Issaquah Makes Appearance On 'Star Trek: Discovery'

ISSAQUAH, WA - Hundreds of years in the future in a galaxy far far away, Issaquah is still be boldly going. That's according to the latest episode of the new "Star Trek: Discovery" series. Issaquah was named as the location where one of the main characters grew up.

The latest episode, which aired Sunday, features a scene between Capt. Gabriel Lorca and Lt. Ash Tyler where the characters are practicing fighting techniques with holographic Klingons. At one point, Lorca asks Tyler where he's from.

Lorca: Where do you hail from soldier?
Ash: Seattle.
Lorca: Your mother was a teacher, right?
Ash: Yeah, 3rd grade.
Lorca: Issaquah Elementary. 24 kilometers outside of Seattle which makes you not exactly from Seattle ... I like to split hairs.

Two things to correct there: there is no Issaquah Elementary - the closest is Issaquah Valley Elementary. And Seattle is more like 27 kilometers from Issaquah, but maybe by the year 2250 Issaquah has expanded to take over Bellevue or something.

Patch has reached out to CBS to find out if there's any reason why Issaquah was included the episode. We'll update this story if we hear back.

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