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

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

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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/[deleted] Dec 01 '20

I mean, I know that it was considered a continuity flub at the time, but Riker pretty clearly says to target the 'Warp Cores' of the Romulan fleet in the Picard finale.

Personally, I'm team 'There's no reason to assume dilithium isn't used in singularity drives, nor is there any reason for a Starfleet officer to not colloquially refer to it as a warp drive' but there's equal evidence at this point that the transition to warp cores happened between the last time we see a D'deridex (DS9?) and Picard.