Did Strange New Worlds' “Valles Marineris” just commit one of the biggest temporal violations in Star Trek history? The Enterprise travels 65 million years into Earth’s past, interacts with prehistoric life, and may leave behind more than a few canon problems.
In this video, Trek World explores both sides of the debate: did Pike’s crew alter history beyond recognition, or were they always part of a self-consistent time loop? From The City on the Edge of Forever and Time’s Arrow to Voyager, Enterprise, and Star Trek IV, we examine the franchise’s wildly flexible time-travel rules—and why both verdicts may be valid.
What do you think: did “Valles Marineris” break canon, or was the Enterprise always meant to be there?
00:00 Did Valles Marineris Break Time Travel?
01:40 Why 65 Million Years Ago Changes Everything
04:20 The Case for a Broken Timeline
07:10 Technology, Contamination, and the Butterfly Effect
10:20 Star Trek’s Conflicting Time-Travel Rules
13:00 The Defense: The Enterprise Was Always There
16:20 Fixed Loops, Canon, and Pike’s Impossible Choice
19:00 Final Verdict: Broken Canon or Clever Time Loop?
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