Spoilers Season 5 to premiere April 4th

[Rahul]

I found a review with big spoilers, including the answer.

https://cinapse.co/2024/03/sxsw-2024-star-trek-discovery-season-5-finds-a-new-sense-of-adventure/

Spoiler

On the old science ship is an ancient Romulan puzzle box (apparently the one in the trailers), they meet a relic trader who is an Altan Soong type synth, and Tilly finds out what is in the box: A Romulan scientists' notes concerning

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“the Progenitors”

from the TNG episode

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The Chase!

They find their planet and the tech they left there...

Now I'm excited!

Spoiler: Spoiler

I actually don't like "the chase".
It's an okay episode, but I don't like the basic idea of this precursor race doing some intelligent design on evolution.

Didn't like it on Alien/Prometheus. Didn't like it with Van Däniken or the UFO meme guy.

Maybe I'm just not a fan of giving a definite, fictional answer to the most fundamental question of where we come from & where we go to.
It feels "too big" to just have a clear answer to that. Like, "oh, well, God also exists btw - here he is". The universe is solved now. Thanks. You can all go home now. Bye.

 

[fireproof78]

I really hope it turns out to be a great season. I'll reserve judgment 'til it's done though*, the early episodes almost always seem more promising than the resolution. Not trying to be a grump, I just don't trust Lucy with that football.

*Judgement of the whole season, that is. Naturally, I'll judge each ep as they come out.

Yup.

No show gets a benefit of the doubt.

 

[NCC-73515]

Resisting the urge to click your spoiler so bad. Will try to go into this unspoiled. It’s promising that you’re excited by it.

(Pretty uncool that the board software just shows the content of your spoiler to me the moment I quote it.)

This early Trekcore review makes the season sound promising as well. I’m especially excited for the secondary characters getting more substantial parts. And the way they’re going to handle the mystery this season sounds good as well.

I put the spoiliest spoilers in subspoiler tags within the intermediate spoilers, so you can open the one you see and then decide if you wanna open the other 2 within that

Here's a hint that narrows down which episode they are referencing which only Germans will understand

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It's one of the SiW episodes

I think my excitement exploded. It went from a 10 to a 13.5.

And...

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you guessed it!

 

[NCC-73515]

Oooh, more details here (big spoiler about the big spoiler ):

https://thathashtagshow.com/2024/03/12/star-trek-discovery-is-back-with-a-bang-with-season-5review/

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The Romulan scientist (Valek) was present when Jean-Luc Picard and others met a race of people called the “Progenitors”, so it may be one of these guys:

https://tng.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/screencaps/season6/6x20/the-chase-hd-462.jpg
(just linking to kinda hide that visual spoiler)

Perhaps, it even is their captain who had that memorable exchange at the end of the episode:

ROMULAN [on monitor]: It would seem that we are not completely dissimilar after all, in our hopes, or in our fears.
PICARD: Yes.
ROMULAN [on monitor]: Well, then. Perhaps, one day.
PICARD: One day.

Imagine that! It's just getting better and better

 

[Quantum21]

Oooh, more details here (big spoiler about the big spoiler ):

https://thathashtagshow.com/2024/03/12/star-trek-discovery-is-back-with-a-bang-with-season-5review/

Spoiler

The Romulan scientist (Valek) was present when Jean-Luc Picard and others met a race of people called the “Progenitors”, so it may be one of these guys:

https://tng.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/screencaps/season6/6x20/the-chase-hd-462.jpg
(just linking to kinda hide that visual spoiler)

Perhaps, it even is their captain who had that memorable exchange at the end of the episode:

ROMULAN [on monitor]: It would seem that we are not completely dissimilar after all, in our hopes, or in our fears.
PICARD: Yes.
ROMULAN [on monitor]: Well, then. Perhaps, one day.
PICARD: One day.

Imagine that! It's just getting better and better

Oh that's cool too.

 

[Tuskin38]

Oooh, more details here (big spoiler about the big spoiler ):

https://thathashtagshow.com/2024/03/12/star-trek-discovery-is-back-with-a-bang-with-season-5review/

Spoiler

The Romulan scientist (Valek) was present when Jean-Luc Picard and others met a race of people called the “Progenitors”, so it may be one of these guys:

Spoiler

Valek is also the name of a Kazon :P

 

[Quinton]

Damn, that’s all cool as hell.

 

[Quantum21]

Damn, that’s all cool as hell.

Pretty big for the franchise. It has scale and boldness.

 

[Campe]

I like it. Always liked the feel of that particular TNG episode.

 

[Firebird]

I found a review with big spoilers, including the answer.

https://cinapse.co/2024/03/sxsw-2024-star-trek-discovery-season-5-finds-a-new-sense-of-adventure/

Spoiler

On the old science ship is an ancient Romulan puzzle box (apparently the one in the trailers), they meet a relic trader who is an Altan Soong type synth, and Tilly finds out what is in the box: A Romulan scientists' notes concerning

Spoiler

“the Progenitors”

from the TNG episode

Spoiler

The Chase!

They find their planet and the tech they left there...

Now I'm excited!

That's pretty damn cool! Everything I'm hearing so far about season 5 has me the most excited I've been for Disco in ages.

Also kinda funny coincidence for me because what that particular episode established plays a part in some of the backstory of my fic.

 

[Quantum21]

That's pretty damn cool! Everything I'm hearing so far about season 5 has me the most excited I've been for Disco in ages.

Also kinda funny coincidence for me because what that particular episode established plays a part in some of the backstory of my fic.

It's a great source for stories. I'm excited they took this course.

Spoiler: Let's hear it for Mr DNA

I disagree with those who suggest that the "ancient astronaut" idea is poor development.

This is fiction. It can make a great story. Will it change my belief we haven't been visited yet by ETs? Of course not!

These Progenitors were not gods, they didn't declare themselves such, they influenced but didn't direct Earthy evolution.

It is also possible that cultures much older than ours exist based on the age of the universe. It may even be likely. It helps me buy this idea, but again to speculate on these things, it would require proof.

I love the origin of this episode extends back to Sagan's Contact.

All systems go Discovery.

 

[Uhura's Song]

I really hope it turns out to be a great season. I'll reserve judgment 'til it's done though*, the early episodes almost always seem more promising than the resolution. Not trying to be a grump, I just don't trust Lucy with that football.

*Judgement of the whole season, that is. Naturally, I'll judge each ep as they come out.

I think that is fair.

But I think S4 stuck the landing pretty well. S2 and S3 of Pic did, IMHO. LD always seems to do a good job on the Finale, S2, S3, and S4 in particular. And I think PRO did well on both the mid-season finale. I'd say 8 very good ones.

LD1 was just fine.

DISCO 1-3 and PIC 1 were the only real misses for me.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Spoiler: the plot

"The Chase" was dumb as hell, and pretty shite to be fair. But that said, I do love when modern Trek doubles down on the dumb shit so let's just accept that in Trek's world, intelligent design is a thing.

 

[The Wormhole]

Spoiler: the plot

"The Chase" was dumb as hell, and pretty shite to be fair. But that said, I do love when modern Trek doubles down on the dumb shit so let's just accept that in Trek's world, intelligent design is a thing.

Spoiler

Maybe they could tie it in with Threshold and explain how ultimately becoming a salamander unlocks the true meaning of life or something.

I'm honestly not sure if I'm joking or serious.

 

[Quantum21]

Spoiler: the plot

"The Chase" was dumb as hell, and pretty shite to be fair. But that said, I do love when modern Trek doubles down on the dumb shit so let's just accept that in Trek's world, intelligent design is a thing.

Wow, it has to be one of Trek's monumental episodes. I've never seen anyone dislike it.

This is a spoiler though and I covered my opinion on it in the spoiler tag

 

[Photoman15]

And to remind everyone, there is a Zoom Meeting on the Saturday following new episodes. We do a round table where everyone gets to give their opinion on the latest episode.
Our first one will be on Saturday, April 6. It starts at 4pm Eastern.
You can find the link at starting time here: https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/zoom-session-to-talk-about-star-trek.306852/page-35

Note: Anyone being disruptive will probably be booted.

Hope to see you there.

 

[Quantum21]

And to remind everyone, there is a Zoom Meeting on the Saturday following new episodes. We do a round table where everyone gets to give their opinion on the latest episode.
Our first one will be on Saturday, April 6. It starts at 4pm Eastern.
You can find the link at starting time here: https://www.trekbbs.com/threads/zoom-session-to-talk-about-star-trek.306852/page-35

Note: Anyone being disruptive will probably be booted.

Hope to see you there.

Oh interesting. Might do it

 

[Quantum21]

Shows to watch in April.

Star Trek: Discovery was a huge draw for CBS All Access (since rebranded as Paramount+) when it premiered in 2017. The series was followed by the show Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, which is gearing up for its third season. The upcoming movie Star Trek: Section 31 will serve as a spinoff of Star Trek: Discovery. Although it has receivied praise for its prosthetic makeup and visual effects, Martin-Green’s gripping performance is really what fuels Star Trek: Discovery and its story.

https://www.digitaltrends.com/movie...MkA2KJ6JjirvMeWRsLjrQ0xHUn0sq2gSDEmS1hyOEQcGI

 

[NCC-73515]

There will be a double premiere at wondercon 3/30 3:30 pm and in NYC 4/3 7:30 pm

 

[Quantum21]

There will be a double premiere at wondercon 3/30 3:30 pm and in NYC 4/3 7:30 pm

Cool. Hadn't seen this info yet.