Tag: Star Trek: Lower Decks
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Star Trek: Lower Decks Continues One Of Deep Space Nine’s Greatest Subplots
This article contains spoilers for the latest episode of “Star Trek: Lower Decks.”Talk about rags to riches. Once considered a blight on “Star Trek” with their introduction in “The Next Generation,” the Ferengi have come a long way since an inauspicious appearance that even veteran “Trek” actor Armin Shimerman once called a “disaster.” Originally conceived as…
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Star Trek: Lower Decks Built An Entire Subplot Around Deep Space Nine’s Most Hated Episode
In the latest episode of “Star Trek: Lower Decks,” called “In the Cradle of Vexilon,” Lieutenants Tendi (Noël Wells), Rutherford (Eugene Cordero), and Mariner (Tawny Newsome) are assigned a maddeningly difficult and menial task by their superior officer, a man they only refer to as Dirk. They are required to comb through hundreds and hundreds…
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Yep, Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 Doesn’t Ignore The Strange New Worlds Crossover
This post contains spoilers for “Star Trek: Lower Decks” season 4.With over a half-century of TV shows and films to sort through, I’m always surprised at how well each new “Star Trek” show manages to connect back to the official canon. Sure, “Star Trek” has been subject to many a retcon over the years –…
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Meet Moopsy, The Cutest Murder Alien On Star Trek: Lower Decks
The second episode of the fourth season of “Star Trek: Lower Decks” is called “I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee,” which is a fun reference to Harlan Ellison’s 1967 post-apocalyptic short story “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.” The plot sees Lieutenant Mariner (Tawny Newsome), Commander Ransom (Jarry O’Connell), and a…
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Lower Decks Season 4 Pays Hilarious Tribute To Star Trek’s Original Pilot
This article contains spoilers for “Star Trek: Lower Decks” season 4, episode 2.”Star Trek: Lower Decks” season 4, episode 2 is called “I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee,” which is a reference to the 1967 Harlan Ellison short story “I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream.” The plot, however, is an amusing…
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The Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 Premiere Is Jam-Packed With Voyager Easter Eggs
This post contains spoilers for the season 4 premiere of “Star Trek: Lower Decks.”The first episode of the fourth season of “Star Trek: Lower Decks,” called “Twovix,” plunges Trekkies straight into a cauldron of “Star Trek: Voyager” references. It’s as if the writers had been saving up all their “Voyager” jokes and, golly, just couldn’t…
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Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 Review: The Animated Trek Series Is Still Great
There is a scene in the first episode of the fourth season of “Star Trek: Lower Decks” — called “Twovix” — wherein the crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos has to transport the now-decommissioned U.S.S. Voyager to a museum site. The ship, it seems, has been transformed into a museum, complete with bizarre on-board exhibits, including…
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‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Is Boldly Going To CBS For the First Time
The USS Enterprise is on its way back to network TV — for one day only. To celebrate Star Trek Day, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will air on CBS on September 8. As part of Star Trek Day, which commemorates the anniversary of Star Trek‘s first airing on NBC on September 8, 1966, Strange…
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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds Has A ‘Spock Scale’ That Should Never Go To Ten
“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,” currently wrapping up its second ten-episode season, has stood apart from the many other “Star Trek” shows by possessing a much lighter, more genial tone than its immediate predecessors. Since 2009, “Star Trek” has been largely dour, violent, and dark. Some of the more recent episodes of “Star Trek: Discovery”…