![]() The specific parallels between M'Benga and Dak'Rah are subtle but deliberate. M'Benga holds out longer, but Pike can see the stress he's under and gives him an out as well. Chapel uses Ortegas as a reason to absent herself from the table. When Ortegas pushes the question of whether Dak'Rah did the things he is believed to have done - specifically, slaughtering his own commanders so he could escape and defect - the mood of the evening is irrevocably broken. So let’s pretend the war doesn’t bother us. M’Benga: Sometimes, you pretend something long enough, becomes the truth. While M'Benga is able to convince her to join the captain's dinner with the effective combined lure of "Let's Show Him" bravado and the promise of Pike's jambalaya, he struggles to make it through the evening himself. : So, you don’t trust Ambassador Rah because he believes in peace?.Uhura: So, you don’t trust Ambassador Rah because he believes in peace? This guy with the peace treaties, that’s not Klingon. Ortegas is a great example of someone who isn't completely blinded by her experiences in combat but who cannot sweep past atrocities under the rug for the sake of preserving the peace now. For those who experienced the war, it's not something that can be moved past or "healed" so that the scar does not show or make itself felt. ![]()
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