Exactly. As I always say, not every change in art direction requires an "in-universe" explanation.
Just chalk it up to artistic license and move on . . . .
Spoilers Star Trek: Starfleet Academy 1x04 – “Vox in Excelso”
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Exactly. As I always say, not every change in art direction requires an "in-universe" explanation.
Just chalk it up to artistic license and move on . . . .
Sadly the writers of this episode couldn't escape from their usual problem of not doing more then a surface level of research.
Because "Dilithium reactors used on planetary surfaces going up in the Burn caused all the planets in the Klingon Empire to become uninhabitable" doesn't really work with the Klingons unless you erase the portion of their belief system that had them building no-technology monastery and hunting worlds.
Because "Dilithium reactors used on planetary surfaces going up in the Burn caused all the planets in the Klingon Empire to become uninhabitable" doesn't really work with the Klingons unless you erase the portion of their belief system that had them building no-technology monastery and hunting worlds.
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I don’t really understand why they are still using warp speed in the 32nd century. Seems very antiquated.
The Relativity could travel anywhere and any time in an instant.
I did like that they added blue warp chillers to the Saucer, rather then just glaze that over.
I presume the completed ship is faster.
What an absolutely fantastic episode! Really enjoyed this one, can't understand the amount of hatred towards the show, I myself was dubious at first but I thought no, I'll have a go and I must admit to being very pleasantly surprised thus far. Brilliant!
Really enjoyed this one. Was not expecting anything, being a Klingon episode, but it was touching and clever. But if the Klingon rabble knew they were played, they'd be furious.
So Jay-Den is the '09 Spock of SFA? And because I made the mortal mistake of autopilot skipping the ad at the start I could not rewind. Was it definitely the Burn that nuked Kronos or is that just the assumption?
So Jay-Den is the '09 Spock of SFA? And because I made the mortal mistake of autopilot skipping the ad at the start I could not rewind. Was it definitely the Burn that nuked Kronos or is that just the assumption?
Well, we didn't see it happen, so it's just Starfleet's assumption right now.
It's stated that The Burn caused all of the dilithium reactors on Qo'nos and other Klingon planets to explode.
First Praxis, now the Burn. The Klingons may take a while to get their asses kicked, but when it finally happens - yikes.
Best episode of the season, easy. Though still not great. 8.
Looks like Starfleet learned the Vulcan Hello, finally.
Not sure I love turning the Klingons into Romulans. Nor that the solution was pretty obvious, so much so that Vance/Ake/Thur look silly for not coming up with it. Plus, a wasted opportunity to reference Burnham & DISCO here.
Still, nothing really cringey this week. Which was an improvement.
Looks like Starfleet learned the Vulcan Hello, finally.
Not sure I love turning the Klingons into Romulans. Nor that the solution was pretty obvious, so much so that Vance/Ake/Thur look silly for not coming up with it. Plus, a wasted opportunity to reference Burnham & DISCO here.
Still, nothing really cringey this week. Which was an improvement.
Loved this one up to and including the part where Caleb and Jay'Den fall out during the debate.
Mixed feelings about the resolution; the show slipped fully back into TNG-style simplistic cultural relativism, simultaneously excusing anything in the name of culture while also having a smug back-patting "we can easily manipulate people into acting how we want if we go along with the most superficial version of their beliefs" attitude.
It was especially odd because Caleb rightly raised that Klingons aren't a one-dimensional monoculture based on race, and then the solution treated them as exactly that mere minutes later. The Klingon captain being in on it alleviated it a bit, but I think that sort of dynamic was handled better in Voyager's "Prophecy".
Still a strong episode with superb acting work all around, and did a lot for Jay'Den's character. If the biggest criticism I can make is "this annoyed me in the exact same way TNG often did", then they're at least pissing me off in a way that's distinctly Star Trek! 7/10
I liked the way the characters were written throughout this one, still recognisable but less over-the-top than the past three episodes.
Mixed feelings about the resolution; the show slipped fully back into TNG-style simplistic cultural relativism, simultaneously excusing anything in the name of culture while also having a smug back-patting "we can easily manipulate people into acting how we want if we go along with the most superficial version of their beliefs" attitude.
It was especially odd because Caleb rightly raised that Klingons aren't a one-dimensional monoculture based on race, and then the solution treated them as exactly that mere minutes later. The Klingon captain being in on it alleviated it a bit, but I think that sort of dynamic was handled better in Voyager's "Prophecy".
Still a strong episode with superb acting work all around, and did a lot for Jay'Den's character. If the biggest criticism I can make is "this annoyed me in the exact same way TNG often did", then they're at least pissing me off in a way that's distinctly Star Trek! 7/10
I liked the way the characters were written throughout this one, still recognisable but less over-the-top than the past three episodes.
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They're back up nacelles. If the secondary hull or the nacelles are compromised, it means that the central saucer section can serve as a life boat and warp away to safety. Also, the prometheus's individual components each had their own warp nacelles, so this isn't new.
Kinda like the saucer section of the D in "Encounter at Farpoint."
Oh, I think they know. It is quite obvious that all the Starfleet shots missed.
Well, maybe the lower decks are in blissful ignorance.
I would say more like the Prometheus, which had nacelles in each of the three segments.
It's sad that Lower Decks continues to be the most expansion the Klingon's have ever really gotten for the non-warrior parts of their culture.
It’s a tv show, not a term paper or an entry in Memory Alpha.
She has a British accent, but that there is her Mother's Nigerian accent, that she already used on Bob loves Aboshola.
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