• Steve@communick.news
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    11 months ago

    The whole idea of “Canon” is a comforting self delusion and lie.
    Let it go. Enjoy what’s in front of you. Stop getting distracted by things that don’t really matter to the story at hand. That’s how TOS did it.

  • TootSweet@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Grumble grumble fuckin’ Klingons grumble grumble continuity issues grumble grumble.

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      I do like that they sort of explained the Klingon Empire was getting really into genetic experimentation. It kind of ties in the DS9 tribbles episode as seen here.

      The simple “We do not discuss it with outsiders” line is great. Which actually makes me want to watch more DS9…

      Anyway… some of the continuity issues are explained away in the second season? Sort of?

      It’s still my least watched trek. I’ve even watched more of the Animated Series than Discovery.

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        The main one would be, in 53 years of Trek before Discovery, Spock never mentioned a sister.

        Which is mostly of explained at the end of Season 2 of Discovery.

        If you just noped out in Season 1, which a lot of the more conservative sort of trekie did, then you’d miss that.

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          That’s not a continuity error, that’s an aspect of Spock’s character.

          • In “Amok Time” Kirk learned that Spock was engaged to T’Pring, and he also comments that Spock never mentioned how important his family was after learning that T’Pau would be officiating the ceremony.

          • In “Journey to Babel” Kirk suggests to Spock that he might want to travel to the surface of Vulcan to spend time with his parents, while Sarek and Amanda are standing right in front of them. Kirk learns that Spock’s father is one of the most well regarded diplomats in the Federation.

          • In “Yesteryear” when Spock returns from this journey to the Vulcan of his childhood, he tells Kirk that the only thing that changed was that a pet died. He doesn’t mention that it was his childhood pet that died protecting him.

          • In “Star Trek: The Final Frontier” Kirk learns that Spock had a half brother, Sybok. At that point they’ve known one another for 22 years.

          • In “Sarek” Picard mentions having met Sarek at Sarek’s son’s wedding. What son? Spock? If it was Spock, there’s no mention of him having a wife when he later shows up in the “Unification” two parter, or in the Kelvin films. Another, as of yet, unnamed member of Spock’s family?

          It would be a bigger continuity issue if Spock had mentioned a sister.

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            It would be a bigger continuity issue if Spock had mentioned a sister.

            Wow this is a great point. Spock never mentions his family until essentially forced at phaserpoint.

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          I noped out in season 1 because I didn’t think Discovery was woke enough

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    I like to imagine that Discovery takes place in the Kelvinverse rather than the main timeline.

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    10/10 characters and casting, but wtf is going on with the writing

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    My only complaint is the time wasted crying as a Klingon bird of prey decloaks behind them.

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    I’ve always been of the opinion that something is cannot if the owners say it is. Doesn’t mean I like it but I accept it. This is coming from the person who doesn’t like that they don’t respect ship names and registrations in Picard S3. Excelsior is NCC-2000 (insert Letter) not 90-odd thousand and something! /Rant

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    Star Trek Enterprise is the *only * canon Star Trek show.

    The Kelvin Timeline follows it and mentioned Admiral Archer’s prized beagle.

    The Original Series, The Next Generation, Voyager, Deep Space Nine, Prodigy, Picard, and Lower Decks had their canon overwritten by time travel from the movies and retroactive continuity. Discovery, while also a prequel and giving some nods to ENT in later seasons, is now in a branched off timeline of the future. Star Trek Strange New Worlds also treats Enteprise as canon (and give homages to it), but is also branched out in a different timeline now with what they changed from Khan’s origin.