Annotations for *Star Trek: Lower Decks* 4x09: “The Inner Fight” (SPOILERS)

triktrek , 8 months ago

The title is a play on the TNG episode “The Inner Light”

But why? I don’t see a storyline connection/similarly between this episode and “The Inner Light”.

I think the episode is just about Mariner’s inner fight about being in Starfleet, and the similarity in title is just coincidental.

khaosworks OP , 8 months ago

It’s definitely not coincidental, considering that “The Inner Light” is one of the most famous episodes of the series. It’s a pun, a play on words in relation to the TNG episode title. It doesn’t have to have a thematic connection for it to be a title.