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"By Inferno's Light"
posted by KnixonSTAFFMOD on April 17, 2020 at 1:57 AM
As was the case in some other episodes, they screwed up some speed-of-light stuff here. Supposedly the fleets would have been destroyed by a supernova, but even a supernova doesn't exceed the speed of light. So all the ships could have escaped at just Warp One.
Reply by Nexus71
on April 17, 2020 at 12:32 PM
Dramatic effect
Reply by Knixon
on April 17, 2020 at 2:15 PM
I'm sure that was the attempt, but it disappears if you know anything. And not just about reality, but even about the shows!
Reply by Nexus71
on April 17, 2020 at 6:04 PM
Building up of tension.
Reply by Knixon
on April 17, 2020 at 6:53 PM
There are plenty of ways to do that without lying about physics.
Reply by Nexus71
on April 17, 2020 at 7:02 PM
Relax Knix it's just a show.Or would you rather watch STD and STP?
Reply by Knixon
on April 17, 2020 at 8:40 PM
Well Babylon 5 got things a lot better in many ways.
Reply by Nexus71
on April 17, 2020 at 8:41 PM
Then watch Babylon 5
Reply by Knixon
on April 17, 2020 at 8:44 PM
Oh I do. Often. But that doesn't mean I let other things off the hook.
And of course Bajor could not have escaped the supernova. Nor could have all of those moons which impossibly had Earth-type atmospheres and gravity.
Reply by Nexus71
on April 17, 2020 at 8:46 PM
Maybe you should apply for the job of continuity at Secret Hideout.
Reply by Knixon
on April 17, 2020 at 8:47 PM
I wouldn't last a day. Maybe not an hour. They seem to be like the director of Star Trek II who, when told that Gamma Hydra was near the Romulans not the Klingons, supposedly said 'Who cares?"
Reply by Nexus71
on April 17, 2020 at 8:54 PM
Apart from some fans with an anal obsession over small details like that nobody does care since TWOK is generally regarded as the best Trek movie.
Reply by Knixon
on April 17, 2020 at 9:41 PM
Sure and there's at least the possibility that Starfleet training simulations didn't necessarily have to be that accurate. They might switch between Romulans and Klingons for that one just at random, to mix things up.
Reply by Nexus71
on April 17, 2020 at 9:43 PM
See you can satisfactory explain why .
Reply by Knixon
on April 18, 2020 at 12:00 AM
But really if they're going to do stuff like that, it wouldn't hurt to explain it. Because otherwise we're left with the reality, which was that the director didn't give a crap.
Reply by Nexus71
on April 18, 2020 at 12:50 AM
does it matter in the overall story of movie or show ? No= don't bother