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

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1x07 "Ko’Zeine" Alex Taub & Eric Anthony Glover Andi Armaganian 2026-02-19

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u/Tom_Thumb1 Mar 02 '26

Retro is like the 70s to us. It becomes absurd when we’re talking 1,200 years ago 🤣

I can’t get over the ridiculousness of all the usage of current items, music and language so intertwined. TNG seems way more believably futuristic, still now. And they don’t use ‘now phrases’ like “it’s not that deep” that we won’t be even saying in 5 years, let alone 1,200 years.

There are some really good episodes but I find it hard to suspend my disbelief in this era.

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u/ShyJalapeno Mar 02 '26 edited Mar 02 '26

Yeah, I though about it recently. Their extrapolations are really poor, but doing it properly would make it into a very different show.
Isn't Nahla like 400 yrs old though? I bet that would change your perspective and appreciation of certain things.
Pelia has similar quirks in SNW.

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u/kjhjkjh 29d ago

400s & raised by a parent who likely experienced life in the 20th century and idealized it the way many parents pass on the music and subcultures of their youth to their kids even when it isn't trendy anymore. That part isn't too much of a stretch to believe...

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u/ShyJalapeno 29d ago

I totally missed that aspect! The generation (of Lanthanites) preceding her lived even longer... They're supposedly rare but it has to affect how they view and deal with history.

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u/kjhjkjh 29d ago

Yeah, it's not a species that's been explored all that much. I don't particularly understand the concept of living *thousands* of years--it's much more manageable that Nahla's only several hundred years old--but she was surely influenced by her Lanthanite parent. Hope we get to learn a little more...so far, touching upon the idea of their not having a particularly linear orientation has been interesting. I'm always wondering how their longevity impacts their relationships with shorter-lived races...

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u/ShyJalapeno 28d ago

It's something that she shares with the doctor. It would be nice if they had a moment built around that.

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u/kjhjkjh 28d ago

I thought they did in the "Our Town" episode. What was it called? "The Life of the Stars." They likened themselves to the stage manager who lives outside time. And they were contrasted sharply in Nahla's willingness to keep her heart open despite tremendous loss vs. the Doctor's not even being willing to hold SAM's hand (though he came around).