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'''"Dakota"''' is the third episode of the [[Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions (season 1)|first season]] of ''[[Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions]]''. Despite the title, it focuses on [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Marie Bourget]] in its A-story, but does reveal a large amount of backstory about [[Dakota Caldwell]].
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'''"Breaking Benjamin"''' is the third episode of the [[Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions (season 1)|first season]] of ''[[Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions]]''. Despite the title, it focuses on [[Doctor|Dr.]] [[Marie Bourget]] in its A-story, but does reveal a large amount of backstory about [[Benjamin Caldwell]].
   
 
==Summary==
 
==Summary==
''En route'' to [[Lelar Prime]], attempting to enlist [[Lelari]] help in the fight against the [[Myhr'an]], the [[USS Cantabrian (NCC-24705)|''Cantabrian'']] must comply with the demands from three [[Lelari battle cruiser]]s to accompany them back to the homeworld so [[Dakota Caldwell]] can face charges of attempted genocide and mass murder...
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''En route'' to [[Lelar Prime]], attempting to enlist [[Lelari]] help in the fight against the [[Myhr'an]], the [[USS Cantabrian (NCC-24705)|''Cantabrian'']] must comply with the demands from three [[Lelari battle cruiser]]s to accompany them back to the homeworld so [[Benjamin Caldwell]] can face charges of attempted genocide and mass murder...
   
==Memorable Quotes==
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==Memorable quotes==
 
:"''You and your conspiracy theories, Helena. Really. The Federation's nearly on its knees with all the struggles going on around us, and you think there’s something to be gained by significantly weakening a technologically-superior race? Instead of simply asking them to help us?''"
 
:"''You and your conspiracy theories, Helena. Really. The Federation's nearly on its knees with all the struggles going on around us, and you think there’s something to be gained by significantly weakening a technologically-superior race? Instead of simply asking them to help us?''"
 
:"''Sometimes, Mama, the truth is stranger than fiction.''"
 
:"''Sometimes, Mama, the truth is stranger than fiction.''"
 
:"''The truth is, Helena, that these people need to find a solution, not someone to blame. ''That's'' the truth.''"
 
:"''The truth is, Helena, that these people need to find a solution, not someone to blame. ''That's'' the truth.''"
:--Bourget and Helena Bourget debate about [[Dakota Caldwell]]'s trial in "[[Dakota (TCE episode)|Dakota]]"
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:--Bourget and Helena Bourget debate about [[Benjamin Caldwell]]'s trial
   
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
* The [[Taris Syndrome]] is an allegory for AIDS. In a mirror to how the world reacted to AIDS when it emerged as a disease in the 1980s (and the stigma still attached), this story deals with the Lelari reaction to the Taris Syndrome: wasting resources on placing the blame instead of attempting to find a cure.
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*The [[Taris Syndrome]] is an allegory for {{w|AIDS}}. In a mirror to how the world reacted to AIDS when it emerged as a disease in the 1980s (and the stigma still attached), this story deals with the Lelari reaction to the Taris Syndrome: wasting resources on placing the blame instead of attempting to find a cure.
* Some of the inspiration for this story includes [[Wikipedia:Stephen Sondheim|Stephen Sondheim's]] [[Wikipedia:Into the Woods|''Into the Woods'']] and [[wikipedia:David Gerrold|David Gerrold's]] unused ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode, "[[wikipedia:Blood and Fire (Star Trek)|Blood and Fire]]".
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*Some of the inspiration for this story includes {{w|Stephen Sondheim}}'s ''{{w|Into the Woods}}'' and {{w|David Gerrold}}'s unused ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' episode, "{{w|Blood and Fire|Star Trek}}".
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
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[[Ethan Arden|Arden, Ethan]]; [[Arkrand Society]]; [[Helena Bourget|Bourget, Helena]]; [[Marie Bourget|Bourget, Marie]]; [[Benjamin Caldwell|Caldwell, Benjamin]]; [[Jefferson Caldwell|Caldwell, Jefferson]]; [[Sydney Caldwell|Caldwell, Sydney]]; [[Carrington Award]]; [[USS Cantabrian (NCC-24705)|''Cantabrian'', USS]]; [[USS Cartwright (NCC-42953)|''Cartwright'', USS]]; [[USS Coral Sea (NCC-63047)|''Coral Sea'', USS]]; [[exchange officer#Cultural_exchange_officer|cultural exchange officer]]; [[Federation-Tzenkethi War]]; [[Antonio Fernandes|Fernandes, Antonio]]; [[USS Galaxy (NCC-70637)|''Galaxy'', USS]]; [[Zahara Hogan|Hogan, Zahara]]; [[whakahaere class starships#USS_Huntly_.28NCC-5611.29|''Huntly'', USS]]; [[Ulitania Jonar|Jonar, Ulitania]]; [[Tawana Jonar|Killan, Tawana]]; [[Lelari battle cruiser]]; [[Lelar Prime]]; [[Lelari]]; [[Gerold McLeod|McLeod, Gerold]]; [[Christian Nowak|Nowak, Christian]]; [[Offworlders|"Offworlders"]]; [[Paris]]; [[Daniel Radke|Radke, Daniel]]; [[Rakayla]]; [[Elizabeth Singh|Singh, Elizabeth]]; [[Starbase Expanse 3]]; [[Taris Syndrome]]; [[Typhon Expanse]]; [[Noah Wrightson|Wrightson, Noah]]; [[xenoendocrinologist]]; [[Yh'ahni]]
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[[Category:Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions episodes - Season One]]
 
==External links==
 
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[[Category:Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions]]
 

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"Breaking Benjamin" is the third episode of the first season of Star Trek: The Cantabrian Expeditions. Despite the title, it focuses on Dr. Marie Bourget in its A-story, but does reveal a large amount of backstory about Benjamin Caldwell.

Summary[]

En route to Lelar Prime, attempting to enlist Lelari help in the fight against the Myhr'an, the Cantabrian must comply with the demands from three Lelari battle cruisers to accompany them back to the homeworld so Benjamin Caldwell can face charges of attempted genocide and mass murder...

Memorable quotes[]

"You and your conspiracy theories, Helena. Really. The Federation's nearly on its knees with all the struggles going on around us, and you think there’s something to be gained by significantly weakening a technologically-superior race? Instead of simply asking them to help us?"
"Sometimes, Mama, the truth is stranger than fiction."
"The truth is, Helena, that these people need to find a solution, not someone to blame. That's the truth."
--Bourget and Helena Bourget debate about Benjamin Caldwell's trial

Notes[]

  • The Taris Syndrome is an allegory for AIDS. In a mirror to how the world reacted to AIDS when it emerged as a disease in the 1980s (and the stigma still attached), this story deals with the Lelari reaction to the Taris Syndrome: wasting resources on placing the blame instead of attempting to find a cure.
  • Some of the inspiration for this story includes Stephen Sondheim's Into the Woods and David Gerrold's unused Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "Blood and Fire".

References[]

Arden, Ethan; Arkrand Society; Bourget, Helena; Bourget, Marie; Caldwell, Benjamin; Caldwell, Jefferson; Caldwell, Sydney; Carrington Award; Cantabrian, USS; Cartwright, USS; Coral Sea, USS; cultural exchange officer; Federation-Tzenkethi War; Fernandes, Antonio; Galaxy, USS; Hogan, Zahara; Huntly, USS; Jonar, Ulitania; Killan, Tawana; Lelari battle cruiser; Lelar Prime; Lelari; McLeod, Gerold; Nowak, Christian; "Offworlders"; Paris; Radke, Daniel; Rakayla; Singh, Elizabeth; Starbase Expanse 3; Taris Syndrome; Typhon Expanse; Wrightson, Noah; xenoendocrinologist; Yh'ahni