Spoilers What happened to Connolly?

[Blue Squadron]

Don’t know; don’t care.

See longer reply in the other thread.

 

[Kemaiku]

The asteroids are super dense, if 1 square cm weighs half a ton, and he was hit by something the size of a bus...

 

[DaveyNY]

Before he exploded... Cannon Connolly

What do you call Connolly after he exploded?
A Dud.

 

[dahj]

The asteroids are super dense,

So was Connolly.

 

[MakeshiftPython]

Connolly's dna will settle on an asteroid which will collide with the ocean of a newly formed planet. Life will result and eventually evolve into beings who look like connolly. An entire planet of Connolly's ready to annoy the universe with their bro-douchiness

Remarkably, that planet is already a thriving civilization by the 24th century. However, the planet faces a natural disaster that will wipe all life off the planet. The Enterprise-D happens to be surveying it at that time. When Riker asks Picard if there's anything they should do, Picard simply says "it would go against the Prime Directive, we'll have to let nature take its course". The Connolly race dies off in a horrible fiery storm as Picard sips his Earl Grey.

 

[Kemaiku]

So was Connolly.

And yet nothing of any real substance happened when they collided, like a sinkhole of "meh" that dark matter couldn't escape from.

 

[Noname Given]

And yet nothing of any real substance happened when they collided, like a sinkhole of "meh" that dark matter couldn't escape from.

In Connolly's case it's:

Didn't Matter colliding with Dark Matter...and in the end it doesn't matter anyway.

 

[dahj]

It's more than that for some people. He's a symbol of things people hate like the Covington kids complete with punchable faces. I think it proves one of the points that the show wanted to make about extending a hand or enjoying revenge.

The writer's are either brilliant

They're brilliant... thieves.

They have actually stolen this particular moral quandary from a seminal work of philosophical interactive video literature called Saints Row IV, here is this exact issue as presented in that work:

 

[zar]

Connolly has ceased to be. Bereft of life, he rests in pieces. If he hadn't been splattered across an asteroid, he would be pushing up daisies. He's run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. He is an ex-pilot.

 

[DaveyNY]

A Connolly Homily

Connolly incautiously,
Did thoughtlessly forget,
That Burnham was so doggedly,
Correct in all begets.

He audibly did wantonly,
Protest her main advice,
And ended oh so awfully,
A Red-shirt sacrifice


​

 

[dahj]

Famous Last Words:

 

[zar]

Kelvin Connolly is still probably out there, somewhere. As is Mirror Connolly, a devout social justice warrior.

Kelvin Connolly is a cash-strapped alcoholic and his roommate is a cat.

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Kelvin Pike: "Your father was pilot of a landing pod for 12 minutes. I dare you to do better."
Kelvin Connolly: "12 minutes seems like a bit of a stretch."

 

[Tim Thomason]

Kelvin Connolly is still probably out there, somewhere.

I loved him in Entourage.

 

[AndorianAle]

Has anyone made an In Memoriam video for him yet?

 

[Spot261]

I had thought the Connolly business was one of the show's lowpoints but I have come to see it as illuminating.

Speaking of lowpoints I understand the need for the Kelvan movie like action piece (lighten up after season one--attract Kelvan movie fans) but it bored me. I am much more interested in all aspects Michael's relationship with Sarek, Spock and Amanda as well as exploring what seemed like racism directed at Sarek because of his marriage to a human and adoption of one. The scenes with child Michael and Spock were my favorite part of 'Brother' along with Pike's introduction on the bridge.

I have a sense of humor (love Stamets sarcastic wit and Tilly) and I get that humor is a big part of people's responses here. I also get that people feel that way too much has been read into Connolly and some people's comments in this thread are partly a response to that.

Given all that there is no denying that Connolly seems to represent something to some of you that you hate. It was satisfying revenge to see a stand in for something you hate in people get killed. To me that's not a good look but it is human and as old as time. I'm sorry but that's what it sounds like here and in other posts where Connolly has been discussed.

But I am fascinated by that and how it relates to the themes of Discovery. The writers and producers have said that one of their concerns was if you extend a hand to people will they take it? (L'Rell takes it first with Cornwall and later with Michael and Tyler). I can't remember who on the Discovery creative team noted this but it was that some people feel that revenge is what they are going to get if they embrace that hand.

That's one of the reasons people fear change and loss of power (changing demographics, women's rights, LGBT rights). They worry revenge is what they are going to get and not the practice of progressive ideals of equality and tolerence and sometimes I wonder if there isn't some truth to that point of view. The writers and producers of Discovery believe that progressive politics are the way forward for Western Europe and the USA but they seem to be sophisticated enough to understand some of what drives reactionary forces and why it is important to understand that if you want to sucessfully counteract it.

In my opinion the glory of Discovery is that the producers and writers of Discovery have not only attempted to examine age old problems of the human condition that are as relevant as ever to today's society (tribalism, faith vs reason) but have also been willing to question the "good guys" (how well they have done any of this it is a fair question for debate but to me they have done it). If the Klingons are standing in for reactionary right wing forces than they are portrayed with some sympathy as partly misguided. If the Federation stands in for progressive politics and liberal democracy than they are portrayed as having the better perspective on how to live but not always as good as they think they are (thank you Michael she of her own mistakes for speaking out against the attempted genocide).

I liked that about season one and hope it continues in season two as they tackle the contentious issue of faith vs reason.

How did you come by your name dude?

 

[Locutus of Bored]

Spent all your time waiting
For that science officer chance
For a mental break that would send Spock away

There’s always some reason
To feel better than everyone
And it’s hard not to rub it in when they're in your way

I need some asteroid distraction
Oh, formations are for sissies
Don't listen to people who are trained

And space is usually more empty
Oh, and I'm weightless, and maybe
I’ll be in some pieces tonight

In the arms of red angels
I won't fly away from here
From this dark, cold flight pod
And the endless void you fear
You are peeled from the wreckage
No more douchebaggery
You’re in the arms of red angels
May you find some humility here

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[Noname Given]

An element of these Lyrics seem fitting:

For Those About to Rock (AC/DC)
Yeah, yeah, oh
Oh oh oh
We roll tonight
To the guitar bite
Yeah, yeah, oh
Stand up and be counted
For what you are about to receive
We are the dealers
We'll give you everything you need
Hail hail to the good times
'Cause rock has got the right of way
We ain't no legend, ain't no 'cause
We're just livin' for today
For those about to rock, we salute you
For those about to rock, we salute you
We rock at dawn on the front line
Like a bolt right out of the blue
The sky's a-light with the guitar bite
Heads will roll and rock tonight
For those about to rock, we salute you
For those about to rock, we salute you
For those about to rock, we salute you, yes we do
For those about to rock, we salute you
Oh, salute
Oh, oh yeah
We're just a battery for hire with a guitar fire
Ready and aimed at you
Pick up your balls and load up your cannon
For a twenty-one gun salute
For those about to rock, fire
We salute you
For those about to rock, we salute you
For those about to rock
Fire (we salute you)
Fire we salute you
We salute you
Come on, whoa
For those about to rock, we salute you
For those about to rock, we salute you
For those about to rock, we salute you
For those about to rock, we salute you
Shoot, shoot
Shoot, shoot
For those of you, for those who rock (ain't gonna get tired, won't take a break, we salute you, yeah)
We salute you
We salute you
We salute you
Fire

Songwriters: Brian Johnson / Angus Mckinnon Young / Malcolm Mitchell Young

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[CorporalCaptain]

Spent all your time waiting
For that science officer chance
For a mental break that would send Spock away

There’s always some reason
To feel better than everyone
And it’s hard not to rub it in when they're in your way

I need some asteroid distraction
Oh, formations are for sissies
Don't listen to people who are trained

And space is usually more empty
Oh, and I'm weightless, and maybe
I’ll be in some pieces tonight

In the arms of red angels
I won't fly away from here
From this dark, cold flight pod
And the endless void you fear
You are peeled from the wreckage
No more douchebaggery
You’re in the arms of red angels
May you find some humility here

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Brilliant. TrekBBS really needs to cut an album.

 

[XCV330]

Friends, fellow believers, people who seem to think compasses are adequate similes for important scientific discussions, we gather here on this feast day of our guide and spiritual imzadi, Science Officer Connolly, to ask ourselves: how can I be more like him, because that's what it's all about. Oh sure, we can save up for that pilgrimage to an asteroidal debris field, ignoring the tour guide's instructions raising our voice loudly over the supreme vacuum of space, hoping to catch that space rock that will reunite us with the divine, but is that enough?

Have I ignored the instructions of those with more experience and training? Has my pointless demise cleared space for a more interesting regular character? Will YouTube comment makers, forum denizens, and the those looking for something to raise their ire about be able to find me and in my doom say "I'm going to use that unimportant 2-dimensional asshole to make a point" because if we don't have that, we're merely a barely recalled red shirt turned into a polygon of salt, nothing more, a target for a gigantic prop spear, the haunting cry of a lump of return-to-sender transporter mass that fortunately did not live long. Let us now meditate. What? No meditating is nothing like that. Let me explain..

 

[Nerys Myk]

Makes plans to sell chunks of asteroid "blessed" by Connolly.