Spoilers Star Trek: Lower Decks 2x08 - "I, Excretus"
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Did ya notice that Billups was sitting naked on a table reading a report.
Still no sex for him.
Not really many funny spots for me, but I gave it an 8 just cause it used a lot of classic TOS situations.
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Whoa, she got a full name and a shen identifier to boot? Is that official?
(Can't watch the ep until tomorrow night, restoftheworld time)
Me too. I immediately recognized the references and knew that we were in for a treat. The scenario names are direct references to TOS and TNG episodes.
My computer is not letting me screenshot the scene but here is the list of the scenarios:
Kobayashi Maru
Time Trap
Tribble troubles
From Q to Q
Borg Encounter
Cause & Effect
Natural Selection
Evolution
Survival of the Fittest
Chain of Command
Hero Worship
Carbon Based Units
Naked Time
I wish we had a real life holodeck. I would love to do these scenarios.
It seems apparent that it's not a 'centerline' MSD rendition, so the turbolift shaft doesn't actually line up with the large crystal.
It probably connects to a hatch on the outer primary hull at that point for when a turbolift needs to be replaced.
And now it seems plausible that all the MSD's that we've seen, are probably not static presentations. They can actually be adjusted to show whatever slice of the interior is desired.
Perhaps they reset to the 'centerline' when not being actively used, like a screen saver.
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I know I am talking to Trek fans here but chill the Fk out about the turbolift and enjoy the show.
Deck numbers and schematics were always wonky
Deck numbers and schematics were always wonky
Jennifer sh’Reyan, hooking up with a Trill, at least according to the computer. Now I want to know the back story of where Jennifer the Andorian got her first name.
Based on Enterprise, Andorians in Star Trek canon have only two sexes, male and female, like most humanoids. On the other hand, I choose to believe the final episode of Enterprise is a mostly made up hologram simulation. It would be interesting if they revisit the Andorians. If Jennifer is a shen, per the novels, she may have three spouses and a child or children being raised by a zhen. What made her join Star Fleet? If Andorians have two sexes, is there any chance she has a human parent?
In TNG Worf broke his back due to cargo boxes falling on him and in many episodes they showed those silly hexagon shaped cargo boxes.....
I seem to have liked this episode a bit less than some of the rest of you, though I thought it was enjoyable enough. Lemme break it down.
My basic issue with the episode was that the buildup to the plot was exceedingly slow. It was literally halfway through the episode before we get the reveal why the crew is going through the holodeck scenarios. Some of them were indeed quite amusing (Boimler's borg escapades are one of the only times I've laughed out loud this season) but it felt like a largely disconnected series of skits for quite awhile. I also think the episode suffered a bit because it didn't focus on 1-2 members of the cast like some earlier episodes, which meant there wasn't much space for coherent character arcs. They did work in some space for more Mariner/Freeman issues of course, but we've been to this well before.
That said, I did enjoy the episode. I found it more genuinely funny than some of the other episodes this season, and I felt like the use of references to past Trek was much more smartly done here. It just didn't feel much like an episode to me until the last 10 minutes of runtime.
My basic issue with the episode was that the buildup to the plot was exceedingly slow. It was literally halfway through the episode before we get the reveal why the crew is going through the holodeck scenarios. Some of them were indeed quite amusing (Boimler's borg escapades are one of the only times I've laughed out loud this season) but it felt like a largely disconnected series of skits for quite awhile. I also think the episode suffered a bit because it didn't focus on 1-2 members of the cast like some earlier episodes, which meant there wasn't much space for coherent character arcs. They did work in some space for more Mariner/Freeman issues of course, but we've been to this well before.
That said, I did enjoy the episode. I found it more genuinely funny than some of the other episodes this season, and I felt like the use of references to past Trek was much more smartly done here. It just didn't feel much like an episode to me until the last 10 minutes of runtime.
True, but it feels like they are setting up something big for him.
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Had a bad day and wasn't in the best of moods and watching Lower Decks was starting to become something of a chore for me these past weeks as I didn't enjoy most episodes this season, nor laugh. My opinion each week has been "meh".
But this was an excellent episode that made me laugh. I really felt like everything just came together perfectly, the crew learning that it's not always easy for people in different positions and appreciating that. With that lesson they are able to come together to overcome their foe in the best way they know how. In style. Loved the holodeck scenes, thought they were all funny, in particular the Naked Now lounge scene was a brilliant moment.
This is exactly what I want from the series.
But this was an excellent episode that made me laugh. I really felt like everything just came together perfectly, the crew learning that it's not always easy for people in different positions and appreciating that. With that lesson they are able to come together to overcome their foe in the best way they know how. In style. Loved the holodeck scenes, thought they were all funny, in particular the Naked Now lounge scene was a brilliant moment.
This is exactly what I want from the series.
Well, now I need to check the temperature in Hades and various other underworlds.
Heh. Might be a cold snap.
This is my wife's favorite episode and she's a huge Lower Decks nerd. I think this is the first episode to truly pay off on the idea of LD as a Office ComedyTM in space.
I'm inclined to think that Lower Decks creators are the kind of nerds who would incorporate Litverse stuff if they have the time but know most of the audience, even among the nerdiest of the nerds, wouldn't be familiar. I'm also inclined to think Jennifer is probably not married yet. But that's purely because I want Boimler and her to date.
I'm inclined to think that Lower Decks creators are the kind of nerds who would incorporate Litverse stuff if they have the time but know most of the audience, even among the nerdiest of the nerds, wouldn't be familiar. I'm also inclined to think Jennifer is probably not married yet. But that's purely because I want Boimler and her to date.
Nothing on Enterprise got into Andorian reproductive processes. When the concept was introduced in Avatar, it was stated as something that wasn't general knowledge. Shran's child that we saw in the finale was a holographic reproduction based on known historical knowledge. If they didn't know about Andorian reproductive processes, they couldn't have mentioned it in the Holodeck program. Not that it really matters as the book continuity would seem to be ending, but nothing on Enterprise contradicted it.
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8.
It was ridiculous even for a LD episode but I laughed and smiled more than I cringed and that's a pretty good metric with this show. Alice Krige's cameo as the holographic Borg Queen was a fun surprise.
It was ridiculous even for a LD episode but I laughed and smiled more than I cringed and that's a pretty good metric with this show. Alice Krige's cameo as the holographic Borg Queen was a fun surprise.
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