The upcoming crossover between Star Trek: Lower Decks and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds could shatter the Temporal Prime Directive, wrecking canon in the process. Ensigns Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) and Bradward Boimler (Jack Quaid) will be sent back in time to the 23rd century at some point in SNW season 2. As keen students of Starfleet history, the pressures of keeping their knowledge of the future to themselves could prove to be too much, especially for the anxiety-ridden Boimler. Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) already knows about his own death, and this foreknowledge could accidentally trigger Boimler or Mariner to provide unsolicited additional information.
Knowing Boimler, his anxiety over blabbing details about the USS Enterprise crew's futures will actually cause him to reveal far more information than he would if he kept a cool head. Mariner, meanwhile, will likely follow the advice of Admiral Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), who once said that the Temporal Prime Directive is "less of a headache if you just ignore it." Here are 10 ways that Boimler and Mariner could cause chaos for Star Trek canon in their upcoming Star Trek: Strange New Worlds appearance.
