This Star Trek: Discovery article contains spoilers.
Since 2017,Star Trek: Discoveryhas been the flagship of the rebornTrekfranchise on TV.
Call it NuTrek, call it the continuing mission, call it Star Trek Phase 3.
It doesnt really matter.
The fact is,Discohas been the focal point of newTrekcanon since it hit nearly seven years ago.
But about that canon.
Here are the very best easter eggs and canon connections… Tilly mentions that this marks the founding of the Federation, its been a thousand years…
Season 4 ended in roughly the year 3190, and it seems season 5 is in 3191.
So, how is this 1,000 years since 2161?
Shouldnt it be 1,030 years?
Well, the waiter explains simply: Give or take a few decades.
Hard to celebrate during the Burn.
The era of Federations isolation ended in roughly 3189, partially thanks to the help of theDiscoverycrew.
To be clear, this isnotthe same as Frontier Day fromPicardseason 3.
The Tholians are the crystalline aliens first glimpsed in The Tholian Web inThe Original Series.
The Tholians are also possibly not humanoids at all, either.
These references seem particularly pointed since the entire story ofDiscoveryseason 5 involves species created by the humanoid Progenitors.
Although this is just a theory, its very possible (likely?)
that the Breen and Tholians are among many speciesnotcreated by the Progenitors.
Will we see the Breen again in this season ofDiscovery?
Thats certainly a lot of Breen chatter!
This means its from the late 2300s, sometime between 2380 and 2390.
In other words, its from theTNG/DS9/Voyagerera.
This style of ship first appeared in the episode The Defector.
Fred mentions he hasnt seen a specific puzzle box like the one containing the Romulan journal for 622.27 years.
This would mean that Fred has been around since at least 2569.
So, this means that Fredcould befrom the generation of androids that Altan Soong createdbeforeSoji and Dahj.
So, was Fred created in the late 24th century beforePicardseason 1?
In the 25th century?
These thingamabobs date back toDeep Space Nine, where their exact purpose was shrouded in vagary.
In reality, the self-sealing stem bolt is one ofTreks oldest inside jokes.
In the episode Progress, Chief OBrien admitted he didnt even know what they did.
But hes not a Romulan or a Vulcan.
Instead, Rayner is a Kellerun.
This is a super obscureStar Trekspecies, who, until now, only appeared in theDS9episode Armageddon Game.
As Kovich puts it, Weve been calling them the Progenitors.
They created life as we know it.
Every humanoid species in the galaxy.
Either way,Discoveryseason 5 is taking thisTNGcanon and running with it.
This will be the second timeDiscoveryhas gone to the Trill homeworld.
The first visit happened in season 3, but of course, the Trill date back toTNGs The Host.
Meanwhile, the planet Trill itself was first seen in theDS9episode Equilibrium.
Interestingly, with a return to Trill this season,Discoverywill havemoreactual visits to this planet than any previousTrekseries.
