I always wondered why tribbles
reproduced so quickly. It seemed odd to
have a species born pregnant. It seems
like the species would crowd out everything else. Well, I finally have some answers. In this 14-minute episode, we find out where
that particular strain of tribbles came from
It begins with Captain Lynne Lucero
arriving at her first command. Captain
Pike gives her some advice: Not everyone
operates at your level. It’s the kind of
advice that’s easy to dismiss as being kind of vague, but it proves prophetic.
One of her new subordinates is Edward
Larkin. He has book smarts, but isn’t so
good at dealing with other people. In
fact, when Lucero rebukes him, he complains to Starfleet. Even though he does it anonymously, it
doesn’t take much to figure out it was him.
Captain Lucero tells Larkin that he’s being transferred off the ship.
So what does he do now? He genetically modifies a tribble. That’s what.
Before, tribbles were slow to reproduce.
That makes sense. Now, they
reproduce at a high rate. That makes
them perfect for farming, or so Larkin would assume.
Before long the tribbles take over the
ship. It’s almost played for comedic
effect. Even in The Trouble with
Tribbles, they didn’t reproduce that quickly.
Plus, these tribbles seem to pop out of nowhere. I’m not really sure where the extra mass is
coming from.
It would seem like it’s someone’s
retelling rather than actual events, which would make sense. Lucero has to answer for the loss of her
ship, which she had for only a few days.
Add to this the fact that a planet had to be evacuated and the tribbles
are heading for Klingon space.
In case you’re wondering, Larkin is
played by H. Jon Benjamin, who was the guy in the Arby’s commercials. (There’s a temptation to say “We’ve got the
meats…for tribbles,” but I fear that might be in poor taste.) Speaking of which, this is the only episode
so far to have an after-credits scene.
That one is worth sticking around for, especially considering how short
the credits are.
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