Mm. So much for any Prime Timeline assertions. This was what the Defiant looked like in TOS:
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Not this:
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And if the argument is that it's the Mirror Universe, it's not the Prime Mirror Universe, as those ships had an I.S.S. header, not U.S.S. *sigh*
A lot of people are saying this is the best episode yet. And they're not wrong. But less fail is still fail. *shrug*
--Jonah
Why change a design that’s been shown in not one but TWO different shows !?!?
Why change a design that’s been shown in not one but TWO different shows !?!?
Because they don't know what the design was, nor do they care. Like Discovery has done several times, they just cherry pick elements out of past shows, probably something they got from a Google search, and throw words into the show in a desperate attempt to appeal to existing fans. They have no clue about the details, they don't know anything about the past, they're just trying to sound vaguely similar and con the gullible.
Attributing them any good will is foolish. They haven't earned any.
Star Trek: Discovery killed off one of its prominent gay characters, but showrunners Aaron Harberts and Gretchen J. Berg were adamant the series avoid the "bury your gays" trope: the producers ran the death past GLAAD, receiving the organization's blessing.