Spoilers Star Trek: Discovery 1x04 - "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry"

[Amaris]

The most laughably bad thing about tonight's episode was the holographic mirror in Burnham's quarters.

Let me repeat that.

A holographic. Mirror.

If modern Star Trek has ever given us a piece of technology because it looked "kewl" and would make an audience member squee at TEH TECHNOLOGIEZ!!! it's the holographic mirror. Because, I guess, shatterproof glass or another polished and reflective material hanging on a wall would be too obsolete and uncool.

Actually, (here I go), I liked the holographic mirror. I'd just stare at my ass all day if I had one, though.

 

[eschaton]

So, it seems like a good deal of the plot is clear now:

Lorca will be kidnapped, and meet Harry Mudd. He'll also meet Ash Tyler, who will have been a POW of the Klingons for quite awhile. Somehow all of them will get free later in the season (except maybe Mudd) and make it to Discovery.

 

[cooleddie74]

Actually, (here I go), I liked the holographic mirror. I'd just stare at my ass all day if I had one, though.

To be fair you'd stare at your own ass if given any opportunity.

 

[Sir Stewart Wallace]

The most laughably bad thing about tonight's episode was the holographic mirror in Burnham's quarters.

Well, you'll be eating crow when you see Discovery's best episode, "Hologram, Hologram".

 

[Prax]

What was all that stuff about Tilly dying in a shroom flight test in episode 6?

 

[Amaris]

To be fair you'd stare at your own ass if given any opportunity.

Of course. All I ask is a nice ass, and a star to steer it by.

Well, you'll be eating crow when you see Discovery's best episode, "Hologram, Hologram".

Okay, okay. I genuinely choked on my pepsi.

 

[CorporalClegg]

Well, you'll be eating crow when you see Discovery's best episode, "Hologram, Hologram".

I'd seriously watch 45 minutes of Bob Picardo making lewd remarks about himself.

 

[Jadeb]

If modern Star Trek has ever given us a piece of technology because it looked "kewl" and would make an audience member squee at TEH TECHNOLOGIEZ!!! it's the holographic mirror. Because, I guess, shatterproof glass or another polished and reflective material hanging on a wall would be too obsolete and uncool.

I wondered if an abundance of injuries like Stammett's was why Starfleet phased out the transparent walls all over the place.

 

[bookworm8571]

I still think the ship is Section 31 and the spore drive is top secret. People on a top secret black ops ship do not check on the civilians after battle. That’s the job of the clean up ships that are probably on their way off screen.

 

[David cgc]

The most laughably bad thing about tonight's episode was the holographic mirror in Burnham's quarters.

Let me repeat that.

A holographic. Mirror.

Wall space is at a premium in my apartment. A holo-mirror would actually be pretty handy as a way to leave more room. Well, not in my specific case; the closet doors are mirrored, so it's not taking up any usable area, but that actually makes the case from the opposite end; it is a disquieting amount of mirror and I'd love if I could turn it off.

 

[The Shrike]

The most laughably bad thing about tonight's episode was the holographic mirror in Burnham's quarters.

Let me repeat that.

A holographic. Mirror.

If modern Star Trek has ever given us a piece of technology because it looked "kewl" and would make an audience member squee at TEH TECHNOLOGIEZ!!! it's the holographic mirror. Because, I guess, shatterproof glass or another polished and reflective material hanging on a wall would be too obsolete and uncool.



Take it down a notch, guys. Not everything in this universe has to make sounds, have flashing lights or appear out of nowhere.

Yes, but a glass mirror can't be programmed to make your butt look bigger/smaller.

 

[Amaris]

I still think the ship is Section 31 and the spore drive is top secret. People on a top secret black ops ship do not check on the civilians after battle. That’s the job of the clean up ships that are probably on their way off screen.

79 hours away for the closest one (assuming the Discovery made it right under the 5 hour deadline). Still, I think the Discovery had to get out without showing off the spore drive to any survivors, regardless of whether or not they're Section 31 (I don't think they are).

 

[cooleddie74]

Yes, but a glass mirror can't be programmed to make your butt look bigger/smaller.

Don't give IKEA any new product ideas.

 

[Sir Stewart Wallace]

A Federation that has scarce dilithium supplies and yet uses energy to make holographic mirrors deserves to fall. Go Voq go.

 

[The Shrike]

I still think the ship is Section 31 and the spore drive is top secret. People on a top secret black ops ship do not check on the civilians after battle. That’s the job of the clean up ships that are probably on their way off screen.

The less the general public knows, the less the Klingons know.

 

[Pure Antiproton]

People are hating on the Klingons. I really like them. They are truly alien, interesting and not a warmed over forehead of the week like we got through much of the 90s (or currently on the Orville apparently). Blasphemy.

Oh yeah, holographic mirrors are awesome!

 

[CorporalClegg]

A Federation that has scarce dilithium supplies and yet uses energy to make holographic mirrors deserves to fall. Go Voq go.

Yup.

 

[cooleddie74]

#REMAIN_GLASSY

 

[The Shrike]

Don't give IKEA any new product ideas.

What's the over/under on the timeline for when it will be.

 

[David cgc]

I wondered if an abundance of injuries like Stammett's was why Starfleet phased out the transparent walls all over the place.

So, when I got my current job, the building had just been constructed, and they were still working out the kinks. The break room was a large open area between two corridors, except about half of each side was glass wall, rather than being left entirely open. No doors or anything in between. Maybe it was for acoustics. Anyway, while I was waiting for my interview, I overheard someone talking about someone walking into the glass, so they put up a row of chairs on either side to discourage people who weren't looking carefully from turning into the room too early.

A few weeks later, when I started working, they'd put up posters and stuff on the glass, and a bit after that, contractors came and they etched frosted shapes into the glass, so very little of it is still transparent. And now, if you didn't know, you'd think it was designed that way, rather than a quick fix because people kept walking into walls.

A Federation that has scarce dilithium supplies and yet uses energy to make holographic mirrors deserves to fall. Go Voq go.

The holographic-mirror power supply runs on a separate circuit and is incompatible with primary systems, so they can use it as much as they want without affecting energy demand on the ship as a whole.

What? It worked on Voyager.