The episode explores how "trusted sources" can be manipulated or misinterpreted. Freeman’s obsession with her public image ironically creates the very disaster she tried to avoid.
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It is later revealed that Mariner was actually the only crew member who gave the ship a glowing review. The negative report was based on the "shenanigans" of other crew members and the captain's own paranoid behavior. The episode explores how "trusted sources" can be
The Cerritos visits the planet Ornara , 17 years after Captain Picard famously cut off their drug supply to end a cycle of planetary addiction. Star Trek: Lower Decks S03E09 FRENCH HDTV