Poll Was Olson the stupidest redshirt?

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

ScreenRant says yes.

What say you? (posting here so we can discuss all the redshirts (TOS era) and yellowshirts (TNG) and so on.)

For reference, here's some info on Olson: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Olson

 

[fireproof78]

No.


The blue shirt in Naked Time was the dumbest red shirt.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

A momentary lapse of protocol vs a thrill-seeking "wahoo! enjoy the ride!"?

 

[fireproof78]

A momentary lapse of protocol vs a thrill-seeking "wahoo! enjoy the ride!"?

In a potentially quarantine zone? Absolutely. I don't tolerate poor medical or quarantine procedures. Gloves and protective equipment have been drilled in to me for a long time.

I could excuse Olson in some way but definitely not violating procedure on possible infection.

 

[hbquikcomjamesl]

Oh, that's right. Tormolen was Patient Zero, the initial vector, and the only fatality.

 

[valkyrie013]

So, Lets make a sort of List
Olson from ST09 Dumb as a rock, but really only nerfed himself
Blue shirt from Naked Time, Yeah.. He's in MOP Gear for a reason.. Keep your stuff on..
A KLINGON.. from Friday's Child.. he wasn't that smart..
Natasha Yar? When she was swated by Armus..

Probably more

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

Grant from FRIDAY'S CHILD......even though McCoy didn't include him in the briefing. Young. Inexperienced. Stupid.

 

[The Wormhole]

Natasha Yar? When she was swated by Armus..

To be fair, I'd be skeptical of anyone who said a tar pit could bitch slap someone to death. And Tasha didn't even have that kind of warning.

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

To be fair, I'd be skeptical of anyone who said a tar pit could bitch-slap someone to death.

A most iffy connotation, though clearly accidental.

 

[Xaves]

I guess I dont watch a ton of TOS to know about redshirts of those era but after seeing Olsen stupidly not pull his chute after yelling from both Sulu and Kirk. He was such a stupid death.

 

[FredH]

I’m tempted to say there’s always a stupider redshirt. Then again, there’s also always a smarter one.

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

I guess I dont watch a ton of TOS to know about redshirts of those era but after seeing Olsen stupidly not pull his chute after yelling from both Sulu and Kirk. He was such a stupid death.

The direction* was to fast for the non-leads to react in time.

*(Abrams's.)

 

[MakeshiftPython]

Olsen the Adrenaline Junkie is just a drop in the ocean of stupid as far as I'm concerned when it comes to ST09.

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

Olsen the Adrenaline Junkie is just a drop in the ocean of stupid as far as I'm concerned when it comes to ST09.

RIP to Jupiter Jarhead.

 

[Nyotarules]

No it was the blueshirt in Discovery Season 2 episode 1
His Caitian roommate had the last meow

 

[Jack Wolfe]

A momentary lapse of protocol vs a thrill-seeking "wahoo! enjoy the ride!"?

Olsen's gung-ho recklessness was foolish. Tormolen's reckless disregard for protocol in the possible presence of an unknown pathogen was, by any measure, stupid.

Olsen got himself duffed, but there's no clear indication he could have helped change the outcome of the situation if he hadn't. Tormolen carried a pathogen back to the ship and infected the crew, nearly resulting in the loss of the ship and crew. There's a big difference between the displays of boneheadedness.

 

[David cgc]

Does Olsen count as a redshirt, since he was the Chief Engineer? We only saw him for one scene, but he was senior staff.

 

[The Wormhole]

Well, his uniform color was red, but now I fear we're treading into existential and philosophical territory regarding the exact definition of a Redshirt.

 

[Farscape One]

I think Lt. Joe Tormolen in "THE NAKED TIME" might take the cake as the stupidest because he not only got himself killed but nearly got the entire crew killed.

 

[Rowdy Roddy McDowall]

I think Lt. Joe Tormolen in "THE NAKED TIME" might take the cake as the stupidest because he not only got himself killed but nearly got the entire crew killed.

Taking off his glove in the crisis area was stupid. Plus the outfits Spock and Joe were wearing were too loose and unsealed to be outbreak-proof. I wouldn't blame him for his repressed suicidal feelings. Many of us have been there.