fuq?

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Spoiler

Da fuq?

heh, which bit?

 

[Lord Camomile]

heh, which bit?

Basically I'm not well-versed in Trek lore It was a comment about that more than anything else

 

[TheHoodedClaw]

Basically I'm not well-versed in Trek lore It was a comment about that more than anything else

Honestly I got quite a lot of my Star Trek knowledge from my dearly departed mother, who was a huuuuge Trekkie. She collected seemingly endless partworks with ship schematics and suchlike, books, annuals, everything on DVD. Anyway, this is pure speculation and not spoilery:

Spoiler

Alternate universes/timelines are well established in Star Trek - the recent movies for example, even going back to the original series. The thing with Discovery is, the tech is much more advanced than where it is supposed to be in the original timeline (the Enterprise, Shatner, TNG, Voyager one), being set between the Enterprise and Shatner years. Hence speculation there's an alternative universe involved. Section 31 is the Federation's black ops division, and Discovery's ship designation is NCC-1031...

 

[Lord Camomile]

Honestly I got quite a lot of my Star Trek knowledge from my dearly departed mother, who was a huuuuge Trekkie. She collected seemingly endless partworks with ship schematics and suchlike, books, annuals, everything on DVD. Anyway, this is pure speculation and not spoilery:

Spoiler

Alternate universes/timelines are well established in Star Trek - the recent movies for example, even going back to the original series. The thing with Discovery is, the tech is much more advanced than where it is supposed to be in the original timeline (the Shatner, TNG, Voyager and Enterprise one), being set before the Shatner years. Hence speculation there's an alternative universe involved. Section 31 is the Federation's black ops division, and Discovery's ship designation is NCC-1031...

Spoiler

I had been wondering about the advanced tech, but figured they might try and do a SW prequels on it.

Alternate universe makes sense, especially considering the chat with the cap'n and spore guy with all the... diagrams.

 

[ruffneck23]

Honestly I got quite a lot of my Star Trek knowledge from my dearly departed mother, who was a huuuuge Trekkie. She collected seemingly endless partworks with ship schematics and suchlike, books, annuals, everything on DVD. Anyway, this is pure speculation and not spoilery:

Spoiler

Alternate universes/timelines are well established in Star Trek - the recent movies for example, even going back to the original series. The thing with Discovery is, the tech is much more advanced than where it is supposed to be in the original timeline (the Enterprise, Shatner, TNG, Voyager one), being set between the Enterprise and Shatner years. Hence speculation there's an alternative universe involved. Section 31 is the Federation's black ops division, and Discovery's ship designation is NCC-1031...

Spoiler

my friend and i have been saying its very much section 31 ish from the 4th ep

I like your theory ,and it works.

Was a really good episode, look forward to Jan 8th

 

[Lord Camomile]

Spoiler

Does that make the Klingon prisoner and/or the Klingon that thinks it's human significant?

 

[donkyboy]

great ending. look forward to the january episodes. how can anyone complain about star trek, anyway? star trek on tv is better than no star trek on tv.