Spoilers Star Trek: Lower Decks 2x01 - "Strange Energies"

Discussion in 'Star Trek: Lower Decks' started by Commander Richard, Aug 11, 2021.

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Rate the episode...

  1. 10 - An excellent season premiere.

  2. 9

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  6. 5

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  10. 1 - A terrible season premiere.

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  1. wayoung

    wayoung Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Hey look, it's the Titan series fans have been asking for:biggrin:!

    :klingon:Maybe they'll do some Captain Worf too so people will stop begging for it:beer::klingon:
     
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  2. ExtremeSail

    ExtremeSail Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

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    I really like that Ransom was hit by the strange energy because he was running in to pull Mariner out of the storm.
     
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  3. KlingonCereal

    KlingonCereal Lieutenant Commander Red Shirt

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    Great start to season 2! The entire plot was absolutely ridiculous but still felt grounded at the same time. It balances it all so well, and I think that's what makes this show so great.
     
  4. DEWLine

    DEWLine Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    "Strange Energies"...of course, it has its own file.
     
  5. CorporalClegg

    CorporalClegg Admiral Admiral

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    The opening was fantastic. The rest of it was pretty mediocre.
     
  6. guyute03

    guyute03 Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Loved it. 9. Missed this show so much. Hearing Riker say "Red Alert" again too.... YES. ❤
     
  7. The Old Mixer

    The Old Mixer Mih ssim, mih ssim, nam, daed si Xim. Moderator

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    Funnier than the episode, I'm afraid. As with so many others, nothing in this episode actually made me laugh.
     
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  8. Burning Hearts of Qo'nOs

    Burning Hearts of Qo'nOs Commodore Commodore

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    I thought this episode was great fun and very funny. I guess I might be the exact type of fan they write for and I LOVE it. This show really reaffirms what I love about 90s Trek and the way I love it. Jokes that don't just reference Trek, but reference the type of intimate knowledge of things like production. I like this type of absurd humor in my grown up cartoons and having it presented in jokes that reward me for being a fan is all the better.

    "I know we're not suppose to have interpersonal conflicts, but..." This joke is fantastic.
     
  9. El Maestro

    El Maestro Fleet Captain Fleet Captain

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    I really enjoy animated amped up Riker.
     
  10. Vger23

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    It’s a 5 for me. Not very funny, and I come back to LD for the over-the-top references and Easter eggs, and there wasn’t much of that. Overall it wasn’t objectionable…just extremely and completely unremarkable in nearly every way.

    Would have been a 4, but the beautifully rendered TMP-era aesthetics on the Miranda-class ship and the Gary Mitchell reference is worth a point. Maybe that’s really worth two points, but I’m tired and cranky…so it only gets one.
     
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  11. Tuskin38

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    Well based on the new trailer I just posted, I think you'll be happy with the rest of the season.
     
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  12. fireproof78

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    Yeah, that won't last...
     
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  13. StarMan

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    I mildly chuckled at the "I know we're not supposed to have interpersonal conflicts..." line. Certainly a better kick off than the pilot.

    Tendi might be my favourite character.

    I think they could really push the envelope in this format. At the moment it's fairly light, inoffensive and a bit of a diversion. We'll see if they up their game from here.
     
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  14. Paul755

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    I’d give it a 7.

    I loved that actually dropping a boulder on him did help.
     
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  15. NCC-73515

    NCC-73515 Vice Admiral Admiral

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    7 h later, still nothing...
     
  16. Agony_Boothb

    Agony_Boothb Rear Admiral Rear Admiral

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    Still waiting for this to drop on Amazon Prime in Australia
     
  17. KennyB

    KennyB I have spoken............ Moderator

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    Oh it's up on Amazon Prime already?
     
  18. Sci

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    Loved it. Very funny. "They keep showing me lights!" "Fuck pears!"
     
  19. TimeIsAPredator

    TimeIsAPredator Commodore Commodore

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    Was disappointed with this episode. Both the A and B plot were a bit flimsy and the B plot in particular turned Tendi into a pure psycho.
    The opening was fun and the Doctors insistence on trying the boulder cracked me up but it was about the only laugh.
    There was a weird deja vu plotline at the start that I thought was going to be part of the episode. Was that just a meta joke I didn't get?
    Also they have added weird ships to the Romulan Borg fight anyone know who they are and if it has meaning?
     
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  20. thribs

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    Must not be for today. That’s weird