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”
“Reflections” is the best episode of Season Three so far. Over two and a half seasons Lower Decks has kept us intrigued with two internal mysteries simmering just below the surface. Periodically allowing one or the other to heat up with an offhand reference, or as the main plot of an episode. Last week, we got a quick reminder of Shaxs unexplained resurrection. This week, we received a major advancement in the mystery behind Rutherford’s cybernetic implant. This was some of the best writing of the series to date. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S3, E5 – “Reflections”
Episode Four is filled with more one liners than plot details, but that’s okay because it’s hilarious. The episode gives us two tracks to follow. While Mariner, Boimler, and Tendi clash with their arch-rivals, Delta Shift, Captain Freeman leads the Cerritos engineers on mandatory relaxation leave. Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S3, E4 – “Room for Growth”
In today’s episode: 1) Boimler has a girlfriend! And she’s real! Mariner is going to get to the bottom of that. Literally!! 2) Rutherford and Tendi are going to discover there’s no place like the Cerritos, and 3) Capt. Freeman is going to blow things up.
We are going to look at “Cupid’s Errant Arrow,” Episode Five of Star Trek: Lower Decks. We’ll summarize the plotlines and then share our reactions to the show. We’ll end our podcast with the news about the first-ever Star Trek Day Celebration honoring the 54th Anniversary of the premiere of Star Trek on TV. Enjoy! Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks S1 E5 – “Cupid’s Errant Arrow”