Spoilers Section 31 General Discussion Thread

[StarTrek1701]

Section 31 already had comm badges in the 2250s as per Disco S2, but I'm pretty sure that's the only indication anywhere that they're tech is more advanced than regular Starfleet.

I have a memory of Sec31 having combadges in DISCO

Yes the comm badges were high tech for that era but did they not have subspace beaming that Feds didn't have even in the 25th century?

 

[The Wormhole]

Yes the comm badges were high tech for that era but did they not have subspace beaming that Feds didn't have even in the 25th century?

That's actually a matter of debate amongst fandom. Some say they did, and that's how Sloan always beamed aboard DS9 for his visits to Bashir's quarters, others will claim that it's "totally obvious" Sloan had a ship hidden nearby.

 

[fireproof78]

Yes the comm badges were high tech for that era but did they not have subspace beaming that Feds didn't have even in the 25th century?

Wasn't subspace beaming used in TNG?

 

[Nerys Myk]

others will claim that it's "totally obvious" Sloan had a ship hidden nearby.

Super-villain 101

 

[F. King Daniel]

Maybe there's a cloaked, hidden ship nearby which also has subspace/transwarp beaming.

 

[Tosk]

Personally, I'm quite satisfied not knowing about Sloan's exact resources.

 

[Dukhat]

Personally, I'm quite satisfied not knowing about Sloan's exact resources.

Actually, I was satisfied not knowing if Sloan was really part of some super-secret organization, or if he was just pulling everybody's leg. Because DS9 made that distinction very vague. Which was why it worked so well, and why it has worked so poorly since then.

 

[fireproof78]

Personally, I'm quite satisfied not knowing about Sloan's exact resources.

I'd rather know.

 

[The Wormhole]

Actually, I was satisfied not knowing if Sloan was really part of some super-secret organization, or if he was just pulling everybody's leg. Because DS9 made that distinction very vague.

Everyone always says that, but I never got that impression. And indeed, even the novels assumed Section 31 must have been a thing besides Sloan's prank, given there was a novel series about Section 31's adventures with the TOS, TNG and Voyager characters based only on what was established about them in DS9.

 

[Dukhat]

Everyone always says that, but I never got that impression. And indeed, even the novels assumed Section 31 must have been a thing besides Sloan's prank, given there was a novel series about Section 31's adventures with the TOS, TNG and Voyager characters based only on what was established about them in DS9.

Oh, I wasn’t implying that Section 31 wasn’t a thing. Just that Sloan might have been using it as a cover story for whatever he was doing by implying that the organization still existed when it didn’t.

 

[Tuskin38]

Section 31 already had comm badges in the 2250s as per Disco S2, but I'm pretty sure that's the only indication anywhere that they're tech is more advanced than regular Starfleet.

The computer screens on the S31 ship in Discovery also had some LCARS influence, with curvy buttons/brackets and such. That was confirmed to be intentional IIRC, as them using prototype/more advanced tech.

Plus their phaser pistols were pretty similar to the Assault phasers from the TOS movies

 

[Tuskin38]

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[ELCHawk]

I am going to quietly watch this thread and see how many people hate the movie because of a 2 minute trailer. As a Trekie, we are to hate everything new you know.

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

I'll say this about the trailer, nothing in it has pulled me to the side of 'cautiously optimistic'.

 

[JRob94]

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The looks SO much better than the teaser! I’m a lot more excited for this movie now

 

[Turtletrekker]

I am going to quietly watch this thread and see how many people hate the movie because of a 2 minute trailer. As a Trekie, we are to hate everything new you know.

As evidenced by the comments section of the trailer itself.

 

[Tuskin38]

I'm not giving an opinion until I've watched it.

 

[Markonian]

I'm not giving an opinion until I've watched it.

Same. The trailer appears to be focused on action. I bet the movie will be more varied in tone. I am really intrigued whether we'll notice any leftovers from it getting planned as a mini-series as opposed to a movie. And whether we can judge if it would've made it in the cinema.

 

[DaveyNY]

Haters gotta hate has been part of the Star Trek mantra for a very long time now.

So this just falls in line with what has come previous.

Personally, it looks interesting enough for me to watch and enjoy it.

 

[HotRod]

Definitely a better trailer than the last one. I remain cautiously optimistic.

Of course I also went through the trailer in slow motion to see if I could spot any Lost Era Federation Starships....