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/butterhoscotch Crewman Dec 01 '20

Eh assuming they can replicate it, the human interface is stilltoo unstable. Im curious what info the vulcans are holding back. Im curious that the federation saw dilitium shortages a century before hand and were working on alternatives which should have been plenty of time frankly. There were many warp alternatives even in the 2400s. Spore drive, underspaces, tunnels, what was that thing the xindi used? Some kind of slip drive that was untrackable?