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cm0002@lemmy.world to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world · 3 months ago

Convincing Star Trek Theory Explains Why Tom Paris Is Still A Lieutenant After Voyager

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Convincing Star Trek Theory Explains Why Tom Paris Is Still A Lieutenant After Voyager

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cm0002@lemmy.world to TenForward: Where Every Vulcan Knows Your Name@lemmy.world · 3 months ago
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  • webghost0101@sopuli.xyz
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    Now explain why Harry Kim was not promoted during Voyager

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      the official take (wrt production of the show), i think, was that ‘somebody has to be the ensign’, and it’s not like they were gonna get an influx of new academy graduates out in the delta quadrant.

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      He has a really bad off-screen shame kink, and being constantly passed up really gets him going.

    • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
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      This is explained in LD. I won’t repeat it here because spoilers.

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        Use a spoiler tag and explain it anyway! Because apparently I forgot, and I’m sure others did as well

        ::: spoiler Lower Decks S6E1
        Spock kills Dumbledore
        :::
        
        Lower Decks S6E1

        Spock kills Dumbledore

        • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
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          Ok.

          LD S5E9

          “Explained” may be an exaggeration, but apparently Harry Kims with the Promotion Motivation gene are villains.

          That is, Good Harry Kim is not interested in, nor seeks, promotion. The alt universe Harry Kim who does have that trait brings other, negative, subversive traits.

          He did, briefly, get to be a captain, though.

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      It wasn’t her Harry

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      You’re an ensign 'Arry!

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      Multiple eps proved when he gets promoted Bad Shit Happens.

      Do you want timeless? Because this is how you get timeless

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      https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ButtMonkey

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    He became a test pilot after VOY, and LD only takes place a few years after that. It’s perfectly possible that there isn’t a lot of room for advancement in that particular career field.

    No wild theories required to figure that out.

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    I don’t really care for screen rant. TLDR: He didn’t want a promotion because he wanted to keep flying and he’s immature.

    I can sort of see wanting to keep flying, but you’ll never convince me none of th senior officers he lived with for 7 years wouldn’t have mentored and pushed him to be a great officer.

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    Ah lower decks. I want tomlike to like this show more but it’s just so loud. Man I’m old.

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      I’m not sure what tomlike means, but too loud describes my issue pretty much.

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        Looks like a phone keyboard typo.

        tomlike => to like

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          This is 100% what it was.

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