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Spoilers Star Trek: Discovery 3x03 - "People of Earth"

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I'm rewatching now, and I thought I would point out a cute scene:

When Burham takes her station on the bridge, she grabs hold of the console in a rather deliberate way, perhaps suggesting being in a place that is more comforting. Then Book walks onto the bridge: Burnham gives him a little finger wave, to invite him over.
 
I'm rewatching now, and I thought I would point out a cute scene:

When Burham takes her station on the bridge, she grabs hold of the console in a rather deliberate way, perhaps suggesting being in a place that is more comforting. Then Book walks onto the bridge: Burnham gives him a little finger wave, to invite him over.

Yes....... Noticed that too and it was really a neat little scene.
 
I don't have an issue with Stamets. There are times when being honest is the best way to get where you need to be. I prefer Stamets' honesty to Saru's deception.

In "The Neutral Zone", we had a woman from the 20th century who woke up in the 24th century. She wanted to know about her family and learned about a descendant that she could meet. I wish we had this with Sylvia Tilly, who in the beginning spoke of the family she lost. It would have been fitting if we had seen her learned about her family and to see if there was a descendant who she could speak with. A missed potential.
 
I think that this was the best episode of the entire show.

It worked. The pacing, story the effects. Feels like a new show and even though it reminds me of andromeda I really liked that show.

Lore Reloaded put up a good review. I agree with him. Check it out.

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ok, I took the time and researched the Klingon temporal assault fleet in DS9 and it turns out, that spcific reference is so obscure that even Memory Alpha was like "WTF? Are you kidding me? Smoke your pot elsewhere!"

I think that was a throwaway line from the alternate future depicted in the DS9 novel trilogy' Millennium. Things were so bad, that to prevent the future events, the Klingons were attempting time travel, the Federation had tried using the Guardian of Forever, and I think Starfleet even tried sending a fleet into the mirror universe, intending to transition back to their native universe but behind enemy lines. Nothing was working. It's been a while since I read the books, so my memory might be fuzzy.
 
I'm rewatching now, and I thought I would point out a cute scene:

When Burham takes her station on the bridge, she grabs hold of the console in a rather deliberate way, perhaps suggesting being in a place that is more comforting. Then Book walks onto the bridge: Burnham gives him a little finger wave, to invite him over.

Also when book enters the bridge and Detmer gives him a not so subtle 'who is this hot dude' eyebrow raise.
 
Hold on, did Stamets just tell the 16 year old their big secret, the whole spore drive and the fact they are from 930 years ago?
The fist step to trust and bonding is to share some secret facts. He knew Adira already understood more than they expected, and was probably gonna figure it out very soon anyway.

If Adira wasn't out yet, then she wouldn't know. Before I came out most people called me he/him, now they don't because I came out. I was still always trans and I still identified as female that entire time, but no one but me knew. This is just how it works.
Adira could also be figuring this out at 16. That's when a lot of people are struggling with their identity.

The fact remains, the Burn is a relatively low-stakes question as has been presented in the show till this point narratively. I mean, compare:
  • DIS Season 1 - Klingons are fighting Earth, and are going to bombard Earth!
  • DIS Season 2 - Control is going to kill all life in the galaxy!
  • PIC Season 1 - The ancient AIs may wipe out all of humanity!
  • DIS Season 3 - A disaster of unknown provenance which happened 120 years ago may eventually happen again!
It's possible the stakes will be raised later in the season. Discovery's second season initially seemed like it was telling a pretty low-stakes mystery until Control happened. But at the moment, the way the Burn is framed, it's simply not a pressing issue for Burnham to solve.
They moved past the implausible high stakes this time and showed them as something that not only couldn't be prevented, but has already happened a while ago. I find that very interesting compared to the insane stakes before that we knew wouldn't happen. This time, it has, and it's already history.

I don't know what the writers are thinking. But, my guess has been that the Burn was caused by a degradation of the fabric of space. We had some hints in the season opener that it's more fragile now. This degradation will become a climate change symbol. It affects a lot of things, such as the Burn with dilithium and possibly subspace. The weakening of the fabric of space itself could explain how the Burn happened everywhere at the same time. It just reached a critical point. The Burn might even more of the canary in the coal mine, with further effects coming.

I don't know. That's where my mind went. But, we'll see!
The new warp engines after TNG could've done just 1% of the previous damage, or something barely detectable at the time, and over several hundreds of years, some affected subspace layer that is connected to dilithium deteriorated too far.

Agreed. I think the Tal symbiont is at least as old as Dax. Perhaps it'll be revealed later that they're actually twins?? ;)
Stepsister ;)

Disappointed we didn’t get an immortal Boothby come up and yell at Discovery’s crew for leaning on the tree
I was trying to see if there's an AF carved somewhere, but it's probably hidden behind leaves or on the other side XD
 
Adira could also be figuring this out at 16. That's when a lot of people are struggling with their identity.
Yes, Erik Erikson even had a name for this struggle in the teenage to young adult years: "identity vs. role confusion."

It's pretty standard :)
 
Is it just me, or when they showed the zoom out of Starfleet Academy at the very end, we saw (if you squint your eyes) the familiar Starfleet Academy building seen in TNG (which is actually the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in real life which was also used in a bunch of other TV shows and movies)?
 
Is it just me, or when they showed the zoom out of Starfleet Academy at the very end, we saw (if you squint your eyes) the familiar Starfleet Academy building seen in TNG (which is actually the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in real life which was also used in a bunch of other TV shows and movies)?
I was looking for it, hoping to see it, in all appearances in Disco and PIC, but never saw it.
 
I was looking for it, hoping to see it, in all appearances in Disco and PIC, but never saw it.

I took a screenie and circled the part where I think the building is:

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Is it just me, or when they showed the zoom out of Starfleet Academy at the very end, we saw (if you squint your eyes) the familiar Starfleet Academy building seen in TNG (which is actually the Tillman Water Reclamation Plant in real life which was also used in a bunch of other TV shows and movies)?

At least that's more useful then a Borg reclamation plant.

Too soon?
 
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I don't have an issue with Stamets. There are times when being honest is the best way to get where you need to be. I prefer Stamets' honesty to Saru's deception.

In "The Neutral Zone", we had a woman from the 20th century who woke up in the 24th century. She wanted to know about her family and learned about a descendant that she could meet. I wish we had this with Sylvia Tilly, who in the beginning spoke of the family she lost. It would have been fitting if we had seen her learned about her family and to see if there was a descendant who she could speak with. A missed potential.
Well, it’s been over 900 years.
If there is an unbroken line of descendants of a close relative , then half the planet’s people might be related to her now.
 
A very entertaining and enjoyable episode. Different than what I expected, but also what I think it should have been. At moments, it felt slightly rushed, but I'm ok with that.
The board is now set, we know what this season will be about.
What I really realize by now, is how much I enjoy and love all these characters. They feel quite honest and real to me. Saru is quickly becoming one of the most fantastic characters in Star Trek. Michael's journey so far, rediscovering both herself and her own humanity has been amazing to watch. Tilly, Stamets, Culbert, Dethmer, all the characters who's names I suck at remembering right now, have made this crew feel so together and real. I can't wait for the next episode.
 
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