Spoilers Strange New Worlds 1x01 - "Strange New Worlds"

[cooleddie74]

"Here. This necklace is an expression of my devotion to our betrothal."

"I do not recognize this design. It does not look Vulcan."

"Most unfortunate. Apparently the human astronaut Reneé Picard has your necklace."

 

[CorporalCaptain]

They didn't, they looked at Spock and T'Pring's dialogue in Amok Time.

"Explain."
"Specify."

Indeed.

 

[cooleddie74]

Vulcans are the Barry Whites of sterile communication.

 

[Gov Kodos]

It was also a very stiff and formal occasion.

Stonn be like that with T'Pring.

 

[Neopeius]

"Query" is a rather formal word for "question," "response" is a synonym for "answer." The humor in the scene is based on T'Pring's absurd formality.

Believe it or not, the people who write these shows don't pore through old Star Trek scripts looking for vocabulary.

"That much is certain."

 

[thribs]

I recently showed this episode to my sister who isn't the biggest Star Trek fan and when she saw the the Sam kirk introduction at the end, she said, "shouldn't it be George Kirk? Only James called him Sam." When I asked how she knew this rather obscure factoid she said she learned it from fan fictions. Apparently the character is popular there.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I recently showed this episode to my sister who isn't the biggest Star Trek fan and when she saw the the Sam kirk introduction at the end, she said, "shouldn't it be George Kirk? Only James called him Sam." When I asked how she knew this rather obscure factoid she said she learned it from fan fictions. Apparently the character is popular there.

McCoy and Aurlan called him Sam, too. So not a hard and fast rule. Still, props to your sister.

 

[Richard S. Ta]

I liked the first one, but I preferred the second one.

I love the subtle callbacks in the spacesuit design.

 

[jackoverfull]

So that shot looking down at the enterprise over the city. The city is apparently made out of a mishmash of Hong Kong buildings according to a user on reddit who lives in Hong Kong.

only goes to prove that China still ships anywhere!

 

[Spike730]

On second viewing I found a blooper. Pike was surprised that Una and La'an know each other but that fact was stated in the personnel file Pike read earlier.

 

[Tuskin38]

On second viewing I found a blooper. Pike was surprised that Una and La'an know each other but that fact was stated in the personnel file Pike read earlier.

Maybe he didn't finish reading it

 

[cooleddie74]

Plenty of Starfleet Captains probably skim reports, put the PADD down on their desk and go: "Okay, done with that."

 

[Tuskin38]

Kirk is the worst, he didn't know Spock's father was a famous ambassador.

 

[cooleddie74]

Yeah, for real. If my closest workmate and best friend had a well-known Ambassador for a father and I didn't know that for years I'd be one lazy workmate and friend. Or give my friend a medal for being the best secret-keeper around.

 

[137th Gebirg]

Well, Spock always did have a habit of never telling anyone anything about his family, even to his closest friends, until some situation sneaked up and bit them all in the ass. Then Spock was like, "Oh, by the way..."

Friendship is a two-way street.

 

[fireproof78]

Kirk is the worst, he didn't know Spock's father was a famous ambassador.

Kirk learned from Pike

 

[cooleddie74]

Well, Spock always did have a habit of never telling anyone anything about his family, even to his closest friends, until some situation sneaked up and bit them all in the ass. Then Spock was like, "Oh, by the way..."

Friendship is a two-way street.

"You have a half-brother?"

"Clearly."

"Touché."

 

[Photoman15]

I wonder if Pike knew about Sybok?

 

[Jack Wolfe]

I wonder if Pike knew about Sybok?

I hope not. I'm still trying to forget about him.

 

[Nyotarules]

I wonder if Pike knew about Sybok?

Maybe, since he knew about Michael and T'Pring.