In the series finale, creator Mike McMahan and director Megan Lloyd craft a fitting ending to the season five arc and the adventures of this particular crew of the USS Cerritos. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S5, E10 – “The New Next Generation”
In the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, we get a cornucopia of surprises and plot twists that don’t disappoint. “Fissure Quest” is the best, most imaginative, and most entertaining episode of Season Five. We are confronted with the … Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S5, E9 – “Fissure Quest”
“Upper Decks” highlights a classic The Next Generation approach by presenting a series of vignettes focusing on the daily lives of key bridge crew members aboard the Cerritos, specifically, Captain Freeman, Commander Ransom, Lieutenant Shax, Commander Billups, and Dr. T’Ana. The anthology episode treats its viewers to a variety of familiar sci-fi tropes, including an alien invasion, encounters with space cows, a unique one-man show performance, a crew member experiencing devolution, witnessing a birthing ceremony, engineering mishaps, Bajoran trauma, and more. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S5, E8 – “Upper Decks”
It’s two reviews in one! In “Of Gods and Angles,” Mariner teams up with a troubled ensign while the Cerritos is holding peace talks between two civilizations. Then, with “Fully Dilated,” an undercover mission to a pre-warp society where the planetary core creates a spacetime differential resulting in time dilation. For every second on the Cerritos, a week will pass for the away team on the surface. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S5, E6 & E7 – “Of Gods and Angles” and “Fully Dilated”
Mariner, T’Lyn, Tendi, and Rutherford embark on a mission to capture a nanite cluster menacing the Cosmic Duchess, a massive cruise starship. Unexpectedly, Jennifer joins them, seemingly unaware that she and Mariner broke up some time ago. At the same time, Boimler joins Ransom and Billups on an undercover assignment to retrieve an Admiral who has gone AWOL. The mission is impaired by Boimler’s fear that Ransom will put him in dangerous situations. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S5, E3 – “The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel.”
Star Trek: Lower Decks kicks off Season Five with a double-header. In “Dos Cerritos,” a spatial anomaly forces the Cerritos crew to come face-to-face with their faces when Mariner, Boimler, and Rutherford enter an alternate universe where they encounter their … Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S5, E1 & E2 – “Dos Cerritos” & “Shades of Green”
It’s a special treat to release this Prodigy Season Two finale episode on September 8, 2024, the 58th anniversary of the premiere of Star Trek. Star Trek: Prodigy is the most authentic sequel to the spirit of the Original Series. … Continue reading Happy Star Trek Day! It’s Star Trek: Prodigy S2 Finale
“Brink” and “Touch of Grey” tie up several things nicely while including some strong character development with an exciting adventure, especially for the Protostar crew. In “Brink,” war looms between the Federation and Solum. Gwyn leads the cadets on an … Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy S2, E17 & E18 – “Brink” & “Touch of Grey”
“Ascension” delivers a heart-pounding two-parter filled with a new set of challenges to the crews of Voyager and the Protostar. The lives of Chakotay, Janeway, and the cadets are endangered when a forgotten enemy suddenly resurfaces with a surprising new … Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy S2, E15 & E16 – “Ascension” Parts I & II
In “A Tribble Called Quest,” while harvesting bosonite on a barren world, the crew encounters aggressive, genetically modified tribbles—and the Klingon scientist who created them. In “Cracked Mirror,” the Protostar’s reunion with Voyager has unexpected side effects, bouncing the crew between alternate realities—including the mirror universe. Continue reading Star Trek: Prodigy S2, E13 & 14 – “A Tribble Called Quest” & “Cracked Mirror”