Star Trek: Section 31 will suffer from the same issues that plagued Star Trek: Discovery

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As a seasoned Star Trek fan with decades of warp speed adventures under my belt, I can’t help but feel a tinge of dismay when it comes to the latest additions to the franchise. Rewriting history, especially in such an iconic series, feels like tampering with the very fabric of space-time itself!

Redrafting history can be quite challenging, particularly when it comes to histories that were never meant to be altered. This is a problem we often encounter in everyday conversations, as some individuals may distort the facts of a situation for their own benefit or to portray one side as more virtuous than another. Similarly, this issue arises in science fiction, where authors might manipulate history to fit their narratives more seamlessly.

In science fiction or general fiction, authors frequently imitate successful themes from previous works and delve deeper into the period the story is based on. However, a common pitfall is that writers may borrow aspects of the era they wish to portray, while discarding elements that don’t appeal to them. This can lead to an inaccurate or distorted representation of the time period.

It’s not ideal to undertake something like this, especially within a series as extensive and intricate as Star Trek. However, Star Trek: Discovery chose to do just that. They developed a show that could have stood alone, but the writers decided to introduce an additional layer to the narrative by giving Spock a sister who wasn’t part of his established backstory.

The concept was met with considerable criticism and underwent significant changes that were hard for fans to embrace. Additionally, issues such as Discovery not preserving information about its new warp technology contributed to this negative reception over time. Given these factors, it’s somewhat unexpected that Star Trek: Section 31 would choose to follow a similar path.

In Section 31 (as depicted post-season 2 of Discovery), Michelle Yeoh will head a new covert operative group, which despite its secrecy, remains familiar to several within the Federation. However, this presents an issue because the spy agency we’ll encounter during Deep Space Nine’s events was meticulously established in season 2 of Discovery.

The trailer implies that the plot established in Discovery season two might not carry over to the upcoming streaming movie, potentially setting up another origin story for a team infamous for their treatment of Starfleet officers.

An origin story no one was asking for. It’s just more of the same with this group of Star Trek producers, who want to muck around in past concepts that are superior to anything they’re doing and steal aspects they want while throwing out what they don’t.

In all probability, Section 31 might still be causing a rift in the ongoing Star Trek narrative. If they persist with this, it significantly reduces the likelihood of this movie being successful.

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2024-09-08 22:23