Spoilers Star Trek: Lower Decks 2x07 - "Where Pleasant Fountains Lie"

[cooleddie74]

That was utterly ridiculous. I loved it.

A solid and well-deserved 8.

 

[Orphalesion]

Ah nice little Lwaxana/Deanna reference. Really like the idea of a human colony of LARPers. Where can I sign up? haha
the Elf Circuit, hahaha.
Also liked that they had a male and a female knight attemting to seduce Billups.

And the stuff with Mariner, Boimler and the computer was pretty good too.

And the lab at the end with all the evil computers, ROFL.

8/10

 

[Tuskin38]

They should have made the colony
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Berengaria_VII

 

[Hawku]

Best part was the plot to keep Billups' virginity.

 

[jackoverfull]

They should have made the colony
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Berengaria_VII

yes, I was wondering if it was the same planet

 

[cooleddie74]

Given the TOS propensity for making so many planets mentioned in its episodes populated by races that looked almost indistinguishable from Earth humans that would make sense and I could buy it.

 

[Tuskin38]

I think this is the MSD that Mike Okuda made. It's in Billup's bedroom. Hopefully we get a better look in a later episode.

I love that the class project logo is inspired by the California state flag.

 

[cooleddie74]

I like that the ship's official logo/seal is the California state flag.

 

[Tuskin38]

The side profile of the Queen's ship almost looks like the Orville

Well

 

[Michael]

I think this is the MSD that Mike Okuda made. It's in Billup's bedroom. Hopefully we get a better look in a later episode.

I love that the class project logo is inspired by the California state flag.

Nice! I hope that one and the graphic we saw in the first season will make their way into the magazine accompanying the Eaglemoss model of the ship!

 

[Tuskin38]

edit:
Oh no, the Zhat Vash are onto us

 

[cooleddie74]

I like how the Daystrom Institute has grown between 2381 and 2399 with more buildings added.

 

[Tim Thomason]

The side profile of the Queen's ship almost looks like the Orville

There be dragons!

Also like the horse deck.

 

[Kamen Rider Blade]

Did anyone notice one of the "evil computers" has a CBS logo?

Yup, nice in-joke. But seriously, what's with every single Malevolent AI fitting into a Old School Macintosh shaped box with a slightly different outter design?

There's a Jab at Apple Computers reference in there I bet =D.

I mixed up Billups with Stevens at first but the reluctant prince is always an entertaining plot. He appears to be either asexual or gay.

I think he's Mecha-Sexual. Humans & Biological people don't seem to do anything for him. Ergo him not being able to "Get it up".

If he can make love to a StarShip, I bet he would.

 

[cooleddie74]

Jeffrey Combs' evil supercomputer is basically a cross between the computers in "A Taste of Armagedon(TOS)," HAL 9000 and Landru. I love that he's essentially a snarky box of circuits that just wants to trick humanoids into plugging him into another computer system.

 

[fireproof78]

Tropey fun. Thankfully, Combs wasn't too distracting.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Jeffrey Combs' evil supercomputer is basically a cross between the computers in "A Taste of Armagedon(TOS)," HAL 9000 and Landru. I love that he's essentially a snarky box of circuits that just wants to trick humanoids into plugging him into another computer system.

"Landru apologizes!!!"

 

[Charles Phipps]

I think that this was a turning point in Brad and Mariner's relationship because he really is much more her equal. Also, her lack of respect for Boimler is being acknowledged as an in-universe flaw rather than something that was being ignored for the sake of comedy. Boimler has gotten genuine experience and is now able to pull off things that previously he wouldn't have been able to from Riker's help.

I am glad we've finally got Billups some development as he was the member of the Senior Staff that had the least so far. Giving him the Iwaxana Troi-esque mother and making him a Prince is so ridiculous it works perfectly. Sadly, the issues of consent on this episode weren't great nor were some of the jokes ("trained from birth not to need foreplay!" is a very unfortunate line).

But I am very tickled by the concept of a planet where people pretend to be lords and ladies as well as refer to technology like magic. I mean, that's because that's the premise of my book, Lucifer's Star, but a pretty classic one in science fiction anyway.

 

[DEWLine]

I think Billups has his eyes on Ransom.
"Strange Energies" wasn't exactly subtle.

 

[cooleddie74]

The use of the lutes by the court musicians as sonic weapons was so ridiculous it was right out of a 1960s Batman episode.