Spoilers Star Trek: Discovery 3x13 - "That Hope Is You, Part 2"

Discussion in 'Star Trek: Discovery' started by Commander Richard, Jan 6, 2021.

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  1. JirinPanthosa

    JirinPanthosa Admiral Admiral

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    In Discovery season 1 they stopped a war by holding a planet hostage with a bomb.

    What's to say somebody couldn't hold the galaxy hostage with a Burn?
     
  2. Fateor

    Fateor Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    You seem to be forgetting that he had no way to actually know that since he didn't have any scanning devices on him at the time.
     
  3. Discofan

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    What is not explained though is why the dilithium on the planet wasn't rendered inert as well...
     
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  4. Nerys Myk

    Nerys Myk A Spock and a smile Premium Member

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    Because it's not being used in a warp drive is my guess. IIRC they established that only the dilithium on starships at warp was rendered inert. Which is why they went boom.
     
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  5. Angry Fanboy

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    He didn't need a tricorder. Su'Kal's 'power' for want of a better term was clearly linked to his being stood on a planet made of dilithium - take him away from that planet and the danger becomes null and void.

    It's like you don't need a tricorder to tell you someone won't be able to shoot you if you've just taken all the bullets out of his gun.
     
  6. jackoverfull

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    the dilithium doesn’t stay inert: it stops performing his function for a moment and warp drives explode, but those not actively used in warp drives are fine afterwards.
     
  7. Discofan

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    Ah, Ok. I didn't get that.
     
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  8. brandnewfan

    brandnewfan Commander Red Shirt

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    It was certainly an action packed episode and season but I want Discovery to have some bottle episodes where the fate of the universe isn’t at stake. I know, I know...it’s not necessarily the galaxy all the time...but every season so far has been about solving something BIG.

    Like, can’t we just have some normal and low-key Trek episodes every once in a while?

    Don’t get me wrong, I like Discovery. But I’d like for every season to not follow this same pattern of having a MAJOR problem that only Michael can solve.

    Speaking of Michael...and again, I like her...can we have some episodes centered around the rest of the bridge crew?
     
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  9. JoeZhang

    JoeZhang Vice Admiral Admiral

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    you are after a different show - this is designed from the ground up to be a serial show which centres around Michael.
     
  10. JirinPanthosa

    JirinPanthosa Admiral Admiral

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    That's what Strange New Worlds is for.
     
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  11. Lord Garth

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    I posted this in another thread in the Future of Trek forum, but it works here as well. Just bear in mind it was in the context of a discussion in another thread.

    -- Cutting-and-pasting. --

    DSC Season 3 had mostly episodic approach, with an overall arc in the background.
    • The first episode focused on Burnham/Book.
    • The second focused on the Discovery crew except for Burnham.
    • The third episode was story-driven not character-driven.
    • The fourth episode was focused on a new character, Adira.
    • The fifth focused on Nhan.
    • The sixth episode was story-driven.
    • The seventh episode focused on Burnham.
    • The eighth episode focused on Book.
    • The ninth and tenth episodes focused on Georgiou.
    • The eleventh through thirteenth episodes were mostly story-driven. But Saru and especially Stamets were put through a lot, emotionally.
    • Throughout the first half of the season, Detmer had her own character-driven story in the background.
    • Saru and Tilly both had several moments in episodes where they were getting used to their new positions.
    • We got to see Stamets/Culber and Adira grow into an unofficial family unit.
    By my count, half the season's episodes were focused on exploring a specific character. And before some "STD Hater" says something, only two of those were Burnham. The rest delved into other characters. And I listed three other character-focused storylines that weren't a main focus but were there throughout large amounts of the season.

    -- End of cut-and-paste. --

    Anyway, yeah. I agree that Strange New Worlds will be a better fit for what some people here want. It's coming.
     
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  12. fireproof78

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    I think so too. I think that Discovery will not ever satisfy the level of detail demanding at this point.
     
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  13. Discofan

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    You know "Strange New Worlds" sounds like one of these old Sci. Fi. magazines, back in the days of Azimov, Poul Anderson, A. E Van Voght, and the likes.
     
  14. Mr. Laser Beam

    Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    Just watched the ep. A few things:

    - In her 32nd-century uniform, Reno's wearing the wrong rank. She's a full Commander yet only has a Lieutenant badge.

    - When Owo and the others wake up after almost asphyxiating, why aren't they gasping for breath? They look like they're getting up from a nap.

    - During their fight in the data core, what's that thing that Osyraa pushes Burnham into?

    - When Discovery's original operating system is restored, what happened to the programmable matter all over the ship? How can it work without the upgraded (i.e. 32nd-century Starfleet) OS?
     
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  15. cooleddie74

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    A programmable matter computer processor storage wall? Kind of like the isolinear chip alcoves aboard 24th century Federation starships?
     
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  16. Discofan

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    You know what? I am still wondering about that myself. Also, why is it that Osyrra thought that Michael was done with for good when she definitely was not?
     
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  17. Nerys Myk

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    Over confidence and under estimating Michael's will to live.
     
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  18. arch101

    arch101 Commodore Commodore

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    I’d hire whomever did the Earths impenetrable defense screen to do one for the dilithium planet ASAP!
     
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  19. arch101

    arch101 Commodore Commodore

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    Decker was suffering from shock. If he’d lived, that would have been proven and Kirk would have been cleared.
     
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  20. Discofan

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    There's no such thing as an impenetrable defense. Anything that can be locked can be unlocked. The only way to prevent that Is continuous research and progress and upgrades.