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Star Trek: Lower Decks DS9 Flashback Raises Canon Questions

Spoilers ahead for Star Trek: Lower Decks episode 5, “Cupid’s Errant Arrow.”  In Star Trek: Lower Decks episode 5, “Cupid’s Errant Arrow,” we get our first flashback of this series. This flashback takes us back to very familiar territory, specifically some uniform styles we’ve seen before, and a very familiar space station. But, beyond the novelty factor, what did this scene tell us about Star Trek canon relative to Lower Decks? Here’s what this brief flashback reveals, and what it might mean for a new way to think about Trek canon as a whole. When the Star Trek: Lower Decks…
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The 100 Prequel Series Would Use a Lost-Like Flashback Format

The following contains spoilers for The 100 backdoor pilot episode “Anaconda”. As backdoor pilots go, The 100 episode “Anaconda” is darn effective. The hour serves as an origin story for the human survivors of Earth’s first nuclear apocalypse, taking us all the way back to the pivotal moment in 2052 when the missiles were launched and a cult-ish group known as the Second Dawn locked themselves underground for protection. “Anaconda’s” story is compelling in and of itself, following Second Dawn leader Bill Cadogan and his semi-estranged family as they attempt to survive the end of the world and determine what…
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