STAR TREK: SHORT TREKS
SEASON 2, EPISODE 6
SEASON 2, EPISODE 6
Children of Mars
Series: Star Trek: Short Treks - (2018 - current)Season: 2
Episode #: 6
Original Airdate: December 12th, 2019
Writer(s): Kirsten Beyer, Alex Kurtzman, Jenny Lumet
Director(s): Mark Pellington
Starring
Joy Castro as Mom
Andrea Davis as Teacher
Jason Deline as Dad
Ilamaria Ebrahim as Kima
Alex Kell as a Secretary
Sadie Munroe as Lil
Robert Verlaque as the Principal
Uncredited Guest Stars
Patrick Steward of Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Image)
Dalien World as a Star Fleet Security Officer
Stardate: Unknown
Synopsis
The near-wordless episode opens with alternating shots of two twelve-year-old girls, the alien Kima and human Lil, speaking via videochat with their parents who are working on Mars. Kima and her mother make funny faces at each other, while Lil’s father apologizes that due to his work he will not be able to see her in person this year. Lil hangs up on him.
The girls and several other children of similar age in red blazers then head to the shuttle that will take them to school. Lil, upset with her father and not paying attention to her surroundings, bumps Kima and knocks off her backpack. Due to the time it takes Kima to collect her things, she is late and the shuttle departs without her.![]()
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The scene changes to show the atrium of the girls’ school, where Lil sits alone while other children chat or study in groups. Kima, late, runs up the stairs while the others head to class and encounters the principal, who gives her a disapproving look. She enters her classroom, the lesson already in progress, and purposefully bumps Lil on the way.
Lil draws a caricature of their teacher and sends it to Kima’s workstation, but Kima doesn’t appreciate the drawing. She then gets in trouble when the teacher sees it and thinks it is Kima’s.
In the school library, Kima lies in wait and trips Lil as she walks past. The scene then changes to the hallway, where Lil shoves Kima to the floor. The girls begin to fight while their classmates look on. The fight escalates, with both girls throwing punches before they’re broken up by their teachers.
The scene shifts to the school atrium, where Kima and Lil are sitting, separately, waiting to be disciplined. The principal begins to approach before his communicator lights up with a red signal. Another staff member approaches him, crying, her communicator similarly lit. The information screens in the atrium begin broadcasting an emergency alert. As other students stream into the area, the screens begin broadcasting news footage of a major attack on Mars by “rogue synths.” Another screen shows a still image of Admiral Jean-Luc Picard with a chyron reporting that he finds the attack “devastating.” Lil turns to Kima and sees she is crying. In their dismay, the girls take each other’s hands.
Trailer
Episode Poster
Poster courtesy of J.J. Lendl
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