SO any thoughts on if her implants will get replaced by organics or maybe something way more advanced. You have to figure that over 800 years there MUST have been more than just a few advancements in that field..
Detmer's 23rd Century Cyborg Implants in the 30th Century
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I was thinking the same thing. But we'll see.
Will she want it though?
Probably. Looks like she has more pressing issues, though.
Yeah seems like the poor girl is definitely going through a rough patch.. I hope it really is just a rough patch and not something more insidious..
I hope that this show actually treats PTSD as the problem that it is.
I really hope the go that route as opposed to it being an external threat like some sort of Control residual. *crosses fingers*
Its pretty clear from last weeks episode that detmer is suffering from ptsd as are most of the crew.
Oh it's wouldn't at all surprise me if PTSD was a Red Herring in Detlers case.. Kind of like Tyler in Season One.. Maybe I should call it a "Red Tyler" instead 
Detmer's twin sister.
Kylo Detler
A rough patch consisting of long over due character development and increased dialog? Hopefully so.
It would be a really cheap shot and pretty poor writing to go down the “crew member gets taken over by AI / alien / whatever” route yet again.
The PTSD angle is an interesting one and I hope they choose to follow it through as a really meaningful recovery story arc rather than something that was there and is now done and dusted after everyone fell out and then made up in 3x04 — for Detmer as the core character but also for the crew as a whole.
I agree that, given the likely advances by 3189, there should be plenty of options for upgrading, replacing or evening removing entirely her cybernetic implants. As others have noted, whether they will choose to do this is another question entirely. I agree that they may decide to stick with her current aesthetic for a while yet — but who knows...
The PTSD angle is an interesting one and I hope they choose to follow it through as a really meaningful recovery story arc rather than something that was there and is now done and dusted after everyone fell out and then made up in 3x04 — for Detmer as the core character but also for the crew as a whole.
I agree that, given the likely advances by 3189, there should be plenty of options for upgrading, replacing or evening removing entirely her cybernetic implants. As others have noted, whether they will choose to do this is another question entirely. I agree that they may decide to stick with her current aesthetic for a while yet — but who knows...
Oh, and, yes, they really, really need to sort out character development for the remaining regular cast. They truly need to get beyond the two-dimensional cardboard cutouts on the bridge and work with those characters.
Book has had more development than most of them and he’s been in all of two episodes!
They also need to get beyond this utter BS about not confirming who the chief medical officer and chief engineer are — or if they’re even still on the ship. Were they left behind? Were they casualties? Are they going to give in and settle on Culber and Reno? I don’t really care which, but they do need to make a decision and stick to it!
It doesn’t need to be a big deal; they are things that can be confirmed in passing; no need for a big story arc, just get in with it already!
Book has had more development than most of them and he’s been in all of two episodes!
They also need to get beyond this utter BS about not confirming who the chief medical officer and chief engineer are — or if they’re even still on the ship. Were they left behind? Were they casualties? Are they going to give in and settle on Culber and Reno? I don’t really care which, but they do need to make a decision and stick to it!
It doesn’t need to be a big deal; they are things that can be confirmed in passing; no need for a big story arc, just get in with it already!
It's not a big deal so why worry about titles?
Culber is Chief Medical Officer
Reno is Chief Engineer
If Culber wasn't Chief Medical Officer, then Pollard would've been at Saru's "Thanksgiving Dinner" instead.
As far as Reno, we haven't seen a Chief Engineer, some of the crew stayed behind in the 23rd Century, so whoever remained on Discovery got bumped up to replace anyone who left. So I'm going to go out on a wild, wacky limb and say Reno is the Chief Engineer as of the third season.
"But they didn't say!" They didn't. But I can figure things out. I'm not one who likes to be confused on purpose just so I can have something to complain about for its own sake.
Next.
Reno is Chief Engineer
If Culber wasn't Chief Medical Officer, then Pollard would've been at Saru's "Thanksgiving Dinner" instead.
As far as Reno, we haven't seen a Chief Engineer, some of the crew stayed behind in the 23rd Century, so whoever remained on Discovery got bumped up to replace anyone who left. So I'm going to go out on a wild, wacky limb and say Reno is the Chief Engineer as of the third season.
"But they didn't say!" They didn't. But I can figure things out. I'm not one who likes to be confused on purpose just so I can have something to complain about for its own sake.
Next.
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