Boyce is before M'Benga. His only appearance is in "The Cage", which takes place before SNW.
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You know how much sleep I'll lose if we never see Dr. Piper? None at all.At least most us I know agree that if we don't see Dr Piper take his position as CMO then it will be a slap in the face of all fandom! We have been waiting years for more Piper. Time for them to give it to us!
M'Benga's already been to Vulcan. He mentioned his time at Vulcan was how he was able to solve Spock and T'Pring's body swap debacle.
This. We can just say that Piper was filling in for M'Benga or McCoy while they were on vacation.
James Blish said as much back in the day.
Was he on his way somewhere to retire and filled in as a courtesy, then?
Well, McCoy didn't become CMO until 2266 and the second pilot episode is set in 2265, but I can buy that Piper was pulling a Pulaski in place of M'Benga and didn't hang around for long.
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Dr. Boyce was Pike's doctor during "The Cage" which occurred prior to SNW. Dr. Piper is the Doctor in the second pilot.
Two episodes set 11 years apart, plenty of time for Boyce to retire, M'Benga to serve years with Pike and then taking time off or temporarily leaving the ship and being replaced by Piper. McCoy takes over the job by early 2266.
Dr. Boyce was Pike's doctor during "The Cage" which occurred prior to SNW. Dr. Piper is the Doctor in the second pilot.
Despite loving the DISCO rerurn to Talos, I somehow forgot that. Thanks for the correction.
Still makes more sense than the fact the Enterprise-D had like 5 chief engineers in the span of one year.
Eh, each was the chief of their shift until the position was filled permanently.
Well, Piper did eventually travel back in time to 1880s Earth and became a Sherriff that hooked up with a Rifle wielding rancher and his son...
I not only understood that reference, but took repeated, rapid shots at it and then spun my rifle on my hand.
It's a popular destination for 23rd Century residents. Kirk spent some time on the Barbary Coast and Pike once worked on the railroad. The less said about Sarek's time in Seattle, the better.Well, Piper did eventually travel back in time to 1880s Earth and became a Sherriff that hooked up with a Rifle wielding rancher and his son...
It actually was stated in the first season the ship had multiple chief engineers. In Where No One Has Gone Before, Riker does introduce Argyle as "one of our Chief Engineers."
The reason we want more of Boyce though is he seemed like a interesting character and had a nice friendship with Pike in that one scene. People want Boyce, not for canon reasons but character reasons. People only want Piper for canon reasons.
I couldn't give a shit if we ever see Boyce or Piper again.
It would be nice if they checked off those boxes, but it's not necessary in the slightest.
He also apparently time-traveled to 1939 and had the opportunity to be a ships cook on an old german freighter during the early years of WWII.Well, Piper did eventually travel back in time to 1880s Earth and became a Sherriff that hooked up with a Rifle wielding rancher and his son...
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