Here are a bunch of Star Trek Easter eggs you may have missed in the Discovery Season 2 premiere.
It has enough references and nods to fill a starship!
Here are all the Easter eggs from theStar Trek: DiscoverySeason 2 premierethat even hardcore Trekkies might have missed.
In most of the originalStar Trek, the Enterprise had over 400 people aboard.
Now, this is where it gets interesting.
The Cage takes place in 2254, and the latest episode ofDiscoverytakes place in 2257.
This means, that seemingly, Pike didnt loseasingle crew memberin the three years after The Cage.
Tillys Morse Code Suggestion
Tilly suggesting Morse Code to communicate with Enterprise is a classic Scotty move.
InThe Next Generation, one of Dr. Crushers hobbies was ethnobotany.
And, in the original series, one of Sulus biggest hobbies was botany.
Sulu probably isnt serving on the Enterprise at this point in time yet, but still, pretty cool!
Saru Talks About His Sister
When Saru and Burnham chat about family, Saru mentions his sister.
He says there is terrain between us that we cannot navigate.
So, Saru is literally the only Keplien in space.
Burnham mentions that the uniforms are very colorful.
Keep Your Expectations Low
This one was meta!
This feels like a giant reference to hardcore Trekkies who freaked-out about the first season ofDiscovery.
It also foreshadows the idea that an adult Spock does not appear in this episode.
But this time, we do!
This is actually the second timeDiscoveryhas put Captain Aprils name on a viewscreen.
Stamets Got Promoted!
In season 1, Paul Stamets was Lt. Stamets.
This is interesting for a few reasons.
Will it stay that way?
Young Spock appears in this scene, too.
Now, most fans will tell you this is aDiscoveryreference only, but its not.
When Spock reveals himself to be an expert on the differences between the two books, Kirk is suprised.
To which Spock replies My mother was particularly fond of Lewis Carrolls work.
Theres a retro Michael Burnham reference hiding in a 1973 animatedTrekepisode!
At that point, Spock and Sarek hadnt seen each other for a long ass time.
In the original series, Starfleet didnt seem to know about Tribbles at all.
So, whats the deal?
In 100 years, Starfleet officers will drink bloodwine with Klingons, as allies.
Captain Sisko drank bloodwine all the time with Martok and Worf on Deep Space Nine.
Dead Bolian
In the same scene, Reno mentions a dead Bolian.
The Bolians are an alien race with blue skin, and, usually, no hair.
Captain Picards barber inThe Next Generation Mr. Mot was a Bolian.
Star Trekhas played fast-and-loose with this idea for decades.
Sometimes beaming can happen anywhere and sometimes you have to get beamed up to the transporter room.
It reads: Not every cage is a prison, not every loss is eternal.
This obviously references The Cage, but could also foreshadow what happens to Pike in the original series.
Could this be the the prison and loss this fortune refers to?
Five Year Mission
Pike mentions the Enterprise being away on a five-year-mission during the Klingon War.
Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 premieres on January 17th at 8:30 pm ET on CBS All-Access.
