Now, our primary Lower Decks adventure down on the unnamed uninhabited planet - sidenote: Agimus's planet was also unnamed here.
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: You can run your full diagnostic along my bottom up, my liege.Guard: You can run your full diagnostic along my bottom up, my liege. We'll just have to run a full diagnostic from the bottom up. Queen Billups: Son, are you saying the problem is beyond your engineering acumen?īillups: No, no, okay no. Of any of the bridge crew backstories, I suspect that Billups will be the most likely to be revisited in the future, if only for the minstrels and dragons. : What? No, Billups loves his virginity.Rutherford: What? No, Billups loves his virginity. Queen Billups: Raise a glass to King Andirithieau who, at this very moment, is destroying his virginity. (I know this stereotype is quite erroneous with many good friends in the engineering fields, but Billups represents an extreme version of that tech-obsessed archetype.) The other prong of the humor equates Billups's love of engineering with a lifetime of celibacy. Well, not until Game of Thrones came along, I guess. Some of the situation's humor is the fact the planet was reportedly colonized by Renaissance Faire "types," a demographic not commonly known for their sexual exploits. In the spirit of Star Trek: The Next Generation's "Angel One" (ST: TNG S1E14) and the Edo of "Justice" (ST: TNG S1E8) - interesting how many sexually open cultures were introduced in Season 1, isn't it? - the Hysperian culture is one where sex is an accepted part of life, freely discussed and invited. (Oh, wait, if Rutherford hadn't been aboard the Hysperian ship, Tendi wouldn't have had to search for his implant signal, and then the queen's plot would never have been revealed. : Well, it would be nice to see how the other half channels their antimatter.Rutherford: Well, it would be nice to see how the other half channels their antimatter. Tendi: So you'll really turn down working on a whole new engine? It does kind of feel like kicking a puppy, though when Tendi is left feeling like she inadvertently caused Rutherford's death by encouraging him to try something new.