I've been on vacation in the past week, so bullet points for 2x02 and 2x03:
- The Titan's shuttles are the same model as the Cerritos', but have Luna-class-esque nacelles in the same way as California nacelles are copied-ish across to their shuttles.
- The Titan's ready room has a second door (nothing new, though we never saw Janeway's second door in actual use). Assuming it's not a head or replicator booth, it opens into a space directly in front of the bridge. This would be great if the Titan's conference room was directly forward of the bridge, but the way the stars move in the conference scene suggests that room faces aft.
- Following Pakled history, the guys we see in 2x02 are using Klingon disruptors. With the right sound effects to boot!
- Romulan Ale is sitting openly in Riker's ready room. I know the stuff has become illegal contraband again per Mariner last season, so SHOULD he have it just out there?
- The Titan's main shuttlebay has an open pit elevator thingy in the middle, probably only the second one we've seen since Discovery. I know that other ships MIGHT have them though, but it's not like we see them in use.
- Lt. Kayshon has his ceremonial Temarian dagger on his sash, which is an awesome nod. This is also the first time we see a cultural weapon being incorporated into a stardard Starfleet uniform. But does he actually get to use it? It's sharp, going by what we saw in "Darmok". Is this like the dirk that Scottish used back in the day?
- In 2x03 Boimler scurries through two different kinds of Jefferies tube crawlways. One more resembles those seem on the Sovereign class (versus the previously-seen version which is closer to the TNG era set). IMO this furthers the idea that the refit of the Cerritos has more than just two kinds of escape pods.
- Starbase Earhart is on the planet Bonestell. Hence the "Bonestell Recreation Facility" where Picard once got knifed, it seems.
- There, the barkeep notes that he'd just got the table "re-jotted".
- Starfleet has a sort of USO thing where famous officers tour the fleet telling them of their adventures, and entertain the troops.
- Boimlers first two things he relates about Paris are two of his holodeck creations from his time on Voyager. I wonder if Tom is moving towards his "Endgame" future of being a holo novelist? And how does it work to publish one's creations while still working in Starfleet, anyway? Apparently it CAN be done, going by "Photons Be Free".
- After Mariner boops the shuttle into the Cerritos' shields (no one ordered them to be raised?), the exterior cue suggests that the following scene happens in the shuttlebay that may or may not still be in the secondary hull. Incidentally, the scale of the shuttle against the rim of the saucer really does suggest the latter is three decks tall!
Mark