▁first ▁name ▁because ▁she ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁central ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁nov els . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁suggested ▁through ▁several ▁sources ▁that ▁this ▁was ▁done ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁fellow ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁author ▁Una ▁McC orm ack . ▁The ▁name ▁' U na ' ▁became ▁canon ▁with ▁its ▁use ▁in ▁Star ▁Tre k : ▁Disc overy ' s ▁second ▁season ▁finale . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Bar rett ' s ▁role ▁as ▁Number ▁One ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁pilot ▁led ▁to ▁her ▁being ▁cast ▁as ▁Nur se ▁Chap el ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁television ▁series . ▁However , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁" The ▁C age " ▁pilot ▁foot age ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁episode ▁" The ▁Men ager ie " ▁which ▁would ▁feature ▁Bar rett ▁in ▁this ▁role . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Space . com ▁ranked ▁" The ▁Men ager ie " ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁best ▁episode ▁of ▁all ▁Star ▁Tre k ▁television . ▁" The ▁C age " ▁was ▁supplied ▁to ▁N BC ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁released ▁on ▁V HS ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁and ▁not ▁broadcast ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁So ▁" The ▁Men ager ie " ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁public ▁broadcast ▁of ▁this ▁character ▁on ▁television . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Number ▁One ▁was ▁ranked ▁as ▁the ▁ 5 7 th ▁most ▁important ▁character ▁of ▁Star f le et ▁within ▁the