Spoilers Star Trek: Discovery 3x07 - "Unification III"

[Amasov]

An okay episode but how did the admiral know that Spock was Michael’s sister? I thought all information about her was erased.

I wondered that as early as season two when Pike knew about it just after coming aboard Discovery.

While they weren't yet erased, history has shown that Spock only mentions family when it's relevant to do so. Considering where Spock was at that point, I don't think there was a circumstance to bring it up to Pike.

 

[NCC-73515]

The Nimoy footage can simply be from a mind meld or from Picard's memory.

Not even close, IMO. I think the explanation was actually pretty good. There’s still exploits in windows that have been there decades.

Windows doesn't crash when you hit the spacebar 10 times.

 

[137th Gebirg]

It's not.

You’re one of the show’s writers then?

 

[Yistaan]

Ok so let's look at what hasn't been mentioned.

The mysterious melody hasn't been mentioned for a while.

Book's powers have never been mentioned at all since the premiere.

They're not going to introduce these elements unless they have some payoff later on.

 

[Pure Antiproton]

I admit I was losing interest in this season and then they hit me with this episode. Just like that I’m back on the crew. I’m having the same arc as Burnham!

 

[Muji]

Windows doesn't crash when you hit the spacebar 10 times.

Well, it’s easier to get Windows to crash than that, actually. Still, I don’t really have an issue with her utilising a known exploit. It was a bit silly at worst. The Tilly stuff is plain incompetent from Saru from a leadership responsibility perspective. Like I said earlier, I hope it ends up being a plot device rather than just pushing Tilly into the frame.

 

[Turtletrekker]

I kept wondering how exactly captain Picard obtained footage of ambassador Spock talking to him in private with no recording equipment. I guess since canon doesn't matter, Picard was a sly vlogger all along?

We just saw Picards memories being electronically transferred, and probably copied in the season finale. Even if the man himself is long gone, his memories are probably still preserved. In other words, that was probably literally Picard's own memories that we were watching.

 

[rhllot]

I am curious. The Romulans had an empire. So they had other planets to settle on when Romulus got destroyed. So if the Romulans reunified with the Vulcans, does that mean that the Vulcans took over the remaining Romulan controlled planets not destoryed by the supernova.


So the Vulcans and Romulans unified state could actually be an empire for a lack of a better word.

the empire divided into different successor states as we see in picard and millions of romulans went to live in the federation as well.

it is very likely that there are still romulans living in new romulus

 

[137th Gebirg]

Is there a “New Romulus” here? I thought that was a Star Trek Online construct.

 

[Tuskin38]

Is there a “New Romulus” here? I thought that was a Star Trek Online construct.

Yeah, New Romulus isn't canon.

 

[Discofan]

The Nimoy footage can simply be from a mind meld or from Picard's memory.
...

Or the same way they got footage of the Enterprise blowing itself up at the beginning of Star Trek IV (interior and exterior!)...

 

[Yistaan]

Is there a “New Romulus” here? I thought that was a Star Trek Online construct.

I think we can assume the concept of it probably is canon though. The Romulan Free State is very much NOT based in Vulcan in Picard, but I assume it's based on some planet which would basically be New Romulus even if it's not actually named that.

Unless the Romulan Free State's capital is a starship like Star Wars' First Order.

 

[137th Gebirg]

I suspect that the incidents that occurred in Picard post-Hobus went a long way to accelerate the Reunification process more out of necessity and survival. Romulans are probably everywhere, but felt most at home on Vulcan. Then, after the burn, they got trapped there. Whatever the “Romulan Free State” turned into, or if it collapsed entirely, remains to be seen in this timeframe.

 

[Yistaan]

I suspect that the incidents that occurred in Picard post-Hobus

Post supernova, it's really unlikely Hobus is canon :P (I thought this episode would clear up how exactly Spock was trying to save Romulus by turning their dying sun into a black hole, but I guess they might just sweep this complicated Trek continuity mess under the rug. Until told otherwise, I'm going with my binary system theory)

 

[Dukhat]

Well, the Romulan Free State could be anything from a huge fleet of warships to a small gathering of people on an insignificant moon somewhere.

 

[rhllot]

Yeah, New Romulus isn't canon.

i guess the capital of romulan free state must be called new romulus

 

[137th Gebirg]

Post supernova, it's really unlikely Hobus is canon :P (I thought this episode would clear up how exactly Spock was trying to save Romulus by turning their dying sun into a black hole, but I guess they might just sweep this complicated Trek continuity mess under the rug. Until told otherwise, I'm going with my binary system theory)

Yeah, I guess the term “Hobus” did start with the Countdown comic and was further popularized in STO without ever being used on-screen. Very “squishy canon” (softer than “soft canon”) . I probably should stop actively using it in my own posts.

 

[Discofan]

I wonder if Spock is listed as MIA. I mean the last time they would have heard of him was when he disappeared into the "black hole" along with Nero.

I was certain it would be Tilly, I even said as much last week. All things considered, she's the one that is the least of a stretch. Anybody else makes much less sense.

So now we know what happened to Michael's mom but we probably won't see her again, or maybe once if they manage to squeeze her into a plot.

 

[Nerys Myk]

We still don’t know who the Chief Engineer or the Chief Medical Officer are, and a relatively-fresh ensign is the First Officer? The chain of command on the Discovery makes no goddamned sense to me.

Its a dumb move. But the CMO and the CEO aren't necessarily in the Chain of command. They are department heads. Chain of Command will always be:
CO
XO
2nd Officer.

 

[Discofan]

Let's not forget that with all her flaws, Tilly is a genius, and she was a captain in the alternate universe, so the potential must be within her.