Klingon evolution?

[F. King Daniel]

No idea what you're talking about? Klingons have always had ridges.

These are awesome!

 

[USS Triumphant]

Unfortunately your (good) theory is contradicted by these very three individuals who appeared in DS9 complete with ridges.

Not if they look that way because the Imperial Klingons "honored" them by having their genes "promoted" to give them that appearance. (Allowing the Imperials to have fewer embarrassing "heroes of the Empire" from servitor races running around.) But yes, I know, I'm tilting at windmills here.

 

[Enterprise1701]

I hope that a future Star Trek work will show all generations of Klingon design side-by-side. With modern coloration techniques, of course.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I hope that a future Star Trek work will show all generations of Klingon design side-by-side. With modern coloration techniques, of course.

I believe in the Klingon come, where all the colors bleed into one.

 

[T'var]

I was reasonable happy with DSN's "We do not discuss it with outsiders". Sometimes it is best not to explain things, leave a little mystery.

Brilliant!

Ohhhhh! Genetically augmented! I do recall affliction and divergence.
Just didn't register.
Thank you.

Just curious, what did you think the two episodes were about?

I was lost in the timeline. Drunk? Maybe.

 

[Corwwyn]

I was reasonable happy with DSN's "We do not discuss it with outsiders". Sometimes it is best not to explain things, leave a little mystery.

Same here. Plus it was just a funny line. The elephant in the room for that episode was going to be the Klingon makeup changes. Any explanation would be silly, so you might as well point it out and laugh at it. I think that was a very clever line and probably the smartest way to handle it.

Well stated... both of you. I have always believed Worf's statement was the best possible way to handle it.

Me too.

 

[Michael]

Same here. Plus it was just a funny line. The elephant in the room for that episode was going to be the Klingon makeup changes. Any explanation would be silly, so you might as well point it out and laugh at it. I think that was a very clever line and probably the smartest way to handle it.

Well stated... both of you. I have always believed Worf's statement was the best possible way to handle it.

Me too.

Add me to the list of people who liked the non-explanation of “Trials and Tribble-ations” a million times better that what they did on that Enterprise two-parter. I find it rather interesting how this illustrates the changing quality of writing from Deep Space Nine to Enterprise (leaving room for mystery vs. explaining every minute detail) or perhaps the changing expectations of a new audience. Don't get me wrong, I really love Enterprise, but for me its writing was never as good as on Deep Space Nine. And this is a good example for why I feel that way.

 

[Kemaiku]

Enterprise explained it, personal feelings on the matter from anyone to the contrary.

The TNG episode that covered their reversion should go first, for such a terrible lacking of understanding of evolution in the first place.

 

[Marsden]

I like the non canon story that the Klingons were not afraid to do genetic experimenting and had different races of Klingons that were more adapted to living on the planets that they would conquer. That went away with the Klingon homeworld being a steamy jungle, too.