Star Trek Fans Notice An Interesting Detail About Strange New Worlds Season 2's Phasers

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Star Trek fans are very particular when it comes to phasers, so some were taken aback when they realized that the device shown in the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2 finale is the same as those issued in Section 31 in one episode of Star Trek: Discovery season 2.

Phasers are an iconic and essential element of the Star Trek franchise. Starfleet personnel and other characters use these handheld energy weapons throughout the Star Trek franchise. Their design gives a futuristic appearance and makes them easily recognizable, as they are synonymous with the Star Trek franchise. That was why eagle-eyed fans immediately noticed that the assault phaser featured in Strange New Worlds season 2 was something familiar.

One fan (Haphazard Melange) took to Reddit and shared a fun fact about the assault phasers featured in Strange New Worlds in the Gorn Protocol Box. The netizen shared a snap and stressed they were the same phasers issued to Section 31 in Star Trek: Discovery season 2. The phasers are identical despite the different timelines between the Discovery and Strange New Worlds. The latter picks up where the former left off and provides a setup for Star Trek: The Original Series. Discovery's timeline is between 2256 and 2258, while Strange New Worlds is set in 2259, leading to The Original Series that takes place in 2265. Considering the timeline, the phasers in Strange New Worlds should have been more advanced and different from those featured in Discovery. So, the fan's concern was valid.

The post on Reddit received mixed responses, with several wanting the online user who raised the concern to let it go as prop reuse. They believed the production was just being resourceful by using the existing props. However, a number also pointed out that utilizing the same phaser made sense because, before Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,Section 31 had already engaged with the Gorn, suggesting that the phaser featured in Discovery was already advanced and utilizing them in Strange