Spoilers Strange New Worlds General Discussion Thread

[Mudd]

Uhura is wearing a TOS collar. Chapel is in blue.

 

[NCC-73515]

Nope, the red ball of energy is a ringer for the "plasma weapon" seen in "Balance of Terror."

That's 21st century tech!

As soon as this series starts preaching or becomes political I will stop watching it. I would also watch the Orville but it sadly doesn’t have an actual Enterprise in it…

How did you endure any of the other shows?

 

[cooleddie74]

2260 would be the 100th anniversary of the end of the Earth-Romulan War and the Star Empire's retreat into isolation.

 

[Noname Given]

There must be a HELLUVA twist in store or some really major misdirection going on.

IDK - as long as we (actually the crew) don't see a ship...

 

[Mudd]

Spock has his TOS haircut.

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[Yistaan]

2260 would be the 100th anniversary of the end of the Earth-Romulan War and the Star Empire's retreat into isolation.

Starfleet will have a massive celebration as well as trotting out Romulan War survivors T'Pol and Phlox.

 

[cooleddie74]

PHLOX: "This would be a good time for my story about Captain Archer's asparagus incident."
T'POL: "Please don't."

 

[valkyrie013]

So.. Maybe an "alternate" balance of terror' if he screws up the timeline?
Looks like fun!

 

[Tuskin38]

Does no one read the trailers thread? I posted this all there hours ago

https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/sea...ilers-and-images.311320/page-11#post-14200362

 

[Tuskin38]

So.. Maybe an "alternate" balance of terror' if he screws up the timeline?
Looks like fun!

Some of the dialogue is lifted from it.

 

[thribs]

So.. Maybe an "alternate" balance of terror' if he screws up the timeline?
Looks like fun!

My thought exactly.

 

[Timofnine]

a political party doesn't need to make it for it to be political.

Did you watch the first episode of this season?

Sure, here is my review. It was great! What did you think?

 

[Donald G]

Sure, here is my review. It was great! What did you think?

Very nice review, but the commentary on the contemporary U.S. political situation in Pike's presentation seemed to bypass you completely, much like the term "Number One" being long-established British Royal Navy terminology for a ship's Executive Officer, rather than Pike's personal pet nickname for Una, did.

 

[mattman8907]

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so if this is Balance of Terror Redux, are those the new Robert Tomlinson and Angela Martine?

 

[Timofnine]

Very nice review, but the commentary on the contemporary U.S. political situation in Pike's presentation seemed to bypass you completely, much like the term "Number One" being long-established British Royal Navy terminology for a ship's Executive Officer, rather than Pike's personal pet nickname for Una, did.

I don’t know anything about American politics.
My point with Una is that she is replaceable and therefore might not be the same Number One as we see in ‘The Cage’.

I only know about Star Trek ranks sorry, I’m not so familiar with army or navy ranks. If Number One is British then why is Pike using it as a title? As far as I know it is *not* an official Star Trek rank. Picard used it as a pet name for Riker. I think that Jellico used this title too. Shelby was never ‘Number One’. Picard’s dog was called ‘Number One’…. This proves that it *is* also a pet name.

 

[Mudd]

Picard used it because it was one traditonal way to refer to a ship's second-in-command, as is "exec" or "first."

"I'm not familiar with it" is not synonymous with "it's obscure."

 

[fireproof78]

I only know about Star Trek ranks sorry, I’m not so familiar with army or navy ranks. If Number One is British then why is Pike using it as a title? As far as I know it is *not* an official Star Trek rank. Picard used it as a pet name for Riker. I think that Jellico used this title too. Shelby was never ‘Number One’. Picard’s dog was called ‘Number One’…. This proves that it *is* also a pet name.

More a nickname, but a longstanding naval tradition for "executive officer" or "first officer." Incidentally, that is part of the origin of "first lieutenant."

Why would Pike use it? Naval tradition. Pike used it with Una and with La'an when the later served as his executive officer.

 

[Timofnine]

More a nickname, but a longstanding naval tradition for "executive officer" or "first officer." Incidentally, that is part of the origin of "first lieutenant."

Why would Pike use it? Naval tradition. Pike used it with Una and with La'an when the later served as his executive officer.

Maybe La’an is Pike’s Number One by the time of ‘The Cage’?

 

[fireproof78]

Maybe La’an is Pike’s Number One by the time of ‘The Cage’?

Given the Cage happens in SNW/Discovery's past that would be quite the trick.

 

[Timofnine]

Given the Cage happens in SNW/Discovery's past that would be quite the trick.

Sorry I always get confused with ‘The Menagerie’. Oh, and ‘Time Crystals’.