Spoilers Star Trek: Lower Decks 1x10 - "No Small Parts"

[JirinPanthosa]

Shax's death seemed sudden and throwaway to me, that's why when it happened I thought it'd turn out to be a simulation.

It'll be interesting to see how they get Boimler back on the Cerritos. I hope they don't take away his promotion, at least unless they really justify it with a personal sacrifice.

 

[Turd Ferguson]

My first 10. Until now, I kinda tolerated the show. Ransom was my favorite character. Still is. Boimler and Mariner talk so loud and fast in the other episodes it was hard for me to keep up with what they were saying and I'm sure a few jokes zipped over my head. But, I absolutely LOVED this episode. From the Landru opening to the Pakleds thinking every Federation ship was the Enterprise had me cracking up. I loved Ransom curling while going over Mariner and Boimler's transfer request, then subsequent squat session

The Titan was fucking AWESOME. As was Riker and Troi. Best line in the whole episode (besides "Wolf 359 was an inside job") was when Riker came back from his holodeck adventure on Enterprise. "It's been a long road. Getting from there to here."

Also... the return of Badgey!

Can't wait for Season Two and hope it matches the high bar for action and humor set in this episode!

 

[Oddish]

I wonder if anybody will rescue Peanut Hamper?

Maybe after a few years. Give the little electronic brat a well deserved time-out in space.

All I know is now I want a titan show starring frakes and Sirtis also shouldn’t Deanna be pregnant with Thad by now? He’s born in 2381

Maybe her uniform shirt was tight enough for it not to show yet.

 

[gblews]

Season definitely ended on a high note. Shax’ death, Riker, who didn’t sound like himself to me, Deanna, whom I dislike only slightly less than Riker, the Titan, Landrieu, Capt Archer and NX-01 mention (McMahan must be an Ent fan), episode had a lot going for it.

The Exocom was a nice touch, though I was disappointed that yet another character shows up with the same personality as Mariner, Tendi, Rutherford, and Boimler. Glad they didn’t “Trip Tucker” Shax’ death. I got a bit worried when they cut to Rutherford in sick bay before the memorial.

And speaking of Boimler, hard to believe he’s permanently assigned to the Titan. But who knows, after Shax” death, anything is possible with this show. Boimler would not be any great loss, IMO, and it would give the show a chance to reset the main cast.

 

[Uhura's Song]

Very good Finale. Landreau, Paxleds, Exocomms, Enterprise references, good humor, Riker & Troi, unexpected death, a transfer.

Most importantly, some character growth for Mariner.

 

[Aragorn]

I wonder if anybody will rescue Peanut Hamper?

Peanut Hamper will be the main villain of Discovery season 3.

 

[NCC-73515]

And while I don't mind seeing them cameo (it was fun honestly) I don't want season 2 to become "the wacky adventures of Riker and Troi".

Frakes and Sirtis wanted "The Rikers and their dog Worf" since around 20 years ago
It's funny how the end of Disco S2 made me want SNW more than Disco S3, and the end of LDS S1 makes me want a Titan show more than LDS S2.

 

[Muji]

I’m so glad that this has been so overwhelmingly well received. 92% are nine or ten out of ten. Wow. That’s as near to universal praise as you’ll ever see, with only the biased and those who were never going to like it - no matter the quality - left chuntering. It’s great watching the Fandom Menace and the morons who are caught up by their fake, hate-for-clicks nonsense all squirming about how terrible it was and saying they can’t possibly watch it. What a surprising, welcome win for those who were brave enough to make something like this. There’s no doubt that Trek is in a golden age right now.

The only real criticism I have if the show is the parts that most seemed to love, the references. They were just a bit too thick for my liking. I don’t see referencing as ‘good’ or even as particularly enjoyable. If it fits the story or as a little Easter egg, sure, but for me it was a laid in a little thick. The one I really liked was the whole These are the Voyages reference.

 

[Sarcastic Vulcan Salute]

I meant "There's never been a death in Rick and Morty that's as meaningful or touching as that of Shaxs." Obviously, there have been plenty of more meaningful and more touching deaths elsewhere. The whole post was comparing the tone of this episode to RAM. I neglected to specify RAM in that one sentence. I've gone back to change it so it's clearer.

Of the many characters who have been killed in Rick and Morty, did any of their deaths actually matter? None, IMO. It's mostly alt-versions of Morty and random aliens. A couple of Rick's friends have been killed, but Rick doesn't even seem to care about them, so why would we?

 

[thribs]

I’m going to call my Luna Class vessel in STO the USS Another Enterprise now.

 

[dswynne1]

I’m so glad that this has been so overwhelmingly well received. 92% are nine or ten out of ten. Wow. That’s as near to universal praise as you’ll ever see, with only the biased and those who were never going to like it - no matter the quality - left chuntering. It’s great watching the Fandom Menace and the morons who are caught up by their fake, hate-for-clicks nonsense all squirming about how terrible it was and saying they can’t possibly watch it. What a surprising, welcome win for those who were brave enough to make something like this. There’s no doubt that Trek is in a golden age right now.

SNIP!

Well, one, I wouldn't call the success of LD a return to "a golden age", but more like a "course correction". LD lucked out on having a showrunner who actually understands STAR TREK from a pop-culture sense, which is key when developing an audience around. And, for another, there are people who genuinely dislike the Kurtzman Era of the franchise, even going so far back as when the Kelvin Timeline movies were introduced by JJ Abrams. Personally, I find that very silly, since all you are going to do is deprive yourself of ANY entertainment value of a franchise you're suppose to be a fan of. In fact, more times than not, I simply dismiss them as just being trolls, especially if they complain without even bothering the watch the damn programs, or watch the program with their biases already baked into their opinion. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if a 'Trek show came out exciting and genuinely captivating, popular among fans from the start, only to be panned by so-called fans simply because it was produced by an associate of Kurtzman. Sheesh.

 

[F. King Daniel]

I meant "There's never been a death in Rick and Morty that's as meaningful or touching as that of Shaxs."

When Rick and Morty have to bury their alternate selves after ruining and fleeing an entire earth, that was deep and dark. And they'd call back to it occasionally.

Not that Shax's death wasn't nicely done.

 

[Skipper]

I loved this episode! When is season 2 coming?!??!?

It seems in the 2021, after the end of the third season of Discovery.

By the way, according to some people on Youtube, the fact they approved a second season is a further proof of the CBS' conspiracy to hide that the new Star Trek shows are a failure. This is the reason why they are approving new spin-offs too.

I'm not joking.

 

[Orphalesion]

Frakes and Sirtis wanted "The Rikers and their dog Worf" since around 20 years ago
It's funny how the end of Disco S2 made me want SNW more than Disco S3, and the end of LDS S1 makes me want a Titan show more than LDS S2.

Well I don't want it, and I defenitely don't want a Titan show. I want season 2 of Lower Decks.

 

[Tuskin38]

So Riker’s Saurian XO isn’t actually pink according to one of the artists, that’s just the red alert lighting

https://twitter.com/bradinla/status/1314658082077564928?s=21

https://twitter.com/bradinla/status/1314808514095710208?s=21

Well I don't want it, and I defenitely don't want a Titan show. I want season 2 of Lower Decks.

You’re in luck then.

 

[Kzinti]

So Riker’s Saurian XO isn’t actually pink according to one of the artists, that’s just the red alert lighting

https://twitter.com/bradinla/status/1314658082077564928?s=21

https://twitter.com/bradinla/status/1314808514095710208?s=21

oh good he's not a sectoid then lol

 

[Muji]

Well, one, I wouldn't call the success of LD a return to "a golden age"

Nor would I and nor did I. One show doesn’t make a golden age. What makes it a golden age, after 12 years of no Trek, is that we have Discovery, Picard, and Lower Decks running at the same time - the only time in the history of the franchise when three shows have been ongoing together - with SNW, S31, and Prodigy confirmed with multiple seasons across the six shows in production with plans taking us to 2027. Picard back, Janeway back, Pike an absolute smash. If that’s not a golden age, I’d love to be shown what one looks like.

but more like a "course correction". LD lucked out on having a showrunner who actually understands STAR TREK from a pop-culture sense

I vehemently disagree with this perspective. It wasn’t luck, it was planning; it wasn’t a course correction it was pre-planned divergence. They are making shows in different styles to appeal to a wider base. That’s something they’ve spoken about previously and we are now seeing it come to fruition.

And, for another, there are people who genuinely dislike the Kurtzman Era of the franchise, even going so far back as when the Kelvin Timeline movies were introduced by JJ Abrams. Personally, I find that very silly, since all you are going to do is deprive yourself of ANY entertainment value of a franchise you're suppose to be a fan of. In fact, more times than not, I simply dismiss them as just being trolls, especially if they complain without even bothering the watch the damn programs, or watch the program with their biases already baked into their opinion. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if a 'Trek show came out exciting and genuinely captivating, popular among fans from the start, only to be panned by so-called fans simply because it was produced by an associate of Kurtzman. Sheesh.

Yeah, that’s exactly it, in my opinion. Some fans will like all shows and some will only like a select few that play into their preferences. Some - a vocal minority - will hate it on principle and vote 1/10 without seeing it. I disregard those people immediately, as I would those who mark it 10 without seeing it. They’re blinkered, biased, and uninteresting to me.

Going back to LDS, I think it’s quite clearly a success. I think it was some welcome fun, at a time when some needed a reminder that it’s supposed to be entertainment, not a critical analysis.

 

[fireproof78]

wasn’t a course correction it was pre-planned divergence. They are making shows in different styles to appeal to a wider base. That’s something they’ve spoken about previously and we are now seeing it come to fruition.

Exactly.

 

[mattman8907]

So Riker’s Saurian XO isn’t actually pink according to one of the artists, that’s just the red alert lighting

https://twitter.com/bradinla/status/1314658082077564928?s=21

https://twitter.com/bradinla/status/1314808514095710208?s=21


You’re in luck then.

I'm hoping he or she gets a name, though I'm hoping they bring in more of the Titan's crew from the novels into canon. plus give Will Wheaton a chance to portray engineer Crusher on the Titan.

 

[JirinPanthosa]

Nor would I and nor did I. One show doesn’t make a golden age. What makes it a golden age, after 12 years of no Trek, is that we have Discovery, Picard, and Lower Decks running at the same time - the only time in the history of the franchise when three shows have been ongoing together - with SNW, S31, and Prodigy confirmed with multiple seasons across the six shows in production with plans taking us to 2027. Picard back, Janeway back, Pike an absolute smash. If that’s not a golden age, I’d love to be shown what one looks like.

If being a golden age is based on the amount of Trek per year, we had 52 episodes for seven years. (Or slightly less for two of those, but still near that).

Is there a confirmed Saurian? If that's the case I want to know what happened in under ten years to make them think mammals aren't inferior.