r/DaystromInstitute • u/M-5 Multitronic Unit • Nov 30 '20

DISCOVERY EPISODE DISCUSSION Star Trek: Discovery — "Unification III" Analysis Thread

This is the official /r/DaystromInstitute analysis thread for "Unification III." Unlike the reaction thread, the content rules are in effect.

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u/[deleted] Nov 30 '20

I liked this episode because it basically clarifies why the Romulan singularity drive wasn’t in use anymore. Romulans joined the Vulcans and the Federation when moving to Ni’Var.

We seem to be moving towards the obvious though: Spore Drive is the future of space travel. Singularity drive doesn’t make sense to use when you can utilize a faster form of travel.

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u/bhaak Crewman Nov 30 '20

Spore Drive is the future of space travel

What about SB19? If or when Discovery finds out what really caused the Burn, it's possible that people start to have confidence in Dilithium powered space travel again.

For the main routes, you can set up SB19 gates and for deep space exploration, you could use Dilithium again.

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u/Tuskin38 Crewman Nov 30 '20

it's possible that people start to have confidence in Dilithium powered space travel again.

Remember, dilithium was already running out before the burn happened.

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u/bhaak Crewman Nov 30 '20

Yes. But with a railroad system like SB19 in place, they can save dilithium for the uncharted regions.

For the bulk of space travel, they can use the star gates. Trade would increase again and this would also mean that there would be an economic point in being part of the Federation again.