I would SO love for the new captain to be T'Pol. 
What's so great about Pike?
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wasn't the USS Intrepid a "Vulcan only" ship? Starfleet was curiously segregated during that time
There was also an all-Vulcan Starfleet ship on DS9 (the USS T'Kumbra). So it's not entirely unheard of.
A lot of Starfleet ships certainly seem to be very human heavy in their ships compliment, so why shouldn't have some other ships skew towards other species?
I don't think he is great but he is very good with the potential to be great. I don't think he is all that traditional of a lead. He's basically a old fashioned country guy mixed together with Picard's tolerance and patience. He's seems to be a Christian but he isn't in anybodies face about it. He likes old fashion things like viewscreens and riding horses but at the same time he respects science.
I'm still not sure I want him to lead a show. We don't need yet another TOS prequel especially one aboard the Enterprise. I still would be open to that idea I had awhile back when I felt a cool tv show would be one about Pike,VIna and various aliens that were enslaved by the Talosians as they helped rebuild that world and it would also have a "Matrix" or "Legion" style feel to it due to the fact that illusion would be a way of life for people on that planet.
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I'm still not sure I want him to lead a show. We don't need yet another TOS prequel especially one aboard the Enterprise. I still would be open to that idea I had awhile back when I felt a cool tv show would be one about Pike,VIna and various aliens that were enslaved by the Talosians as they helped rebuild that world and it would also have a "Matrix" or "Legion" style feel to it due to the fact that illusion would be a way of life for people on that planet.
Jason
There's been a Decker call out (most likely Will) though not seen so far. So Will may have been a 4th year cadet on Discovery.
They could make some reference to Surgeon General April, that would be good.
My theory is that during TOS time SF was more like NATO; Enterprise was an UESPA ship under the command of Starfleet. Other member planets had their own space organisations but their ships likewise operated under the joint Starfleet command.
Also, even if this was not the case, we must remember that different species will prefer different habitats, Andorians like it cold, Vulcans are accustomed to heat and double the Earth gravity. It would be pretty weird if all the ships had their environments calibrated to human standards, some will be set to Andorian, Vulcan etc. standards, and those species predominantly prefer to serve on those ships.
T'Pol would be nice, but would Jolene commit to an entire season?
Expect a Human captain.
Expect a Human captain.
Yeah, me too. Though one raised on Vulcan.
I strongly suspect, given Pike's popularity, that his fate on Talos IV might be undone to get more mileage out of the character. No post-TOS work ever confirmed Pike died on Talos.
I think the best way for Pike going forward is to set a series in the TOS movie timeframe, with Saru, Number One, Stamets, Culber and Tilly working together to find a cure for Pike's delta radiation poisoning. They then retrieve him from Talos in the first episode, Pike is granted command of a brand new starship, and they all go on adventures in the TOS movie period without having to worry about contradicting too much.
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Yeah, sure, why not.
Just what we need to see, another human captain
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A recurring theme here is Saru's arc. I think he's on his way to getting the big chair permanently, and i hope that happens. He's too cool a character, and it would be nice to have one of Trek's "outsiders" finally get a permanent command. Spock became a captain but relinquished command immediately to Kirk and he doesn't seem to have cared anyway, Data was killed, T'Pol: a big if and oddly still possible, Barclay found a different kind of success.
So yeah, be nice to see a non-human AND someone that doesn't seem like they were born in a gold shirt earn their shot at it.
Starfleet reeks of Terran privilege. If it's meant to be a reflection if viewing humanity then the message seems to be white males will always rule somehow
The chief engineer is a Grizzela and has been hibernating.
She committed to four seasons of ENT, so I don't see why she wouldn't do so here.
I'm sure she'd be thrilled at the chance to wear a decent uniform, anyway.
What about Reno?
Yeah. Too bad she would have to wear one of those terrible Discovery uniforms instead.She committed to four seasons of ENT, so I don't see why she wouldn't do so here.
I'm sure she'd be thrilled at the chance to wear a decent uniform, anyway.
I don't know if she hibernates, but if she does, that would explain her absence in the last episode.
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