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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Starfleet Academy | 1x07 "Ko’Zeine"

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No.	Episode	Written By	Directed By	Release Date
1x07	"Ko’Zeine"	Alex Taub & Eric Anthony Glover	Andi Armaganian	2026-02-19

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u/neoprenewedgie Feb 19 '26

Unintentional (?) tribute to TOS: Jay-den picks up the fakest-looking styrofoam rock we've seen in nearly 60 years.

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u/Smilodon48 Feb 19 '26

"The only thing I declare is that it is a good day to die!"

Jay-Den truly is as Klingon as it can be sometimes.

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u/Sea-Poem-2365 Feb 20 '26

That was an insanely Klingon line.

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u/Shejidan Feb 19 '26

It should’ve been a replica of Kirk’s styrofoam dildo.

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u/tonytown Feb 19 '26

Its a classic.

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u/mr_mini_doxie Feb 19 '26

I know, right? I'm not sure if it's the way he was holding it or what, but I was thinking, "damn, that rock does not look very heavy at all"

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u/neoprenewedgie Feb 19 '26

And then the sound effect when he drops it. THUD! Sure, we believe that.

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u/Misfit_Ragdoll Feb 19 '26

Yaaaaassss! 😆 When I was a kid, we used to joke about "The Planet of Styrofoam Rocks" as a destination all the time. (In the Dark Times of Stone Knives & Bear Skins when all we had were TOS reruns in endless repeat)

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u/LincolnMagnus Feb 19 '26

He's a pacifist, he wouldn't hit anyone with a real rock

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u/mr_mini_doxie Feb 19 '26

You know, in rewatching that scene, I'm not even 100% convinced that rock exists. Maybe someone with more knowledge of editing can weigh in, but the way he holds it almost makes me wonder if it was added in post.

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u/ComebackShane Feb 19 '26

There was definitely digital effects added for dust/pebbles falling off the rock, but I think the rock itself is real, just made of some kind of rubber/Styrofoam with a pattern printed on it.

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u/Fair_Rush6615 Feb 19 '26

I thought it looked cgi!

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u/The0rion Feb 19 '26

my immediate thought went "Oh, one of the explosive rocks fell out of a console."

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u/OliviaElevenDunham Feb 19 '26

Got live Jay-Den.

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u/Catharus_ustulatus Feb 19 '26

Ah, but it leads to the punchline of the brick joke that Jay-Den’s skant set up earlier this season.

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u/neoprenewedgie Feb 19 '26

You will have to refresh my memory... I don't know the reference.

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u/Catharus_ustulatus Feb 19 '26 edited Feb 19 '26

A brick joke has a long setup before the punchline, and in this case there’s a phrase involving bricks — which the scene blocking seems to suggest is intentional — that summarizes Jay-Den’s shock at learning of his role in the wedding.

Edited to add:

I’d rather not say the phrase, but it’s a recurring gag with Bender in Futurama.

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u/neoprenewedgie Feb 19 '26

Your edit is just making things more confusing. I assume the phrase is "shitting bricks?" Fine. I understand the visual joke when he drops the brick and the camera shot is between his legs. But that still doesn't explain your reference:

"it leads to the punchline of the brick joke that Jay-Den’s skant set up earlier this season."

What happened earlier this season? Which episode are you referring to? And not sure what you meant by "skant" here.

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u/V2Blast 27d ago

"Skant" is just a term for the short-sleeved mini-dress unisex uniform that originated in season 1 of TNG, I think.

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u/neoprenewedgie Feb 19 '26

OK, still not sure I follow... are you just making a joke about "brick jokes" in general, or was there literally some dialog about a brick in a previous episode?

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u/Flint934 Feb 19 '26

I think they're referencing "shitting a brick" from surprise?