10 Darkest Star Trek Moments That You've Never Seen

10. The Burn

Though the actual explosion was depicted in an unintentionally hilarious manner on Star Trek: Discovery (seriously, a sky full of ships just exploded, cut to next scene!), the true impacts of The Burn were only explored in discussion, rather than in depiction. 

The Burn, when one accepts the cause, could be a fascinating way to explore what truly makes the Federation what it is. The tangible and immediate effect was the end of warp drive as we knew it, for fear of dilithium igniting and destroying the ship. What does this mean for a vast interstellar alliance? 

We do know that the Federation began to fracture, but what of other dilithium-equipped powers? Would there be an inevitable power grab? As this led to a destabilisation in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants, would shorter-distance neighbours suddenly find themselves alone in a vast nothingness? 

Star Trek has always relied on warp drive to transport the audience from one planet to the next, but what happens when that fundamental part of the franchise's makeup is lost? What is Star Trek without some star trekkin'? 

And what of the lonely outposts, surrounded by space on all sides, condemned to make their own way? The Federation may have begun to re-form quickly thanks to the arrival of Discovery and her spore drive, but after a century shattered like glass, surely there are some truly dark stories to tell.