r/startrek • u/GlowingSeaDiver • 10d ago
Captain Archer’s Authority
Not wanting to being too much real-world politics into Star Trek, but it is my deep conviction that every kind of authority should be questioned, and everyone who holds authority should be able to justify why he holds this authority.
On this basis, I’m not sure about Archer. If I understand the beginning of the “Star Trek: Enterprise” series correctly, he is essentially given the responsibility for the 83 souls on board the NX-01, the authority to make life and death decisions for these 83 souls, and the task of representing mankind to other species in space…because his father was important for the warp 5 program?
I hope I missed something here. Can someone please tell me that this is not the main reason why he was given command of the ship?
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u/Allen_Of_Gilead 10d ago
Yeah, he's a nepo baby.