Your postmortem thoughts on DISCO

[Nyotarules]

Watching Season 3 Episode 3.
1. I think the UFP broken up due to a civil war from 100 years ago would have made a more interesting plot
2. Burnham should have taken the whole season out as a non Starfleet officer, she came back too soon, she was not mentally ready. Hence the demotion.
3. The origin of The Burn still not sure whether I like it or not
4. Adira, well what's a 16 year old doing as an active military officer/inspector/ whatever? Maybe it is an apprenticeship?

 

[Fire(BOO!)]

4. Adira, well what's a 16 year old doing as an active military officer/inspector/ whatever? Maybe it is an apprenticeship?

I'm so used to handwaving this via anime logic that I honestly never questioned them in the job.

 

[Nyotarules]

I'm so used to handwaving this via anime logic that I honestly never questioned them in the job.

I felt the same about Kelvin Chekov, a 17 year old in the space navy or exploring in combat cos he is a genius? In 2026 that breaks every Child Labour laws, and the future is meant to be more civilised

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Maybe he had permission from his parents. You can join the US military at 17 with parental consent.

I suppose young students could also have a special agreement whereby they can take courses at younger ages, but can't do other things until they reach the age of majority.

Then there are colonies and alien cultures where you're considered an adult at a younger age, or where you have to grow up fast if you lived in harsh conditions.

 

[Nyotarules]

Maybe he had permission from his parents. You can join the US military at 17 with parental consent.

I suppose young students could also have a special agreement whereby they can take courses at younger ages, but can't do other things until they reach the age of majority.

Then there are colonies and alien cultures where you're considered an adult at a younger age, or where you have to grow up fast if you lived in harsh conditions.

As far as was stated Adira and Chekov are humans

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

Some Human colonies might develop their own differing beliefs, which the Federation would (try to) respect as they do alien cultures.

The second two lines were to explain why Starfleet might allow it at all, and maybe open it to everyone after allowing it in those cases.

 

[Sakonna]

4. Adira, well what's a 16 year old doing as an active military officer/inspector/ whatever? Maybe it is an apprenticeship?

I had thought the intent was to depict how much conditions on Earth had changed since the post-capitalist 23rd century where no one had to work. But now in the 32nd century there's no social support for teen orphans, they're put to work to earn their keep, or maybe all of the young people had a compulsory service period of some kind and this was where Adira's skills got them placed.

 

[Nyotarules]

I must be in a cynical mood today, but the season three plot of over 1,000 year old people led by Burnham,
determined to being back the glory days of the UFP is bloody cheeky.
Imagine someone from the past, turning up in 2026 wanting to bring back the glory days of the Holy Roman empire or something.
We would rightly tell them to piss off.

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

I must be in a cynical mood today, but the season three plot of over 1,000 year old people led by Burnham,
determined to being back the glory days of the UFP is bloody cheeky.
Imagine someone from the past, turning up in 2026 wanting to bring back the glory days of the Holy Roman empire or something.
We would rightly tell them to piss off.

To be fair they were mostly just reconnecting people. The Federation already had a good heart it was just stuck in crisis mode.

 

[fireproof78]

To be fair they were mostly just reconnecting people. The Federation already had a good heart it was just stuck in crisis mode.

Indeed. Burnham isn't trying to bring back a past political power but one that still exists, is a known quantity that is stressed but capable of returning.