Giantrobo

-I knew Spock would offer insight into Zombies Doctor's situation.
-I LOOOOVE the tense convos between Spock and Michael.
-Tilly!!!!! <3<3
-Robo Girl
-Section 31
-Section 31 IT Team
-Cussin' <3

Eric F

I'm aware of that. I said he would never admit to it, not that he hasn't done it.

Just watched this week's episode. Seemed kind of pointless to fill in Airiam's back story in the very same episode they're killing her off. Still a pretty good episode.
It seems that cybernetics is something that is commonly used throughout Federation worlds. I wonder what the Borg would have thought of Airiam?

VinVega

This episode (ep 9) was tense. I was not expecting the end. We finally found out what the bluetooth connections on the security officer were for. Somehow I think android girl will be back in some way.

Xiroteus

Feels like I missed the reason they could not beam her to the ship when the air lock opened. Everything must have been down and somehow I missed the transporters being part of it.

I wonder why in a hundred years they forget about some of the cool tech they use here.

Eric F

The Cow

^ or could she be a link in their inception? I don't really know much about Borg beginnings canon. I recall hearing somewhere it was thought they came out of the Delta quadrant, but don't know where that came from.

I feel like we will see her again.

Eric F

For that matter, is the amount of augmentation Airiam had unique for a human? Clearly other humans are augmented, as we can tell from Keyla, who has some sort of ocular implant...Which makes me wonder why Geordi had that dumb visor for so long?

I find the whole thing so strange- If so many humans are augmented, why did Earth have such a problem with genetically engineered Humans (SS Botany Bay)?

I hope they explore this more- this is something they never really explored on the old shows.

johnnysd

Anyone kind of feel they may go to a very unexpected place this season? I am not sure of the mechanics of it, but I believe the red angel is Michael from the future. I believe she is guiding the Enterprise to a point where she will sacrifice herself to save humanity and in doing so somehow erases herself from the entire timeline. Probably too far out there and they are very good at retconning things to fit what we know from before and Michael is never mentioned in any way. Not she's the star of the show so maybe not completely removed from the timeline but at least removed from Spock's memory somehow, but her being the Red Angel explains why Spock was chosen. Maybe I am just loopy from it being late.

It is definitely the best looking TV show ever, though I think next year they will ratchet it down a few notches.

ben12

That would be kind of a cool paradox if Michael goes back in time to tell Spock to save her own life as a child.

cowtown

Did anyone pick up a heavy whiff of influence from "The Expanse" in this latest ep?

Grav boots, talking to the ship, walking through abandoned vessel's corridors in space suits to come upon a frozen upside-down body, horrified looks as someone is unexpectedly blown out the airlock...probably coincidental, as they're all scifi tropes, but the deja vu of seeing basically a frame-by-frame redo of those scenes was striking.

I can't help but think someone on the ST production staff is keeping a close eye on the The Expanse.

Also can't help but wonder how much better the already-fantastic The Expanse would be if it had ST's budget behind it.

whotony

Tom Banjo

Josh-da-man

johnnysd

I have had that same time at thoughts too. That discovery is both a story pre-TOS and post TNG. The short suggests something of the sort.,

VinVega

The Borg were already around when Picard and the gang went back to Earth's first contact, so she wouldn't be the start of the Borg.

Josh-da-man

Giantrobo

For me....Airiam went from "oh cool, a robot on deck in the background that makes weird sounds...whatevs" to "holy fuck! She was a Human and was augmented! She had a life!!!And now she's Dead!!!! I want to know more about her! She needs to come back at some point!!!".

Giantrobo

I was thinking how Spock having a Black Human sister on ST;Discovery suddenly makes Spock and Uhura being together in the Abramverse Star Trek films click.

VinVega

Good point. You seek out what you know.

Giantrobo

They have a Red Angel Theory post on the show's FB page It seems many are leaning towards time traveling Michael as the Red Angel just like some here do. One interesting but simple theory is that she is named after "Michael" the Archangel...

Anyway, Airiam being is a close 2nd...

Tom Banjo

DJariya

johnnysd

Always expected that anyway. I mean he does need to go back to the Enterprise.

TGM

mentioning the on set scuffle that wasn't really a big deal, and had no ramifications is stupid.

hdtv00

He's SOOOOOOOO good as Pike he needs his own show, I'm not kidding. His performance has been outstanding.