Spoilers My main suspects for the anomaly.

[XCV330]

Another befuddled adolescent superpowered Kelpian. It will turn out that Kelpians are actually supposed to be oppressed and eaten to prevent UNIVERSE THREATENING THREATS from happening.

 

[fireproof78]

Another befuddled adolescent superpowered Kelpian. It will turn out that Kelpians are actually supposed to be oppressed and eaten to prevent UNIVERSE THREATENING THREATS from happening.

The result is that Sukail must trap this Kelpian in an alternate universe forever fighting them.

 

[dupersuper]

Nagilum was one of the most forgettable villains ever. To link him to DSC S4 would be ridiculous. By that logic, Lazarus might as well be the reason for the anomaly.

So much Nagilum hate on this thread...

 

[thribs]

The creators say it parallels the covid crisis so it must be China

 

[dupersuper]

The creators say it parallels the covid crisis so it must be China

Or another giant space amoeba...

 

[Unimatrix Q]

Another befuddled adolescent superpowered Kelpian. It will turn out that Kelpians are actually supposed to be oppressed and eaten to prevent UNIVERSE THREATENING THREATS from happening.

What would this make of Emperor Georgiou?

 

[Unimatrix Q]

- Nagilum is a completely forgettable character from a completely forgettable episode of early TNG that only hardcore fans know or care about. Normals would probably be more familiar with the reaction gif of the helmsman being killed than they would be with who's killing him.

- It was Picard who suggested they might meet again. Nagilum was thoroughly disgusted with Human aggressiveness (which is ironic since it planned to kill off up to half the crew) and didn't seem to desire encountering them again.

- The method of operation and effects of this anomaly on surrounding space and planets are nothing like that of Nagilum.

- The appearance of the anomaly doesn't have any resemblance to Nagilum beyond a vague "cloud in space" quality, which includes most of the anomalies in Trek. This cloud does not look anything like the Nagilum cloud.

- I doubt if the writers were pouring over old TNG villains and settle upon the giant space fetus and said, "yes, that's the one" any more than they would settle upon "Evil Tar Pit Monster that killed Tasha Yar." Not that they avoid hokey stuff, because they made the Burn caused by some Kelpian kid crying, but they'd make their own original hokey stuff.

- They're not even bringing back Nagilum on Picard, where it would at least make a little more sense. They're sticking with more well-known (even among non-fans or barely fans) antagonists like the Borg and Q.

I have no doubt the anomaly is some sort of living being given its behavior, but the odds of it being Nagilum of all things are astronomical, and I have no idea how this became such a popular suggestion. If there's some reason people seem so confident in this suggestion beyond "space cloud" I would sure like to hear the reasons why, 'cause I'm just not seeing it.

Just saying, if the producers wanted to bring back Nagilum for a sequel in normal space with modern FX technology, i guess that he would look very much like the anomaly.

And giving depth and more background to an already existing character is always possible. Could be *if* it's Nagilum that we can see the events in "Where Silence Has Lease" in a new light.

And as i have mentioned before, a changed by the events of the TNG episode, Nagilum finally wanting to contact or connect with other lifeforms, without any bad intentions, endangering these without really understanding why, would be a great metaphor for unvaccinated or ill people endangering the people around them.

 

[fireproof78]

So much Nagilum hate on this thread...

There is nothing to like. He killed a crewman for no reason.

 

[TimeIsAPredator]

The creators say it parallels the covid crisis so it must be China

It's a giant killer bat

 

[thribs]

It's a giant killer bat

Or a pangolin

 

[Dukhat]

So much Nagilum hate on this thread...

Did you actually see the TNG episode he was in? It was utter crap.

 

[Locutus of Bored]

So much Nagilum hate on this thread...

Not hate, just befuddlement at why it's such a popular suggestion.

 

[The Wormhole]

Honestly, the only way I see Nagilum ever returning is as a joke on Lower Decks.

 

[Deks]

I hope this is not going to be of those "it had been a dream all along" things.

Oh THAT would explain SO MANY THINGS that don't fit 32nd century at all... but it probably won't be that.

 

[Deks]

My big question is how does it move faster than the speed of light? If it's roaming around and killing planets in different systems, it must be a FTL phenomenon.

Its 5 Ly's across. It doesn't have to move at FTL at all. Could easily be sublight. It might also be popping and out of subspace... like a Graviton elipse did (but nothing was said that it MOVES at FTL at all).

The size of the thing is not enough for it to be emitting gravitational waves that would be destroying planets from further than 5 Ly's?

This thing's gravitational waves could easily reach across several tens or hundreds of lightyeas (if not thousands) for example.

A small black hole (about 1cm size) used a a power source on a relay station in the DQ produced same amount of power in a minute that a typical star produces in a year... it was emitting gravitational distortions 2 Ly's away.
I wouldn't be surprised if this anomaly was made by the same species (not Hirogen) which existed 100 000 years ago.

2 instances of similarly aged technology was encountered by VOY... first the relay network... and then that generator which kept that water planet together.... both technologies were 100 000 years old. I was under the impression same species made those technologies (not Hirogen).

The Hirogen seemed not that much more advanced than UFP... so it stands to reason they appropriated the use of the relay network, but never built it themselves.

 

[Finn]

Oh THAT would explain SO MANY THINGS that don't fit 32nd century at all... but it probably won't be that.

How should the 32nd Century appear?

 

[fireproof78]

How should the 32nd Century appear?

Not like it does.

Or something to that effect.

 

[Nerys Myk]

How should the 32nd Century appear?

Now you've done it.

 

[Char Kais]

My wacky theory:

1) The writers have to connect the anomaly to one or more characters on a personal/emotional level:
S1 Federation-Klingon war and mirror universe - Burnham
S1 spore drive - Stamets
S2 Red Angel - Burnham
S3 The Burn - Saru

2) They have to bring in the mycelial network somehow (which has a nice side effect to connect the anomaly to Stamets).


Like Warp drive is damaging the fabric of subspace (Force of Nature [surfing]), using the mycelial network is damaging the fabric of space.
The gravity anomaly is the result of accumulated damage to space by use of the mycelial network like subspace rifts are the result of accumulated damage of warp drives to subspace.

No more spore drive.
But who else is using the mycelial network? Tardigrades.
The Federation and/or others want to eradicate them and are going to hunt them down.

Booker the animal empath and animal rescuer is an ethical/moral/emotional dilemma. Revenge his homeworld, save the universe or save the Tardigrades and find a different way?
He and Burnham will start an insurrection and try to save the Tardigrades and end the anomaly at the same time.

 

[fireproof78]

Destroy the mycelial network.