History Recap / StarTrekLowerDecksS3E09TrustedSources

* DiggingYourselfDeeper: After Freeman's interview, where Victoria reveals she knows all the embarrassing events they have had and unprofessional behavior by the crew, Freeman blames Mariner, falsely believing she revealed all this to Victoria and transfers her to Starbase 80 while attempting to save face with Victoria for the rest of the mission. However, in the exposé, it is shown how Victoria saw Mariner as the one pure voice among the crew and thought Freeman transferred her simply for having an interview without permission, thus making it seem like Freeman is a MeanBoss who rules with an iron fist.

* AttackDrone: Admiral Buenimigo unveils the new ''Texas''-class, a fully automated ship capable of taking out three Breen warships with ease.

* FamilyOfChoice: Mariner states in her interview that the best part of being on the ''Cerritos'' is she has both her normal family, with her mom being the captain, and her new family with the rest of the crew. This however makes everyone blaming her later hurt even more, since everyone -- with the exception of her three closest friends -- essentially betraying her.

* {{Irony}}: Wanting to make the ''Cerritos'' look good for Victoria, Freeman makes of list of people who she trusts will make the ship look good when they get interviewed by Victoria, and a list of people who aren't allowed to talk to her, with Mariner being among them. By the end of the episode, it's revealed the people Freeman trusted unwittingly revealed the mishaps of the ''Cerittos'' and Mariner, one of the people Freeman didn't trust, only spoke praise about the ship and her mother when talking with Victoria.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: When Victoria Nuze suddenly changed her opinion of the ''Cerritos'' after talking with Mariner, Freeman blames Mariner for making the ship look bad and has her transferred to Starbase 80. In her exposé, Victoria reveals that Mariner was the lone voice who had nothing but praise, and assumes she was transferred out as retaliation, making Freeman look even worse.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Mariner has a private interview with Victoria herself to tell her the truth about the ''Cerritos'' and speaks high praise about it, the crew, and her mom. But, because she wasn't authorized to have an interview with Victoria, when Victoria reveals to Freeman she knows all about the misadventures and unprofessionalism the crew has had, everyone blames Mariner for it, thinking she revealed all of this when it was actually the rest of the crew that accidentally did it without even realizing it. When the exposé is released, Victoria calls special attention to how Mariner, the one pure voice among the ship, was transferred off of it, seemingly just for speaking to her without permission.

* PlagueOfGoodFortune: Zig-zagged. The ''Cerritos'' is under pressure to prove the need for regular check ups by Starfleet on contacted worlds for "Project Swing By". The first world they visit, Ornara, managed to completely build themselves up alone and politely decline any aid from Starfleet, making the project look pointless. Meanwhile, Brekka went the completely opposite route because they're being occupied by Breen forces that shoot to kill anyone on sight.

A visiting report on the ''Cerritos'' puts Captain Freeman on edge.

* BigDamnHeroes: The ''Cerritos'' is completely disabled by Breen assault and at their mercy before the new ''Texas'' class automated Enterprise ships arrive to take them all out.
* TheBusCameBack: The Breen, another ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' staple, return here and it seems that their alliance with the Dominion didn't change a thing on how they should act.

* LooseLips: Everyone Victoria interviewed accidentally revealed all the mishaps the ''Cerritos'' went through without even realizing they were doing it and Mariner is accused of revealing it when in actuality she only spoke praise about her ship and mother.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After Freeman learns that Mariner wasn't the one who leaked all the mishaps of the ''Cerritos'' and she transferred her to Starbase 80 as punishment, she realized the mistake she made and tries to contact Mariner to apologize, only to learn she already resigned from Starfleet and has no idea where she is now.

* WhamEpisode: Mariner gets transferred to Starbase 80 after she's accused of revealing all the mishaps the ''Cerritos'' went through to the reporter without permission, only to be proven innocent when it's revealed it was everyone else who was interviewed did it and by the time Freeman tries to apologize to Marnier, she already resigned from Starfleet and takes up [[Recap/StarTrekLowerDecksS3E05Reflections Petra's offer]] to become an independent archaeologist like her.

* RecoveredAddict: Considering how many times the ''Cerritos'' has seen what happens to those left behind by Starfleet after supposedly fixing their problems, it comes as quite a surprise that the Ornarans are apparently all happy and healthy after being cut off from their narcotics by the ''Enteprirse''-D. Though, as their mural depicts, it took many painful years to finally get there.

* PlagueOfGoodFortune: Zig-zagged. The ''Cerritos'' is under pressure to prove the need for regular check ups by Starfleet on contacted worlds for "Project Swing By". The first world they visit, Ornara, managed to completely build themselves up alone and politely decline any aid from Starfleet, making the project look pointless. Meanwhile, Brekka went the completely opposite route because they're being by Breen forces that shoot to kill anyone on sight.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Even though Ransom believed Mariner was the one who revealed all the embarrassing stories about the ''Cerritos'' to Victoria to make them all look bad. he is shocked when Freeman declares that she is transferring Mariner to Starbase 80 as punishment. As he previously stated in "Reflections", he would never willingly transfer anyone to that "hellhole" and thinks that is going too far.

A visiting report on the Cerritos puts Captain Freeman on edge.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: When Victoria Nuze suddenly changed her opinion of the ''Cerritos'' after talking with Mariner, Freeman blames Mariner for making the ship look bad and has her transferred to Starbase 80. In her expos&eacute, Victoria reveals that Mariner was the lone voice who had nothing but praise, and assumes she was transferred out as retaliation, making Freeman look even worse.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Mariner has a private interview with Victoria herself to tell her the truth about the ''Cerritos'' and speaks high praise about it, the crew, and her mom. But, because she wasn't authorized to have an interview with Victoria, when Victoria reveals to Freeman she knows all about the misadventures and unprofessionalism the crew has had, everyone blames Mariner for it, thinking she revealed all of this when it was actually the rest of the crew that accidentally did it without even realizing it. When the expos&eacute is released, Victoria calls special attention to how Mariner, the one pure voice among the ship, was transferred off of it, seemingly just for speaking to her without permission.
* NotMeThisTime: After learning Victoria knows about all the crazy mishaps the ''Cerritos'' went through, Freeman -- and everyone else minus her friends -- thinks Mariner is the one who told Victoria everything after Ransom saw Mariner go in another room to talk to her in private. It's actually revealed that Mariner only talked praise about the ''Cerritos'' and everyone else who was interviewed revealed the mishaps unknowingly. They only found out the truth after the reporter does her exposé.

* YouKnowWhatYouDid: Everyone on the crew treats Beckett like she deliberately torpedoed the Cerritos' reputation with her unauthorized interview, oblivious that it was their own interviews that did so. None of them let her explain as they assert their disbelief and anger at her apparent actions.

** [[Recap/StarTrekLowerDecksS3E05Reflections Petra Aberdeen]] returns after Mariner, having been [[MisplacedRetribution wrongfully punished]] once too many, decides to ditch Starfleet and join her as an independent exoarchaeologist.

* LooseLips: Everyone Victoria interviewed accidentally revealed all the mishaps the ''Cerritos'' went through and Mariner is accused of revealing it when in actuality she only spoke praise about her ship and mother.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: When Victoria Nuze suddenly changed her opinion of the ''Cerritos'' after talking with Mariner, Freeman blames Mariner for making the ship look bad and has her transferred to Starbase 80. In her expose, Victoria reveals that Mariner was the lone voice who had nothing but praise, and assumes she was transferred out as retaliation, making Freeman look even worse.

* SeriesContinuityError: This episode states that Picard cut off communications between Ornara and Brekkia and left the Ornarans to go cold turkey. This is not exactly true. The Ornarans had transport ships that had begun to break down and needed replacement parts, which Picard refused to provide. This would have resulted in the Ornarans going cold turkey eventually, but it would have taken years for the planets to be completely cut off from each other.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodSandwich: The Cerritos was planning a pie eating contest on the same day as the reporter came by, which Freeman canceled to keep up appearances. The Lower Deckers are deeply disappointed to watch all those replicated pies be thrown away.

** Freeman and Ransom are rather shocked that Picard's "solution" to the Brekkians exploiting the Ornarans was to sever communications/travel between the two and let the latter go cold turkey. The Ornarans have a mural that show they made a turnaround...after ''fourteen years'' of suffering the fallout from withdrawal. Keep in mind that this was only seventeen years ago, in-universe.

* CallBack: Freeman complained back in the season 1 finale that planets visited by the main characters were often ignored after that, leaving them to either regress or grow into bigger problems. Here, she is given authorization to start Project Swing-By, explicitly to address that concern.

* PlanetOfHats: The Ornarans reveal that after they kicked their felicium addiction, they devoted themselves to physical fitness. It's not revealed what the Brekkians did in the meantime, as they're currently too busy getting vaporized by the Breen.

* GunshipRescue: The new ''Texas''-class shows up to save the ''Cerritos'' from a Breen attack.

** The ''Cerritos'' visits the planets Ornara and Brecca, just as [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E21Symbiosis Captain Picard did nearly 20 years ago]].

* PlanetOfHats: The Ornarans reveal that after they kicked their felicium addiction, they devoted themselves to physical fitness. It's not revealed what the Breccans did in the meantime, as they're currently too busy getting vaporized by the Breen.

** Freeman and Ransom are quietly annoyed that Picard's "solution" to the Brekkians exploiting the Ornarans was to sever communications/travel between the two and let the latter go cold turkey.
** Freeman and Ransom chew Mariner out for making the ''Cerritos'' look bad by telling the reporter embarrassing stories. The rest of the crew holds the same opinion.

* NotMeThisTime: After learning Victoria knows about all the crazy mishaps the ''Cerritos'' went through, Freeman, and everyone else minus her friends, thinks Mariner is the one who told Victoria everything after Ransom saw Mariner go in another room to talk to her in private. It's actually revealed that Mariner only talked praise about the ''Cerritos'' and her mother and everyone else who was interviewed revealed the mishaps unknowingly. They only found out the truth after the reporter does her exposé.

** The ''Cerritos'' visits the planets Ornara and Brecca, just as [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGeenrationS1E21Symbiosis Captain Picard did nearly 20 years ago]].

* WhamEpisode: Mariner gets transferred to Starbase 80 after she's accused of revealing all the mishaps the ''Cerritos'' went through to the reporter without permission, only to be proven innocent when it's revealed it was everyone else who was interviewed did it and by the time Freeman tries to apologize to Marnier, she already resigned from Starfleet and takes up Petra's offer to become an independent archaeologist like her.

* NotMeThisTime: After learning the reporter knows about all the crazy mishaps the ''Cerritos'' went through, Freeman, and everyone else minus her friends, thinks Mariner is the one who told the reporter everything after Ransom saw her go in another room to talk to her in private. It's actually revealed that Mariner only talked praise about her mother and everyone else who was interviewed revealed the mishaps. They only found out the truth after the reporter does her exposé.