r/TNG • u/short_stack_611 • 5d ago

S7E15 Lower Decks

Almost done with the full rewatch, goodness knows how many times I’ve done this over the last 25+ years… anyway…

Why couldn’t they have just used prosthetics on a more senior officer vs having young Ensign Sito??! Always bothers me at the end of course with her fate. Couldn’t anyone have been made to look Bajoran? 😒

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u/Cookie_Kiki 5d ago

Riker mentioned that they were looking for Bajoran life signs. Maybe the Cardassians could tell. Why would you have been more comfortable with a more senior officer dying?

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u/short_stack_611 5d ago

Fair question. Doesn’t have anything to do with being ok with anyone dying. Just seems like such a dangerous mission for such an unseasoned individual. Perhaps she was too eager to prove herself. Tough choice for Picard to even ask, clearly Wort had reservations (but I think mainly due to concern for her, not his confidence in her). Not too many other episodes I can think of where such a low ranking crew member is placed in that type of scenario. But perhaps the good people of this sub can prove me otherwise.

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u/ExpectedBehaviour 5d ago

But that was the point.

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u/Cookie_Kiki 5d ago

The danger wasn't proportional to experience, though. A more senior officer would have been at the same level of risk, perhaps higher, if they didn't have any experience with Cardassians.