The title is Spanish for âTwo Little Hillsâ, and aside from a literal description of the episodeâs plot, reminded me of the song âDos Oruguitasâ (Two Butterflies) from the movie Encanto. A similar title was LD: âwej Dujâ, Klingon for âThree Shipsâ.
The collectorâs (Yorif by the closed captioning) ship is a Zibalian freighter (TNG: âThe Most Toysâ), and the collector himself is of the same unnamed species as Palor Toff from that episode, which also appeared in LD: âReflectionsâ. He has Hupyrian guards (TNG: âThe Nagusâ, et al.). Tendiâs holographic disguise is that of a Heliian woman, the species to which Aquiel belonged (TNG: âAquielâ).
Seen in the collection is a Risian horghâan (TNG: âCaptainâs Holidayâ), a Veltan lust idol (called a sex idol in âThe Most Toysâ), next to a broken Bajoran Reckoning Tablet (DS9: âThe Reckoningâ). Apparently, Orions lived in childhood slime dungeons. Yorif uses a ST II design phaser and claims his ornate facial piercing is âprescriptionâ.
The LD title has the 3D effect that was applied to TNGâs title which appeared only in Season 5. The ever-crowded battle in the title sequence is joined by Apolloâs hand (TOS: âWho Mourns for Adonais?â), which grabs the Borg cube, a Tholian ship drawing its web (TOS: âThe Tholian Webâ) and VâGer (TMP), complete with its sound effects.
Mariner is playing a game of Vulcan kal-toh with TâLyn. Boimlerâs Fleet magazine, aside from the â30 Under 30â feature, also highlights âKlingon Kouture: Blood is the New Blackâ (an allusion to Orange is the New Black, which also starred Kate Mulgrew), as well as âQ Who? The Continuum Awaitsâ(alluding to TNG: âQ Who?â). It also mentions âTreknomicsâ, which is an out-of-universe term used to refer to Star Trek economics. The cover also somewhat resembles the official Star Trek Explorer magazine published by Titan Comics. It is issue No. 47, a recurring number and in-joke in Star Trek.
Naomi Wildman was born on Voyager in 2372 during its sojourn in the Delta Quadrant, the half-Ktarian half-human daughter of Ensign Samantha Wildman who was pregnant when she came on board. This dates this season around 2382. Tendi mentions itâs been âmonthsâ since the end of Season 4.
Worf encountered a quantum fissure in TNG: âParallelsâ, which sent him on a journey through several parallel realities, including parallel Enterprises. DâErika says that the Orion warship (later we find out itâs a medical frigate) dates from the time of the Great Plague over 300 years prior. Roger Korbyâs claim to fame was his translation of medical records from Orion ruins that revolutionized immunization techniques (TOS: âWhat Are Little Girls Made Of?â), but I always imagined the ruins to be older than a few centuries.
It was established in âParallelsâ that quantum signatures differ from universe to universe. In this case, the parallel that Cerritos is in exhibits only a .327% variance. Among the differences in hair (and in Otherfordâs case, cybernetic augmentations), the parallel Billups is King (where our Billups rejected the throne) and has Hysperian accessories over his uniform, like Worf used to wear his sash over his.
We finally find out that Mariner is her middle name, so she was born Beckett Mariner Freeman. She went by âBeckyâ when living on Starbase 25 (LD: âAn Embarassment of Dopplersâ) and her father still uses that name (LD: âGroundedâ).
The globes at the rear of the Orion frigate are like those spinning at the rear of a DâVar type Orion scout ship (TOS: âJourney to Babelâ, SNW: âThose Old Scientistsâ). Blue-skinned Orions (actually light green) appeared only in TAS and were the result of coloring problems in the animation (Hal Sutherland, the director, was colorblind, also explaining why TAS tribbles are pink). Also, the odd pronunciation of âOrionâ by the blue-skinned Orions here (âOR-ee-onâ) comes from TAS: âThe Pirates of Orionâ, the mistake being due to an absence of a pronunciation guide.
Captain Becky says âthereâs no interpersonal conflict allowed on my ship!â which was Roddenberryâs edict for TNG. Mariner also mentioned that people werenât supposed to have conflict in LD: âStrange Energiesâ. Becky also uses a riding crop - in LD: âFirst First Contactâ Mariner said she didnât want a new captain because potentially they could be âsome weirdo with a riding cropâ. That was likely an allusion to Captain Styles (ST III) using a swagger stick.
As she goes to replace Mariner, Becky uses the sarcastic Vulcan salute first seen in LD: âMoist Vesselâ. We find out that the parallel Captain Freeman ended up at the infamous Starbase 80 (first mentioned in LD: âTerminal Provocationsâ).
The Blue Orions say they are laughed at for their âridiculous uniformsâ, which were a product of TAS design. As Parallel Boimler goes to take his seat as Acting Captain, he does a reverse Riker Maneuver out of the conn chair.
At the bar next to Ransom is a bottle of Cardassian kanar (DS9: âThe Marquis, Part IIâ). In front of Boimler is a raktajino mug seen in DS9, in reality a Highwave Hotjo 16 oz. Travel Mug.