Star Trek: Discovery 3.3 Review - Ups And Downs From People Of Earth

4. Copy And Paste Gate Bridge - DOWN

Star Trek Discovery Bridge
CBS

This may seem like nitpicking, yet this is something that deserved a down in the pilot of Star Trek: Picard as well. It has long been established that Starfleet headquarters was located beside the Golden Gate bridge, so it is only natural that it should feature when the crew visits the site.

However, in the 23rd century (second season finale of Discovery) it is shown to have been retrofitted to feature a long array of solar panels. Those exact same solar panels are in place in Star Trek: Picard - it's clearly a copy and paste job.

And, almost one thousand years later - the bridge looks exactly the same here!

While it's perfectly understandable 'not to repair what is not broken'....do something different? By leaving it exactly the same, it stands out a little too much.

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Seán is the host and head writer/presenter for TrekCulture, as well as a writer/presenter on WhoCulture and WhatCulture Horror. He has authored two novels, dozens of short stories, and hundreds of articles for WhatCulture. He holds a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from University College Dublin. As part of his work with TrekCulture, Seán has been invited to participate in collaborations with Roddenberry Entertainment, as well as contributing to several Star Trek community projects. An avid fan of Star Trek, Doctor Who, and the horror genre at large, Seán's expertise has helped develop these channels to the successes they are today. As host of the Ups & Downs series on TrekCulture, Seán has become internationally recognised for his positive yet critically informed approach to reviewing every episode of modern Star Trek, ensuring he is one of the go-to voices in the Trek community. Favourite Quote to describe himself: "I'm serious about what I do, just not always about the way that I do it"