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Jun 18, 2023 · Published Jun 18, 2023. Link copied to clipboard. After years of debate, Michael Cera confirms that Player X in Molly's Game was inspired by Tobey Maguire. The film, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin, premiered back in 2017 and followed Molly Bloom (Jessica Chastain), a former professional skier who began running a high-stakes poker game.
- Overview
- Birth and life on the Enterprise
- On Deep Space 9
- Appendices
"I believe she looks like Chief O'Brien."
– Worf, 2368 ("Disaster")
Molly was born aboard the USS Enterprise-D in 2368 (around stardate 45156.1). Because the Enterprise was struck by quantum filaments that rendered various parts of the ship inaccessible to the rest of the crew, Keiko was trapped in the ship's Ten Forward lounge when she went into labor, and Molly was delivered by Worf. The O'Briens seemed to have been preparing for the birth of a boy, which made the female child surprising. (TNG: "Disaster")
As a baby, Molly was said to be the spitting image of her father. (TNG: "Disaster", "The Game")
Later that year, Molly, together with her mother Keiko, was one of the crewmembers taken hostage by Ux-Mal criminals that had taken over the bodies of Data, Deanna Troi and her father, Miles O'Brien. Molly didn't stop crying and so caused some tension amongst the kidnappers. When the kidnappers left Ten Forward with some of the hostages, including Keiko, she asked the kidnappers for permission to leave Molly in the care of Diana Giddings. The family was later re-united in sickbay after Miles O'Brien had been freed from the influence of the aliens. (TNG: "Power Play")
In 2369, Keiko visited the planet Marlonia where she found a specimen of Draebidium calimus, which she brought back to the Enterprise on her return trip. Moments before docking on the Enterprise, their shuttlecraft, Fermi, became enveloped in an energy field, and their subsequent emergency transport caused her body to be changed into a twelve year old. While Keiko's body was still older and larger than Molly, the difference was noticeably less, and Molly had trouble adjusting to this change, refusing to acknowledge Keiko as her mother. This noticeably upset Keiko and probably motivated her decision to assume her previous age, so that she would be accepted as a mother to her again. She was eventually returned to her normal state and was accepted as a mother by Molly again. (TNG: "Rascals")
Later that year, Molly moved aboard Deep Space 9, as her father got a new assignment there. (DS9: "A Man Alone")
Miles often told Molly bedtime stories. One of her favorites was "Rumpelstiltskin". However, later Rumpelstiltskin appeared in Molly's room and wreaked havoc on the station until the crew realized he was a figment of their imagination. Before being defeated, Rumpelstiltskin offered to save the station in exchange for Molly. Miles was reluctant, but then the crew made a breakthrough and the O'Briens were allowed to keep their daughter. (DS9: "If Wishes Were Horses")
Later that year, when Kai Opaka visited the station and came in contact with Miles O'Brien, she knew that he had a daughter and gave him a pendant to give to Molly. (DS9: "Battle Lines")
Molly temporarily left the station with her mother for her safety. She returned shortly after. (DS9: "The Siege")
She attended a day care on the station. When Miles O'Brien, believing he was her father, offered to drop her off at day care, Keiko said she was taking her to school with her so that Molly could experience a Vulcan program that taught basic problem-solving skills. (DS9: "Whispers")
Molly went with her mother on an agrobiology expedition that lasted several months. When she returned, Miles was eager to spend the two days he had with her, but Molly wasn't feeling well, thanks to the large amount of candy that was given to her by Ambassador Lwaxana Troi as they traveled together aboard a shuttle from Bajor. After she was prescribed some medicine by Doctor Bashir she fell asleep. Later, she said she felt "lots better." The day after, Molly again left with Keiko for half a year more of the trip. Miles told her to take care of her mother for him. (DS9: "Fascination")
Appearances
•TNG: •"Disaster" •"Power Play" •"Rascals" •DS9: •"A Man Alone" •"If Wishes Were Horses" •"The Siege" •"Whispers" •"Fascination" •"Accession" •"Hard Time" •"Body Parts" •"The Assignment" •"Time's Orphan" •"What You Leave Behind"
Background information
Molly O'Brien was portrayed by Hana Hatae; the adult version of Molly was played by Michelle Krusiec, while the infant Molly was played by Angela and Angelica Tedeski. (This was done as lookalikes are often used to lengthen or ensure the best filming availability for both infants and animals onscreen.) Hatae was born in 1988, but the birth of Molly and her reappearances as a baby were filmed in 1991 and 1992. Molly's first name was a tribute to two people: former Star Trek production staffer Molly Rennie, and Molly Berman, the daughter of executive producer Rick Berman. (Star Trek Chronology; Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 2, p. 97)) Molly O'Brien was mainly seen on screen as a baby during the fifth season of TNG but inexplicably was old enough to talk when re-cast with Hana Hatae during the sixth season. Later that year, Benjamin Sisko stated that she was three years old in "The Nagus". By the second season of DS9–which aired simultaneously with the seventh season of TNG–her age was explicitly stated to be four and, towards the end of the season, five. (DS9: "Cardassians", "Crossover") By the sixth season of DS9, Kira Nerys says she is eight years old. ("Time's Orphan"). Molly's age appears to be an example of a continuity error known as "Soap Opera Rapid Aging Syndrome".
Apocrypha
The novelization of Unification established Molly's full name as Molly Miyaki Worf O'Brien. Molly and Keiko play a part in the novelization of Emissary, with Keiko briefly losing track of Molly during the Cardassian attack on the station until she is found by Odo, Keiko warmly thanking Odo for his help despite Odo's discomfort. In the documentary What We Left Behind, Molly has attended and graduated from Starfleet Academy and is a Starfleet officer by 2395.
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