Trek sequence since have performed with an identical concepts, however none so immediately as the most recent episode of Decrease Decks, “A Few Badgeys Extra.” Regardless of the Sergio Leonne reference within the identify, “A Few Badgeys Extra” refers again to not the Guy With No Identify, however to “The Enemy Inside of” and its Kirk splits.

This time, the break up comes to Badgey, Starfleet’s tackle Clippy long past horribly improper. When Rutherford realizes that Badgey’s heel flip happens as it sees him as an absent father determine, the engineer provides Badgey an asserting hug. Within the phrases of Rutherford, Badgey begins “preventing his personal catharsis,” and splits right into a purely evil gold Badgey and a benevolent silver being referred to as Goodgey. Episode author Edgar Momplaisir is going one step farther from “The Enemy Inside of” through having Badgey separate another time when Rutherford issues out the fallacy in its plans, manifesting a brand new id referred to as Good judgment-y.

For essentially the most section, those divisions permit the episode to do what Decrease Decks does absolute best. It performs round on the planet of Superstar Trek, lovingly poking amusing on the absurdities of the franchise. The similar is right of the episode’s b-plot, wherein returning evil computer systems Peanut Abate and AGIMUS (the latter voiced through Trek all-star Jeffery Combs) uncover the thrill of being excellent.

However “A Few Badgeys Extra” additional refines the purpose of “The Enemy Inside of,” veering again towards Stevenson’s rivalry. Whilst the irrational, animal a part of humanity is also vital, supplied it remains in take a look at, occasionally it could actually take over and power other folks to harmful ends. No quantity of common sense or morality can trade that, and that’s terrifying to those that see people as essentially excellent and modern. To remove that irrational section is to actually grow to be a god, like Badgey does when it transcends on the finish of the episode.