One of the things I loved most about the first episode is how much it feels like some of these characters are almost like fans in the universe. How many of us wouldn’t react like Tendi if we arrived to our first starship assignment? Or fool around in the holodeck like Mariner? Who do you feel like you’re most like, based on this first episode’s setup?
In my 20s, I would've been Boimler. But nowadays, I'd be Mariner. At work, as a Videographer/Editor, I went from staff (at a college) to freelance (as a contractor) to staff again (at a public access station). Which is sort of like being "demoted" and "re-promoted" again. I was more likely to go "by the book" before. Then I realized "the book" and "what you're supposed to do" never did a damn thing for me (not just at work, but with life in general). I'm not a fan of work-place politics. If you think they wouldn't have that at a college, you'd think wrong. Plus I didn't really drink that much in my 20s. That came later. So another way I'd relate to Mariner more now. Where's the Romulan Whiskey?
Yeah, I wonder if he was like that Spoiler: Episode 1 before the augmentation or if that’s a result of it. He’s definitely is super into engineering and problem solving, but maybe that’s about the augmentation. LOL I thought seriously how I should word that... I too am a Boimler, but when I was in college, many of my friends were Mariners. I’m still by-the-books, though, and “ambitious” (but not as ambitious as Boimler — I’m okay with not being a captain, I’d rather be a department head). Her reaction at the end Spoiler: Episode 1 of how much she loved holding that heart? I loved that! That said, I could never haha I drank way more in my 20s for sure haha I think that’s the way in which I used to be most like Mariner, but I’ve always been pretty Boimler-esque. The anti-anxiety medicine I take certainly helps haha
^ Please be mindful of spoilers in a thread without the Spoilers label. I edited portions of your post with some mild spoilers for the first episode.
I guess I see some of myself in Mariner. Mostly in the sense I know the job well and am generally well meaning, but won't be advancing in rank anytime soon due to my attitude and disregard for bureaucracy.
I held a human brain once (and helped dissect it), and it felt great. Having the entirety of someone's personality and memories in ones hands, and then looking inside it piece by piece...