Star Trek: Discovery has already proven Orions cannot change, despite the 24th-century efforts of D’Vana Tendi (Noël Wells) in Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5. The mighty Tendy is a member of a powerful Orion family, and her people fear and dread D’Vana as the Mistress of the winter constellations. However, Tendi is no Orion at heart; D’Vana’s love of science and exploration led to her joining Starfleet, where she was one of the integral lower deckers on the USS Cerritos.
Lieutenant D’Vane Tendy resigned from Starfleet and returned to Orion at the end of Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4. Desperate for the Orions’ help to save Lieutenant Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) from the diabolical ex-Starfleet cadet Nicholas Locarno (Robert Duncan McNeill), D’Wanna strikes a deal with her sister, D’Erica (Ariel Winter). . In exchange for Starfleet gaining the use of an Orion battleship, D’Vana agreed to become the mistress of the winter constellations once more. Tendi hopes to effect positive changes to the Orions from withinBut will it work long term? Star Trek: Discovery Argues that Orions do not change.
Star Trek: Discovery already proved that Orions cannot change
Orions lead the 32nd century Emerald Chain crime syndicate
Orions, a race infamous for intergalactic piracy, are still crime lords Star Trek: Discovery32nd century. When Commander Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the USS Discovery arrive in the distant future, they find the United Federation of Planets broken from lack of warp travel caused by the Burns. Worse, the galaxy is under the grip of a vast criminal network known as the Emerald Chain, which Orions primarily lead. Osyraa (Janet Kidder) was the Orion leader of the Emerald Chain Until she tried to hijack the USS Discovery and was killed by Burnham at the end of Star Trek: Discovery Season 3.
Unfortunately, despite D’Vana Tendi’s best efforts and positive example, as seen in a preview clip of Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5’s premiere, the Orions can’t break from their criminal culture. The logline for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 indicates the USS Cerritos will deal with “An Orion War” Along with “Raising Klingons, diplomatic catastrophes, [and] killing secrets.” It seems that Tendy’s attempt to remake Orion culture may create a schism in their society that leads to violence. The Orions won’t let go of centuries of piracy and criminal behavior easily, and they’re still at it 800 years later in Star Trek: Discovery.
Tendy’s future is still with Starfleet in Star Trek: Lower Decks
Tendy belongs in Starfleet
Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 makes no bones about the fact that D’Vana Tendi’s return to the Orions is only temporaryAnd she’ll be back on the USS Cerritos before long. Tendy obviously belongs in Starfleet. On the Cerritos, D’Vana found friends among the main characters of Star Trek: Lower Decks, As Lt. Samanthan Rutherford (Eugene Cordero), who shares her values and her nerdy love of science and Starfleet technology. Tendy exemplifies the best of Starfleet’s optimism and dedication to improving the galaxy.
The Orions have become a fascinating staple of Star Trek: Lower Decks. Although an Orion slave girl was first glimpsed in Star TrekThe original pilot, “The Cage,” exploring Orion culture is a relatively recent development. Star Trek: Enterprise revealed that Orions are a matriarchal society, and Star Trek: Lower Decks Has developed the Orions the most. Lt. D’Vana Tendi is the most well-rounded and developed Orion character in Star Trek. unfortunately, Star Trek: Discovery It has been established that whatever changes Tendy is trying to make to the Orions don’t stick.