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This season seems mighty...experimental to me. Dunno what the writers were thinking unless they've been replaced by an AI.

Added pictograms form SNW: "Human Best Friend".

K now FOR REALZ I cann0t be the only person out there who is seriously entertaining the notion that an AI got the prompt "Trek plus film noir, and make the doctor 007 for NO reason" and this slop was the result.

Phoenix may have originally been intended to be an unmanned test flight, prior to the final nuclear exchange, and after, Cochrane decided to make it a manned flight, because he figured it was the only shot he was ever going to have. Thus the scrounging would have primarily been for the materials to modify Pheonix.
He would have needed to get hold of the base and the missile somehow, and if it had been an operational missile base with missiles carrying nuclear warheads, it presumably would have been launched during the nuclear exchanges.

Regarding Connestoga, if we theorize that Cochrane had had support from a governmental and/or major university type entity prior to the final nuclear exchange(s), it could have already been mostly built, possibly as a legitimate colony expedition, or as some sort of fallback/escape plan under the cover of being a colony ship.
On the other hand, Terra Nova had some other major plot holes (it's been 70 years, that's more than long enough for a Vulcan ship, or even an Earth ship, to have swung past to find out what happened), and Connestoga looks like it should be much more recent in terms of design lineage, with all the similarities to the NX and Intrepid type.

Regarding the Arctic Transport, possibly the ship is/was designed or modified for supporting survey missions on other worlds in the system and beyond, but was being tested for how well it could support a survey mission in an extreme environment where if something went wrong, they're not that far from help. After all, when they went out of contact, Starfleet showed up to investigate, suggesting Starfleet funding, though also justifiable by the presence of alien ship wreckage and corpses, but that would also justify a Starfleet team taking over or at least joining them.

I got the feeling that they raised the blast shields to help Uhura's disorientation that was related (or due to?) the monochrome. So she may have been helped but the colors stayed the same.

At the end they said something like "Soon to exit the system, just about to exit Klingon space," which clearly implies the border is inside the system, which as you said is just weird.

There were a few plot holes and glitches. For example, Kor said to Uhura, "Your ID card checks out," but...she didn't have a card was the whole point. And then he didn't have her followed?

But overall I did like it. And we got to see where that opening sequence came from. I guess we'll see the rest soon. What is that triangular ship? Gorn?

SNW merging the Eugenics Wars and WWIII into the same conflict does kinda solve the TOS-TNG discrepancy of when the 'last world war' took place.

IIRC RDM did admit the 200 years ago for th EWs was a mistake, but he also said the DS9 writers agreed to never give a very specific date for the EWs because they were not happening in real life.

"Knowing the mindset of the people producing SNW, it is safe to say that this episode's Kor is meant to be the exact same person as in TOS: "Errand of Mercy". Memory Alpha will likely comply and merge them into one article."

They've already done just that. Sigh.

I loved episode 4, a 9/10 for me.

This episode would not have been out of place in TOS. It fits right along side a Piece of the Action, or Patterns of Force. Or any episode of any of the shows where they need to blend in. the Klingons also almost act like TOS Klingons, outside the mention of honor and singing the drinking song from DS9 (which I enjoyed hearing again)

It felt very much OG Star Trek to me.

This Kor quite clearly meant to be TOS Kor, nothing in the episode contradicts his later appearance in TOS. He even has his love for the mind scanner, which is originally from Errand of Mercy.

whose inherited Augment features (that reboot Trek ignores) are not visible.

I'm glad they're ignoring it, as it was a stupid retcon of another retcon. It should never have been explained.
The Arne Darvin story in TTWT make much more sense if Klingons don't already look nearly identical to Humans.

There is no reason to build the detonator in a way that it activates only in the presence of a Klingon control post - any of them.

Unless I missed something, the episode never said it did? I thought it was on a remote signal.

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The tiny Starfleet Blackbird-class scout is a mere 104-meters long and dwarfed even by starships from 100-years ago. Far smaller than famous cruisers like the refit-Constitution-class USS Enterprise, these 22-man vessels scout ahead of Starfleet task groups, conduct months-long sector patrols from local Starfleet Starbases and Federation planets, and conduct anti-piracy patrols along Federation shipping lanes, responding to distress calls from any Federation craft, and performing search & rescue missions throughout the Federation to fill in the gaps left by larger and more capable Starfleet ships.

The Blackbird-class was created by Bernd Schneider in 1996 and is featured on Ex-Astris Scientia (https://www.ex-astris-scientia.org/my_ships/blackbird.htm)

Exterior views by Bernd Schneider, updated by myself. Cross-sectional views and Deck plans by me.

The comet had no name yet, only a string of catalog numbers arrayed on the Astrometric LCARS. But to Lt. Alexa Wolff it felt personal, almost whimsical too. A point of light threading the dark, illuminating their way.

She leaned forward towards the console, taking all the readings in. Data points left and right, immaculate scans of the surface and ejecta. This was exactly what she imagined as a child beneath the domes of Tycho City. Peering through her first telescope, reading stories of daring captains. Batel, Kirk, Saavik, the golden years. Now she was here, at the very same forefront.

“Helm, bring us two hundred kilometers closer.” came Captain Han Lo’s voice over the comm. The visual lenses adjusted, Alexa noticing the Rooivalk was moving in closer, thrusters gliding her on. The hull catching faint reflections of the comet’s glow. The captain had not questioned her request, not even hesitated. The confidence in her expertise had startled her more than any formal commendation. Somewhere in the back of her mind, a younger version of herself smiling gleefully.

Enhanced scans blossomed with new detail. Ice and dust resolved into layers. Ancient volatiles trapped since the dawn of time, now shedding themselves in delicate arcs. Alexa adjusted the filters, isolating elements, mapping a 3d simulation, simulcast to the bridge. “It’s beautiful.” she whispered to herself. Obscure beauty indeed. The kind that required patience, curiosity and faith that meaning existed in the far corners of space.

“Careful, Lieutenant...” Captain Lo said, with a trace of amusement. “At this distance, we might inspire it. Give it a few million years and it could start its own civilization, studying us in return.”

Alexa laughed softly, though her eyes never left the display. “Then we’d better make a good impression, sir.” She paused, recording another data stream. “If they ever ask how it all began, I hope it starts like this. With someone choosing to come a little closer.”

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The Kumari Battlecruiser (2)

...(William Shatner, Molly Hagan, Bruce Markinson), William Shatner's character is also seen drinking from a glass from the same set ⬅️ as the one Admiral Jarok drinks from in #StarTrekTNG's "The Defector"➡️. Yes, I am thorough! :-) #StarTrek is everywhere, this makes me incredibly happy! 2/2

My friend Timo and I are currently rewatching every single #Columbo episode and I'm always on the lookout for #StarTrek connections. Today, it was time for the second Shatner outing, "Butterfly in Shades of Grey" from 1994. Well, I got my reference! 😊 Apart from the obvious casting parallels...1/2

Notice how Sela's hairstyle (or the wig that Denise Crosby is wearing) has changed slightly between the end of #StarTrekTNG's "Redemption I"⬇️ and "Redemption II"⬆️. The new wig looks a little less severe or "pointy"... ;-)

This is the official emblem of the planet of Mat'Aar (XII), briefly seen in the background on some displays on the planet in #StarTrekSNW's "A Case of Chiaroscuro". The text translates to "Planet of (top) Mat'Aar (bottom)". I have deciphered the whole alien alphabet (a substitution cypher), more later! 😊

In #StarTrekDS9's "Destiny", Yarka's personnel file contains the Bajoran emblem. The full text at the bottom reads:
"Formerly a member of the Vedek Assembly, recently defrocked. Official explanation states Yarka expelled due to teachings "not in keeping with Bajoran faith". Other sources reveal that Yarka led a series of protests against the Vedek Assembly after they endorsed the peace treaty with Cardassia."

The text on this Klingon sign on Mat'aar XII in #StarTrekSNW's "A Case of Chiaroscuro" is actual Klingon text. I tried to translate what it means. Bear in mind, though, that I don't speak Klingon, please!!
As you can see, the signs tells people to stop, as security has to verify so that people are allowed to the site. A permit to identify people is needed to pass. People's bodies will be searched at the location. They have to be prepared (for something).

We get a good look at the Bajoran Promenade temple entrance, featuring the Bajoran emblem, in #StarTrekDS9s "Destiny". If you remember, this sign replaced the old one roughtly mid-season 2 of the show.

Be careful what you wish for! ;-)
#StarTrekSNW's "A Case of Chiaroscuro" and #StarTrekTNG's "Relics".

This shot of the USS Enterprise-D and the USS Enterprise-C in #StarTrekTNG's "Yesterday's Enterprise"⬇️ was re-composited (the two ships are closer together) and re-used in "Redemption II"⬆️ for the USS Enterprise-D and USS Excalibur (including battle damage) shot.

Content warning:#StarTrekSNW "A Case of Chiaroscuro" spoilers

Here's a comparison of Mat'Aar XII before ⬆️ and after Klingon invasion ⬇️, as seen in #StarTrekSNW's "A Case of Chiaroscuro". Quite a difference, night and day! ;-)