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”
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”
In the final episode of this retrospective on Star Trek: Discovery, we look at the series’ fifth season. Dr. Kovich assigns Captain Burnham and the crew a top-secret Red Directive mission. He wants them to investigate an ancient Romulan science vessel. It soon turns into a race across the galaxy against two couriers known as Moll and L’ak. They stole a Romulan puzzle box containing a journal linked to 24th-century scientists searching for Progenitor technology, which was used to seed life across the galaxy. Burnham must assemble a galactic map to locate the technology while keeping Moll and L’ak from beating her to the next clue. Continue reading Star Trek Discovery Rewind – Season Five