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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (4 children)

We provably aren't seeing that, as there are characters (Kor, L'rell) who have appeared in more than one variant of the Klingon makeup. The implication is obviously that these are different interpretations of a single species' appearance.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That would be rad. I felt like she got a little more screen time towards the end of season 1 as well. Maybe they just like working with her.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (6 children)

"Empire" generally implies "imperialism" which generally implies a racial hierarchy. Or at least that's one argument.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago (8 children)

I woulda liked "four nostrils, but otherwise the TNG design" to become the standard.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Oh, what if it's a World War 3-era combat drug, like the stuff Q alludes to soldiers being addicted to in Encounter at Farpoint?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I was surprised recently to realize that it might actually be "Time's Arrow"-- the more so because I'm not as much of a TNG person as I always thought I was. But Time's Arrow is a fun romp through a nifty and underserved setting, and the ending with Mark Twain is I think one of the most important sequences in TNG.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

Also there had better be a good explanation in future episodes as to why the hell Dr. M’benga keeps a couple of vials of punching serum handy at all times.

He was a frontline doctor during a conflict with an enemy that considers medics viable targets.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

Structural differences in their larynx, tongue, or lips seem likely.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 years ago (9 children)

I must say I'm already a big fan of Pelia.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Spock is visibly affected by bloodwine and gets a hangover, although he states in TOS: “The Conscience of the King” that “My father’s race was spared the dubious effects of alcohol.”

Personally I always took that not as "Vulcans aren't affected by alcohol", but "Vulcans historically have no culture of drinking."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

As always, I feel compelled to point out that Turkana IV was never said to have been a member of the Federation - they “severed relations” with the Federation, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they were a member (in fact, I think it strongly suggests that they were not, as that’s a very clunky way to refer to secession).

That's a reasonable objection to raise but I'd counter with the point that it seems unlikely that a human colony could be established except under the auspices of the Federation, or at least United Earth.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Well, his big successes were early, right? Maybe the institute was too.

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