![]() ![]() STAR TREK DISCOVERY SEASON 4 SERIESConsidering that the series already pulled the exact same trick with Picard and the new Stargazer, the idea to simply repeat it is extremely lame. We can take for granted that the name is supposed to evoke an emotional reaction in Riker and has no real significance beyond the symbolic one. On a further critical note about the Titan, what happened to Riker's old ship of the same name that we saw only recently on Lower Decks? The thought that the popular vessel was destroyed and then replaced with this Titan is very unsatisfying. ![]() Well, perhaps we won't see so much of the ship after all. But unlike the Excelsior II that successfully translates the lines of the classic ship to a modern language, the Titan looks like a kitbash job gone wrong. There is a clear trend that new starship designs imitate the styles of existing classes. STAR TREK DISCOVERY SEASON 4 UPGRADEBut my impression is that the saucer, despite even having the same window placements(!), is supposed to be substantially larger than that of a Constitution class, precluding the option that the Titan may be an upgrade of an old ship. The attempt to transfer this design to the 25th century results in a mess that is also hard to justify on the technical side. Essential design elements of the new Titan are taken from the Shangri-La by Bill Krause, a genuine 23rd century ship based on Constitution refit technology. But overall the very angular and very rounded shapes don't mix well, the secondary hull and especially the area around the deflector looks cheap like there was not enough time to include details, on the other hand there is too much detailing on the saucer hull, and the nacelle pylon shape is odd. It is not quite as ugly as Riker's copy-and-paste ship and looks acceptable from certain angles. ![]() First of all, I don't like the aesthetics of the Titan. However, there is already one disappointment: the new hero ship. I am optimistic that the people in charge do not squander this unique opportunity with yet another "galaxy in danger and planets blowing up" type of story. Expectations are generally high that PIC season 3 will be something very special with the old TNG crew at Jean-Luc Picard's side. ![]()
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