Discovery has made shroomdrive its driving theme we should be so lucky that it would last just one episode..
The Spore Drive Technology. What Do You Think About It?
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No, it's not the theme of the show. It's a plot device.
Kind of like the transporter.Only if it's convenient and the writers want to sell the idea of a prequel to attract a connection with a later show in the timeline but they don't really want to make it fit
Sporedrive.. oh dear something must have gone wrong.. who would've thought?
Why is this point important? These forums generally operate in terms of anonymity, so anything one says about himself is pointless.
Actually, I explained what I meant by logic in terms of fiction writing.
Yes, it can. Some people can mention things that aren't relevant.
LOL. That's an explanation of my argument.
Only if it's convenient and the writers want to sell the idea of a prequel to attract a connection with a later show in the timeline but they don't really want to make it fit
Sporedrive.. oh dear something must have gone wrong.. who would've thought?
Maybe they'll introduce it in the new movies, together with the Jedi movies and Spock's sis.
Nice dodge.
Yes and it works quite well as how these plot elements might be resolved.
And not mention things as well. That's the point. The tiny hand fully of people we meet in the other shows are not the ultimate authorities on every thing that has happened in the past or present. The gaps of knowledge are enormous.
No, it pretty much invalidates your argument.
Not exactly. I'll let you figure that out, "Nerys Myk."
Except that they haven't been mentioned yet.
But didn't Burnham state in one episode that this technology is what is allowing Disco to help the Fed almost win the war against the Klingons? Given that, how was that ignored in other shows where they referred to war against not only the Klingons but even the Romulans? The latter is notable because it appears that one of the reasons why they want to use spore tech is to counter cloaking device technology, which figures prominently throughout the franchise!
Of course, from what I gathered, the recent episode shows that they are probably not winning the war because spore tech isn't enough. They need magic plants, too.
Given that, I think the problem isn't so much gaps of knowledge but new gaps created in the timeline. Given any that, any resolution will involve revealing at the end of STD that all these technologies discovered by Disco gets buried.
It's the other way round. What I described is the logic employed in fiction. This is in contrast to the view that because it's all made up, then anything goes.
Total dodge.Not exactly. I'll let you figure that out, "Nerys Myk."
Nope its just becomes a piece of history. Something taught in schools. With all it's successes and failures.
Lots of weapons and developments in wartime are discarded or not used to victory the way that the inventors envisioned. That's the fascinating part of this unfolding piece of Star Trek history is the unknown.
Not as big a factor, per the last episode.
I've recently started watching Voyager again and it was interested to hear the Caretaker was a Sporocystian lifeform whose own technology to bring Voyager 70,000 light-years in seconds shares some similarities with the Spore Drive. I wonder if the writers were influenced by The Caretaker when coming up with the whole Spore Network/Drive & Spore esq lifeforms.
All kidding aside, the spore drive concept is more reminiscent of the Warp 10 drive in "Threshold" than any other Treknology. Both are magical transportation systems that allow you to go anywhere in the blink of an eye, but have nasty side-effects for those that use it including the introduction of alien DNA into a human. VOY took the concept in a rather silly direction, but the core idea isn't much different.
The mood swings we saw in Episode 8 portend bad times ahead for Stamets as he continues to use the drive. Maybe he'll transform into a mushroom?
That's my point: there has to be a reason why the tech was forgotten, not "it's just fiction."
That part I found confusing because I recall Burnham saying in the previous episode that they are almost winning the war thanks to spore tech. Now, it turns out not to be true, as instantaneous travel doesn't help them avoid ambushes; they'll need magic plants to expose the cloaked enemy.
I'm anticipating an explanation since the show isn't done yet yet
Also, we can't trust Burnham anyway, at least according to other threads.
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