Why doesn’t Beckett Mariner share a surname with either of her parents, the Freemans?
Changed surname to hide family connection, “Mariner” is a parent’s maiden name
Changed surname to hide family connection, “Mariner” chosen for other reason
Changed her surname in marriage (now separated/divorced/widowed)
Changed her name because she wanted to
Surname was always “Mariner” because she has a 3rd parent we haven’t met (poly)
Surname was always “Mariner” because one of the Freeman’s is a stepparent
Surname was always “Mariner” because she was adopted
Surname was always “Mariner” for mystery 24th century cultural reasons
Surame was always “Mariner” / Freemans changed their surname for mystery reasons
Mariner is her middle name / dropped Freeman to hide her family connection
Mariner is her middle name / dropped Freeman because she’s a transporter double
Other theory in tags - please share!
For context, she originally tried to hide that Captain Carol Freeman is her mom, and Admiral Alonzo Freeman is her dad. Many people assume she enrolled under her Mom’s maiden name to that end.
Show runner Mike McMahan named her character after his sister, Beckett Mariner McMahan.
In an interview, Mike Mahan said that he plans to explain why she doesn’t share a surname with her parents - but he hasn’t yet.
Right now there isn’t a cannon explanation.
I’ve been thinking if she was just trying to hide the family connection, it would have made more sense for show writers to drop in a line about her name when it was revealed that Captain Freeman is her mom, or when Admiral Freeman is her dad. Why wait?
Changed it to Mainer because “boats are cool”
