Now explain why Harry Kim was not promoted during Voyager
the official take (wrt production of the show), i think, was that ‘somebody has to be the ensign’, and it’s not like they were gonna get an influx of new academy graduates out in the delta quadrant.
He has a really bad off-screen shame kink, and being constantly passed up really gets him going.
This is explained in LD. I won’t repeat it here because spoilers.
You’re an ensign 'Arry!
It wasn’t her Harry
Multiple eps proved when he gets promoted Bad Shit Happens.
Do you want timeless? Because this is how you get timeless
He became a test pilot after VOY, and LD only takes place a few years after that. It’s perfectly possible that there isn’t a lot of room for advancement in that particular career field.
No wild theories required to figure that out.
I don’t really care for screen rant. TLDR: He didn’t want a promotion because he wanted to keep flying and he’s immature.
I can sort of see wanting to keep flying, but you’ll never convince me none of th senior officers he lived with for 7 years wouldn’t have mentored and pushed him to be a great officer.
Ah lower decks. I want
tomliketo like this show more but it’s just so loud. Man I’m old.
