Spoilers General Disco Chat Thread

[USS Triumphant]

It's not quite that. Worf takes Klingon culture seriously and literally. But most Klingons know to take it seriously but not literally. He doesn't understand subtext.

Basically Worf acts like he's on the spectrum when it comes to his own people.

Not sure that's fair. To use the Christian analogy that @Lord Garth mentioned, someone who actually endeavors to live to the things Christ taught, rather than just pay lip service like many Christians do, isn't necessarily mentally atypical or doing anything wrong. What is right or correct is not decided by the majority.

Worf is a textbook Klingon because he only knows the textbook. So he actually believes in honor whereas normal Klingons only like to say they do.

It's like someone who's devoutly religious versus someone who just goes to Church on Sundays and that's the end of it.

I'm not sure you can simplify it to just that. It's more like someone who was raised with a sincere effort made to teach them how to correctly be Christian, by godparents who were actually Wiccans, to honor their deceased parents wishes. They want to be a good Christian and they want to help other Christians be good Christians, but when they see how casual Christians sometimes act about their own professed beliefs and values, they're disgusted and maybe see value in their godparents' ways by comparison.

Which is to say that I think Worf wants to be a good Klingon, but would rather "live human" than be a BAD Klingon like many others he sees.

 

[Lord Garth]

Not sure that's fair. To use the Christian analogy that @Lord Garth mentioned, someone who actually endeavors to live to the things Christ taught, rather than just pay lip service like many Christians do, isn't necessarily mentally atypical or doing anything wrong. What is right or correct is not decided by the majority.

I'm not sure you can simplify it to just that. It's more like someone who was raised with a sincere effort made to teach them how to correctly be Christian, by godparents who were actually Wiccans, to honor their deceased parents wishes. They want to be a good Christian and they want to help other Christians be good Christians, but when they see how casual Christians sometimes act about their own professed beliefs and values, they're disgusted and maybe see value in their godparents' ways by comparison.

Which is to say that I think Worf wants to be a good Klingon, but would rather "live human" than be a BAD Klingon like many others he sees.

In my defense, I never went to Church, growing up. I went to Mosque once when I was 17 (my parents' idea, not mine), so I think I did pretty well with my guesswork.

 

[Vger23]

Worf is a textbook Klingon because he only knows the textbook. So he actually believes in honor whereas normal Klingons only like to say they do.

It's like someone who's devoutly religious versus someone who just goes to Church on Sundays and that's the end of it.

Worf is to the Klingon Empire what Picard is to the Federation. They believe all the dogmatic propaganda and all the well-written press releases to the letter.

 

[XCV330]

Worf is to the Klingon Empire what Picard is to the Federation. They believe all the dogmatic propaganda and all the well-written press releases to the letter.

I feel like T'Pol should be there with those two.

 

[Discofan]

Worf is to the Klingon Empire what Picard is to the Federation. They believe all the dogmatic propaganda and all the well-written press releases to the letter.

Worf will even defend what he doesn't believe in. Just as he said after Birthright Part II.

He forced on those kids his stereotypical idea of what a Klingon should be after which he confessed that he wasn't even sure that that was right!

 

[JoeZhang]

Worf is to the Klingon Empire what Picard is to the Federation. They believe all the dogmatic propaganda and all the well-written press releases to the letter.

Maybe Troi is the political officer.

''The statements you make are not in keeping with the federation it is clear in my judgement that you are mentally unwell and you will need to go to a treatment centre to get well..."

 

[Hythlodeus]

Maybe Troi is the political officer.

''The statements you make are not in keeping with the federation it is clear in my judgement that you are mentally unwell and you will need to go to a treatment centre to get well..."

would make more sense than the usual "I feel that the commander of that ship that fired torpedos at us might be hostile, Captain!"

 

[DaveyNY]

I feel like T'Pol should be there with those two.

Somehow...
I don't think anything T'Pol was saying at that moment, even registered in Trip's mind.
He was explicitly thinking with his other 'head' during that particular conversation.

 

[BillJ]

For some reason over the life of my subscribing, I've had audio dropout issues with All-Access, but no other apps or equipment. Replaced my optical audio cable and it seems to have solved the issue.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Maybe Troi is the political officer.

''The statements you make are not in keeping with the federation it is clear in my judgement that you are mentally unwell and you will need to go to a treatment centre to get well..."

Needs to start with a "I sense...".

 

[Lord Garth]

Discovery needs to have some Commodores. The band, the computer, and the rank.

Somehow...
I don't think anything T'Pol was saying at that moment, even registered in Trip's mind.
He was explicitly thinking with his other 'head' during that particular conversation.

T'Pol is probably also thinking, "Mmmmm. Meat!"

 

[JoeZhang]

Needs to start with a "I sense...".

I don't know if you've read - Before DS9 - there was a tie-in novel called Dark Mirror which had the Terran Empire still existing and this was her role...

 

[Tuskin38]

I don't know if you've read - Before DS9 - there was a tie-in novel called Dark Mirror which had the Terran Empire still existing and this was her role...

And in the TNG Mirror Comics her title was 'Inquisitor'.

 

[SCE2Aux]

I was just watching that scene with Admiral Cornwell at the end of the last episode: She mentioned traces of tachyons, which Pike inferred to mean some sort of time travel shenanigans. Which made me think: Could the short trek Calypso tie in to this time travel angle? Intriguing, if so!

 

[Lord Garth]

Not Disco-Related, but I just got appointed by a committee to direct a major play with musical intermissions. I brought on the jazz singer, co-wrote the script, and have to whip a bunch of actors into shape. It's a stage play about Al Capone. It's a comedy and it's going to be a lot of fun.

 

[DaveyNY]

I was just watching that scene with Admiral Cornwell at the end of the last episode: She mentioned traces of tachyons, which Pike inferred to mean some sort of time travel shenanigans. Which made me think: Could the short trek Calypso tie in to this time travel angle? Intriguing, if so!

Well the next episode is named "The Sounds of Thunder" which could be in reference to this...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sound_of_Thunder

 

[Agony_Boothb]

Well the next episode is named "The Sounds of Thunder" which could be in reference to this...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sound_of_Thunder

Wonder how many poor chump contractors lost their lives laying that pavement/walkway thing

 

[DaveyNY]

Wonder how many poor chump contractors lost their lives laying that pavement/walkway thing

Heh ...
All of them ?

 

[cultcross]

Mary Wiseman married yesterday, congratulations to her!

 

[Tuskin38]

Well the next episode is named "The Sounds of Thunder" which could be in reference to this...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Sound_of_Thunder

The episode also involves the Ba'ul.