#(Also this does make Boimler a Sulu stand in)

[glimblshanks]

You know, as much as Mariner compares herself to Kirk, she is waaay more like Chekov

#beckett mariner #lwd #star trek lower decks #lower decks #which like yes #Chekov is infact supposed to be a younger less mature version of Kirk #like you are supposed to look at him and go 'oh yeah this guy will grow up and settle into being a captain like kirk some day' #so it makes sense that that would be true #but also like #asshole ensign who gets into fights #constantly says stupid bullshit that causes a diplomatic incident #and bitches and moans about their work? #who does that sound like? #Not Kirk! #it sounds like fucking Chekov #so anyways no wounder I'm obsessed with Mariner #Chekov was literally my first tv crush as a kid #he is the og #(Also this does make Boimler a Sulu stand in)