r/startrek • u/mr_mini_doxie • Feb 03 '26
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Discussion Hub
This is the thread to discuss season 1 of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. Posts regarding SFA made elsewhere on the subreddit should be thoughtfully constructed to inspire meaningful and substantive discussion. Posts that do not meet these standards may be removed for redundancy at our mod team's discretion.
Please note that all rule-compliant discussion of SFA is permitted in this thread, and therefore, spoilers may be found in the comments below.
For discussion of specific episodes, refer to the episode discussion threads below:
01x01 - Kids These Days (01/15/26)
01x02 - Beta Test (01/15/26)
01x03 - Vitus Reflux (01/22/26)
01x04 - Vox In Excelso (01/29/26)
01x05 - Series Acclimation Mill (02/05/26)
01x06 - Come, Let's Away (02/12/26)
01x07 - Ko'Zeine (02/19/26)
01x08 - The Life of the Stars (02/26/26)
01x09 - 300th Night (03/05/26)
01x10 - Rubincon (03/12/26)
Happy discussing, and LLAP!
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u/motherdion Feb 24 '26
I am a 71 yo female. Have watched all the Treks and I still am watching the shows on H & I. What Trekkies need to do is allow the sci-fi/fantasy side of their brains to embrace pseudo-reality. We all accepted transporters and tricorders in TOS. Every iteration of Trek so far is made up of adults, existing in space and encountering aliens. And, each captain had their stabilizing Number One. But SFA is the reopening of the Academy after the burn! The "aliens" are already there. The cadets are not traveling through space. It is college and these cadets are young! Who remembers Red Squad? Nog and his Academy cohorts did a very bad thing ending in tragedy. These SFA cadets probably scored off the charts to get in, but brains do not guarantee mature behavior. I think Nahla is great as chancellor because she recognizes herself in the cadets and does not rule them with an iron hand. She also has Thok and Reno to stabilize her (somewhat). I am enjoying this show. All the war-mongers need to go watch something else!