They show a scene from the first episode here, and we learn that there's Romulan whiskey as well, not just ale XD 46:37
Nice to have a full scene! Interesting choice to have Mariner being intoxicated. I wonder if that will be a recurring thing throughout the episode or even the series or just this one scene. Woman, it's called woman. And somehow I have a feeling you will.
OK, I now like the fake Captain´s log sequence a little bit more when I know what it leads into ... I might still prefer what these two guys did. And Romulans shouldn´t have whiskey. It would make more sense with Klingons or Bajorans.
And someone saying that TRUE Starfleet personnel wouldn't get drunk / stab someone / act silly (and thereby we have destroyed Gene's Vision) will appear in 5.....4......3......2......
Yikes... Not sure about "proud," but I know that Gene struggled with substance abuse and Leonard Nimoy was a reformed alcoholic.
I have observed that many people display a double standard when it comes to women being visibly drunk. That's why I think it's an interesting choice to have her being drunk. Pisses of the right kind of people, I bet.
They got drunk once, in Explorers. The other times you can get around it by saying it was synthaholic beverages.