This Star Trek: Lower Decks article contains spoilers.
On its face, thats a weird question, even for a motor-mouth like Beckett Mariner.
Ollys appearance raises a question for Mariner, who asks, Didnt Kirk kick their asses?
I thought they all went off and became one with the wind or whatever.
Thats a question most Trekkies share, because Mariners quoting the last time Greek gods showed up onStar Trek.
Even for thosewho love sillyTrek, Who Mourns for Adonais?
tends to rank toward the bottom ofOriginal Seriesepisodes.
But the episode is neither as goofy nor as serious as it needs to be.
Lower Decksdoesnt bother with dealing overtly with the problems in Who Mourns for Adonais?
Heck, it doesnt even bother to explain where Olly came from.
In that way,Lower Decksdiffers from the non-canonical works that revisited the episode.
A descendent of that daughter becomes a regular character in DavidsNew Frontiernovels, Mark McHenry.
Does the solution answer all of Mariners questions about the gods?
No, obviously not.
But it does help redeem one ofTOSs lesser episodes, enriching the world ofStar Trek.
Star Trek: Lower Decks releases new episodes each Thursday on Paramount Plus.
