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

[Mark 2000]

For all intents and purposes what we are dealing with is an instance of spontaneous transmutation. But instead of lead into gold it's dilithium into quartz. Something that shouldn't happen and thus can't be planned for.

What does it matter how the dilithium fails? It ceases to do its job. It could also just disappear. So what? The ship should have a failsafe for that. Especially after *1000 years* of ship design. Again, dilithium has never been said to be anything but a rock which people hold in their hands like any other rock. It's not the dilithium that provides power. It's just a medium stuff meets through. It's inert already.

 

[Nyotarules]

What does it matter how the dilithium fails? It ceases to do its job. It could also just disappear. So what? The ship should have a failsafe for that. Especially after *1000 years* of ship design. Again, dilithium has never been said to be anything but a rock which people hold in their hands like any other rock. It's not the dilithium that provides power. It's just a medium stuff meets through. It's inert already.

Don't think too hard, this is a universe where humans can make babies with aliens....

 

[Nerys Myk]

What does it matter how the dilithium fails? It ceases to do its job. It could also just disappear. So what? The ship should have a failsafe for that. Especially after *1000 years* of ship design. Again, dilithium has never been said to be anything but a rock which people hold in their hands like any other rock. It's not the dilithium that provides power. It's just a medium stuff meets through. It's inert already.

It's does what ever the plot requires.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

True, better to say isolationists

Perhaps.

But I can't say I blame them. Without Starfleet to back them up, and without warp-capable ships to defend themselves, what would you have Earth do?

 

[Gingerbread Demon]

Perhaps.

But I can't say I blame them. Without Starfleet to back them up, and without warp-capable ships to defend themselves, what would you have Earth do?

GIANT ORBITAL WEAPONS PLATFORMS, NO BIG ONES REALLY REALLY BIG ONES.

I mean, exploding consoles strike as being the same.

And the rocks, you forgot the rocks..... Like when Disco got hit this most recent episode rocks came down out of the walls, lots of little rocks.

 

[IMC Headquarters]

Perhaps.

But I can't say I blame them. Without Starfleet to back them up, and without warp-capable ships to defend themselves, what would you have Earth do?

That's no Moon. It's a space station.

 

[Nyotarules]

Perhaps.

But I can't say I blame them. Without Starfleet to back them up, and without warp-capable ships to defend themselves, what would you have Earth do?

Help their neighbors, have better scanning devices and use them?

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Help their neighbors

At this point, they don't HAVE any.

 

[Noname Given]

Don't think too hard, this is a universe where humans can make babies with aliens....

And universal translators that will suddenly ignore the translation of certain Klingon (and occasionally other alien) words for dramatic effect.

 

[Nyotarules]

At this point, they don't HAVE any.

So when did Earth decide the rest of their own solar system can go hang?

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Perhaps.

But I can't say I blame them. Without Starfleet to back them up, and without warp-capable ships to defend themselves, what would you have Earth do?

Dig up that Dyson guy and.....no, no. Not the vacuum guy!

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

So when did Earth decide the rest of their own solar system can go hang?

They didn't do that. They just can't afford to leave Earth unguarded for that long.

Without warp drive, Earth forces are now limited to travel within the solar system. So the longer they take to even REACH any of the other planets, the longer Earth is left defenseless. And they can't afford to take that risk.

 

[IMC Headquarters]

United Earth Defense Florists--deploying deadly space orchids to keep YOU safe!

 

[Mark 2000]

Don't think too hard, this is a universe where humans can make babies with aliens....

He says on a bulletin board dedicated to people discussing a 55 year old show to death.

 

[fireproof78]

Don't think too hard, this is a universe where humans can make babies with aliens....

And failsafes in Trek fail all the time. Manual overrides don't work.

Let's face it. There is no safety measures in Trek that work consistently.

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Let's face it. There is no safety measures in Trek that work consistently.

Miles O'Brien was reckless trusting in only two backups.

 

[Noname Given]

And failsafes in Trek fail all the time. Manual overrides don't work.

Let's face it. There is no safety measures in Trek that work consistently.

Hell by the 24th century Starfleet engineers couldn't keep their ship entertainment devices (AKA Holodecks) from turning deadly on a regular basis for enlisted end users.

 

[Nerys Myk]

And failsafes in Trek fail all the time. Manual overrides don't work.

Let's face it. There is no safety measures in Trek that work consistently.

Or as the Engineering Department calls it, "job security".

 

[Cyrus]

Just saw this episode. I gave it an 8, liked it a lot. So far I am loving season 3 more than the first 2.

 

[DaveyNY]

Does that "elimination" include the supposedly active sensors on the Reliant? It's not an unknown system, the planets are numbered and I think counting is taught at Starfleet Academy.

If it were a "known" system, then why were they there searching for a 'dead' planetary body for the Genesis Experiment?
They should have known before entering the system if there were any likely candidates.

Kinda-sorta obvious to me that the system may have been listed on the star charts, but wasn't "known" because Kirk & Spock made sure that it wouldn't be.
It's even possible that Spock had the official Star Fleet charts altered by removing Ceti Alpha V as a listing.
Which would also explain why the folks on the Reliant weren't aware of the exploded planet, they had inaccurate charts for that system.
They went in seeing just what their (altered) chart showed them.

It was also apparent that they had been searching for a suitable planet for quite awhile and were becoming a bit complacent about it due to Carol Marcus' insistence that her "Exact Requirements" be met.
So they essentially weren't at the top of their game at that point.
(as well as they weren't expecting to run into anybody)