Barnes' father is a cyborg... and almost as soon as Rutherford arrives on the Cerritos, she goes on a date with him and they're making kissyface before long. Does this scream 'daddy issues' to anyone else?

He's supposed to be Kirk of the 24th century no?

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.