Summary
- Star Trek: Discovery introduces the pathway drive as a new propulsion system to replace the spore drive.
- Captain Burnham and crew are close to obtaining powerful Progenitors' technology.
- Lt. Sylvia Tilly is the perfect character to explain the pathway drive in the new spin-off series.
Star Trek: Discovery has introduced the pathway drive as a propulsion system to replace the USS Discovery's spore drive, but Star Trek's next show will have to explain how the new technology works. As Discovery season 5 comes to a close, Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and her crew are close to acquiring the powerful technology of the Progenitors. Burnham and her friends have outsmarted the Breen before, but Moll (Eve Harlow) remains a force to be reckoned with. As the Progenitors were the supposed creators of all humanoid life, their technology should contain the power of creation itself.
Even before the titular ship traveled to the 32nd century, Star Trek: Discovery has introduced new Trek technology. Star Trek:Discovery season 1 debuted the USS Discovery's displacement-activated spore hub drive. The spore drove is a revolutionary new way for Discovery to travel instantaneously from one location to the next. The spore drive had its disadvantages, and controversially, it was too advanced for the Starfleet of the 23rd century, but it made Discovery one of Star Trek's most unique ships. With the shortage of dilithium caused by the Burn, the Federation of the 32nd century has researched other means of propulsion. While they considered putting more resources into spore drive technology, they ultimately decided to pursue something called the pathway drive.
As one of the scientists who created the spore drive, Commander Paul Stamets (Anthony Rapp) was particularly disappointed that his work would not be the new gold standard for Starfleet ships.
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Star Trek is ending series like Discovery and Lower Decks but renewed Strange New Worlds while setting up new streaming and theatrical movies.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Can Explain Discovery’s Pathway Drive
Discovery is running out of time to explain how the pathway drive works.
Star Trek: Discovery only has one episode left before the series ends, and there are a lot of story threads left to tie up. Since Star Trek: Starfleet Academy is a direct spin-off of Discovery, it falls to the next Star Trek series to address the functionality of pathway drive technology. If the United Federation of Planets plans for the pathway drive to be the new standard for Starship propulsion, Starfleet cadets will likely be learning about it at the Academy. Having students learn about the new propulsion system in an engineering class is a great way to explain how the technology works to the viewer, as well.
Starfleet's prototype spore drive was stolen by its creator, Dr. Ruon Tarka (Shawn Doyle), and destroyed at the end of Star Trek: Discovery season 4.
Although the pathway drive has been mentioned numerous times throughout the final two seasons of Star Trek:Discovery, the series has yet to show it or fully describe how the technology works. From what has been surmised, Starfleet's new pathway drive is apparently much faster than warp drive, but its exact capabilities regarding speed and distance remain unknown. The prototype of the pathway drive was installed on the USS Voyager-J, and the USS Mitchell, and an experimental shuttlecraft has also been equipped with the new system.
Starfleet Academy Already Has The Perfect Star Trek: Discovery Character To Explain The Pathway Drive
Lt. Sylvia Tilly can make complicated science and technology easy to understand.
Lt. Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman) is the perfect character to explain the pathway drive to both Starfleet Academy cadets and viewers. Throughout Star Trek: Discovery, Tilly has truly come into her own as a character, gaining confidence and growing into a strong leader. In Discovery season 4, Tilly stepped outside of her comfort zone, and she eventually took on an assignment leading a group of Starfleet cadets. Tilly successfully completed the mission, even after things went sideways, and went on to become an instructor at the newly reopened Starfleet Academy.
Although it has not been confirmed whether or not Lt. Tilly will be a cast member of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, she would undoubtedly be the perfect addition to that show. Tilly has a way of explaining things and encouraging those around her that makes her a great leader, especially of young bright-eyed cadets who just need a little confidence boost. With her intelligence and enthusiasm, Tilly can grasp complicated scientific concepts and explain them in a way that makes sense to those with less scientific knowledge. Star Trek: Discovery is running out of time to explain the pathway drive, leaving that task up to its upcoming spin-off, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.
The series finale of Star Trek: Discovery streams Thursday, May 30 on Paramount+.
Star Trek: Discovery
Star Trek: Discovery is an entry in the legendary Sci-Fi franchise, set ten years before the original Star Trek series events. The show centers around Commander Michael Burnham, assigned to the USS Discovery, where the crew attempts to prevent a Klingon war while traveling through the vast reaches of space.
- Cast
- Sonequa Martin-Green , Doug Jones , Anthony Rapp , Wilson Cruz , Mary Wiseman , Blu del Barrio , Callum Keith Rennie , Eve Harlow , Oded Fehr
- Release Date
- September 24, 2017
- Seasons
- 5
- Showrunner
- Alex Kurtzman
- Where To Watch
- Paramount+
- Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
- Star Trek
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
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