‘Star Trek: Discovery’ Officially Erased From Canon

Debate over Discovery’s Canon Status

• Many commenters call the article “clickbait” and say Discovery has not been erased from canon: it’s still streamable, has Blu-rays and merchandise, and is treated as part of the franchise.
• Others want it gone and speak as if it has been “flushed” or “deleted,” but this is presented more as wishful thinking or headcanon.
• Wikipedia and general practice are cited: all live‑action Trek plus Lower Decks/Prodigy are considered canon unless explicitly contradicted.

Canon, Continuity, and Corporate Control

• Several argue “canon” in fiction is overblown, a holdover from religious concepts and now mainly a tool of copyright holders to define which stories are “valid.”
• Counterpoint: canon is a practical tool for internal consistency, worldbuilding, and shared storytelling across decades and teams.
• Some stress that canon decisions come from corporations, not original creators, using Star Wars’ “Legends” reclassification as an example.

Lower Decks, Multiverse, and Logic

• Lower Decks shows Discovery-style Klingons in an alternate universe.
• One side claims this supports a “Discovery is alternate timeline” theory; others argue it only proves those Klingons exist somewhere, not that Discovery is excluded from the prime universe.
• Some highlight that Strange New Worlds spins out of Discovery and has a crossover with Lower Decks, complicating any clean “non-canon” or “other universe” claim.
• Overall consensus: LD episode is playful fan service, not decisive canon surgery; whether timelines differ remains unclear.

Quality of Discovery and Other Trek

• Discovery is widely criticized as poorly written, with unlikable characters and “cringe” moments, though a few seasons or arcs (e.g., S3, Jason Isaacs’ captain, some secondary characters) get praise.
• Some argue that because Discovery made money and had fans, no rational executive would erase it purely for canon purity.
• Other series: Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds are often praised as understanding “true Trek”; Picard is mixed (S3 liked, S2 widely panned); Voyager and Enterprise receive retrospective reevaluations, often improved by comparison to newer shows.

Fandom, Attachment, and “Woke” Debates

• Several comments critique how deeply fans tie identity to franchises and canon, seeing them as “captured” by corporate IP.
• Others defend caring about continuity as caring about good storytelling.
• “Woke” discourse around Trek is mocked as inconsistent and subjective.