Poll Who would you like to see be Discovery's next captain?

Prime Lorca would be my number one pick.

Number Two: Number One! I thought Rebecca Romijn nailed the role in the short time she was on Discovery and wouldn't mind seeing more of her

Honorable mention: Captain T'Pol, who I think was the captain waiting ever so patiently on Vulcan

 

Crap. I didn't see that multiple's were allowed. I voted for Number One.

But I'd be fine with Saru. Or April.

Actually I'd be with any choice. I think an Andorian would be cool. Or any alien. Preferably non-Vulcan.

 

There is a "change your vote" option. You can go in, and still vote for two others.

 

Yeah, I wanted the options to be flexible. Just go ahead and click to change your vote.

 

Combs is good, but he can't play Rebecca Romijn

 

A time travelling moogie

 

I think the show should be building towards Captain Saru and, eventually, Captain Burnham. I'd be fine with Saru getting there next season - but I don't think he necessarily needs to. It would also be perfectly good for him to get another solid captain to study under in the meantime. Burnham's promotion should basically be the series finale, whenever that is.

So if not Saru (yet), then I would go for Number One, or a completely new character that is unique (preferably an alien or a woman or both, or something else we've never seen before). I would also accept prime Lorca if they absolutely had to, since Isaacs was good and prime Lorca need not be tarnished by the bs they pulled with mirror Lorca.

But you can still bring in other characters. This season also added Jett Reno and May, so far. And it could've done significantly more with them if it hadn't been focusing on Pike as much.

 

Bless you, dear.

I would also welcome a comeback of SHOUTING SPOCK.

 

Jeffery Combs AS Robert April!!
and some Andorians and Tellerites!

 

Robau would be in his mid 50's by 2257 (depending on exactly how old he was in ST09), so he could still be a Captain. Just as likely he's an Admiral.

 

In order of preference:

1. Christopher Pike (nothing in canon says he can't still be there, all we know is that Kirk took command from him. For all we know, he's with Discovery for years before transferring back to the Enterprise as a Fleet Captain)
2. Random New Human Captain Waiting on Vulcan (I like this rotating captain game...keeps the series fresh)


3. Number One (love the actress, fascinated by the character)









4. Prime Lorca (completely and utterly ridiculous / implausible, but Jason Isaacs is the man)












5. Robau...because why not I guess?


6. A Packled looking for things







7. The Di-Kronium Vampire Cloud












8. Vash


9. Trelene















10. Michael Burnham (in the last episode of the series)



11. Random Alien Captain
12. A Warp 10 Salamander that Q brings to the past from the Delta Quadrant




11. Saru

 

So, Saru then?

 

I'd like to think that by this point Captain Robau is a one-manned intelligence-intelligence organization called Section 32 that keeps section 31 in check.

 

It was only when Section 33, in a fit of paranoid envy, stranded Robau in the Delta Quadrant, awaiting rescue by Voyager’s crew, did 31 feel free to go full rogue as seen in DS9. Just wait until Robau catches up with Sloan.

 

Now I'm really being reminded of Col. Flagg telling different people he's in the CIA, CIC or CID, just to throw them off.

 

Post-puberty Saru will probably turn out to be much more suited to command than kid Saru was.

Kor

 

In my headcanon, Robau is the President of the Federation at this point in time.

I don't see him settling for anything less.

 

He can be both. He is the Robau, after all.

 

^ Point taken!

And FWIW, Faran Tahir has said he'd gladly play Robau again if DSC came calling.

You don't think there might be some members of the crew who would balk at this?

Of course everyone knows that ReguLorca is not responsible for his counterpart's actions but there still may be some lingering bad blood among the crew. The mere mention of the name 'Gabriel Lorca' may set them off.

Besides, he would probably need extensive debriefing and possible rehabilitation (depending on what happened to him in the MU) when he returns home.