Tendi Saves Quark • Mariner In Action • Star Trek Lower Decks S03E06

[@SlideIX]

“Shhh, I’m pirating” was not a sentence I was expecting but man did it get me laughing 😂

[@jasonfrancese8359]

It’s always funny when words that weren’t verbs get retroactively turned into verbs by adding “-ing” to it.

[@atigerclaw]

It feels like it could be a recording booth ad lib that just worked so well. "Wait a minute-wait a minute! That thing has a TOOTH REMOVER?!" "Shh! I'm _pirating!_ Let's go!" "Oh, we're keeping that." Also, her battle cry... "RAAARRRGHHH!!!" _Somewhere in Toy Story_ Rex: "Raaarrr!"

[@MobolajiE]

3:13

[@brandonhavok]

I have concerns about Jennifer and the joy she finds in watching her partner render all her friends unconscious.

[@adamuser3968]

If there was no context, you would have stated that she beat them unconscious in front of her like a savage.

[@Rensune]

"friends"

[@spyrofan9681]

Seen a couple people saying it's her "Andorian Sadism" coming through.

[@jaredstar]

Personally I have concerns about people as mentally weak as Jennifer's friends in Starfleet

[@_non_zero_sum_game8958]

I thought it was kinda scummy for her to cheer as they were getting stunned. Why are they even your friends in the first place.

[@Aku9466]

I could absolutely see an andorian watching a human zapping other humans for cathartic release. I know for a fact that it’s what Shran and Archer would do in a similar mess.

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

"Don't push the Pink Skins onto Thin Ice."

[@albertocamejo827]

1:16 Honestly the fact that she is so happy while this is happening is both adorable and a bit concerning/scary.

[@MikMoen]

Well she IS Andorian.

[@Beckwourth]

She trusts her enough to know she means well & reassures her that she's okay with her actions. It's cute & at least mariner did it to prolong the need for oxygen.

[@Timeward76]

@@Beckwourth also, she's Andorian. Andorians are always up for some good old-fashioned asskicking.

[@3adgamd3r]

⁠@@Beckwourthnot quite, the creators have said that they intended for the fans to hate Jennifer and thought her keeping Beckett from DS9 would do that, but they underestimated how much the fans would like her, they’ve said they wished they’d addressed the relationship more, having her be a bigger focus by giving her a dedicated episode between 8 and 10, however they intend for this to be wrapped up in Season 5 Iirc they said she brings out all the worst parts of Becketts personality and isn’t really healthy for her, on the bright side we’ll see the relationship between them be addressed in season 5 so there’s that to look forward to

[@Dafmeister1978]

She's Andorian, there's a deep-seated love of mayhem there.

[@nicholaskehler9169]

this does explain Tendi's actions in that black ops mission back in (I think) season 1

[@legionaireb]

I just can't get over that Mariner stunned Jen and herself from THE SELFIE POSE!

[@kerrygligorovic9758]

Tendi is the hero in this episode, hopefully Captain Freeman and her team will find out about this because Tendi deserved a reward for her heroic deeds.

[@spyrofan9681]

She's probably keeping it a secret to avoid a Simon Tarses situation, no one wants to get drumheaded... hey anyone notice its always the medical guys getting accused of this stuff?

[@OmegaReaver]

@@spyrofan9681 It's because people think that medics and doctors are always on the up and up, and any hint of betrayal cuts much deeper when it comes from them. See people's rapidly growing distrust of doctors post 2020 as prime example.

[@rangedpicasso9894]

Probably not. It's one thing to say your estranged from your family that's a litteral crime family before going into something like star fleet, its another to demonstrate said skill set and expect them to believe you don't maintain connections to said crime family.

[@EnterpriseKnight]

Tendi is a prime example of being a goddamn badass when it's needed. It's impressive how much this show gives to its characters in just 25 minutes of runtime

[@DDarkestKnight]

Unfortunately like most lower decks their work goes unappreciated

[@3DPT]

"Just actualizing my intentions" as she phasers everyone in the room.. you get one chance in life to do something like that, and she made it count!!

[@malrok5452]

The first thing one notices about Tendi is that she is super nice. The thing her friends know about is that she is choosing to be nice. Never mess with people who chose to be nice, because they can change their mind.

[@TIME_LORDS]

I love lower decks, for me by far it is the one star trek series that every episode is rewatchable..

[@CristianMonserrate-wo2rk]

I agree. This show is the best

[@ZS-bg7jo]

Can we take a second to appreciate the beauty of that wormhole shot?

[@danmarsh7985]

Just pure perfection

[@WaryJester]

It would have been hilarious if Tendi stole that guy's tooth for no reason

[@darkskull9166]

To be honest, I probably would've done the same thing for kicks

[@sklaWlivE]

...then she'd be Rocket Racoon, not Tendi XD

[@jy3n2]

"Sorry, old habits."

[@brettbuck7362]

..and I need that guy's eye!

[@tjc5692]

This plus the black op on Romulus... Tendi would have single handedly won the Dominion War in one season.

[@jimflagg4009]

I loved this one. It is not a slumber party it is a stun party.

[@GunnerM60]

I'm glad that Mariner is finally letting her guard down & letting people in. I'm really looking forward to seeing more of the Jen & Beckett romance!

[@cdrocrossdiscovery]

Shipping appears to have done Mariner some good. lol

[@koanos2448]

Proof their testimony was 100% accurate, and she didn't pay attention to Ransom when her "thing" was simply to beam them out of the place.

[@GhostBear3067]

Rutherford, ANY good set of plyers is a tooth remover.

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

Most bad ones, too.

[@danielhaire6677]

You have to forgive Rutherford. He's a nice, innocent Federation boy with no understanding of the dark side of life.

[@nickl5658]

Tendi being raised by her father is probably why she has a nice soft side and joined star fleet. She probably never had a strong female figure when growing up. Orion culture is female dominated. Ruled by Pirate queens. The women control (by pheromones) and the men obey. However Orion women do sometimes put on a show when dealing with outsides to give the false impression that the men are dominant. This false impression maybe something that star fleet still believes in.

[@piratekingomega3292]

“she’s just being nice to piss off her mom”

[@---oq5kb]

One of my favorite things from ENT, pulling a complete 180 on the "this entire culture is based on female enslavement" by making Orion females the dominant group in their society.

[@ruthgar9753]

Yeah, she never had a strong female figure when growing up, she only has the title "Mistress of the Winter Constellation" and other Orions(who aren't family) bend over backwards to keep from pissing her off as pure coincidence. :)

[@corruptsolstice340]

TBF, if I had friends that were like that and I couldn't speak my mind to them without them hating me, I would enjoy seeing them get stunned.

[@burningxnecro]

I really hope that Beckett and Jennifer can work things out.

[@IqarP15]

Happy like Finn getting Flame Princess to fight Ice King.

[@davido.1233]

When Worf gets adopted, he has some knowledge of his culture and his parents adapted to raise him. When this guy gets adopted by human parents, he acclimates to their culture and reads Orion Romance Novels to understand his culture. Short version: There is no comparison between the two characters, I just found it hilarious that this guy is all flash, and little to no substance!

[@MarshalStomm]

It's shown a few times in TNG and DS9 that Worf's views of Klingon society and customs and whatnot are fairly idealized, while the reality of the Klingon Empire is a lot less honorable. I've seen speculation, and agree with it, that this is because Worf was raised with "textbook" Klingon knowledge, rather than living it. The viewer's knowledge of Orion culture isn't very fleshed out, this could be explained in Universe as the Syndicate not having close ties to the major powers, and as a result knowledge of their culture and traditions mostly come from accounts of aliens that have met with them, likely victims of Orion piracy. So the best source this guy had about his culture ends up being mostly trashy romance novels.

[@joeschembrie9450]

You can't say he's all flash and no substance when he made it into Star Fleet. Just that his flash is in Orion Piracy and his substance is in being a competent officer.

[@sklaWlivE]

@@joeschembrie9450 We also know from LD Season 1's Ascension episode that it's hard for even compentant officers to stick out, so many lower deckers try to find some sort of "schtick", something memetic they can be referenced in shorthand with...like being "The Ascension Guy" or "The Orion Pirate" or half the things Boimler's tried and failed at...except for being known for the "Boimler Effect", that is...something that'll grab others attentions and get them noticed to help advance their career out of the Junior Officer ranks. Ironically, Mariner has been trying to do the opposite...she's been trying to avoid getting advanced past ensign, despite having a reputation for extreme competence...however, she also uses a gossipy bartender in the main lounge to spread misinformation about her service record, just to screw with others...

[@Donleecartoons]

I wonder what part of Cincinnati?

[@iandeeley9033]

The Lower Decks Crew At Their Absolute Best!

[@SBaby]

2:15 - Also, I think Tendi is saying this to more people than just him.

[@seskalarafey9285]

When this Season come out in my Country on Disc (No Streaming) i deftly buy it. I hope for original Audio Track

[@spyrofan9681]

Love that Orion Pirates of the Carrib-system theme

[@Rob8729]

Even hundreds of years from now Cincinnati is still snoresville.😆😆

[@Anonomous518]

I don’t think I’ve ever heard Earth cities and states before on any Star Trek show just the planet itself.

[@analoguegeek]

at the end of the day, andorians fuckin love chaotic shit

[@SapphireArcana]

as someone from cincinnati, i get it man

[@analoguegeek]

omg what are you doingngng?! JUST ACTUALIZING MY DREAAAAMZZZZOMG

[@golgothavirus]

Beckett and Jennifer were made for each other

[@3adgamd3r]

We just ignoring how Tendi intimidated a man to jump to his death? 😂

[@10GaugeManiac]

Pillow fight? Noo.. laser tag.

[@GhostBear3067]

*phaser tag

[@animationfanatic2133]

Jennifer and Mariner are so cute

[@alvisceratortheultimate1660]

Facts !

[@scottbigley5126]

I love it when he says.....IM FROM CINCINNATI! that's my home city! WHO DEY!

[@Donleecartoons]

As a Cincinnatian, what part of town would you say he's from?

[@scottbigley5126]

@@Donleecartoons I'd say Indian Hills, maybe Blue Ash or Hyde Park. Definitely not Norwood or OTR!

[@squallloire]

It's a really fun scene until you remember that getting stunned by a phaser hurts like hell 🤣

[@andrewblanchard2398]

👍👍

[@KuDastardly]

1:52 Cinncinati -Ohio- Orion

[@reginaldshort8486]

Jen reminds me of Miss Minutes from Loki. Pleasantly cruel

[@darthvaderspock012]

Why Mariner didn't just use the phaser to make hole in a door?

[@---oq5kb]

Considering how many times a Federation ship probably has to deal with intruders, I would assume that all the ship is made up of protective material.

[@danielhaire6677]

Cardassian occupation stations were made of more durable materials in the case of rebellion by enslaved populaces.

[@darthvaderspock012]

@@danielhaire6677 I meant Mariner making a hole in Cerritos' door

[@jonathandiaz4997]

11 months ago 😢

[@SBaby]

Also can we all agree that we should never piss off Tendi?

[@EightThreeEight]

Agreed. Thankfully, she's nice enough most of the time that you'd have to be doing something very stupid to piss her off.

[@PureGoldNeverCorrodes]

Hah, Mask is Orion’s Worf.

[@Ty-ie2mi]

Discount Worf

[@sokagofferenginar8669]

Except for Worf actually knows about his heritage from something other than cheap romance novels

[@joemcascio]

Hey, it’s Colin Kaepernick in a nutshell!

[@pigeonbass11]

Cincinnati Orions

[@prinklerasputen3027]

so that guy at the end just killed himself instead of getting possibly beat up, or surrendering?

[@danielhaire6677]

Pissed off Orion Pirate woman coming for him? Probably thought it was the less painful way to die.

[@snbforever]

Stunning idiot crew mates unconscious, then putting out candles that are consuming oxygen, got it 👍

[@sokagofferenginar8669]

Probably felt she didn't have any other choice considering one of them actually tried to stop her from blowing the candles out because she was an idiot who valued her Seance more than having breathable air

[@Darlf_Sevil]

Well shot frends my frends is my dream to

[@TheStarTrekApologist]

Wait Stun at close range did she just kill both of them.

[@danielhaire6677]

Not necessarily if it's set on level 1 - light stun. Level 3 - Heavy stun? Definite potential for the killing.

[@TheStarTrekApologist]

@@danielhaire6677 lol now who is the apologist. I salute you.

[@danielhaire6677]

@@TheStarTrekApologist Side effect of being a nerd who had the various technical manuals growing up.

[@TheStarTrekApologist]

@@danielhaire6677 Do you have Mr Scotts Guide to the Enterprise and Starfleet Dynamics?

[@danielhaire6677]

​@@TheStarTrekApologistYep. And the Enterprise-D deck plans.

[@seskalarafey9285]

Info to the Animators: Lasers on Stun have a Blue Color. Red was for kill

[@CommanderZoom]

Nope. TNG era onward, all phasers (not lasers) are orange.

[@razorburn645]

Maybe in JJ verse , not in prime canon.

[@ProjectT]

Pulse Pistols (fires phaser bolts), yes. The TNG beam phaser, no. It doesn't just have a fixed 'kill' and 'stun' mode as other models do, it has a beam intensity setting. Putting it to the lowest setting is little more than a static shock, while the highest is disintegration. And its all one orange beam of various intensities depending on how high or low the beam has been set. It's actually the same tech as used in starship phaser arrays, just scaled down.

[@seskalarafey9285]

@@ProjectT I know. But these colors was for the TV Viewers as Feedback. That's all to it

[@gedias1]

Riker can tell Kill setting by the sound.

[@michaelhuynh4953]

That is NOT a healthy relationship for her.

[@phukhue289]

Its seeing this ory of stuff that makes me happy I never watched this show

[@edbrown8265]

Then why are you here???

[@Donleecartoons]

​@@edbrown8265For the attention, I would imagine. Same as wit the username.

[@tnerbtnerb5136]

Yeah no, Orion's are NOT this. They pull off most of their piracy using trickery, surprise, and pheromone exploits their women possess. If the Syndicates were THAT capable, Section 31 would have actively dealt with them centuries ago. I'm sorry, but some of the lore this show straight up ignores for material kinda irritates me.

[@inkognito1534]

Oh, he watched the one Orion episode of Star Trek Enterprise ( 4x17 - "Bound") and is now an Orion expert. ^^

[@davidbowles7281]

Orions are what they say they are. Section 31 isn't all powerful and Trek lore is extremely malleable ever since Paramount erased a bunch of TOS material.

[@Donleecartoons]

​@@davidbowles7281Trek's always had a loose canon.

[@TerryRosariojr]

OMFG THIS SHOW IS AN OBOMINATION!! ITS WORSE THAN DISCOVERY!! THis is the first time I have watched 1 minute of it and I am Completely offended and passed off. Anyone who had anything to do with this show is a joke.

[@still_guns]

I think it's some of the best Trek we've had since DS9. Besides, it's meant to be humorous.

[@yellowprime8491]

Yum yum fanboy 🧂

[@Donleecartoons]

(APPLAUDS) I applaud your brilliant satire of the arrogant, entitled fanboi. You capture the immaturity, over-the-top unfocused anger, rigidity of thought and blissfully ironic intolerance of anything different, not to mention the general lack od social skills with unerring precision. And you even tossed in a misspelling. A tour de force of an act, If I may be so bold as to say so. ... ... ... ... ... It _is_ an act, right?

[@antonbrakhage490]

If satire: Well done. If sincere: Go find some other gate to keep, loser.