10 Times Star Trek Didn't Think It Through
2. Transwarp Beaming
If perhaps you were wondering why we had mentioned Star Trek Into Darkness specifically when discussing the distance from Earth to Qo'noS, then wonder no more!
Khan beams from Earth to Qo'noS thanks to a transwarp beaming device. How impressive, ok that's fine, we'll just -
Excuse me, what? Khan beamed 112 LIGHT YEARS from Earth? This is, at the very least, one of the greatest scientific advancements in Star Trek's history. At worst, it could make all forms of planetary security obsolete - why send a fleet, when one can simply beam an invasion force onto another world?
Planetary shields for everyone! Welcome to the new age of paranoia and fear - Khan just rendered all fleets useless. With the invention of the transwarp beaming device, there was no longer any need for Warp capable ships - why commit resources to a starship when you can simply step onto a transporter pad on Earth and step off on Vulcan?
As fun as Star Trek Into Darkness is, there are some fairly major questions raised by its inventions. This is a shame - we don't hate this technology at all, we're just bummed it was never developed!