What are your controversial Star Trek opinions?

[BillJ]

The floating nacelles were a difference that made no difference. Like quantum torpedoes vs. photon torpedoes. Or phasers and phase pistols.

 

[fireproof78]

Just hilarious the hair splitting. If I say I think the pylons on the TOS Enterprise look too thin then it's magic high tech materials that are super strong.

But, detached nacelles? That's absurd!

 

[Tomalak]

It was simply a visual gag to indicate that technology was more advanced. In plot terms it made no more difference than Voyager's pivoting nacelles.

It's fine. I just assumed it's more efficient somehow, therefore saving precious post-Burn resources, and using some clever subspace Bluetooth to keep them linked to the parent ship at all times.