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10 Things Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Must Do to Avoid Epic Failure
In the all important Star Trek: Discovery season 2 sophomore debut, these are 10 things the series must do to avoid screwing the pooch.
8. Progress the Spore Drive Toward its Awaiting Doom
CBS A trip that requires a little tripping. Lesson? Easy on the shrooms’, Hoss
The clearest example of dramatic irony in Discovery is the creation and use of USS Discovery’s experimental Spore drive. Specifically because every Trek fan knows it makes no appearance – less is even mentioned – anywhere else in the Star Trek universe.
The first and most obvious fatal flaw of the Spore Drive is its requirement to interface biologically with a prospective navigator.
Paul Stamets had to actually be genetically altered to match elements of a Tardigrade’s genetic structure, as it’s the only known species able to navigate the mycelial network naturally or at all.
In doing so, Discovery almost broke their genius with the magic mushrooms. Though this cannot be the only reason Starfleet might shelve and classify this form of interstellar gallivanting that makes warp drive appear like a tricycle.
The Dangers of the Spore Drive Secret
What seems very likely is that other species will learn of this top secret technology, and will do anything to try and acquire it themselves.
As the Klingons are already aware of the Spore Drives existence, the secret is out. That puts a target on the back of Discovery, and Stamets in particular. It creates a scenario whereby means of capture and coercion of Stamets would be the perfect means for any interested species to obtain the technology for their dubious ends.
Naturally there may be any number of other possibilities why this technology never sees the light of day or is spoken of again. Star Trek: Discovery season 2 will undoubtedly begin building to this truth, as it is one of the major components of Discovery’s greater story arc.
Given that Discovery and its overall purpose is supposedly to build the bridge towards the Federation-Klingon rapprochement depicted in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered County, Star Trek: Discovery season 2 will definitely have more to say about its most important Klingon/Human Starfleet officer, Ash Tyler/Voq.
