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#RiftTreks Day 28: Repair realities
With ENT's "Doctor's Orders" and VOY's "One", Trek had two similar themed episodes in which Phlox and Seven of Nine started to become paranoid and hallucinate different events and crew members on the ship.
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#RiftTreks Repair Reality
Perhaps he himself is inconsequential, but to repair reality, he must be returned.
#RiftTreks Day 28 Repair Reality “A Matter of Perspective”- After Riker is accused of murder Picard much view different recreations of the event to determine the true reality of what happened.
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A shot of La'an and Kirk holding hands (each with both sets of hands) as they are looking at something in the distance. They are on 21st Century Earth.
A shot of Kirk and La'an talking with Pelia at her shop in Vermont. They are on 21st Century Earth.
A close-up shot of La'an and a Khan as a child. They are on 21st Century Earth.
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Day 28 - Repair Reality
SNW E203 "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
La'an ends up in an alternate reality where a war with the Romulans rages. She encounters an alternate version of Jim Kirk, and together they must attempt to repair reality by traveling back to 21st Century Earth.
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A close-up shot of Rachel Garrett sitting in the Captain's chair on the bridge of the Enterprise C.
A close-up shot of Guinan talking with Picard on the Enterprise D in an alternate reality.
A close-up shot of Tasha Yar sitting at a bridge station on the Enterprise C with Castillo in the background sitting in the Captain's chair (out of focus).
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Day 27 - Repair Reality
TNG E315 "Yesterday's Enterprise"
The Enterprise C is encountered via a temporal rift in space, which alters reality into one in which the Federation has been at war with the Klingon Empire for decades. The C must be sent back thru the rift to repair reality.
#RiftTreks Repair Reality "Tomorrow, Tomorrow and Tomorrow"
La'an travels to the 21st century with an alternate James Kirk to stop Earth's history from being changed.
#RiftTreks Day 27: Repair Reality - ENT's "Twilight"
When the parasites in Archer were treated w/ radiation, they not only disappeared from the present scan but from all the past scans too. The team performed a subspace implosion to return Archer back to the past.
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The Enterprise in front of the Yonada asteroid worldship. Star Trek “For The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky”.
An old man (Jon Lorene) recounts how he has touched the sky in violation of his people’s teachings. Star Trek “For The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky”.
McCoy (DeForest Kelley) and Natira (Katherine Woodville) embrace in the Oracle room. Star Trek “For The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky”.
The instruction manual is unlocked and decided to save Yonada. Star Trek “For The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky”.
Day 27: Repair Reality
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The Yonanda have a false belief in their world that will lead to their destruction. Kirk, Spock, and significantly McCoy help them to see the truth to save them and repair the reality of their world.
For The World Is Hollow And I Have Touched The Sky
#RiftTreks Repair Reality
Often calling upon Captain Archer, Agent Daniels works to repair reality during the ever-evolving Temporal Cold War.
This narrative still needs to be fleshed out and defined more clearly. The continuity in Discovery is nice, but it’s after the fact.
#RiftTreks Day 27 Repair Reality “Non Sequitur”- After Harry is brought to a reality where he and Tom never joined Voyager they try to repair it.
#RiftTreks Repair Reality "Shockwave"
Daniel's attempt to preseve his timeline backfires when he removes Archer from the 22nd century. In order to repair the timeline, he has to find a way to send him back.
#RiftTreks Day 26: Repair Reality - Q, PIC's "Farewell"
After Picard learned the lesson that Q set out to teach him, Q brings Picard and his friends back to the Stargazer in the Prime timeline to conclude the story.
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A shot of a Vulcan Commander giving Zefram Cochrane the Vulcan salute after the Vulcans landed in Bozeman, Montana on April 5, 2063.
A shot of a Vulcan Commander shaking hands with Zefram Cochrane after the Vulcans landed in Bozeman, Montana on April 5, 2063.
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Day 26 - Repair Reality
Star Trek: First Contact
Captain Picard must take the Enterprise E and her crew back in time to repair reality, which has been altered by the Borg. First Contact with the Vulcans in Bozeman, Montana on April 5, 2063 must be preserved to restore the timeline.
#RiftTreks Repair Reality "Parallels"
Worf must close a quantum fissure before Enterprises from mulitple realities bleed into one.
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A shot of Discovery entering the Galactic Barrier.
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Day 25 - Barriers
Discovery E410 "The Galactic Barrier"
Captain Burnham takes Discovery and her crew beyond the Galactic Barrier.
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A shot of the Enterprise A approaching the Great Barrier.
A shot of the Enterprise A entering the Great Barrier.
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Day 24 - Barriers
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Sybok, on his spiritual quest, hijacks the Enterprise and takes it through the Great Barrier. Prior to this, the Great Barrier was thought to be impassable.
Kirk and Spock stand framed by the Guardian of Forever. Star Trek “The City on the Edge of Forever”.
Edith Keeler (Joan Collins). Star Trek “The City on the Edge of Forever”.
Kirk looks away in pain as he let’s Edith Keeler die in order to repair the timeline. Star Trek “The City on the Edge of Forever”.
Kirk turns away from the Guardian and prepares to beam back to the Enterprise with the landing party. Star Trek “The City on the Edge of Forever”.
Day 26: Repair Reality
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“Your vessel, your beginning, all that you knew is gone.”
Kirk makes an unexpected and gut wrenching sacrifice to repair the timeline.
The City on the Edge of Forever
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The ultimate repair job to reality is TNG’s “All Good Things…” through time, the Enterprise crew works to prevent a temporal anomaly from stopping human evolution.
#RiftTreks Day 25: Barriers - DS9's "Meridian"
Gravimetric distortions from the Trialus sun serve as a barrier by causing dimensional shifts that keep the planet Meridian from being seen by others.
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Day 25: Barrier #TrekSky 🖖 #RiftTreks #StarTrek
The Galactic Barrier is a totally fictional creation that seems to guard the rim (but also the core?) of the Milky Way Galaxy.
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TOS s3e9 "The Tholian Web" - introduces one of the coolest barriers, the web itself, as well as the enigmatic Tholians and their cool looking ships.
#RiftTreks Barriers "The Sound of Her Voice"
The Defiant crew race to rescue Lisa Cusak, a woman stranded not far from them. Upon arrival, they discover she's been dead for 3 years. Apparently, a barrier around the planet caused her comm signal to be out of temporal phase.
Confinement barrier, Star Trek “Where No Man Has Gone Before”.
Confinement barrier, Star Trek “Charlie X”.
Confinement barrier, Star Trek “Mirror, Mirror”.
Confinement barrier, Star Trek “Whom Gods Destroy”.
Day 25: Barriers
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Confinement Barriers
The Federation is able to confidently manipulate energy fields to humanely confine individuals in need of a time out.
#RiftTreks Day 24: Barriers - Life support belts (TAS' "Beyond the Farthest Star")
TAS introduced these belts which emits a personal force field, protecting the wearer from the elements on away missions.
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The deflector shields were invented as a feature on ships by the creators of Star Trek so they didn't have to damage and replace their ship models- a very costly proposition! As CGI became easier, we tended to see ship damage more often.
#RiftTreks Barriers "Meld"
Tuvok's emotional barriers crack after a mind meld with sociopathic murderer Lon Suder.
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JANEWAY For two people who started off as enemies, it seems to get to know each other pretty well, so I've been wondering… just how close do we get?
CHAKOTAY Let's just say there are some barriers we never cross.
