Curious if we know why there’s a discrepancy with rank stripes between SNW and TOS, or if it’s just a continuity error?

Pike is captain and has 2 1/2 stripes, this matches with TOS. Chin-Riley has 2 full stripes, but is explicitly called “lieutenant commander.” I know there’s a TOS episode where Spock is called lt commander, but that’s considered an error and he’s referred to as commander the rest of the time he has 2 full stripes. I also find it curious because it’s pretty standard that the first officer holds the rank of commander.

So I’m wondering if we know if Starfleet added in the rank of commander between SNW and TOS and the stripe scale changed accordingly. Spock and La’an have 1 1/2 stripes, they’re lieutenants but in TOS this would denote lt commander.

Is there a translation available for season 1 episode 9, when they run into Oriana and Buckley? I wish I could translate what Buckley says, but I haven't been able to find anything on Google.

I read in the tos novels that una chin riley was supposed to be kirks first officer when kirk took over for pike but una was in some kind of accident that side lined her that put her out of commission. hence the first officer spot went to spock along with his science officer duties (to match up with TOS canon)

So let's say una didn't get injured and stayed on kirks five year mission for say at least 1 year during TOS (even in the novels if una stayed on it was just a transition period to get kirk settled into the enterprise as captain) how do you think una would do as kirks first officer given the interaction we saw between these two already in SNW?

It seems like in A quality of mercy they had her be kinda of suspicious towards Spock when the romulans were attacking and in Under the cloak of war she was the most visible anti Klingon crew member

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The Vulcans are actually emotional, describe by Spock in TOS: The Savage Curtain as ""extremely intense, but we've learned to suppress them." Yet, this sneak peek for the upcoming episode where the crew disguise themselves genetically as Vulcans they all get very logical. Seems wrong.

Thoughts?

Does anyone feel that the Bear Creek, Montana scene evokes strong feelings of a sense of place? For me it evokes the following:

1. The peaceful feeling of having time off during the holidays when you are snowed in and have nowhere to go. You can essentially hear the quietness of the cabin and it makes me want to experience that lifestyle. Time is essentially slowed down to nothing l. There are no deadlines or demands.

2. The close proximity to nature where you can ride a horse, hike and spend time in a beautiful outdoor setting and then have a warm place with delicious food and spirits waiting for you.

3. The aesthetic of a Starfleet Captain taking leave or retiring in a setting that is antithetical to a starship resonates with me. It feels right and is soothing even for our increasingly technologically reliant world now.

Does anyone else have strong feelings about the scene?

Given the typo in the headline, did you mean Stir Track Strang Nude Girls?

(Sorry, I still can't shake the memory of my parents calling it STAR TRACK.)

My thoughts on a Pike/Number One romance? No. Next question.

“There’s something to do with ancient telephones, ancient Atari, Andy Warhol, and my quarters, which are very interesting,” Carol Kane said at NYCC this year and I need to know what the center of that Venn Diagram looks like.

Read more here.

Did the Enterprise crew think Boimler and Mariner were Engineering/Security? Or did get clock that they were Command?

https://imgur.com/gallery/RvUwqpg

Because, come on, the man can contort his face to cosplay Kirk like nobody can...

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Hello all,

I am slowly watching SNW for the first time and in parallel re-watching TNG season 5 and onwards.

Maybe that's why I noticed a seemingly obvious plot hole(?) in snw 1x06, which was why didn't the father ask Pike for help in the first place? And why didn't the ship respond to hails and started firing on a much more advanced ship? Everyone knows that federation has principles and morals and all that. They take in asylum seekers.

Obviously if they did, there would be no mystery or drama but that's...bad writting?

I haven't noticed anything like this in recent rewatchings of TNG nor DS9...

I wonder if anyone could explain? Did anyone else notice?

Thank you.

In "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" Pelia and La'an met in the past, a temporary officer forbidding La'an from talking to anyone about his trip, but did he ever talk to Pelia? Pelia lived on Earth for a while, including probably in the time period of Khan's reign. La'an has always had a problem with humans so I wish I knew more about that topic, did he talk to Pelia about that time? It's also possible that Pelia left Earth, but if he didn't, how did he survive World War III?

For the Ilyrians, genetic manipulation is a fundamental part of their culture and way of being, but the Federation forbids it. In the episode "Ad Astra per Aspera," the Ilyrians lived on a planet lethal to outsiders, and still had social problems, but how are they now? Did they legalize their customs, or did they end up separated from the Federation?

Regarding genetic manipulation, what are the rules regarding it? It has been mentioned in some episode that genetic manipulation is used to temporarily disguise itself as another species, or permanently to correct chronic diseases but without improving its abilities. What other uses and restrictions are known? Who decides when a manipulation is acceptable or not? Is it used in cases of hybridization?

I really enjoyed SNW. So I’d like to watch the Discovery episodes that lead into it.

Which episodes are worth watching for this purpose?

I watched the first season of Discovery years ago but I didn’t love it, so I’m not planning to watch all of it.

From the snw Illyrian enigma mini comic series