Bonus:

The Omega molecule

According to Seven of Nine -

Omega is infinitely complex, yet harmonious. To the Borg it represents perfection. I wish to understand that perfection.

  • Admiral PatrickEnglish
    20•2 months ago
    1. That would have been an infinitely better cause of the burn than what was given. Ugh. I loved Discovery but not that.
    2. Omega destroys subspace, so no warp travel would have been possible. That would have left Discovery as the only FTL-capable ship in the galaxy (rather than warp still being possible but used sparingly due to limited supply of “working” dilithium).

    I feel like #2 would have limited the plot too much since there wouldn’t be any danger Discovery couldn’t just jump away from (no one would be able to chase them).

    Then, the “fix the burn” plot would have involved either mass-producing spore drives for everyone in the 31st century (which would have been cool, though they didn’t solve the living navigator problem) or pulling a brand-new FTL method out of their ass that everyone else had been trying and failing to do for the last few hundred years.

    Edit: I guess since Omega can do anything the writers want, I suppose rather than destroying subspace itself it could have rendered the dilithium inert to cause the burn and everything else plays out the same except the stupid ending.

    • @Thebeardedsinglemalt
      23•2 months ago

      What could have been cool is if omega molecule nuked large sections of subspace where ships currently were and it led to thin cooridors where warp travel was still possible…but that’s where pirate groups like Emerald Chain showed up taking control of them. Starfleet was already spread so thin they could barely maintain control which led to the fracturing

    • @ummthatguyOPEnglish
      12•2 months ago

      I like those solutions. The one I thought up was Stamets discovering something in the mycelial network that can regenerate subspace.

    • @thejoker954
      6•2 months ago

      In regards to 2 - even with warp available to other ships the spore drive still gives the ability to jump away from any danger as they could jump just about anywhere.