The Science, Culture, and Federation Role of Star Trek’s Mysterious Symbiotic Species: The Trill

[@williamvalentine4858]

I always wondered who first decided to cut themselves open and plug a symbiote into their gut?

[@PutYourQuarterUpGaming]

I imagine some story like, buddy was wounded and collapsed in their cave, one came over and forced its way in, but not to be a parasite, to save his life, yadda yadda…

[@megalictis9002]

Nicely done! I think you've covered everything we know about Trill (except why they decided to change the look of the species). Take an attractive actress with dark hair, cast her as an alien that looks human except for a single distinguishing characteristic (but no bumps or ridges). Put her in a blue uniform for science/medical division. Write in a close past relationship with a male commander. Finally give her an alien mental advantage that lends itself to plot exposition. Let her story play out for seven seasons... Yet despite both Troi and Dax (both of them in the latter case) having all these similarities we seem to know considerably more about Trill than Betazoids. Do you suppose there's enough Star Trek lore to rectify that? If not, then might I request you highlight the Denobulans? It seems to me that Dr. Phlox provided at least as much information about his species in four seasons of Enterprise as we got about Betazoids from Deanna and Lwaxana Troi, and Lon Suder (and the handful of other Betazoids who appeared for a single episode).

[@YbarboCabrera]

Love me some Trill!!

[@naomy1701]

i like the lore on diff races in Star Trek, not only fed alligned tbh ^^ theres so many realy interesting ideas ^^

[@Kaede-Sasaki]

How did stargate sg1 owners not get sued by star trek owners?

[@Chokah]

The thing about Joined Trill seeing themselves "Above such things" about sex sex is interesting. But couldn't it be simply that having a forearm-sized symbiote slug in one's abdomen might, you know, physically interfere with certain aspects of procreation for the host? And it simply became a "Cultural" thing?

[@foolishdkillah]

Awesome! ❤

[@violetlight1548]

Would love to see videos on the Andorians and Tellerites -- Federation founding members who have been sadly neglected lore-wise.

[@Scratchkot]

I know some good old fanfiction abiut Trill (written during original DS9 run), titled "Compatibility factor" and "Th first tile".

[@ssyn6626]

So in star trek online there is a mission where you are a brog and at the end when Erzi runs at you with a syringe has a new prospective knowing she has the memory of a serial killer.

[@lerneanlion]

So... the Trill symbionts are basically the better versions of the hallucigenia in Attack on Titan. Depending on the perspectives, of course. Am I correct about this?

[@PutYourQuarterUpGaming]

That or the snakes in Stargate SG1. Again tho, good guy version of 😂

[@darrinwebber4077]

The Trill... Hahaha... Just another idea that Star Trek stole from other sci-fi series. In this case, StarGate. Only instead of evil hostiles ( Goauld )... Trill were made goodie goodie allies.

[@PutYourQuarterUpGaming]

Nope. Stargate the movie came out in 94 (and SG1 wasn’t till 97, so even argument that trek fleshed out their gut slugs before SG did lol, hell DS9 came out in 93, so again, nope you’re dead wrong) The trill were written for a 1990 episode of TNG, called “The Host”, where Beverley struggles about her feelings for a slug in someone’s guts. Only thing can think of in popular media comes remotely close to the trill would be Babbelfish from Hitch Hiker’s Guide but like…now we’re reaching pretty hard.

[@Kaede-Sasaki]

@putyourquarterup True and the original trill had brow ridges, not funky freckles