News Cruz On The Return of Dr. Culber
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It was not considered a cushy post, all the other Lt Cmdrs refused to go to some 'backwater', wartorn planet.
I read Cruz's comments and it does sound like Cuber is going to be affected by what happened to him, so that should rule out an AU version or a time travel rescue.
It really needs to be the real him alive somehow. I will be beyond disgusted if we're just getting visions in Stamets's head or something. I could deal with a clone or a MU duplicate as an alternative, but a sci fi ghost or visions would be a huge let down.
After waiting my whole life for a gay male couple on Trek (and being bitterly disappointed by the complete lack of anything with Sulu and his husband - who we really only know is his husband because news articles said he was, from all we saw on the movie he could've been a really friendly babysitter, killing Culber off was a disappointment at falling into the overdone kill your gays trope.
Culber coming back alive is a huge relief, just don't screw it up.
It really needs to be the real him alive somehow. I will be beyond disgusted if we're just getting visions in Stamets's head or something. I could deal with a clone or a MU duplicate as an alternative, but a sci fi ghost or visions would be a huge let down.
After waiting my whole life for a gay male couple on Trek (and being bitterly disappointed by the complete lack of anything with Sulu and his husband - who we really only know is his husband because news articles said he was, from all we saw on the movie he could've been a really friendly babysitter, killing Culber off was a disappointment at falling into the overdone kill your gays trope.
Culber coming back alive is a huge relief, just don't screw it up.
He was not the cmo? Missed that
Culber? No, it's he who makes the mention of the CMO doing the Andorian tonsillectomy. It does seem odd given he has sufficient rank and is the go to on the ship for all medical matters to the point the rest of the medical staff need to consult with the XO/acting captain after Culber is killed. But Fuller didn't want this show to be about the senior staff, and even though every other senior staff position is filled by someone in the main or supporting cast, we're playing by the rule when it comes to the CMO.
Depends on how it's handled really. If it's handled badly it's doesn't have to be camp. I'll reserve judgement.
From what I've heard, his reaction to Culber's death will be a part of Stamets' arc this season.
Every? Who's the Chief Engineer? It's not Stamets, is it?
Well, there is a computer graphic identifying him as such, but apparently the producers Tweeted that's a mistake, and apparently Tweets overrule on-screen material now.
Supposedly, Stamets is only responsible for the spore drive. Although, given spore drive has been suspended and Stamets is staying on board the ship with a promotion, he's going to be pretty bored now, I should think.
There is a rumour that Tig Notaro's character, who is the chief engineer of another ship is going to end up getting transferred to Discovery. I can't help but notice Pike is bringing a Red Shirt and a Blue shirt with him from the Enterprise, perhaps to fill vacancies left over by Tyler and Culber's absence in Security and Medical?
Calling it now; Culber will be brought back with Khan's magic tribble blood
Nice of them to haul it out several MONTHS after he has died. I wonder how gruesome his rotting corpse will be allowed to be seen.
Jason
From the Discovery crew's perspective it hasn't been several months. Culber's corpse was onboard the ship when they time-jumped nine months. Then barely any time passed in the next two episodes. Presumably, Culber has been in cold storage in the morgue.
Why his body wouldn't have been transferred off Discovery, if it wasn't, would be the real question. Not the state of his corpse.
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Who says Discovery is a cushy post? Not to mention the idea that anyone can refuse a post whenever they like is seriously problematic, especially during a war.
Given what we've seen, it's clear that some Starfleet doctors just don't have that high of a rank, so it shouldn't be considered unusual for a low ranking Dr. to exist on the Discovery.
I had forgotten that Bashir was that rank. I guess if everyone comes out of Starfleet academy the equivalent of a post-doctorate, MD's don't really get to jump ahead like they might in real life. In US military the lowest rank an MD would start out with would be an O-3 (in Navy, a LT) but often higher.
Yup, Lt (jg) is the lowest rank at which we've a confirmed MD, although we also have nurses at Ensign and Lt. Presumably, mere superhuman doesn't cut it for getting preferential treatment in graduation rank.
Do they all hold doctorates? Does LaForge, Worf, Uhura, Detmer? Nobody but the MDs ever gets addressed as "Doctor": Spock even calls Uhura "Miss" once or twice, suggesting her academic credentials (if any) don't fit between rank and marital status in the hierarchy of forms of address...
It's too bad we never got a good look at the rank markings of the other doctors of Discovery. Plenty of whiteshirts to choose from if we want to appoint a CMO! Fewer good candidates for CEO.
Timo Saloniemi
Do they all hold doctorates? Does LaForge, Worf, Uhura, Detmer? Nobody but the MDs ever gets addressed as "Doctor": Spock even calls Uhura "Miss" once or twice, suggesting her academic credentials (if any) don't fit between rank and marital status in the hierarchy of forms of address...
It's too bad we never got a good look at the rank markings of the other doctors of Discovery. Plenty of whiteshirts to choose from if we want to appoint a CMO! Fewer good candidates for CEO.
Timo Saloniemi
he could waffle on about getting to look younger as like he looks now everybody thinks he's an old fart
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Beat me to the punch.
We know that by the 24th century engineers have their own school seperate from Starfleet academy, and some officers, prior, such as Burnham never go at all. there's not a lot know canonically, I guess.
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Well, to be fair, it was meant to be actual permanent death. They built-in resurrection back door at end of TWOK in case it made so much money that more movies were going to be filmed (and it did). In Hollywood, $$ is the ultimate cure for death.
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That’s an earned death and an earned resurrection in narrative terms. It’s not just a bit of dressing on the story. It is the story.
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