The point is that trains should be more common, so that more people can do more of their transit by train. More trains are desirable for lots of reasons, and they’re way way underutilized in North America.

Nobody is saying that trains can replace every single use case for cars, or that you’re a bad person or whatever for not taking the train. Yes, obviously you can’t take the train if one is not available - that’s the problem urbanists want to solve!

Trains don’t cover literally every single use case of a car, better keep expanding those highways!

To be fair, she's apparently been around more or less for the entire length of human civilization. She's lived under lots of different economic systems, and from her point of view the Federation was basically founded yesterday. Skepticism makes sense in that context, even if she generally approves. We the audience know that by the time of TNG, DS9, and Lower Decks (I have not watched enough Discovery to know if the far-future Federation is still portrayed this way), the Federation has if anything only gotten more post-capitalist, so I don't know that we're meant to read her skepticism as wise. I mostly took it as her being defensive and a bit flippant.

I saw this pointed out in an episode reaction thread, but I'm pretty sure "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" marks the first time the Federation has been explicitly, on-screen referred to as "socialist". Fans, of course, have been calling the Federation socialist/communist for a long time. I think it started kind of crystalizing in 90's Trek, particularly on DS9 and with Picard's little speech about not using money in First Contact.

It's kind of a throwaway moment in the episode, but it feels big to actually use the word? I suppose modern audiences are much more comfortable with the word than they would have been in the 90's.

This isn't exactly a canon reference, but the "Noonien-Singh Center" was clearly filmed at the Royal Ontario Museum - both the interior and exterior. It's such a distinct building that it really stood out.

It’s such a minor thing in the film and probably not actually my favorite part, but honestly I was super hyped for “Tabaxi mom”. I’ve got a couple Tabaxi boys so it was exciting to see representation of a less mainstream race. I spotted Tabaxi mom in the cast list on IMDB before I went to see it and was unreasonably excited to see her.

My husband did this too. I had built the roof, so I was surprised as hell when just waiting actually worked.

Yeah, that was definitely actually Toronto. The big area they're wandering around in at the start is Yonge-Dundas Square, and I'm pretty sure this is the clothing store they stole from. The "Noonien-Singh Center" at the end was actually the Royal Ontario Museum - both the interior and exterior.

Kinda weird seeing Star Trek characters actually wandering around in an area I know decently well.

You don't calculate the price of something by totalling up the cost to produce it and then adding a bit for profit - you calculate it based on what people are willing to pay. That doesn't really change if it's digital or physical. Some people might be willing to pay a bit more for a physical copy, but probably not many and you'd turn off more people by having the higher price.

Dang, that Galactus nerf is harsh. Is there a reasonable way to use that now other than Hobgoblin, or just hoping that 7 is enough? You could use Klaw to help activate it, but then you lose 6 power when he dies so that's a bummer.

It's a hell of a lot better than the first two seasons, but that's not a super high bar. Season 2 is probably the worst, most baffling season of television I've ever watched. Season 3 at least mostly made sense and was reasonably entertaining most of the way through.