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Loved the finale!

I think I’m a week behind: I was very conflicted about the previous episode, The Inner Fight. Moment by moment, I enjoyed it. But I disliked, even hated, Mariner’s arc and reveal. Lower Decks has given us three seasons showing and explaining her self sabotage and emotional dysfunction. But when...

I learned that the next time I’m having an argument with my wife, I’ll be watching out that it’s not a Vendorian Morality Test!

Caves also felt like they were riffing on clip shows. Except the ”clips” were all new vignettes. And as it got going, I’m having that moment of, “wait, have we seen this before am I supposed to know these scenario and characters?” before I realize they’re doing new “flashbacks”.

Agreed, not the strongest show. But for character development, low-key was particularly Boimler’s self confidence and competence through this episode. He was squaring off against an evil-genius computer and it never phased him. He handled it start to finish.

Not appearing in Picard is positive, yes? Because we’ve all seen Picard and know its standards for “canon” and plot quality. 😆 As for ‘canon’, I wonder how important it is? Do fun TV. Make it fit prior story restrictions if it helps the storytelling. But if narrative debt from 60 years of ad...

The last two episodes haven’t been the best stories LD has done, but they’re still enjoyable TV. I’d characterize it as: they’re very good, close, friends. And in the context of their world, no one is “in love” (horniest ship in star fleet, no married couples, was Ransom’s description). And in...

Very much enjoyed the first two. The series of improbable Voyager-related events were great. The Twovix (Tuvix) callback and side plot was great. But I don’t remember the holodeck Chaotica reference. I might have to find that episode and rewatch. I love this use of nostalgia: if you get it...

I can’t remember what season anything is anymore. 😆

I’m looking forward to the inevitable passing reference or callback to this episode in LD S3 this Fall.

This inaugural comment aged as well as milk left out on the counter. 😂

Two epsiodes ago, the DS9 one, was for me very weird. I didn't really get it. I think the sub-plot of Beckett hating her friend's friends and her friend looking forward to Beckitt tearing down all her friends didn't make sense. It was emotionally off putting to me. The DS9 main plot was fun. As...

I caught that but didn't know what it was. I mistakenly thought this was an area still transformed, and not yet repaired, from the mystic mask incident opening the episode.

Great! I thought the Crystalline Entity was knew, but hadn't gotten to check! I completely missed that change in Borg!

Yes, that ending was smart, intentional writing cutting to the heart of the show’s concept. Lower Decks is the best modern Trek so far. :)

This is what is really working for me with Lower Decks especially in recent episodes: super deep cuts for the really hardcore fans, that also work per se as funny jokes without catching the references.

I took it as just a funny riff on the diverse “alien” crew in a star ship. Sometimes a joke is just a joke. :)

I immediately told my wife I want a RITOS shirt to complement my DISCO shirt. If anyone learns of official RITOS merch, please let me know. :)

I’m really enjoying Lower Decks gaining confidence in its own story telling and not leaning on references and homages as its core.

Having no memory of Pakleds, I had to look them up. I still don’t remember them. They were even in previous episodes of Lower Decks. Still nothing. They left no impression on me at all. :laugh: The Pakled story was silly and I didn’t really get it, but it was amusing. The Boimler and Tendi...

Lower than the HTF consensus, probably. But from talking with friends and reading and listening to commentaries here and there, I’m thinking I’m fairly mainstream.

All this talk about how serious and important and realistic Star Trek is…and I think about the De-Evolution episode on Voyager and how terrible and dumb it was. Star Trek is great, and I love it, and only want more better Star Trek (especially since Picard and Disco are really just mediocre...

My views are more inchoate than fixed. But I increasingly think we need a better framework for genre fiction than if stories properly fit “an authoritative list of books accepted as Holy Scripture”. It will, IMO, be pretty funny and in-joke, when some future “serious“ Trek references a Lower...

Mugato episode: not my favorite of the season, but was fun. I was unfamiliar with the “mugato” pronunciation thing. My wife looked it up afterwards and the show was better for having learned about that bit of Trek history. :) Which is why for me the references are fun, but not the entire show...

Two episodes ago: I also took the Boimler recognition problem as acknowledgement / reference to him being Thomas-Riker’d and is no longer exactly “Boimler” as the ship previously knew him.

Episode 2, “Kayshon, His Eyes Open” was just about perfect! I had a wide smile the entire episode. I loved it. I’m glad we’ve processed through Mariner’s anger at Boimler leaving the Cerritos. Her journey this episode was good; it will be interesting to see if any of the character growth...

What makes TNG great is the "team" -- the comraderie of the crew, the bits of humor and joking between them. When TNG was over, I found that same sense of scifi + team in Stargate SG-1. Lower Decks is elevating that teamwork humor to the fore. Lower Decks isn't the greatest Trek, but it's good...

So serious. :)

“Mariner, you gotta get me out of here! They keep showing me lights!!!” - Holo-Boimler.

I’m not sure what show some people are watching. I’m watching the Star Trek cartoon that is sending up all of the Star Trek tropes that for 60 years have required the ship’s captain and XO to both land into unknown and dangerous situations and so jeapordize their entire crew, if not all of...