Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4, Episode 9 – "The Inner Fight"
Summary
- "Star Trek: Lower Decks" episode reveals Lt. Mariner's use of Captain Kirk's signature fighting move, bringing nostalgia to the classic fight scenes.
- Mariner's fight with Klingon warrior Ma'ah showcases her impressive combat skills and her ability to hold her own against a larger opponent.
- Mariner's past experiences, including serving on Deep Space 9 and fighting in the Dominion War, contribute to her strong fighting abilities in "Star Trek: Lower Decks."
Lt. Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) uses one of the signature fighting moves of Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) in Star Trek: Lower Decks. In Lower Decks season 4, episode 9, "The Inner Fight," several different storylines introduced throughout the season finally come together. Not only was the villain attacking non-Federation ships revealed to be disgraced ex-Starfleet Cadet Nicholas Locarno (Robert Duncan McNeill) , but Mariner finally opens up about the real reason why she self-sabotages her career. As Mariner's mother, Captain Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis) of the USS Cerritos, grows concerned about Mariner's behavior, she asks Lt. Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) and the other Lower Deckers to distract her.
When their supposedly boring mission goes wrong, Star Trek: Lower Decks' junior grade Lieutenants find themselves stranded on Sherbal V, an uninhabited planet in the middle of nowhere. They soon discover they are not alone on Sherbal V as Locarno deposited the crews of the ships he destroyed on the planet. Mariner takes it upon herself to single-handedly fight any enemies they find, and she soon finds herself in a brutal hand-to-hand battle with Klingon warrior Ma'ah (Jon Curry). As they battle, Mariner employs the classic Kirk move that has been dubbed the "double ax handle" or the "double-fist punch," by lacing her hands together and hitting her opponent as hard as possible.
