In the second season premiere episode of Lower Decks, Mariner must overcome Commander Ransom with godlike powers while Tendi tries to cure Rutherford of SMD.
New Star Trek episodes are here! With the premiere episode of season two of Lower Decks, Warp Trails returns with a review and discussion of this irreverent series that pays a humorous and loving tribute to Star Trek from all eras. On this episode, Dennis and Beth discuss their thoughts on Lower Decks overall, who their favorite characters are, and why they appreciate this series. After that, they dive into the plot of the episode. Ensign Mariner is working with her mother, Captain Freeman, and it is steadily driving them both crazy. Then things go awry on a Second Contact mission when First Officer Ransom is hit with “strange energies” and develops godlike powers. How will they get out of this mess?
On this episode we discuss:
- Our thoughts on Lower Decks overall,
- How Lower Decks spoofs Star Trek but not in a disrespectful way,
- Our favorite characters on Lower Decks so far,
- The Easter Eggs in the episode and reference to the “Where No Man Has Gone Before” episode featuring a godlike Gary Mitchell,
- Beckett’s holodeck adventure escaping from Cardassians,
- Beckett’s complicated relationship with Captain Freeman,
- Tendi’s concern and jealousy over Rutherford and his new cybernetic implant, and
- Boimler’s latest adventure on the U.S.S. Titan with Captain Riker.
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Welcome to Warp Trails. This weekly show reviews each episode of Star Trek, from Discovery to Picard, the latest incarnations of Star Trek airing on CBS All Access, and discusses Star Trek news. Your hosts are Dennis and Beth Keithly, a husband and wife team living in Texas. Beth is an old school fan of Star Trek whose fandom is grounded in The Original Series. Meanwhile, Dennis is a relatively more recent fan who traces his fandom to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. Since they met, Dennis and Beth made consumption of Star Trek content part of their weekly routine. The have also named four of their past six pets after Star Trek characters.
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