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Spoilers Star Trek: Lower Decks 2x09 - "wej Duj"
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Put it in the clay. Fighting fascism is a full time job!
Of course, Hawaii might as well be upstate New York.
I loved this episode!!! It's definitely the best of the season and perhaps the whole series with "No Small Parts" being It's competition for the top spot. I gave it a 10.
I thought the concept of exploring the lives of lower decks officers on non-Starfleet vessels was brilliant and well-executed. Like others said, I would love to see the Vulcan officer on the Cerritos and dating Boimler. The humor was on point. There's nothing bad I can say about this episode. I hope next week's episode will be even better.
I thought the concept of exploring the lives of lower decks officers on non-Starfleet vessels was brilliant and well-executed. Like others said, I would love to see the Vulcan officer on the Cerritos and dating Boimler. The humor was on point. There's nothing bad I can say about this episode. I hope next week's episode will be even better.
The Vulcan scenes were the funniest of the episode, had me cracking up.
I love T’Lyn and her middle finger “live long and prosper” salute. They better transfer her to the Cerritos. In my head canon, she is Trip and T’Pol’s granddaughter.
I also like the new Klingon captain, whatever his name is. Walking the targ and being nice to it paid off.
Ransom decided to punish Boimler and get an annoyance off his own back by giving him Wesley 2.0 to mentor. Of course, Boimler will probably end up enjoying the hero worship from the kid cadet.
I also like the new Klingon captain, whatever his name is. Walking the targ and being nice to it paid off.
Ransom decided to punish Boimler and get an annoyance off his own back by giving him Wesley 2.0 to mentor. Of course, Boimler will probably end up enjoying the hero worship from the kid cadet.
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I may have missed something, but I didn't view Ransom sending the eager cadet to Boimler as punishment, but as a sign that he understands Boimler and respects him.
B-9-3 (Third Moon of Benzar) implies Benzar is the 9th world in its system, and rather safe or “B-9”. I hope we see M’Ach & T’Lyn again soon. This episode was both logical and honorable. Fighting fascism is a full time job.
Goddamn, another perfect episode. I am shocked to realize Lower Decks has the potential to dethrone DS9 as my all-time favorite Trek (possibly as soon as next week if they stick the landing on this season). Time and again, I am astounded at the number of levels this show can operate on simultaneously. This episode did so many things, explored so many characters, worked with so many different kinds of storytelling. It was funny, it was exciting, it was surprising, it was even a bit moving. I am just amazed at what they are capable of on this show. I never would have guessed an adult cartoon Star Trek would even aspire to such heights, much less be able to achieve them, much less while somehow making it look easy!
Standing ovation!
Standing ovation!
I think he does but I would also bet the captain palmed off the duty of being mentor to some VIP’s cadet kid and Ransom found it tiresome. Who better than Boimler to stick with it?
Yeah, but when the camera cut to Ransom, he had a kind smile.
Wow, that was great. Almost LDS's take on DS9.
First, I need to say I basically always appreciate when a Trek show is from the frame of reference of guest characters - with of course TNG's Lower Decks being the archetype of this. The use of T'Lyn and M'Ach as characters who were enmeshed in their culture, but still a little "off" was picture perfect. M'Ach came across as kind of a Klingon Boimler - small and scrappy (for a Klingon) and eager to please. And T'Lyn was sort of the Vulcan version of Mariner (a "loose cannon"). Best of all is they both somehow managed to have coherent character arcs over the course of the episode! M'Ach ascended from lower decks to captain, and T'Lyn proved her competence, but also that she had no place on the ship. This may be the first time since It's Only A Paper Moon we've seen an episode of Trek where the two leads are guest characters.
Also, the use of three (well, four including the Pakled) ships allowed for a real "epic" cinematic feel to this episode which has been lacking in the series as of yet. It was also the payoff of an arc which had been bubbling along since the finale of Season 1 involving the Pakled and their mysterious benefactor. Those elements, coupled with the focus on supporting/guest characters noted above, is why I feel this episode has a real DS9 vibe to it.
The tone was different from most of the season (other than Where Pleasant Fountains Lie) in that it was mostly a straight-up drama, with little in the way of jokes. There were a number of references to past Trek, but as with the last several episodes, these were mostly limited to visuals - showing that the writers' room has learned to show, not tell. Honestly the stuff on the Cerritos itself was basically all filler. I guess Boimler got a bit of a plot, but he ended the episode in the same place he began it, so it means little.
Count me as one of the people who believes T'Lyn will end up on the Cerritos, and end up having good chemistry with Boimler. This will infuriate Mariner, who will finally have to examine what her bond with Bradward actually is. Only question is will they set this up for the season finale or wait until next season.
First, I need to say I basically always appreciate when a Trek show is from the frame of reference of guest characters - with of course TNG's Lower Decks being the archetype of this. The use of T'Lyn and M'Ach as characters who were enmeshed in their culture, but still a little "off" was picture perfect. M'Ach came across as kind of a Klingon Boimler - small and scrappy (for a Klingon) and eager to please. And T'Lyn was sort of the Vulcan version of Mariner (a "loose cannon"). Best of all is they both somehow managed to have coherent character arcs over the course of the episode! M'Ach ascended from lower decks to captain, and T'Lyn proved her competence, but also that she had no place on the ship. This may be the first time since It's Only A Paper Moon we've seen an episode of Trek where the two leads are guest characters.
Also, the use of three (well, four including the Pakled) ships allowed for a real "epic" cinematic feel to this episode which has been lacking in the series as of yet. It was also the payoff of an arc which had been bubbling along since the finale of Season 1 involving the Pakled and their mysterious benefactor. Those elements, coupled with the focus on supporting/guest characters noted above, is why I feel this episode has a real DS9 vibe to it.
The tone was different from most of the season (other than Where Pleasant Fountains Lie) in that it was mostly a straight-up drama, with little in the way of jokes. There were a number of references to past Trek, but as with the last several episodes, these were mostly limited to visuals - showing that the writers' room has learned to show, not tell. Honestly the stuff on the Cerritos itself was basically all filler. I guess Boimler got a bit of a plot, but he ended the episode in the same place he began it, so it means little.
Count me as one of the people who believes T'Lyn will end up on the Cerritos, and end up having good chemistry with Boimler. This will infuriate Mariner, who will finally have to examine what her bond with Bradward actually is. Only question is will they set this up for the season finale or wait until next season.
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Also, an interesting aside. The woman who does T'Lyn's voice (Gabrielle Ruiz) has worked on the show before. in Season 1 she played a hologram (Lemonts) in Crisis Point. She also did a computer voice in The Spy Humungous. I wonder if they were impressed with her work and decided to give her a weightier role?
I would agree that Ransom "palmed off" the cadet on Boimler, but it wasn't simply to offload an annoyance but rather that Boimler genuinely was the most qualified officer to mentor the cadet and Ransom recognized this. This explains Ransom's "kind" smile and how Boimler dove into helping the cadet with enthusiasm. So, it looks like Ransom is Boimler's bridge buddy.
Or it could be all of the above — Ransom kind of likes Boimler, recognizes himself in Boimler, doesn’t have time to mentor some VIP’s cadet kid and sees a great opportunity to palm off that obligation on Boimler, who will probably even thank him for doing it and enjoy the hero worship.
We basically had Vulcan Mariner and Klingon Boimler
Awesome episode! My favourite of the season so far. I also hope T’Lyn gets assigned to the Cerritos
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