Spoilers Star Trek Academy [spoiler thread]

[Vael]

While I sincerely hope they don't, I'm willing to bet the season ends with Caleb having to choose between the academy and his mother.

More than likely, it will be some kind of situation where he will be forced to betray Starfleet in some way to be with his mom.

Hope I'm wrong on that one!

Unfortunately, episode 10 is apparently titled "Rubicon" ... so there's a chance you're right.

 

[Mort]

Unfortunately, episode 10 is apparently titled "Rubicon" ... so there's a chance you're right.

Just did a bit of googling and found this:


In the season finale, the return of an old enemy forces Nahla to confront her own mistakes as the cadets and instructors undertake a seemingly impossible mission to save the Federation, while defining the future of Starfleet


So, hopefully nothing much to do with only Caleb, but writers love their double meanings and "surprises" I still suspect the mother angle will pop in, likely at the end.

 

[Vael]

You don't get Tatiana Maslany for just that opening, there's no way we have seen the last of her

 

[Mort]

You don't get Tatiana Maslany for just that opening, there's no way we have seen the last of her

Kelsey Grammer (Captain Morgan Bateson) would like a word!

Though in today's television, you're probably right.

 

[Willie the Duck]

Kelsey Grammer (Captain Morgan Bateson) would like a word!

Though in today's television, you're probably right.

That's an interesting one. Right between Cheers and when Frasier started, he was just the 4th-6th most popular actor* on that highly acclaimed show that was off the air (probably on par with David Ogden Stiers and his guest appearance in season 4). He was 'I know him.' big, but not really the big deal he would be a few years later. And by then, they'd already given him a role (a captain from 90 years prior who had been stuck in a time-loop) where having him show up again would have required a really specific script.
*guessing Danson, Harrelson, and Alley were the most popular (as they got movies in the next few years), and no idea the order after that.

 

[Ryujin]

Just did a bit of googling and found this:


In the season finale, the return of an old enemy forces Nahla to confront her own mistakes as the cadets and instructors undertake a seemingly impossible mission to save the Federation, while defining the future of Starfleet


So, hopefully nothing much to do with only Caleb, but writers love their double meanings and "surprises" I still suspect the mother angle will pop in, likely at the end.

We've already established that Nahla and Braka have history, so there's the "old enemy." She let Caleb escape as a kid, so we have the "mistakes." I figure Braka comes at Caleb wit, "Here's you mom, right in front of you. Do what i say or she's toast." and Nahla has to think of a way out of it.

 

[Morrus]

Kelsey Grammer (Captain Morgan Bateson) would like a word!

Though in today's television, you're probably right.

The Rock was in an episode of Voyager! And Joan Collins in TOS.

Trek has a history of famous guest stars.

 

[Stalker0]

Cool epsiode. That was a slick way to bring the Omega molecule back in action.

I appreciate that Braga's got some pretty solid plans, he's been a cool villain this season.


I'm also liking Sam 2.0, its still the same Sam in many ways....but distinctly different in others. Its been a good showing that she is more confident and harder. The whole scene of "I reviewed my old memories....and I don't like that person I was" is very relatable and was a nice touch.

So the secondary warp drive on the Athena is curious. Ok I might buy they have an emergency warp drive or something, but realistically that thing probably does like warp 3-5 or something.....otherwise what is the damn point of having the fancy nacelles. In that case, even if they could come back if should take a long time to get back, at least 50x longer.

 

[Morrus]

A force sphere surrounding the entire Federation? Wowzers. That escalated quickly.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Cool epsiode. That was a slick way to bring the Omega molecule back in action.

I appreciate that Braga's got some pretty solid plans, he's been a cool villain this season.


I'm also liking Sam 2.0, its still the same Sam in many ways....but distinctly different in others. Its been a good showing that she is more confident and harder. The whole scene of "I reviewed my old memories....and I don't like that person I was" is very relatable and was a nice touch.

So the secondary warp drive on the Athena is curious. Ok I might buy they have an emergency warp drive or something, but realistically that thing probably does like warp 3-5 or something.....otherwise what is the damn point of having the fancy nacelles. In that case, even if they could come back if should take a long time to get back, at least 50x longer.

Why was the Federation making Omega Molecule in the first place? And if they were, why was something so monumentally dangerous guarded by a single starship that could easily be lured away? This seems incredibly foolish to me on the part of the Fed, so much so that I'm having a hard time accepting as a plot point.