Either that or the math teacher. Could go either way.

No, that’s them. I believe the caption is the photo credit.

I admittedly didn’t look very hard, but this is what I found.

Honestly, it’s such a word salad that I can’t possibly be mad about it, if only because I was unable to decipher what, exactly, he was talking about.

A time jump wouldn’t surprise me - IIRC, there were two three-month gaps in between episodes during season three.

Bonus Round: The Black Path Crisis of 3069

This might turn out to be more relevant than your average comic book:

Kelly: And the third reason for the Klingons and their inclusion in The Last Starship is connected to Starfleet Academy, so we can’t really talk about it except to say that we’re laying some exciting groundwork for that series.

I’ve gotta say, with the exception of DS9, “traditional” Trek was fairly allergic to character development. Growing and learning were rarely a priority, to put it mildly.

I mean yeah, those days are gone and they’re not coming back.

I don’t think there was any “tradition” to it - it was just the dominant model at the time, and is now on its last legs.

Oh, that’s a rare treat - you don’t see full transcripts very often.

Define “traditional.”

I suppose it will be 46 when all is said and done.

He elaborates a bit that is a thin margin, but he loves the hell out of DS9.

He also describes the vibe of his SFA character in a fairly spoiler-free way.

The interviewer has seen the first episode and says it’s real good, and Giamatti says episode six is a highlight.

Casualties include injured, don’t they?

They do, but equating it to “fatalities” is a pretty common mistake. Unfortunate.

everyone’s mouths looked like they were moving kinda weird during the action shots.

I didn’t notice that, but it may have been a playback issue.

As far as the character introductions go, there’s not much to them. Genesis seems like an arrogant tryhard. SAM seems like a…cheerful Data-type? Jay-Den just seems like a Klingon. Darem seems like…another tryhard, but less arrogant than Genesis.

Caleb’s is kind of odd, as it features very little Caleb. I guess he seems kind of cocky, but it’s hard to say.

All interviews I’ve seen have said this is the mainstream Doctor.

Which doesn’t mean Picardo couldn’t do double-duty for an episode or three…

In all seriousness, from what I’ve seen Picardo say about the Doctor’s state of mind, I wonder if he abandoned any name(s) he’d chosen as he watched his loved ones grow old and die.

Joe The Doctor

I was expecting 50 minutes of them holding hands under a tree!

Xenophobic military propaganda?

Okay, I’ll bite on this.

I’ll grant that it’s been a long time, but that seems like the opposite of the message of both that episode and the season as a whole…

Wrestling’s an interesting…“sport” isn’t quite the right word, but I can’t think of what else to call it right now. I wouldn’t call myself a fan, but it was also pretty inescapable in the late 90s, so I’ve seen my fair share.

It’s absolutely a performance, but especially over the last couple of decades, the industry has shifted away from maintaining “kayfabe” and mostly just embraces the phoniness (though they still play it absolutely straight in the ring).

At the end of the day, it’s a very unique type of performance art that requires both athleticism and, for the most successful wrestlers, acting chops.

And yeah, there are definitely toxic aspects to it and its fan base.

A bunch of people in pyjamas flying around at faster-than-light speeds? Seems like a gimmick to me…

And the third reason for the Klingons and their inclusion in The Last Starship is connected to Starfleet Academy, so we can’t really talk about it except to say that we’re laying some exciting groundwork for that series.

Hmm…