The captain with the first officer, hurling abuse.
CAPTAIN:“Shit! Are kids going to save the Earth?”
FIRST OFFICER:“I guess times have changed. I hear that Congress has also placed its hope in that robot.”
The two look out the window.
CAPTAIN:“In that toy? Damned idiots.”
MAN (RADIO):“Hangar deck, roger.”
Kendrix: More “political”/ “serious” talk, of money, budgets etc. which often stall real-life efforts to save the world from climate change, disease, poverty etc. - which is not just realistic but adds to creating a “serious” vibe, even in one of the wackier episodes. These two chiefly exist to be an annoying obstacle, but on they still have something of a semi-legit gripe that their once secure & prestigious employment is becoming more & more obsolete.
