We are now in the backend of the season and Lower Decks keeps getting more interesting with each episode. Today’s task is to breakdown “Much Ado About Boimler,” Episode Seven of the animated series. On the podcast we are going to summarize the plot and then discuss our impressions of the show. We’ll end our podcast with recent Star Trek news.
Before we begin, just remember our analysis will contain spoilers, so if you haven’t watched the episode yet, you may want to do so before listening to our comments. We promise not to divulge any of the many jokes or Star Trek referenced gags in the episode, so those moments will be fresh for you when you do get a chance to see it for yourself.
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Show Notes
Movie References
John Carpenter’s The Thing – A 1982 science fiction horror film directed by John Carpenter. Based on the 1938 John W. Campbell Jr. novella “Who Goes There?.”
Old Yeller – A 1956 children’s novel written by Fred Gipson about a yellow dog who is the center of the story. The story was adapted into a 1957 film produced by Walt Disney Pictures.
The Island of Dr. Moreau – An 1896 science fiction novel by H. G. Wells. A mad scientist conducts experiments on evolving the intelligence of wild animals. The story was adapted into three different films in 1933, 1977, and 1996.
The Fly – A sequence of science fiction-horror films, based on a short story of the same name written by George Langelaan in 1957, presenting a scientist, who accidentally mixes his molecules with a fly in an experiment of a matter transference device, and therefore transformed into a human-fly hybrid monster.
Episode References
Star Trek
The Deadly Years
The Tholian Web
Star Trek: The Animated Series
The Counter-Clock Incident
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Chain of Command, Pts. 1 & 2
Too Short A Season
The Next Phase
Unnatural Selection
Rascals
Star Trek: Voyager
Shattered
Threshold
Star Trek: Enterprise
Vanishing Point
Storm Front
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