The New Klingons

[Tuskin38]

People are taking his dialogue too literally.

 

[JD]

I took the poll on this thread, about your gut reaction to the new Klingons. I don't like it. The first time I saw the 'new' klingons in TMP and later on and on TNG I was able to accept them better (though I wasn't sure how they were going to explain the difference in appearance from TOS to the new look. Did they ever state that or was it hush hush?)

The Enterprise Season 4 two parter Affliction and Divergence explain what happened to the Klingons.
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Judging by your question it sounds like you haven't seen the episodes, so I'll spoiler code the explanation in case you want to watch them.

Spoiler: Klingon Ridges and Smooth Foreheads

I don't remember the exact details since I haven't watched them in a while, but the Klingons accidentally created a virus while experimenting with blood from a group of Khan style Augments encountered earlier in the season, and one of the side effects was that the infected Klingons lost their ridges.

The voice in the trailer with the Klingons reminded me of Krall from ST Beyond. I guess, like with the rest of the new series, we'll have to wait and see when it airs. I am looking forward to it.

I believe that was Chris Obi as T'Kuvma, who will be one of the series main Klingon characters.

 

[publiusr]

I just wonder when the Gould reached Qo'noS

 

[Nerys Myk]

I just wonder when the Gould reached Qo'noS

Soon after they left Trill.

 

[Trekfan12]

The Enterprise Season 4 two parter Affliction and Divergence explain what happened to the Klingons.
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Judging by your question it sounds like you haven't seen the episodes, so I'll spoiler code the explanation in case you want to watch them.

Spoiler: Klingon Ridges and Smooth Foreheads

I don't remember the exact details since I haven't watched them in a while, but the Klingons accidentally created a virus while experimenting with blood from a group of Khan style Augments encountered earlier in the season, and one of the side effects was that the infected Klingons lost their ridges.

I believe that was Chris Obi as T'Kuvma, who will be one of the series main Klingon characters.

No I never watched much Enterprise, never got into that ST series

 

[Trekfan12]

The Enterprise Season 4 two parter Affliction and Divergence explain what happened to the Klingons.
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Affliction

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Judging by your question it sounds like you haven't seen the episodes, so I'll spoiler code the explanation in case you want to watch them.

Spoiler: Klingon Ridges and Smooth Foreheads

I don't remember the exact details since I haven't watched them in a while, but the Klingons accidentally created a virus while experimenting with blood from a group of Khan style Augments encountered earlier in the season, and one of the side effects was that the infected Klingons lost their ridges.

I believe that was Chris Obi as T'Kuvma, who will be one of the series main Klingon characters.

I wonder if they'll explain why they look like they do in Discovery

 

[CorporalClegg]

Hopefully not.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I wonder if they'll explain why they look like they do in Discovery

It's just the latest iteration of Klingons with ridges. No explanation needed.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I know engineers, they love to change things....then spend the next few days explaining why they changed things.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I know engineers, they love to change things....then spend the next few days explaining why they changed things.

Nah, that would be the Treknologists.

 

[Mr. Adventure]

People are taking his dialogue too literally.

I said that about Worf's line in Trials and Tribulations and look what happened. Well, too seriously anyway, I guess it was literal enough.

 

[fireproof78]

People are taking his dialogue too literally.

What else is new?

 

[RAMA]

http://www.startrek.com/article/mary-chieffo-talks-discovery-becoming-a-klingon-more

New Mary Chieffo interview at ST.COM

 

[Jackson_Roykirk]

Either:

1) The Augment virus. Highly unlikely. Not enough people watched Enterprise to remember that, and outside of Trekkies this is a complete unknown.

2) (Part of) The Federation wanting to completely annhilate the klingons as a species, probably with a bio-weapon/supervirus. Most likely Fungus-based, with Jasin Isaacs/Lucius Malfoy being the "crazy captain"/surprise villain to perform that operation who needs to be stopped in the finale of the 1st season.

Or maybe:

3. "Atom by atom, cell by cell" was just figurative.

 

[Rahul]

I wonder if they'll explain why they look like they do in Discovery

I would be 100% content with a "We have revived the traditional ritual of shaving our entire bodies" -nod and be done with it. Aside from this one (really stupid) change, they don't look that wrong.

 

[KirkusOveractus]

Frankly, I'd be perfectly happy with no explanation at all. They're Klingons. 'Nuff said. TNG and the spinoffs did perfectly well having to explain everything that cast a shadow, and it really is not needed.

 

[137th Gebirg]

Or maybe:

3. "Atom by atom, cell by cell" was just figurative.

If it was meant to be figurative/poetic, it was a poor choice of words for the sake of drama, considering the fanboy frenzy it has clearly caused with regard to the Augment virus, that could be interpreted literally very easily.

 

[cultcross]

If it was meant to be figurative/poetic, it was a poor choice of words for the sake of drama, considering the fanboy frenzy it has clearly caused with regard to the Augment virus, that could be interpreted literally very easily.

I don't imagine the "augment virus" entered the writers or producers heads once - they were just writing some rhetoric for an antagonist to say, and used figurative language for a creeping disease or pestilence taking over the Empire (the expanding influence of the Federation). Even if one does want to fit in the Enterprise explanation somewhere, 'atom by atom' doesn't suggest a virus. Viruses don't affect atoms. It's figurative.

 

[Jackson_Roykirk]

If it was meant to be figurative/poetic, it was a poor choice of words for the sake of drama, considering the fanboy frenzy it has clearly caused with regard to the Augment virus, that could be interpreted literally very easily.

For the record, I also think Lorca's "We're creating a new way to fly" line is mostly figurative. I don't think the Discovery uses a different form of propulsion than the rest of Trek.

 

[Kemaiku]

The line kind of goes "We're creating a new w..." as Lorca walks towards the camera, then switches to Discovery warping and the "way to fly.", but there's an edit in the line, and a slightly different inflection on the 'fly' part.

Either the dialogue is a lot longer and carefully cut to match the trailer, or two different lines spliced for some reason.