Spoilers Strange New Worlds Episode 7 - Those Old Scientists

[Ithekro]

Kirk is probably somewhat infamous for the whole Genesis debacle, but also for saving the Federation at least three times in his later career. But also for his contacts with the Romulans, Klingons, and Gorn. Perhaps even other incidents like the M-5 Disaster and the loss of USS Constellation and Matt Decker.

 

[Trekker4747]

Sisko had to threaten Dax to behave a number of times in that episode.

Not really, just over there awing over the sights. She still maintained her cover and professionalism.

 

[Enterprise is Great]

I liked it I’ll give it a 9 and I already feel like watching it again. It’s basically like a lower decks episode…and it was fun! This is what I needed today.

Me too. My sister just started chemo yesterday and I needed this to take my mind off worrying about her for just a little while.

 

[Tuskin38]

They gave out pins of the Una poster at Comic-Con Today
https://twitter.com/jvancitters/status/1682825239548313605

 

[gvn2fly]

Loving it so far, its fun lol.

I enjoy Trek that doesn't take itself so seriously sometimes.

Yes! I loved the show Farscape and this and the musical episode remind me of crazy things Farscape would do

 

[Paul755]

Kirk is probably somewhat infamous for the whole Genesis debacle, but also for saving the Federation at least three times in his later career. But also for his contacts with the Romulans, Klingons, and Gorn. Perhaps even other incidents like the M-5 Disaster and the loss of USS Constellation and Matt Decker.

Sisko mentions wanting to talk with Kirk about fighiting the Gorn on Cestus 3.

on Voyager at one point an Admiral tells Janeway she’s made the most first contacts since James Kirk, Icheb admires him and does a report on him and Q’s kid says he like Kirk despite him being a human.

 

[Tuskin38]

I wonder if that NX-01 thing they pulled out of Engineering was based off a prop from Enterprise. The prop department does have that attention to detail most of the time.

 

[NCC-73515]

Tritriticale is apparently a precursor to quadrotriticale

 

[Tuskin38]

Tritriticale is apparently a precursor to quadrotriticale

also taking it to Cetlik II. Presumedly in the same system as Cetlik III.

Some of the languages Uhura was looking at on her PADD were Cardassian and Bajoran.

 

[Yistaan]

I am just so happy at the amount of people who are angry at this episode, simply because it means it is going to be living rent free in their head because they're powerless to change a single bit.

I heard Gul Madred showed 'Those Old Scientists' to Picard and Picard immediately broke down and said there were 5 lights.

 

[Charles Phipps]

I feel like this will either be a 10 or 9 for Fans of Lower Decks and a 2 to 4 for people who don't like Lower Decks style humor. A lot of people really don't like the fast paced hilarious, "These guys are terrible at their jobs" fiction being canonized as part of the "main" Trek timeline. Hell, there's plenty of people that absolutely hate Strange New Worlds and wish it was the Kelvin timeline (even though Pike would be crippled or dead). However, for someone who DOES love Lower Decks, I loved it.

9.5/10

* Boimler being terrible at not breaking the rules despite being a stuck up rules boy being lampshaded by Pike? Awesome.
* I like La'an lampshading that you shouldn't get attached.
* Ransom complimenting No. 1 makes perfect sense since he married her in RL.
* I hate that Tendi and Rutherford didn't get to be in the past.
* I already want a sequel to this stunt. Send Christopher Pike to the Cerritos!
* I HATED Nurse Chapel being devastated that Spock and she don't go the distance. BAD BOIMLER.
* Boimler telling Pike that he might erase Tendi and cause a paradox was actually a good moment to share information.
* I kind of wish it had been a sexy poster for Boimler (and am not sure it isn't).
* Simultaneously, I wanted Boimler to be Una's grandson or something? I'm a sick man.
* This episode does thread the needle of Spock's more emotional portrayal in THE CAGE versus the later TOS era.

 

[Charles Phipps]

I heard Gul Madred showed 'Those Old Scientists' to Picard and Picard immediately broke down and said there were 5 lights.

Like we discover being Borg--it's so BEAUTIFUL.

 

[Tuskin38]

Boimler felt like Boimler, but something felt off about how Tawny portrayed Mariner. I don't know how to put it into words, but she didn't feel quite like Mariner. I don't know if it was the writing or what.

 

[Charles Phipps]

I am just so happy at the amount of people who are angry at this episode, simply because it means it is going to be living rent free in their head because they're powerless to change a single bit.

I'm never happy at schadenfreude among Trek fans. But this is easily my favorite episode of SNW and on Wei Duj is better in New Trek as a whole.

 

[DEWLine]

Why would anyone want Una to have to live with Boimler being a descendant?

 

[Charles Phipps]

Boimler felt like Boimer, but something felt off about how Tawny portrayed Mariner. I don't know how to put it into words, but she didn't feel quite like Mariner. I don't know if it was the writing or what.

She was oddly reactive. Usually, Mariner would be coming up with plans like, "Let's go pirate the Orion science vessel." Or "I know, let's go jump around the Sun."

Some of the spillage of secrets about the future should have been her. I also absolutely refuse to believe she wouldn't know what she meant by pin-up poster.

 

[Enterprise is Great]

Boimler felt like Boimer, but something felt off about how Tawny portrayed Mariner. I don't know how to put it into words, but she didn't feel quite like Mariner. I don't know if it was the writing or what.

She felt more subdued and not over the top like she normally is on Lower Decks.

 

[Charles Phipps]

Why would anyone want Una to have to live with Boimler being a descendant?

I mean, he's the most rule breaking badass Star Fleet ever produced according to 1000 years in the future.

 

[NCC-73515]

"Have you noticed that their references are weirdly specific?"

 

[Turtletrekker]

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