Within the “Decrease Decks” episode “Reflections” (September 22), Ensigns Boimler (Jack Quaid) and Mariner (Tawny Newsome) are given the unenviable job of manning a Starfleet recruitment sales space at some sort of futuristic jobs truthful. They have to stand below an awning, yell at passers-by, and promote them on the concept that Starfleet is a fairly nifty group. Everybody who walks previous is seemingly detached or, odd for “Star Trek,” uninformed (“Do you guys do engineering?”). Neighboring Boimler and Mariner are tents occupied by rather more thrilling, sexier professionals, each amassing extra signatures on their clipboards. Being a roguish archaeologist is actually extra enjoyable than carrying uniforms and taking orders. Even the collectors and board recreation fanatics giggle at Starfleet.
Boimler, with every jibe, grows more and more livid. When somebody steals his rank pip and throws it on the bottom, Boimler cracks and begins screaming obscenities.
The outburst, nonetheless, is one among passionate protection of Starfleet. He wails that Starfleet is about mapping quasars and exploration and their missions of battle are usually not what they reside for. He screams that construction is preferable to ass-scented collector’s warehouses. It is a hilarious second of launch, but it surely additionally reveals how deeply devoted Boimler — and “Decrease Decks” — is to Starfleet beliefs.
