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* In ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]'', it is implied that Mariner's "unorthodox" methods would have gotten her court-marshaled and thrown in the brig years ago, had her mother not been the Captain of the ''Cerritos'' - and that might have happened ''anyway'' if not for the fact that [[Daddy's Girl|Mariner's father is an Admiral]]. |
* In ''[[Star Trek: Lower Decks]]'', it is implied that Mariner's "unorthodox" methods would have gotten her court-marshaled and thrown in the brig years ago, had her mother not been the Captain of the ''Cerritos'' - and that might have happened ''anyway'' if not for the fact that [[Daddy's Girl|Mariner's father is an Admiral]]. |
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** The episode "Crisis Point", where the whole ship finds out about it, is pretty much an expository of why this is ''not'' a good idea, as the officers are now afraid to discipline Mariner, some of them showing her favoritism, and ''everyone'' trying to be nice to her as a way to suck up to her parents. The headache Mariner gets from it makes her apply for a promotion and transfer, which she has never wanted before. |
** The episode "Crisis Point", where the whole ship finds out about it, is pretty much an expository of why this is ''not'' a good idea, as the officers are now afraid to discipline Mariner, some of them showing her favoritism, and ''everyone'' trying to be nice to her as a way to suck up to her parents. The headache Mariner gets from it makes her apply for a promotion and transfer, which she has never wanted before. |
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* In ''[[COPS (animation)|COPS]]'' Berserko is the most incompetent crook on the show, and clearly is only in the gang because he is is Big Boss' nephew. In fact, when Berserko is arrested in the pilot, his uncle briefly considers letting him stay in jail to teach him a lesson, only putting effort into getting him released because it hurts his reputation when someone in his gang is caught. |
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