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The Curious Case of Berlinghoff Rasmussen
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I was watching the pilot of "Voyagers!" a week ago, which had the Wright brothers in there being aided by Time Travelers, but the real kicker was that Wilbur was obviously the grandfather of Henry Starling.
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It would qualify as much as any other show, representing the ideas and talents of the writers and actors of the time.
Then again, "Orville" is/was a unique show at the time, handling parody and seriousness without going too far in either direction...
If I were 'Rasmussen', after I stole the time pod, and the real historian still was around somewhere, I'd never be certain he couldn't warn his people back in the 26th century. For all I know he could with a thought-activated implant, utterly indetectable to my crude 22nd century instruments. So, murder might be the 'safest' option, even though 'Rasmussen' doesn't look like he is a murderer.
Then again, if time travel is not a problem to these people, I'd expect to have been stopped before I even committed the theft, so the mere fact that I seemed to have gotten away with it might prove the historian won't be able to contact his own people.
Then again, if time travel is not a problem to these people, I'd expect to have been stopped before I even committed the theft, so the mere fact that I seemed to have gotten away with it might prove the historian won't be able to contact his own people.
I'd think that all the time traveler would need is to Doc Brown a message to his people, that would alert them to the theft, & then just let it sit some hundreds of years until they get it... eventually,
But even if that wouldn't work, the imposter's plan is predicated on returning to his given time period in 22nd century New Jersey
It's almost certain that if the imposter had merely stranded the real owner, it would've been in that time he'd have remained, as it's highly doubtful that he'd have willingly taken a highjacker out of his own time.
Having some abandoned time traveler back in your time & home town would be a very precarious situation for anyone ever planning to return there. It's just safer all around to eliminate him. That's the safe bet.
But even if that wouldn't work, the imposter's plan is predicated on returning to his given time period in 22nd century New Jersey
It's almost certain that if the imposter had merely stranded the real owner, it would've been in that time he'd have remained, as it's highly doubtful that he'd have willingly taken a highjacker out of his own time.
Having some abandoned time traveler back in your time & home town would be a very precarious situation for anyone ever planning to return there. It's just safer all around to eliminate him. That's the safe bet.
The only logical assumption is that history unfolded as it was meant to unfold, which is why nobody from the 26th century set out to correct events.
Or, if you prefer, it may not have been "meant" to unfold this way, but the folks in the 26th century were worried about what undoing Rasmussen's alterations to the timeline could mean for their own existence.
Or, if you prefer, it may not have been "meant" to unfold this way, but the folks in the 26th century were worried about what undoing Rasmussen's alterations to the timeline could mean for their own existence.
Assuming that it wasn't necessarily 'meant' to turn out this way from their point of view, why would they be unconcerned enough to let the real historian go and run the risk of him being ambushed as he was, but then be concerned about the changes that might occur if they tried to reverse the situation?
In Yesterday's Enterprise the only timeline Picard is aware of is the one they're in, where there's a war with Klingons. He chose to act in accordance with altering that timeline. Of course, he had the benefit of a little visionary aid with Guinan, but I'd imagine any society capable of time travel, and existing in a future beyond Picard, would find their way to having at least as much of a visionary aid, or more than Picard had.
Hence why I always interpreted Ramussen's statements to mean that he probably killed the real time traveler.
And that's why civilized people out law time travel until you figure out how to put temporal shields around a solar system.
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The real time traveler made effects on reality at the end of the story, when they took the ship back, or the time cops sealed the case.
I actually assumed the time ship was lost in time, because I assume the original owner was killed, unless there's a group associated with the original owner that tracks it. It probably went back to 22nd century New Jersey on its own, & since no one can bypass its security back then, it's just an oddball thing no one can access. Someone from the time traveler's future probably did eventually come for it or recalled it or something though... I guess 
Considering that Rasmussen was from the 22nd century, i think he and the events around him are connected to the Temporal Cold War.
Maybe the time traveler from which he stole the ship was connected to either Future Guy or Daniels. Could also be that he tried to recruit Rasmussen.
Maybe the time traveler from which he stole the ship was connected to either Future Guy or Daniels. Could also be that he tried to recruit Rasmussen.
I used to think that Rasmussen was a made up name many years ago almost like Poindexter, which I've never heard of here outside of a nickname! But Berlinghoff Rasmussen sounds like a typical name for an introverted person or someone with a social phobia, or at least it's not one I've heard of outside of Denmark or Norway! But last week while I was waiting in the Doctor's surgery I heard the name called and a sheepishly looking guy got up and entered the practice room! He knew there'd be a Trek fan in there somewhere I'm sure! 
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That degree of initiative could be seen as a form of self-preservation: in the wrong hands, history could be altered to the point where its own invention never occurred.