Star Trek: Lower Decks (animated series)

Evade · 06-10-2021 10:59AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117982440#Comment_117982440

If I'm not mistaken the idea behind the ridiculous amount of officers in TOS was in the 60s the barrier to entry for officers was assumed to be access to higher education and the associated costs, something which wouldn't apply in star Trek so anyone who wanted to be an officer could be.

It sort of worked the opposite way in real life as technical roles in the military got more complicated there are more college educated enlisted personnel.

06-10-2021 11:35AM

Yet we had that crewman in Drumhead who didn't go to the academy because the heritage checks would be more intense.

And our favourite non com, Miles

breezy1985 · 06-10-2021 01:27PM

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The guy in drumhead didn't want people to find out his family are actually Romulan not Vulcan. It wasn't a class thing if I remember correctly.

I always assumed that DS9 had Lt. Junior grades as department heads and a commander in charge because it was a sh1t posting

flazio · 06-10-2021 02:27PM

To begin with, but then Dominion war happened and everyone pipped up one notch except Dax who was demoted two ranks for dying.

To tie it back to Lower Decks, I can just imagine that Mariner looked up to Jadzia while she was posted in DS9 and was probably friends with her. The way she behaves is a lot like the Trill. She mentioned breaking Worf's bat'leth once, that episode in season one where she's bringing the Klingon general to a Starfleet Base is typical of how Jadzia would behave. She's definitely spent time with Dax.

Cookie_Monster · 06-10-2021 11:48PM

it's best to just ignore the fact that everyone doesn't have their own room on a gigantic starship. There really is very little in the way of realisation of just how big saucer sections allow ships to be.

Ent D reckoned at 826k square metres of floor space. The Cerritos is obviously much smaller but still huge

https://nerdist.com/article/star-treks-enterprise-d-size-video/

Evade · 07-10-2021 12:39AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117986435#Comment_117986435

It does explain why everyone, except Data and Worf, get a room with a window

Stark · 07-10-2021 04:13AM

Yeah but most of that space is needed for turbolift shafts 😛

07-10-2021 09:16AM

The Borg, oh my sweet jesus. That is the best thing I have ever seen!!!

Great episode, the views of other lower decks was a nice contrast.

So I imagine that we are getting a new science officer. I imagine that she will be a Mariner foil? Vulcan Hothead Vs Human Hothead

2nd week in a row where we see that, even with his best efforts failing, Boimler has made quite an impression on the senior bridge crew. They all seem to see "something" in him.

We get an answer to the Packled issue, don't have a clue how that will play out from here.

Was that a Cadet or NCO?

Edit: Cadet it would seem.

Always thought it was a pity that Uncharted film took so long to get going and, at the same time, never considered their own actor for the role. Man looked like Nathan Drake (and, like, obviously had the voice/attitude locked in)

CastorTroy · 07-10-2021 11:37AM

Wow, that T'Lyn was out of control!

Will be interesting to see how she gets on with the Cerritos since I'm assuming that's where she's been assigned to.

Spear · 07-10-2021 01:39PM

A lot more ambitious and creative in it's story telling and setup this week, with the comedic premise of the three parallel ships tales taking a sudden turn back into the neglected series long story arc.

Thought it does seem to raise the possibility that the series antagonist is already dead, and the series could end with the Cerritos crew never even knowing there was such an antagonist, let alone his fate.

Slydice · 07-10-2021 09:24PM

2.9: That was great! How do I know? Because like.. every 20 seconds or so, I was like "This is my favourite part of this episode!"

IT JUST!

It just kept getting better! The whole episode was just like a wave of fun.

The episode also had a plot and kept the main story going!

The Klingon Bangs line really set me off

The Vulcan losing control!

The Borg!

Big nod for including a uniform I can only remember being worn by

Wesley (black and grey)

Remember kids! You can't join Starfleet Security unless you know that

Fighting Fascism is a full-time job!

AMKC · 08-10-2021 12:10AM

That's was another excellent episode. Amazing how they fitted so much into it and developed not only the story but the charathers too.

The Borg Lower Decks lol. Great way to keep you attention as it goes over do lol.

The Paklead Lower Decks was hilarious too.

The cerritos took quiet a pounding. Was lucky the Vulcan ship turned up but I could not believe how week the Vulcan shields were compared to the Cerritos.

I was thinking your one would fit in good on the Cerritos alright. Look forward to seeing her there.

breezy1985 · 08-10-2021 07:29AM

When was the Borg bit. How did I miss that ?

AMKC · 08-10-2021 08:44AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117991500#Comment_117991500

At the end during the credits.

breezy1985 · 08-10-2021 08:49AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117991754#Comment_117991754

Damn I switched off early

breezy1985 · 08-10-2021 10:43AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117991754#Comment_117991754

Finally saw the ending. Great episode again this week and possibly the best idea for an episode the show has had.

Also the Vulcan science officer is very Kim Cattrall looking

Evade · 08-10-2021 11:05AM

That was pretty good.

I always thought it was weird that the Vulcans still have their own fleet and can also have their own Starfleet ships.

The bright pink blood is back.

Are they setting up to write Brad out ou the series? Dropping all the hints of how competent and respected he is and now transferring a new lower decker in. Replacing some of the cast every so often, Mariner aside, wouldn't be a bad thing only Harry Kim can be a perpetual ensign.

TheValeyard · 08-10-2021 01:31PM

What a great episode. The writers really do get Trek.

Absolute delight.

Really excited for next week.

The end credits was hilarious. Actually looks kinda relaxing!

flazio · 08-10-2021 04:37PM

Hands up, who wants a 'Ritos shirt?

FunLover18 · 08-10-2021 04:51PM

So presumably the Vulcan will be joining the Cerritos.

flazio · 08-10-2021 07:50PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117992292#Comment_117992292

I got a Vulcan "Ro Lauren" vibe off her.

breezy1985 · 08-10-2021 08:44PM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117995078#Comment_117995078

Na it was definitely a Valeris tribute

santana75 · 08-10-2021 09:15PM

Wow what an episode. Last week's was great but this week even topped that. Even the music score was epic.

Evade · 08-10-2021 10:41PM

I just realised next week is the last episode, possibly no more good Star Trek for almost a year after that. It's still amazing how the animated comedy series manages to get the season long serialised story arcs told through largely self contained episodes right and the live action, so far, can't.

breezy1985 · 09-10-2021 12:20AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117996036#Comment_117996036

Sad thing is Discovery is at its best when it tries it out. The Mudd episode and the weird church one are my favourites. One is stand alone and one could easily be

Evade · 09-10-2021 01:07AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117996194#Comment_117996194

I think it'll really hurt STD and PIC in the long run too, you can't just throw on an episode, the two you mentioned aside, if you have some time to kill.

pixelburp · 09-10-2021 05:57AM

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And the fact Discovery even did those kind of episodes was maddening; to know the production team had that speed in their wheelhouse, has made all the chaff and nonsense all the tougher to swallow. And don't even get me started on the wasted premise that was season 3- something that openly hinted at more Story of the Week ideas...

Stark · 09-10-2021 09:49AM

Loved it. Great pacing, surprised how much they fit in 22 mins. Good mix of character development, funny moments, some standalone plot, service to the overall story arc that felt natural and not at the expense of the characters and their stories.

Was thinking through that episode that the Vulcan Lower decks character would make a great addition to the regular cast and looks like it's going that way. Can the Cerritos handle another emotionally unstable loose cannon alongside Mariner though?

Also confirms a theory I had about the reason for not seeing more Vulcans/Andorians/Tellorites etc. on Starfleet vessels is the species largely stick to their own ships because they can't handle the smell or it's easier to have environmental controls set for one species etc.

Edit: Sorry guys, can't seem to find the spoiler tags in the new Boards interface :(

pixelburp · 09-10-2021 09:53AM

@Stark there's a banner at the top of every page, pointing at a guide about spoiler tagging etc.

Rawr · 09-10-2021 10:39AM

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117994270#Comment_117994270

I am now, more than ever before, certain that they are taking the piss out of Discovery. I would certainly love a 'Ritos' shirt and would wear it proudly. Not just for the fun of it but also because if feels like a very nuanced and snide slagging off of Discovery's "Disco" nonsense. "Ritos" sounds about as ridiculous, but the context here makes it funny and delightful.

Since I did actually watch through the credits this time I did notice something that ultimately might be nothing: Kurtzman's "Secret Hideout" logo barely gets any time in the outro logo sequence. In fact they seem to cut it off early while giving Titmouse and CBS Studios a full roll. It could simply be a time-saving trick, but it just feeds into my theory that Kurtzman (and Secret Hideout by extension) are only involved with this show on paper. The others logos really did seem to have a lot more prominence, although that could also be my own biases at play.

Star Trek: Lower Decks (animated series)

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