History Recap / StarTrekLowerDecksS4E04SomethingBorrowedSomethingGreen

* FalseModesty: PlayedForLaughs. Tendi's attempts to downplay her family's wealth give T'lyn the impression that Orions flaunt their wealth while pretending to be modest about it.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: When Tendi apologizes for leaving home without making sure her sister wanted to take her place, D'Erika admits she ''did'' want it, but since she had it she became consumed with anxiety that everyone on Orion would just see her as an InadequateInheritor and a poor substitute for Tendi.

* ContinuityNod: As established in ENT: "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS04E17Bound Bound]]" (which Mariner makes fun of), Orion women run their society and the men are subservient. The Orion captain in the beginning is a woman, Tendi's mother is the head of her family, and all the establishments are run by women. The wedding even inverts the usual BridalCarry, as shown in the photos Mariner took.
* CurbStompBattle: An Orion ship becomes the latest victim of the mysterious ship and its vaporizing beam of light, no more able to prevent it from disabling their systems than its past victims could.
* CypherLanguage: Orion. Though this we learn that the text on the sedan says... "This is a very fancy chair". Turns out, most of the writing in the episode is similarly bland in meaning, giving some weight to T'Lyn's observation about downplaying spectacles.
* ADayInTheLimelight: For the Orions. While they've been part of the franchise since "The Cage", Orion society has never really been fleshed out beyond the Orion Syndicate and its criminal activities across multiple eras. Tendi's presence on the ''Cerritos'' has slowly laid groundwork, leading inevitably to this kind of episode and the most extensive canonical world building the Orions have received over the preceding half a century.

-->Bouncer: "I owe you a debt of eternal gratitude. My grandchildren will sing of this day."
* DrinkingContest: Tendi plays a drinking game with the bar owner that has the added risk of an angry bug that tries to bite whoever is doing the drinking unless they can raise a forcefield over their hand. Tendi ends up winning when the owner chokes, nearly getting bitten before Tendi slams a mug over the bug.

* EveryoneHasStandards: T'Lyn accompanies Tendi for the chance to observe internal Orion culture firsthand, which is apparently still somewhat ShroudedInMyth to the Federation. Tendi is [[MySpeciesDothProtestTooMuch generally ashamed of her background]] because of the whole "pirates and criminals" PlanetOfHats, but asks T'Lyn to be more restrained in her report. T'Lyn's response is to discard the PADD containing all her notes, saying [[FriendshipMoment it is unethical to publish a profile on someone without their consent]].
* EveryoneKnewAlready: Tendi spends much of the episode trying to keep up appearances that she ''isn't'' Orion royalty and trained as an assassin with a ceremonial title, but given that her statements are along the lines of "We are barely the 5th largest Syndicate family" it doesn't work (in addition to the fact she demonstrates advanced combat skills in "Hear All, Trust Nothing" last season under similar denial). When she decides to admit it, Mariner and T'Lyn have been so engaged with the spectacle it barely registers.

* TheReveal: Tendi's backstory and mysterious past are finally spelled out. Small things she's said, actions she's taken, clear back to "Second Contact", now have fuller context.

* StrongFamilyResemblance: Aside form their different hairstyles and outfits, Tendi and her sister D'Erika look almost alike.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: When Tendi apologises for leaving home without making sure her sister wanted to take her place, D'Erika admits she ''did'' want it, but ince she had it she became consumed with anxiety that everyone on Orion would just see her as an InadequateInheritor and a poor substitute for Tendi.

* ArrangedMarriage: The wedding is the culmination of one of these, which will merge the Tendis with another powerful Syndicate family. [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage D'Erika doesn't seem to mind, however]], and only kidnapped herself because it provided an opportunity to get Tendi to Orion.

* NotSoAboveItAll: When Mariner comments that Tendi's title of "prime" sounds "cool as hell", T'Lyn concurs. Later, when Mariner calls D'Erika's ex Nya'al a "big ol' hunk o' ham steak", T'Lyn agrees that he is "aesthetically pleasing".

* GilliganCut: Boimler and Rutherford note that they have been forbidden to use the Mark Twain holoprogram after having the captain attempt to use it to resolve the dispute she has with the Chalnoth captain. Tendi later suggests they, Boimler and Rutherford, could just share their feelings with each other. Cut to the two cosplaying Mozart and talking out their problems.

* LivingAphrodisiac: Tendi once again clarifies that only ''some'' Orion women release mind-controlling pheromones and that she is not one of them; this time though, it's made clear she never had the ability to do so, instead of simply choosing not to use them. The ladies wind up meeting one who can when their search for Nya'al brings them to a sex dungeon.

* PlotMandatedFriendshipFailure: As soon as the girls leave the ''Cerritos'', Boimler and Rutherford's buddy-buddiness goes completely down the crapper thanks to their bonsai tree.

* TooImportantToWalk: Tendi, T'Lyn, and Mariner are carried on a couch/sedan chair through the Tendi family estate.

* FriendOrIdolDecision: T'Lyn spends the episode writing down information about Orion culture for a chance to pass it on to the Vulcan Science Council. However, when Tendi begs her to leave out "some of the stabbings", T'Lyn declares that the report was damaged before tossing the PADD out the window. She reasons that compiling such a report without subject consent is unethical, so Orion culture while just have to remain a mystery.

* LivingAphrodisiac: Tendi once again clarifies that only ''some'' Orion women possess the ability to release mind-controlling pheromones and that she is not one of them. The ladies wind up meeting one who can when their search for Nya'al brings them to a sex dungeon.

* ResolvedNoodleIncident: How Tendi acquired the Orion title "Mistress of the Winter Constellations" is finally revealed.
* TheReveal: Tendi's backstory and mysterious past is finally revealed.

* FriendOrIdolDecision: T'Lyn spends the episode writing down information about Orion culture for a chance to pass it on to the Vulcan Science Council, hoping this report will be her ticket back onto a Vulcan science ship. However, when Tendi begs her not to add the part about hotwiring a shuttle, she declares that the PADD was lost out the window before tossing it out. She reasons that adding information without one's consent is unethical, thus they will have to let Orion culture remain a mystery.

* RunningGag: Every time a dagger is thrown, Mariner ends up being hit in the shoulder -- the same shoulder, in the same spot. The third time, she ducks behind a console and it still manages to bounce into her when D'Erika misses her throw at Tendi. Mariner even notes that it happened again offscreen during the daddy-daughter dagger throwing ritual.

* FriendOrIdolDecision: T'Lyn spends the episode writing down information about Orion culture for a chance to pass it on to the Vulcan Science Council. However, when Tendi begs her not to add the part about hotwiring a shuttle, she declares that the PADD was lost out the window before tossing it out. She reasons that adding information without one's consent is unethical, thus they will have to let Orion culture remain a mystery.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: T'Lyn joins Tendi and Mariner to Orion [[ForScience for the cultural exposure and write a paper on it]]. The academic interest in Orion culture despite centuries of contact indicates the Federation is relatively in the dark on many of their customs, knowing them more through TheSyndicate and dominating local criminal activity. Indeed, despite a handful of Orion characters across the franchise the only episode to really be ABOUT Orions was the ENT episode "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS04E17Bound Bound]]," which [[ContinuityNod is directly referenced]] in this episode.

* InnocentlyInsensitive: The Chalnoth captain growls something incomprehensible while cosplaying as Mark Twain and Rutherford suggests trying it in a Southern accident. He immediately protests that it ''was'' a Southern accent.

* EveryoneKnewAlready: Tendi spends much of the episode trying to keep up appearances that she ''isn't'' Orion royalty and trained as an assassin with a ceremonial title, but when her statements are along the lines of "We are barely the 5th largest syndicate family" it generally doesn't work (in addition to the fact she demonstrates advanced combat skills in "Hear All, Trust Nothing" last season under similar denial). When she decides to admit it, Mariner and T'Lyn have been so engaged with the spectacle it barely recognizes.

* PlanetOfHats: The Orions' hat is piracy and debauchery.

* ResolvedNoodleIncident: How Tendi acquired the Orion name "Mistress of the Winter Constellations" is finally revealed.

* RunningGag: Every time a dagger is thrown, Mariner ends up being hit in the shoulder -- the same shoulder, in the same spot. The third time, she ducks behind a console and it still manages to bounce into her when D'Erika misses her throw at Tendi. Mariner even notes that it happened again offscreen during the daddy-daughter-dagger-throwing ritual.
* TakeThat: Mariner claims that Orion pheromones were made up by Starfleet, as an excuse to explain [[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS04E17Bound a captain getting taken out by some Orion showgirls]].

* TheWorfEffect: Shaxs gets a rare Worfing when he attempts to restrain the rowdy Chalnoth Captain, only to be tossed aside after a brief struggle by the much larger man.

* GilliganCut: Boimler and Rutherford notes that they have been forbidden to use the Mark Twain holoprogram after having the captain attempt to use it to resolve the dispute she has with the Chalnoth captain. Tendi later suggests they, Boimler and Rutherford, could just share their feelings with each other. Cut to the two cosplaying Mozart and talking out their problems.