Wej Duj, Klingon for ‘three ships,’ was written by Kathryn Lyn and was the penultimate episode of season two. It debuted on 7 October, 2021. A Vulcan ship and a Klingon ship have troubling encounters with another starship, and the Cerritos may be next in line. But first, it’s rather quiet on the Cerritos as…
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Star Trek: Lower Decks (2021) – The Spy Humongous, Where Pleasant Fountains Lie, and I, Excretus
The Spy Humongous debuted on 16 September, 2021. It was written by John Cochran. The Pakled situation is continuing to be a minor problem for the Federation. So the Cerritos and Captain Freeman (Dawnn Lewis) are sent to work on negotiating a peace. Things are complicated by the arrival of a Pakled on the Cerritos…
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2021) – We’ll Always Have Tom Paris, Mugato, Gumato, and An Embarrassment of Dooplers
M. Willis wrote We’ll Always Have Tom Paris which first aired on 26 August, 2021. The episode features the return of Robert Duncan McNeill not only as Voyager’s Tom Paris, but he also played Nick Locarno from TNG as well, important? We’ll find out. There are tons of Voyager nods, from episode references to music…
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020/2021) – No Small Parts, Strange Energies, and Kayshon, His Eyes Open
The first season of Star Trek: Lower Decks came to an end on 8 October, 2020 with No Small Parts. It was written by series creator Mike McMahan and it sees the crew take on a familiar enemy, and deliver lots of Trek deep trivia cuts. The weird toy from the 60s, The Spock Helmet…
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020) – Much Ado About Boimler, Veritas, and Crisis Point
Much Ado About Boimler was written by M. Willis and was first broadcast on 17 September, 2020. Boimler (Jack Quaid) is sent to a medical starship to be taken to somewhere known as the Farm, run by Division 14, when he is suddenly out of phase (transporter accident, of course). Boy, is he in for…
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020) – Moist Vessel, Cupid’s Errant Arrow, and Terminal Provocations
Moist Vessel continues to show that Trek can do comedy and animation right, and still be Trek. First airing on 27 August, 2020, it was written by Ann Kim and continues to move our characters forward in their narrative arcs, with lots of deep cuts and humour. The Cerritos is investigating a long-lost generation ship…
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2020) – Second Contact, Envoys, and Temporal Edict
On 6 August, 2020, we were introduced to the USS Cerritos, a California-class Starfleet vessel, in the Star Trek franchise’s second animated series, Lower Decks. Written by the series showrunner, Mike McMahan, we are introduced to the crew as they go about conducting a Second Contact with the inhabitants of the planet Galar. Ensigns Boimler…
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 4 Blu-Ray
The U.S.S. Cerritos returns to the screen with Paramount Canada’s release of Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 4 on Blu-ray. Filled with great stories, deep cuts of Trek trivia, and lots of laughs as well as answering the decades-old question, does Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) look like Nick Locarno? There are promotions, roommates,…
Star Trek: Lower Decks – Season 3 DVD Review
Everyone’s favourite California-class starship is back! The USS Cerritos blazes onto DVD from Paramount Pictures this week coming in an extras-packed double disc set. Filled with plenty of laughs as well as true Star Trek stories, Lower Decks has garnered a following that loves the jokes and stays for the characters, and season three is…
Star Trek: Lower Decks (2021) Season 2 – Blu-Ray Review
Lower Decks has been a gift for Star Trek fans, and Paramount Canada lets you bring home the Emmy-nominated second season on Blu-ray today. The series has been a join since its premiere, delivering comedy and in-jokes while still being Star Trek at its core. Over the course of the ten episodes of season two,…
