r/LowerDecks • u/AeroPilaf • 6h ago
Character Discussion The Many Sufferings of Ensign Barnes
Barnes was one of the named side characters there from the start, and the she was presented made it seem like she was one of the more upper level ensigns, since she’d be a regular presence on the bridge.
It’s pretty amusing then that as the show progressed, she really seemed to be the complete butt-monkey of the ship, with one thing or another always happening to her, almost as if she was a comical take on the O’Brien Must Suffer running gag.