Late to the party - just wanted to say that I loved this. It made me laugh out loud several times, particularly the opening conference scene and the last line. It's up there with The Escape Artist and Calypso as my favourite Short Treks. It's just a shame that they get such little attention; even if they do wind up on Netflix, they'll probably be buried in a submenu again.
I wouldn't mind if they did a prequel short trek showing Edward again. Team him up with a Pakled. Jason
I'm 2 minutes into this and I already want Lynne Lucero as a huge part of any possible Pike spinoff show. Wow. She is awesome. & 'Archer' is the worst Starfleet officer ever. Omg.
I’m the opposite, I think she was the weak link. Should’ve gotten Aisha Tyler to play against Benjamin.
Makes sense. Even now impossible burgers and beyond burgers make it easier for people to convert to vegetarians.
And unless Tribbles can convert oxygen in meat, I don't know how he can think livestock is more efficient than agriculture.
Captain Lucero found herself up against Star Fleets other, not-so-well-known "No Win Scenario" ... A One Man Mutiny backed up by an Alien Invasion.
That can't in anyway be true. Otherwise Captain Pike would not have OK'd her assignment/transfer as Captain. Their conversation before she left the Enterprise did not in anyway indicate that was the case. (In fact, it seemed to very much indicate the exact opposite) Edward on the other hand...
At least she wasn't a Toxic Boss. Cutting-and-pasting a classic of mine, I wrote in 2011. Based on just one particular boss who I had for four years and which played a large part in my decision to go rogue and become an independent contractor, not too long after that. That's how you become a Toxic Boss.
I think they probably didn't want to go full Archer. Also, Aisha Tyler would have sent him out an airlock. Depends if they graze on non-edible plant material.
Calling out Larkin in front of everyone makes me think she is. Her concerns were real, but the conversation ditching his project and reassigning him to a nothing position in front of everybody was pretty bad.
H. Jon Benjamin Talks Being the Worst Starfleet Officer Ever in "The Trouble With Edward" The relevant part
As the song goes, "a sheer delight..." (Up until the commercial at the end, which was a sheer horror!) -MMoM
I think that she was actually far too polite and soft on him. She kept trying to be nice and he kept making it worse. Mind you, the thing about Office Space is that the employees think their bosses are terrible but they're actually a bunch of thieves with no work ethic.