‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Cast Includes Klingon Captain, British Doctor and More

[The Wormhole]

WTF? The title of the episode was Broken Bow, anyway. Named after the town on Ohio where Klaang crashed.

 

[UssGlenn]

I thought it was Oklahoma?

 

[ancient]

If you've been paying attention, you may have already seen one:

Spoiler: novels

Admiral Krell from ENT's Affliction/Divergence. In the ENT relaunch novels, Krell is gay.

Not really a big deal after all, is it?

I thought all Klingons were gay. Makes sense when you think about it.

 

[The Wormhole]

I thought it was Oklahoma?

Ohio, Oklahoma, who the hell can tell the difference?

 

[eyeresist]

My initial reaction was a Klingon Starfleet captain, which would not fit.

It might fit - unless Starfleet are racists who exclude people if they are the wrong species.

 

[ThankQ]

There weren't Klingons 10 years before TOS?

No, surely not, no. No one was alive then.

 

[The Wormhole]

It might fit - unless Starfleet are racists who exclude people if they are the wrong species.

There presumably were reasons why they were referred to as a "homo sapiens only club."

 

[Shalashaska]

I like how the doctor's described not just as a "male doctor", but as a "British male doctor", as if British is some kind of alien species

 

[USS Triumphant]

I like how the doctor's described not just as a "male doctor", but as a "British male doctor", as if British is some kind of alien species

Different dictionary meanings for both "alien" and "species", but to Americans, yeah, well... yeah.

 

[{ Emilia }]

That just means I'm sitting here clearly hoping for Hugh Laurie to be announced as Discovery's chief medical officer.

 

[eyeresist]

Or Martin Clunes.

 

[jamestyler]

Idris Elba. British, male? Polls always say Idris Elba.

 

[urbandefault]

Ohio, Oklahoma, who the hell can tell the difference?

Cleveland. Cleveland rocks.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

There presumably were reasons why they were referred to as a "homo sapiens only club."

"Azetbur is a hypocrite" tends to spring to mind.

(seriously. How many non-Klingons in the Klingon Empire? )

 

[TheSubCommander]

The American Indians named him Broken Bow when they found him in their corn field. His actual Klingon name was Klaang.

Yeah, that's pretty racist of you.

 

[fireproof78]

"Azetbur is a hypocrite" tends to spring to mind.

(seriously. How many non-Klingons in the Klingon Empire? )

Interesting point, almost logical

 

[Captain of the USS Averof]

"Azetbur is a hypocrite" tends to spring to mind.

(seriously. How many non-Klingons in the Klingon Empire? )

Does that include conquered worlds and subjugated people? Not much of an empire without them.

 

[The Overlord]

Assuming the Klingon captain is a villain, who should he be portrayed?

A sympathetic foe who has his own moral code that just happens to be on the opposite of the heroes or a truly unsympathetic, violent, psychopathic thug? Some Klingons are more sympathetic then others and the Klingon warrior code can be interpreted as being virtuous or just something to justify violence, depending on how you look at it.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Does that include conquered worlds and subjugated people? Not much of an empire without them.

Which we have also never seen.

The simple fact is, Azetbur has no right to complain that the Federation isn't diverse - because we've seen that it is. (If she hasn't, that's her problem, for not doing enough research. )

 

[fireproof78]

Assuming the Klingon captain is a villain, who should he be portrayed?

A sympathetic foe who has his own moral code that just happens to be on the opposite of the heroes or a truly unsympathetic, violent, psychopathic thug? Some Klingons are more sympathetic then others and the Klingon warrior code can be interpreted as being virtuous or just something to justify violence, depending on how you look at it.

I am reminded of this quote from the TV show JAG. A Russian submarine captain comments about an American naval captain:
Captain Grinkov:
Tell Captain McNamara that I will miss our games. We were never good friends, but we were the best of enemies.