Especially in a SF context where they’re not being clear if “timeline” means “somewhere else on the established timeline” or “a new alternate one”.

Unfortunately, I think that ship hath sailed. The word is used to mean both things fairly interchangeably, by fans and professionals alike.

In this context, I'm pretty comfortable assuming that they're looking at a new era within the regular ol' Prime Universe.

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