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Spoilers (Somewhat minor spoilers) Guys, Lower Decks has NOT decanonized Discovery. Or SNW.

The conversation makes no sense. Why would Mendez need to describe what Pike looked like to Kirk at the time of the command hand over? Kirk was the one there. And the handover only took place a couple of years back. Pike would not be "about Kirk's age" at that time. He's have at least a decade on him. The only time Pike would have about Kirk's age would be on the mission to Talos.

the command hand-over might not be the same as the promotion to Fleet Captain. (in fact, now, we know its not.) Kirk may have not even seen Pike when he took command.
 
the command hand-over might not be the same as the promotion to Fleet Captain. (in fact, now, we know its not.) Kirk may have not even seen Pike when he took command.
Still makes no sense.

Joe: Do you know Bob?
Bill: Yes, we met at the Christmas party.
Joe: He’s a tall guy with blond hair.
Bill: yeah, like I said I’ve met him.

Maybe that what Kirk was doing, reiterating to Mendez that he knows Pike, with out calling Jose an idiot? :lol:
 
Still makes no sense.

Joe: Do you know Bob?
Bill: Yes, we met at the Christmas party.
Joe: He’s a tall guy with blond hair.
Bill: yeah, like I said I’ve met him.

Maybe that what Kirk was doing, reiterating to Mendez that he knows Pike, with out calling Jose an idiot? :lol:

was that even Mendez, or was that the Talosians????? I forget. Was there EVER a real Mendez?!!
 
I just look at it as awkward dialogue meant to make for casual banter between Mendez and Kirk before he shows him a crippled, disfigured man in an electronic wheelchair. It's never been good dialogue, but one can interpret it in different ways.
 
And Kirk's just there because he received orders to come to Starbase 11. He's just going through the motions until he realizes it's Christopher Pike and sees his terrible medical condition.
 
My two cents: the best superhero story ever, Watchmen, is not canon. The best Batman story ever, The Dark Knight Returns, is not canon. The best Spider-Man ongoing comic, Ultimate Spider-Man, is not canon. "Canon" is just background stuff, not a seal of quality.

Having said that... except for the TOS animated series, that I'm not sure, ALL Star Trek series are canon and take place in the same universe
 
Watchmen's a bit too canon, as DC can't resist bringing characters back instead of letting it be its own thing.
 
Right, but that's only a recent thing, from Rebirth onwards. When it was made, and for whole decades, Watchmen was not canon, so the point stands: you don't need to be canon to be great, or even the GOAT.
 
I just don't know how we are still having this "its all the same universe" argument after Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow spelled it out for us.

Because the people in charge keep saying it is. And then proceed to make creative decisions that are contrary to that idea.
 
I just don't know how we are still having this "its all the same universe" argument after Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow spelled it out for us.
Because it's all the same universe, simply altered.

The prime universe has had so many examples of time travel throughout the years, it's the only option. Otherwise, what really is the prime timeline? Every single example of time travel would equal a new universe being formed and means that we haven't been following the prime timeline since a few episodes into season 1 of TOS.
 
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