▲ 62 ▼ Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 4x05 “Empathalogical Fallacies” (startrek.website) submitted 2 years ago by ValueSubtracted@startrek.website [M] to c/startrek@startrek.website 49 comments fedilink hide all child comments LoglineA trio of Betazoids cause chaos on the Cerritos. Written by: Jamie Loftus Directed by: Megan Lloyd
[–] JWBananas@startrek.website 22 points 2 years ago (2 children) Betazed intelligence? That makes sense. There has surely been a thread or two asking why that wasn't a thing. Laughed out loud at the disappointed Romulans. It was cheap, but I still adored it. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website [S] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children) At some point, I'd like to see a gag about how the Romulans seem to hang out in the Neutral Zone all the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] teft@startrek.website 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) They don't hang out. They lurk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago They better enjoy it while they can, their planet's gonna be destroyed in just 6 years. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dethstrobe@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think there is a fan theory that Romulan space is pretty small (relatively speaking), which is how they're able to defend it well with a small number of ships. Which also explains why they're not able to have enough ships to evacuate Romulus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BadExampleMan@startrek.website 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think people tend to underestimate what's required to evacuate a planetary population. That's billions of people! The 24th century we see might have some massive passenger transport that could hold, say, 10000 passengers. You'd need hundreds of thousands of ships that size to evacuate the whole planet. And the logistics would be a nightmare's nightmare. A ship that size probably doesn't make planetfall. How do you get them loaded? Think about how long it takes to get a widebody jet boarded - maybe 500 people at most. What about the quadriplegics? What about the bedridden? What about the pets? Etc. etc. etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TunaLobster@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) You could hold a lot of people in buffer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Doublepluskirk@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago True. Unfortunately, holding people in the transport buffer is one of those things you have to entirely forget exists if you want to tell certain stories. The transporter in general could trivialise a lot of story beats. permalink fedilink source parent [–] FormerGameDev@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) wouldn't the Romulans entering the neutral zone also be an act of war, though? that's kinda the point of a neutral zone -- neither side can enter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JWBananas@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ValueSubtracted@startrek.website [S] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children) At some point, I'd like to see a gag about how the Romulans seem to hang out in the Neutral Zone all the time. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] teft@startrek.website 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) They don't hang out. They lurk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago They better enjoy it while they can, their planet's gonna be destroyed in just 6 years. permalink fedilink source parent [–] dethstrobe@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think there is a fan theory that Romulan space is pretty small (relatively speaking), which is how they're able to defend it well with a small number of ships. Which also explains why they're not able to have enough ships to evacuate Romulus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BadExampleMan@startrek.website 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think people tend to underestimate what's required to evacuate a planetary population. That's billions of people! The 24th century we see might have some massive passenger transport that could hold, say, 10000 passengers. You'd need hundreds of thousands of ships that size to evacuate the whole planet. And the logistics would be a nightmare's nightmare. A ship that size probably doesn't make planetfall. How do you get them loaded? Think about how long it takes to get a widebody jet boarded - maybe 500 people at most. What about the quadriplegics? What about the bedridden? What about the pets? Etc. etc. etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TunaLobster@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) You could hold a lot of people in buffer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Doublepluskirk@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago True. Unfortunately, holding people in the transport buffer is one of those things you have to entirely forget exists if you want to tell certain stories. The transporter in general could trivialise a lot of story beats. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teft@startrek.website 15 points 2 years ago (1 child) They don't hang out. They lurk. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] samus12345@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago They better enjoy it while they can, their planet's gonna be destroyed in just 6 years. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago They better enjoy it while they can, their planet's gonna be destroyed in just 6 years. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dethstrobe@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think there is a fan theory that Romulan space is pretty small (relatively speaking), which is how they're able to defend it well with a small number of ships. Which also explains why they're not able to have enough ships to evacuate Romulus. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BadExampleMan@startrek.website 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think people tend to underestimate what's required to evacuate a planetary population. That's billions of people! The 24th century we see might have some massive passenger transport that could hold, say, 10000 passengers. You'd need hundreds of thousands of ships that size to evacuate the whole planet. And the logistics would be a nightmare's nightmare. A ship that size probably doesn't make planetfall. How do you get them loaded? Think about how long it takes to get a widebody jet boarded - maybe 500 people at most. What about the quadriplegics? What about the bedridden? What about the pets? Etc. etc. etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TunaLobster@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) You could hold a lot of people in buffer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Doublepluskirk@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago True. Unfortunately, holding people in the transport buffer is one of those things you have to entirely forget exists if you want to tell certain stories. The transporter in general could trivialise a lot of story beats. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BadExampleMan@startrek.website 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think people tend to underestimate what's required to evacuate a planetary population. That's billions of people! The 24th century we see might have some massive passenger transport that could hold, say, 10000 passengers. You'd need hundreds of thousands of ships that size to evacuate the whole planet. And the logistics would be a nightmare's nightmare. A ship that size probably doesn't make planetfall. How do you get them loaded? Think about how long it takes to get a widebody jet boarded - maybe 500 people at most. What about the quadriplegics? What about the bedridden? What about the pets? Etc. etc. etc. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TunaLobster@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) You could hold a lot of people in buffer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Doublepluskirk@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago True. Unfortunately, holding people in the transport buffer is one of those things you have to entirely forget exists if you want to tell certain stories. The transporter in general could trivialise a lot of story beats. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TunaLobster@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) You could hold a lot of people in buffer. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Doublepluskirk@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago True. Unfortunately, holding people in the transport buffer is one of those things you have to entirely forget exists if you want to tell certain stories. The transporter in general could trivialise a lot of story beats. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Doublepluskirk@startrek.website 4 points 2 years ago True. Unfortunately, holding people in the transport buffer is one of those things you have to entirely forget exists if you want to tell certain stories. The transporter in general could trivialise a lot of story beats. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FormerGameDev@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) wouldn't the Romulans entering the neutral zone also be an act of war, though? that's kinda the point of a neutral zone -- neither side can enter. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] JWBananas@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JWBananas@startrek.website 5 points 2 years ago If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is around to hear it... permalink fedilink source parent