Star Trek: Starfleet Officers Who Deserve A Promotion
Over the years since Star Trek first hit the small screen, there has been a staggering amount of additions to the franchise. The adventures into space range from The Original Series, which kick-started the whole thing, to the latest addition Strange New Words, which despite being the most modern, feels very nostalgic for the 1960s classic.
Over these years audiences have been introduced to a wide range of characters: captains with troubled pasts, lieutenants with a criminal history, and let's not forget the all important ensigns that keep the whole ship running smoothly. Of these «lower deckers,» there are a few that go above and beyond each and every time they appear on-screen, their heroic actions saving the day countless times, but a lot of them do not get the recognition they deserve. Of all these heroes, which deserve a promotion?
Star Trek: Why TNG Improved So Much After Season 1
Sato was the communications officer and xenolinguist (alien language expert) in a time before the use of advanced translator technology. She was positioned on the historic Enterprise NX-01 under the command of Captain Jonathan Archer, as was a vital part of the crew from start to finish. During this time her character made leaps and bounds, starting off as a timid officer with little to no self-confidence during the first season of Enterprise, to actually taking command of the ship in the penultimate episode when Archer and Lieutenant Reed were absent.
Not only did she fill their shoes with great authority and skill, but over the course of the show she was a vital part of creating the linguacode, a translation matrix Starfleet used during first contact when the primitive universal translator was of no use. This was the base for all
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