discotreque: Some of the clearest examples of the differences between the USS Discovery’s orig
discotreque: Some of the clearest examples of the differences between the USS Discovery’s original design and the Discovery-A refit can be seen when comparing the opening credits of Season 1 and Season 4. The additional hull detailing is what first caught my eye, and then there’s:The detached nacelles, obvs., but also those cutouts that are (for some reason) at the end of the nacelle pylons?No catwalks connecting the saucer section’s outer ring, now that everyone has a personal transporter, and the windows on the outside of the inside of the ring (?) are now vertical instead of slanted (à la your Galaxy-class, where every stateroom feels like sleeping in the attic)The bit at the very top of the saucer is flatter, and so is the ridge that runs down the back of the “neck” of the shipBonus fun fact that reveals the Ship-of-Theseus nature of these sequences: the Disco’s original design still appears a few times in the Season 4 credits—watch her silhouette for the intra-saucer catwalks vs. the detached nacelles :DStill a handsome lady, still wish I could kiss her and squeeze herWatch the episode? When I have starships to hyperfixate on? How dare you -- source link