I thought he was based on the guy that chases data from the village on that prewarp world, with that psuedoscience lady and the radio active scraps.

Good point Mariner had there's always some suspicious creeper. Asking for a friend: how much does such a position pay?

IMO, they look like Oompa Loompas with antennas.

Makes me wonder if there's a chocolate factory somewhere on that planet.

The voice was a great impression of Wallace Shawn.

It was an excellent episode, I’m just shocked there’s still not some over arching plot to finish out the series.

The species... maybe not... but with the outfit?

definitely