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Mangold's assertion of wanting to move away from established lore sounded promising. Yet, a humorous yet pointed critique followed his statement: if the goal is to liberate storytelling from the confines of canon, then why tether it to the existing framework in the first place? Star Trek: Discovery is brought up, suggesting that just because a setting is temporally removed from its original timeline, it doesn't guarantee a successful execution of the lore. Followers of both franchises believe that the challenges of canon cannot simply be wished away by setting stories in an age far removed from the known.