Chancellor Zereen Kelrec discussion thread

[Uncle Sock]

He's an alright character. Amazing at playing the flute. The only thing that bothers me is that he's addressed as commander while wearing captain's insignia. A simple costume or script error, I know. But still. Other than that: he's alright.

 

[Set Harth]

But is he a corporal being?

 

[Rahul]

I don't know if the guy is being written very well or not the way they want because I have way more sympathy for this guy than I think was intended. I was expecting the head of the War College to be someone more like Kreese from Cobra Kai or a "Ra Ra Ra" warrior (armchair general or not). Instead, the guy is clearly 99% a bunch of nerves and almost cracking under the pressure of everything. He has strong season one Boimler energy and really I think Chancellor Ake is treating him really poorly. She doesn't seem to find her good natured pranks really hurt this guy.

Also, who doesn't love tea?

What do you think of him and the actor's performance?

I love how he is introduced as this militaristic, scary looking antagonist.

And he's just such a dork.
It's great.

I still think the idea of the "war college" is stupid though & they should have just been a different division (Maco/security school vs. command school vs science school vs engineering school or something)

 

[tenmei]

There is a line in, I think 1x04, to paraphrase, that the War College is JUST a college and not part of the military, but simultaneously implies that Starfleet Academy IS considered part of the "military" itself.

 

[CT_Phipps]

There is a line in, I think 1x04, to paraphrase, that the War College is JUST a college and not part of the military, but simultaneously implies that Starfleet Academy IS considered part of the "military" itself.

I mean they're in the same building so are they separate branches, competing organizations, or just rival fraternities.

 

[tenmei]

I mean they're in the same building so are they separate branches, competing organizations, or just rival fraternities.

The curious thing is they're not in the same building, they just seem to share some of the same facilities - the Academy accomodation is on Athena, and Kelrec's Office and the WC Barracks are actually in San Francisco. We don't see WC Cadets in Academy Classes, but we've seen them using the PT rooms and apparently other facilities on the Athena.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I mean they're in the same building so are they separate branches, competing organizations, or just rival fraternities.

Yes

 

[fireproof78]

There is a line in, I think 1x04, to paraphrase, that the War College is JUST a college and not part of the military, but simultaneously implies that Starfleet Academy IS considered part of the "military" itself.

As it should be.

But rivalries are common even in organizations.

 

[Kraig]

But is he a corporal being?

Not an NCO but more like a Colonel in the Marines.

 

[Mudd]

Kelrec stepped up this week. Not that he had a lot to do.