Spoilers Strange New Worlds 1x01 - "Strange New Worlds"

I quite like the single nacelle. There's something almost "Disney cute" about it.

 

10 out of 1, would be moderated again.

 

I understand that. I'm kinda asking a psychological question as to why we (generally) see some of these things as worse when really they aren't. I see those changes as irreconcilable with established lore; so why is one of those irreconcilable changes a-ok, and another not? It's just interesting how our minds work sometimes

 

I disliked that Starfleet sent such an undercrewed ship on a mission that needed far more support.

 

The Archer's nacelle had a TOS pilot Enterprise-like spike on the Bussard collector. Nice.

 

She isn't refered to as Colt in the credits either. Only in the script. So as far as on screen conflicts go, there isn't one.

 

And knew Spock would be part of the away team and thus made a special version for him? Ehh...

Speaking of that...if Spock's physiology made it possible for the disguise to fail the way it ended up failing, wouldn't you just take someone else if you were Pike? Granted, it was good to have him there to serve up some neck pinches.

 

Then I guess you missed Pike's shipwide speech starting at approx 16:16 where he outlines the mission for the WHOLE CREW. IDK - If I were Chapel and pilot testing a project, I might want to have something ready for when we get there as we'll probably be sending a Landing Party.

 

I think it is simply because we can't reconcile changing races with the real world in any fashion. Many of the other things, while unlikely in the real world, can be accomplished. We can tear down an aircraft carrier and change its specs and still see it as the same thing.

 

A single nacelle? Is it a Warp 5 vessel only??? Aptly named, then!

 

Colt is credited in that Discovery episode

It's 'The Cage' where Colt isn't credited.

 

M'Benga likely told her that Pike likes to take Spock on landing party duty. It still leaves the question of how they got the Kiley DNA though...

 

Sorry, I thought the Cage credits were what were being referred to. At any rate, of the two only the Spiky girl is ID'd as Colt.

 

Good episode, so refreshing

 

Again that's just editing. Imagine I have a character say "Let's go to Paris!" and it immediately cuts to them being in Paris with one character making a disparaging remark about how dirty it is. That doesn't mean they teleported there. The dialogue makes it misleading but it's just tricks of the trade. Being too literal about it just breaks the fun.

Sorry about that. I was handling too many replies. I've corrected it.

Offhand I'd say the Archer is a single-deck saucer.

 

I think it also has a shuttle bay on the front of the saucer, there is an big opening there.

 

So she created an injection for the entire crew, or just guessed that Spock would be on the away team? I also still don't see how she knew enough about these aliens in order to create the injections in the first place. How could they have that much info on their DNA by simply observing them from orbit?

 

Yeah that's what sold me on it being really small (that and the crew of three, of course).

Maybe she watched the show. Spock is pretty much always on the away team.

 

Okay, that's felt a little more in the ballpark, but it was a little close to the right-field foul pole.

Everything is still a little too shiny, flashy and over stylized and people talk and make facial expressions too much like quippy 21st century Millennials in a Joss Whedon production and.... Temporary genetic alterations instead of simple prosthetics like it has always been?

But, it was good and felt more like the kind of Trek I enjoy. So, we'll see.

Now. That Picard finale.... I don't think I'm ready for that one yet.

 

Real world? You're never going to come up with an explanation you are happy with. Star Trek world? Spock is a regular landing party member, Chapel could've gotten that information from M'Benga or the ship's records. As far as the DNA goes? Maybe Una was able to transmit some data on the Kiley that the Archer automatically sent it to Starfleet.

It definitely is Star Trek, because there are plot holes you can fly a starship through.