Mariner tries to get demoted, Rutherford tries to get promoted, Boimler makes a big move.

Tawny Newsome (Lt. Beckett Mariner)
Jack Quaid (Lt. Brad Boimler)
Noël Wells (Lt. D'Vana Tendi)
Eugene Cordero (Ensign Sam Rutherford)
Dawnn Lewis (Captain Carol Freeman)
Jerry O'Connell (Commander Jack Ransom)
Fred Tatasciore (Lieutenant Shaxs)
Gillian Vigman (Dr. T'Ana)

Carl Clemons-Hopkins (Narj)
Roan K. Lai (Moopsy)
Nolan North
Chris Perfetti
Paul Scheer (Lt. Cmdr. Andy Billups)
Paul F. Tompkins

• Rutherford spends the episode trying to get the attention of Billups in order to get promoted like his friends. It's revealed that he has previously turned down promotions because he didn't want to leave his friends. Tendi tells Billups that Rutherford wants his promotion and he gets it.
  
• Boimler and Rutherford are now bunkmates and receive their own quarters where the light from the Bussard collectors is blinding without the viewport windows dimmed.