Rabulias
the Incomparably Shrewd and Clever
I think the daughter's storyline reached a resolution last season.
I could be wrong but I think it was intended to be symbolism showing that M'Benga himself is still a bit broken.
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It was but in a rushed way imo. I had assumed the plot was not popular and they decided to drop it
Mustrum_Ridcully
Legend
It could also be foreshadowing another breakdown for him in the future? Possibly even this season (the biobed didn't last long, one should call it biobad)? But maybe it's left as an open thread to be maybe picked up another time.
Arilyn
Hero
I thought the conversation between Pike and M'Benga at the end was really interesting. Pike realizing that M'Benga has things in his past that have marked him beyond the usual Starfleet ideals. There are dark parts of M'Benga kept isolated from his friendship with Pike.
Star Trek has examined war before but never like this.
Star Trek has examined war before but never like this.
Mustrum_Ridcully
Legend
That definitely wasn't a straight-up murder.
You get closer to that with Data using the Varon-T disruptor, only blocked by a transporter deactiving the gun mid-transport.
Or Worf killing Duras. Or Worf kiling Weyoun 6(?). Or Worf killing Gowron.
Ultimately, they did leave it a little open ended as to whether MBenga really started the fight or not....but at the end of the day he repeated his confirmation twice AND chapel confirmed it....so the assumption is he actually didn't start the fight....just finished it.
MarkB
Legend
Even that's ambiguous, though. Does he mean that the ambassador started the fight in the sickbay? Or that he started the fight years ago when he started slaughtering children, and now it's finally finished?
Ryujin
Legend
That was my thought: He started the war and M'Benga finished it, by finishing him.
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