Well, not exactly.
The United States Army today certainly likes to think of itself as being the same institution as the
Continental Army of the
United Colonies, and certainly it's descended from it in terms of inherited cultural ethos and history. But by law, the Continental Army disbanded after the Treaty of Paris ended the war....
Yes, but the US Army celebrates that date, as though it were contiguous.
This does at least suggest the possibility that trying to nail down one particular "birthday" for Starfleet might be more complicated than you would think, though.
Agreed. And the quote from Matalas re: the launch of the NX-01, answers it "officially", though maybe not "legally" in-universe.
I dunno man. Real life is full of heroic people who subsequently went batshit crazy. Like, yeah, MacArthur probably saved the free world during World War II, but does that mean President Truman was wrong to fire him when he started defying presidential authority and wanted to nuke China during the Korean War? Everyone loved Rudy Giuliani for his leadership in the aftermath of 9/11, but he turned into a fascist lunatic now.
We know that Riker and Picard aren't that, because we're the audience members watching a show and we know how the narrative works. Characters within the narrative do not know they are in a story or who the main characters are.
Yeah, but Seven knows Picard as of very recently and has spent a lot of time with him. She would likely err on the side of going along with him until something gave her reason to doubt his status.
I mean, yeah, the bit where Tilly is first office of the Discovery was a dumb decision and thank goodness got walked back quickly, but I don't really see the comparison. Seven of Nine clearly has the equivalent knowledge of multiple doctorate-level educations, she served honorably as a civilian senior department head and key part of the command crew aboard the USS Voyager, and then she spent something in the area of at least ten to fifteen years rendering extraordinary service in an anarchic part of space with the Fenris Rangers. She clearly has the command experience of at least a commander, and it makes perfect sense to commission her as such.
Great summary!
I don't think the Dominion War or the Mars Attack took a terrible material toll on the foundations of Federation society. A large segment of Federation worlds to the "west" were hit, but the core worlds of the Federation and the worlds closer to Klingon and Romulan space were untouched. The Mars Attack was a huge psychological blow, but it killed less than 100,000 people in a Federation with a population that probably reaches into the trillions. These are major setbacks, but I don't think they're decline-of-the-British-Empire level setbacks.
Also -- something else to think about is that the Federation no longer has any major rivals capable of projecting power on the same level it can....
I disagree. It was pretty dire. Betazed was invaded. That is a core world. And Vulcan, Earth, etc., the heart of the Federation were within threat reach.
And on top of that, the Federation might not have a major opponent (at least on this side of the Bajoran Wormhole), but with the collapse of the Cardassians, the Romulans, the rebuilding the Klingons needed, the Federation was probably stretching itself even thinner trying to help/save hundreds of additional friendly/neutral/previously enemy worlds in the decades following the war.
It didn't cause the Federation to decline (as far as we can tell), but likely stressed it majorly. Hence, pulling back from the Romulan rescue and leaving areas unpoliced such that the Fenris Rangers were needed.
Yeah, it could go either way. But Seven and Raffi were in a really good place when S2 ended, so I'm more inclined to assume they're still together.
Agreed.
I mean, it's not what I wanted from the start. I wanted what was originally promised -- a show focusing on Jean-Luc Picard that wasn't just a TNG reunion. I still contend that "Remembrance" is one of the greatest episodes of Star Trek ever produced. But I do concede that even though I fundamentally disagree with the premise behind S3, so far it is a well-executed version of that premise.
I wanted what was promised, a "contemplative Trek" show focused on Picard, and one that was, say, competently executed (which seasons 1 and 2 only achieved in pieces). I enjoyed pieces of Remembrance, but I guess my view of it re: "one of the greatest episodes" ever is tainted by the failures of the rest of the season.
What do you consider the "premise" of S3, given it is so new? That the TNG crew is being brought back together one last time, or that it is another TNG movie to give them a proper sendoff, or something else?
The man that could be stunned and disarmed since he was injured on the floor, yes. TNG Crusher wouldn’t do that.
We don't yet know why she might do that. I think there is more to these villains than typical mooks. As another poster pointed out, Beverly had to up her aggression level to take out the bad guy, Jo'Bril in "Suspicions". Given another couple of seconds, the enemy may have shown a significant recovery and renewed threat. We haven't seen much about them, so we don't know all their capabilities or actual threat level yet.
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For those who don't know, between 1815-1914 Britain had no peers in the global stage. To the point it began to turn a little more inward to various developments both technological, cultural and military, which led to the embarking of the single largest humanitarian action and campaign of human history with the abolishment of the Slave Trade globally...
I'd certainly like to see a Federation tackling internal house cleaning and other more aggressive powers like the Breen who themselves are known to practise slave trading for their many mines. After all, what can a Goliath do when it's the only one left?
This has been a fanwish of mine, a Star Trek: Federation show that tackles internal social/technological/systemic issues and questions, like a "West Wing" version of Trek (but more Starfleet and less politics).
It is also strange that the Quantum Tunnelling weapon was initiated as soon as Raffi reached the ‘Red Lady’ target destination. Raffi figured out the target but there was no time scale or countdown to the weapons implementation, Raffi was *not* racing against a clock to prevent the attack. The attack happened as soon as she arrived at the scene… was it a message for her? Did she somehow unintentionally trigger the attack?
I think it might be the latter. But it also might just be coincidence as it seems like communications were blocked from the get-go meaning the attack was already underway when Raffi arrived, making it less likely that she triggered it by exposing it.
Maybe they wanted to remind the audience of BoBW, or
not remind us of "Cause & Effect." Or, as
cal888 suggests, they wanted to use a computer virus later on and thought this would be a good place to seed the idea.
I think they wanted to remind us of BOBW, given some of Matalas' comments.
The showrunner should have never done this story arc. I find it stupid and implausible beyond belief. If he had wanted to explore a topic that is relevant today, he should have tried something else, as far as I'm concerned.
The "arc" is so new and we have so little information about it that many people here are speculating wildly about all elements of it: was it intentional, accidental, by choice, by agreement, coerced...
We know so very little that we can't even agree that there is a storyline or what it might be. I don't see how you can know that it is "stupid and implausible beyond belief". It comes from one line of dialog: "Captain Shaw prefers Hansen." and one facial expression from Seven expressing displeasure. We know literally nothing else yet.