I tend to find the women’s game more interesting, as it seems to lead to a more crowded house more often, which is always entertaining.

I don’t think I’ve actually seen a mixed doubles game. I shall rectify this at once.

In short, yes.

Indeed. The men’s and women’s games look pretty different.

You misspelled “curling.”

Nah, you were probably right to do so - I bailed after episode 4 or so during its original run.

That makes sense. Most of my issues with the show come from the breakneck pacing - it leads to narrative shortcuts, and deprives the actors of the time they need to make things really work.

I think they established that the Tyler persona came from a real Ash Tyler, who was presumably a prisoner on L’rell’s ship. I would assume that the body was disposed of once the personality had been extracted, but who knows?

I’ll grant that it’s a stretch, but if one of the neutral-until-now Houses of the council is dominant at the end of the war, and the Empire is more united than it is at the moment, the ship designs of that House may become the standard for the entire Empire.

Heh, Star Trek has always been a little fuzzy on the “how,” hasn’t it?

I was definitely put off by the Whedon story, but I’ve been marginally encouraged by the fact that it hasn’t triggered a bunch of “me, too” stories.

Trekkies love grimdark war...until someone actually makes a show with one, apparently.

Not necessarily. Burnham was the only one who interacted with the Emperor, and she was aboard the ISS Shenzhou, and later the Charon, the entire time. She likely told Saru, since he was her point of contact while she was undercover, but he may not have shared that information.

Section 31 already exists - it was in Enterprise.

Could you expand a bit on your thoughts about Tyler? I find this particularly interesting.

Exactly. I just think the idea of holding it up as some sort of shining example of tight continuity is...I mean, “wrong” doesn’t begin to cover it.

That may be an intentional indicator of the state of the Empire. Each ship is using its own design, and they might unify once the Empire itself unifies.

The Wrath of Khan uniforms are the best uniforms, no doubt about it.

Doctor Who has even more episodes over 50+ years of television, and they seem to have managed continuity quite well.

That is correct, I was simplifying. The Discovery novel features Pike’s Enterprise, and they are all wearing the Cage-style uniforms.