![]() ![]() Even if we decide to ignore the visuals, in DIS: "Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad" Mudd explicitly refers to them as "pointy headed bastards". Among many other anatomical differences, Discovery Klingons have thick and elongated heads.The two penises of male Klingons (DIS: "Will You Take My Hand?") are a rather curious side aspect in this regard. Quite possibly B'Elanna or Ba'el can't exist in the Discoverse. It seems unlikely that Discovery Klingons are sexually and/or genetically compatible with other species, such as humans or Romulans.Discovery Klingons have pointed ears, which invalidates the story of TNG: "Birthright II" where the Romulan-like shape of her ears sets apart the half-Romulan Ba'el.L'Rell with hair in DIS: "Point of Light" So even if we put up with the other visual discrepancies, bald Klingons remain an isolated and ultimately unexplained oddity of Discovery. But this conflicts with the uninterrupted continuity of classic "hairy" Klingons (with the sole exception of General Chang that proves the rule), and quite paradoxically Discovery posits that the Klingons have totally conformist traditions at a time when they are explicitly said and shown to be totally divided. ![]() Perhaps the political changes brought about by L'Rell are a reason why Klingons grow hair again and never give up this custom after Discovery. Klingon children had no hair in T'Kuvma's flashback, and Mirror Voq was hairless as well. All Klingons of the different houses of Discovery, however, had no hair even before T'Kuvma made the surprising appeal to go to war against the Federation. In the attempt of a retcon, having no hair was explained on screen in DIS: "Point of Light" as a tradition in wartime. While the totally different anatomy remained the same, they were given back their hair to be more relatable. After these "new" Klingons (that were created on Bryan Fuller's behest) were not well received by many viewers, their look was revised for season 2. Discovery Klingons had no hair in DIS season 1.If we suppose that Discovery-style Klingons are identical to TMP Klingons, per the "visual reboot" principle, then the more human-looking Augments don't exist in the Discoverse (or it would need a very good on-screen explanation why they have temporarily gone into hiding). Augment Klingons as we know them from TOS and ENT's fourth season never show up in Discovery.These are continuity issues of the Discoverse that were not amended or alleviated in a way to better comply with the rest of Star Trek. Note that I don't claim that all of the issues listed in the following are irreconcilable. Discovery's Season 2 attempted to explain some of them but created new issues in the course. Unexplained Discontinuities "Classified" Facts and TechnologiesĮven if we leave aside the general visual disconnection of the two series from most of the rest of Star Trek, there are numerous continuity problems in Star Trek Discovery and also in Strange New Worlds. ![]()
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