Hold on a mo…is the Red Angel in ST: Discovery The Mothman?

For those not familiar with this weird bit of modern folklore Wikipedia has an entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman

The mothman is, according to the folklore, a tall human shaped thing with big wings and glowing red eyes.

https://www.herocollector.com/en-us/Article/star-trek-angels-and-demons

While the red angle is a tall winged figure that glows red but whose eyes you can’t see.

https://www.mothmanmuseum.com/mothman-museum.html

Both figures are associated with presaging, warning or perhaps causing disasters.

This in turn raises the question whether Star Trek Discovery is actually an X-Files reboot? [I recall a backwards X-Files-ish episode from TNG but I also semi-recall a more overtly X-Files but backwards episode from some other series (i.e. regular crew of the ship are the aliens being investigated by actual Mulder & Scully like aliens but I can’t for the life of me remember what series it was.]

[This post was sparked by this lovely cryptid’s horoscope by Ella Gato: https://twitter.com/ellle_em/status/1094249869919879173 ]


2 responses to “Hold on a mo…is the Red Angel in ST: Discovery The Mothman?”

  1. I think you might be thinking of the episode “Visitors from Down the Street” in the short-lived Babylon 5 spin-off Crusade. Though of course I could be wrong… but it seems to fit the bill pretty neatly.

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