![]() With Mariner’s parents being a captain and an admiral, there’s been a bit of a question-mark over how her misbehaviour and occasional insubordination gets excused, so assigning her to Ransom’s jurisdiction feels like a way to both circumvent that issue and also potentially shake up the way Mariner has to act, at least when on duty.Īs an aside, I promised as far back as Season 1 in 2020 that I’d take a look at how Starfleet seems to fall victim to nepotism and favouritism on occasion, and Ensign Mariner is hardly the first example! We have characters like Wesley Crusher on the Enterprise-D and Nog (at least to an extent) on Deep Space Nine who made full use of their relationships with senior officers as examples of this phenomenon. ![]() I’m glad that Lower Decks didn’t drop that angle after it was introduced in the somewhat rushed conclusion to last week’s outing. Ransom and Mariner were paired up this week. Pairing Mariner with Commander Ransom was something that Lower Decks hadn’t done to any great extent since Season 1’s Temporal Edict, and this time the addition of Ransom having final say over Mariner’s continued service in Starfleet added an extra dimension. Hertzler as a simulated General Martok didn’t do much for what was a fairly bland and uninspired outing for the Lower Decks ensigns.Īfter the incredible Season 2 finale and last week’s premiere both followed a single story that brought all of the ensigns together, The Least Dangerous Game returned to the A, B, and C-plot structure that split up the main and secondary characters into groups. There were no glaring faults that dragged it down in the way that Grounded’s non sequitur ending did last time, but there was nothing that really elevated the story, either. Lower Decks’ third season hasn’t yet managed to hit the highs that we know the series can reach, and I think the best thing that I can say about this week’s offering is that it was mostly inoffensive. ![]() These photos are in no particular order and are only presented for your viewing pleasure.Spoiler Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Star Trek: Lower Decks Seasons 1-3.Īfter a somewhat disappointing season premiere last week, The Least Dangerous Game was an improvement – but it still wasn’t a particularly spectacular episode. All featured William Shatner, dressed as Captain Kirk. Much has been written about it and its appearances on other television shows but that is not the purpose of this article.Īfter “Bread and Circuses” aired, several car magazines did spreads on the car using either publicity shots taken by the studio or their own photographers. Gene bought it back eventually and wound up marketing it to Hollywood. ![]() In reality, this car is a variation of one later referred to as a Reactor Mach II, built by a well-known car customizer by the name of Gene Winfield (also known to Trek fans as one of the people behind the shuttlecraft Galileo ) at his shop for a Connecticut show promoter. It is seen briefly throughout the episode. They determine it to be part of the cause for the planet’s smog. Star Trek fans were first introduced to a futuristic looking car referred to as the Jupiter 8 in the episode “Bread and Circuses.” Above is the advertisement Kirk and Spock happen to see in a magazine named The Gallian. ![]()
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