Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 4x01 "Twovix" and 4x02 "I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee"
Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 4x01 "Twovix" and 4x02 "I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee"
"Twovix" logline
The Cerritos ensigns must assist a caretaker on the voyage of a historically significant starship.
Written by: Mike McMahan
Directed by: Barry J. Kelly & Jason Zurek
"I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee" logline
Mariner tries to get demoted, Rutherford tries to get promoted, and Boimler makes a big move.
Written by: Aaron Burdette
Directed by: Megan Lloyd
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So why did Boimler's between-the-holodecks room have the (embarrassing) events of both adjacent holodecks reverberating through it? One of the core capabilities of a holodeck is the ability to manipulate where sounds appear to be coming from, which must include the ability to dampen sounds enormously. And if that technology exists, it should likely be available for ordinary walls between quarters too.
Is this just another case of Boimler not realizing that basic niceties (like viewscreen light filters) exist? And did both Freeman and T'Ana disable the audio dampening of their own holodecks?
It could just be that the holodeck noise dampening isn't working today, and sleep deprived Boimler doesn't think to just call engineering to go fix it?
Or he didn't realize he needed to activate it, just like window shading
It's a California class. Low budget. :D
It probably boils down to Boimler being a sad sack who still isn't confident enough to stand up for himself.