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Ensign Barnes is a fictional character portrayed by Jessica McKenna in the TV series Star Trek: Lower Decks.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled Second Contact (season 1), they were 33 years old.
They appear in 18 episodes out of a total of 40 aired so far

Ensign Barnes

by Jessica McKenna

character

Episodes18

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    Second Contact
    episode S1.E1 august 2020
    Ensigns Mariner and Boimler run into difficulty on Galar. Meanwhile, an alien virus infects the crew of the Cerritos.
  • 7
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    Envoys
    episode S1.E2 august 2020
    After a high-profile mission goes awry, Boimler is further plagued with self-doubt when Mariner proves herself to be a more naturally talented sci-fi badass than he. Rutherford quits his job in engineering and explores other departments on the U.S.S. Cerritos.
  • 7.2
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    Temporal Edict
    episode S1.E3 august 2020
    A new work protocol eliminating "buffer time" has the Lower Decks crew running ragged as they try to keep up with their tightened schedules. Ensign Mariner and Commander Ransom's mutual lack of respect comes to a head during an away mission.
  • 7.3
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    Moist Vessel
    episode S1.E4 august 2020
    Captain Freeman seeks the ultimate payback after Mariner blatantly disrespects her in front of the crew. A well-meaning Tendi accidentally messes up a lieutenant's attempt at spiritual ascension and tries to make it right.
  • 7.2
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    Terminal Provocations
    episode S1.E6 september 2020
    The lovable but awkward Ensign Fletcher makes work difficult for Mariner and Boimler. Rutherford introduces Tendi to a holodeck training program that he created.
  • 7.1
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    Strange Energies
    episode S2.E1 august 2021
    The U.S.S. Cerritos is dispatched on a mission which results in an encounter with "strange energy."
  • 7.6
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    Kayshon, His Eyes Open
    episode S2.E2 august 2021
    Our Lower Deckers have trouble bonding with Ensign Jet Manhaver, who has been assigned Boimler's bunk and shift duties. Meanwhile, we get a glimpse of Boimler's life on the U.S.S. Titan, which is more intense than he thought it would be.
  • 7.3
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    Mugato, Gumato
    episode S2.E4 september 2021
    The USS Cerritos is dispatched to a planet to investigate an unexplained sighting of a dangerous Mugato.
  • 7.7
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    Where Pleasant Fountains Lie
    episode S2.E7 september 2021
    Mariner & Boimler are stranded on an uninhabited planet with a sentient computer. On the Cerritos, Lt. Commander Billups must prove his engineering abilities to an old adversary.
  • 8.4
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    I, Excretus
    episode S2.E8 september 2021
    A consultant arrives on the U.S.S. Cerritos to run drills that require the lower deckers and bridge crew to swap duties.
  • 8.7
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    Wej Duj
    episode S2.E9 october 2021
    As the U.S.S. Cerritos crew has downtime during a long warp trip, a Klingon ship and a Vulcan one find themselves unknowingly heading to an encounter with the Starfleet ship.
  • 8.1
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    Reflections
    episode S3.E5 september 2022
    Mariner and Boimler work the Starfleet recruitment booth at an alien job fair, Rutherford challenges himself.
  • 8.6
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    Hear All, Trust Nothing
    episode S3.E6 september 2022
    The Cerritos crew unexpectedly spends a day on Deep Space 9.
  • 7.8
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    Trusted Sources
    episode S3.E9 october 2022
    A visiting reporter on the Cerritos puts Captain Freeman on edge.
  • 8.5
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    The Stars at Night
    episode S3.E10 october 2022
    The Cerritos crew must prove their worth in a mission race.
  • 7.6
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    Empathological Fallacies
    episode S4.E5 september 2023
    The hedonistic outlook of a Betazoid delegation infects the crew.
  • 7.3
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    A Few Badgeys More
    episode S4.E7 october 2023
    Three computerized villains return to cause problems for the Cerritos crew.
  • 8.6
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    Old Friends, New Planets
    episode S4.E10 november 2023
    Mariner finds herself held as the hoped-for ally of the disgraced Nick Locarno, now a megalomaniacal insurrectionist armed with a rebel fleet and a destructively planet-reforming Genesis device.