1 Kelpien in 1 craft? That does not add up to genocide. The Ba'ul were xenophobic, so I doubt they wanted to make the trip to help non-natives, especially the ones who messed up their whole balance of power. But it's nice that you're on their side.
Spoilers Star Trek: Discovery 2x14 - "Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2"
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They also did say that the torpedo would take out *half* the ship if the door didn't go down, so it was not like they were threatened with being totally vaporized,and implies that as a whole, the Enterprise is pretty tough even when it comes to photon torpedoes blowing up inside it.
Again, as I mentioned, it's one thing to redirect a blast but an entirely different matter to contain it completely. The blast door simply redirected the blast away from more sensitive areas of the ship, such as the bridge.
For example, if you put a charge in a cannon, the cannon isn't damaged because the blast has an outward direction to go. The blast takes the path of least resistance. However, if you sealed the charge up using the same material as the cannon, it's blown to smithereens.
Don't forget that military contracts are often awarded to the lowest bidder.
There's that plus they want to direct the damage away from certain areas rather than just let the blast go uncontrolled.. Hence, the blast doors. Redirect the blast outwards to space where it avoids the bridge and also it's going more directly to space rather than inward through the ship. Matches what we saw of the damage on the screen, mostly outward focused.
I'd imagine that with all the shuttles, drones, and larger ships flying around shooting things, a relatively stationary shuttle trying to do a precision maneuver like that would be a sitting duck!
Just like every other Trek show and movie.And there is A LOT to nitpick in Discovery.
There was more then one Kelpian there...
Also you're missing the point that the Ba'ul, as portrayed in the show, wouldn't have wanted to help or been willing to give the Kelpians their technology. Which means the only way the Kelpians could be there, is if they somehow killed the Ba'ul and took their stuff.
Still doesn't add up to genocide. They could've captured some as well and took their stuff.
Reminds me of that game from "Office Space" called Jump to Conclusions. I'll go with "Think Again."
Or they found a bunker full of ba'ul ships and learned to fly them. Or maybe Tyler negotiated with them who knows. I do agree though that the kelpiens showing stretched my suspension of disbelief and warranted a deeper explanation
Ah but Discovery takes it to the next level
Cause indigestion or constipation perhaps? Maybe farts? Saru's Revenge?
I'm going to use "Fought Like a Kelpian" a lot in the coming years I think. The term needs to become a thing. in fact, how has it not already become a thing?
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At which point the Ba'ul that weren't captured would press a button and remotely blow up all the ships the Kelpians captured.
Because a frightened paranoid isolationist species isn't going to let the race that drove them to xenophobia in the first place get their hands on WMDs. (Which any warp capable starship is.)
Unless the Kelpians magically learned both 23rd century programing and 23rd century engineering in the month or so since Discovery was there that would just result in the Ba'ul hitting the ships remote self destruct.
And unless the Ba'ul have super warp drives those ships would have had to have left Kaminar weeks ago to encounter the Klingons and arrive at Xahea when they did.
Or he confided in her, given that she had a background as a therapist, and seemed to be willing to lend an ear if necessary, as we've seen with Culber.
stuff from way above:
... that would be a rather long war
they started the war with 105
as discovery will be abandoned for ... how long again?
... that would be a rather long war
they started the war with 105
my only issue with the torpedo was the sheer size of it.
In one scene we see it looking more like a JJprise Kahn torpedo leaving the section 31 ship. Next we see it impacting the primary hull and sticking out. It appears to be larger than even the bridge module. (Even though we just saw Ariams funeral pod and other torpedo housing that all appear consistent with previous iterations).
Next we see It Number one and the Admiral are looking at it and it appears normal size. Then Burnham sees it and again its gigantic sticking out out the hull
In one scene we see it looking more like a JJprise Kahn torpedo leaving the section 31 ship. Next we see it impacting the primary hull and sticking out. It appears to be larger than even the bridge module. (Even though we just saw Ariams funeral pod and other torpedo housing that all appear consistent with previous iterations).
Next we see It Number one and the Admiral are looking at it and it appears normal size. Then Burnham sees it and again its gigantic sticking out out the hull
Damn, I thought misspelling "lose" was more of a recent thing.Reminds me of that game from "Office Space" called Jump to Conclusions. I'll go with "Think Again."
So many people to punish, so few agony booths ... ach, just beam 'em.
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