Why would you need to put on a show?

Well it was a literal show to establish himself as the leader of his little pirate society, so I thought the ridiculous show trial worked. But I also think his motivation to be that sort of leader was a little out of left field.

Yes, good call. I can't believe I forgot to mention it, too!

I also wonder if a completely stabilized Omega molecule would even be viable as a power source - the original VOY episode doesn't seem to really touch on that, but it does seem like its energy potential comes from it being destabilized.

not seeing Discovery blipping first right as the blockade is lifted, at least a few seconds or a minute before all other ships warping in.

I had the same thought - let the first responders be the first responders!

Hopefully we'll see Stamets or someone show up as a guest lecturer at some point.

does anyone actually care about a gay character on Star Trek in the year 2026?

Well, yes - plenty of people care about, and celebrate, representation.

Most of the investment — approximately $32 billion — is being drawn from a pool of money set aside almost four years ago by former prime minister Justin Trudeau's government to modernize NORAD, the binational North American air defence command shared with the United States.

So not necessarily new funds, but perhaps a more solid plan on what it will be spent on.

I am absolutely okay with Star Trek being just one of many franchises they're managing, and not the largest or most prominent.

In the case of SFA, I do think they'll be looking closely at the demographics - are they actually reaching the younger audience they were hoping to reach? I think that's far more important than "was it a top 10 show" or whatever other limited metrics are available to us.

I could go on a whole rant about how that should be impossible, but I think I'm happy to let a gag be a gag in this case.

It's going to continue to gather strength, and will eventually be the villain of season four.

You have Nus in custody, but we saw how well that went last time. So will we see Paul again in Season 2?

Kurtzman: No, not in Season 2. There’s nothing we want more than to bring Paul back and there’s nothing Paul wants more than to come back, so we are going to figure that out in Season 3.

This is the kind of confidence I'm looking for right now.

Okay yeah, I knew it was ringing a bell. I think they probably should have called that back at least once during the season. I can barely remember things for one week, let alone nine.