The second episode of the fourth season of “Star Trek: Lower Decks” is called “I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee,” which is a fun reference to Harlan Ellison’s 1967 post-apocalyptic short story “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.” The plot sees Lieutenant Mariner (Tawny Newsome), Commander Ransom (Jarry O’Connell), and a traditional “Star Trek” Redshirt trekking to a distant alien zoo where a pair of humans have accidentally been put on display.
Mariner notes that this sort of thing happens all the time and that rescuing humans from alien zoos is a regular occurrence in Starfleet. The alien zoo in question is overseen by a sentient humanoid root vegetable named Narj.
Narj, a mild-mannered figure, explains that imprisoning humans was a mere accident and that the animals in his menagerie are all happy in their respective artificial biomes.
This is a peaceful place, and Narj even…
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