10 Modern Star Trek Plots That Are The Same

Oh no, Control will wipe out everything! How can we stop it?

Oh no, the Burn destroyed all warp-capable ships! How can we fix it?

Oh no, the DMA is destroying planets at random! How can we avoid it?

Does the crew of the USS Discovery ever get a week off? Do they get a bit of downtime where they can have shore leave, catch up with friends, or maybe go to the bar for a drink and some food? No? It seems as though every few minutes, a new devastating calamity is waiting to swallow them up and spit them back out again.

It certainly makes perfect sense that the Discovery, equipped with its spore drive, would be the first ship called on in most situations. What gets a bit repetitive is when, despite all of the advancements made, it is still the only ship. Now, Star Trek has more often than not focused on a single ship, so that isn't the issue.

The issue is the dialogue in which the ship is often referred to in almost messianic terms, not far away from 'well if Discovery can't do it, we're doomed. DOOMED!'

Seriously - build a better fleet, and maybe make friends with some Q or something!