Spoilers Star Trek: Lower Decks 3x05 - "Reflections"

[Richard S. Ta]

I did like the whole part about Starfleet definitely being/not being a military.

Oh, and Rutherford mentioned his racing project "needed funding", so there's another sliver of evidence for money in the 24th Century...

 

[jackoverfull]

Reread the entire exchange...







I was saying that what Avery thinks Sisko would do does not matter, canon does and in canon Sisko is still in the CT.

So yeah, he could come back, but he hasn't.

I know. All I’m saying is that nothing prevents a return of the emissary down the line.
By the way, we know they’ll visit DS9 later in the season…

 

[thribs]

Thank you for your consideration, sir! I was just coming to ask this.

Thank you for your consideration, sir! I was just coming to ask this.

Just say it’s ketchup.

 

[thribs]

I know. All I’m saying is that nothing prevents a return of the emissary down the line.
By the way, we know they’ll visit DS9 later in the season…

Not later. It’s the next episode

 

[Richard S. Ta]

Not later. It’s the next episode

That is later isn't it?

Not by much, but it is.

 

[Kirk1980]

Boimler continues speaking out how I feel about Starfleet/Trek. This show just makes me happy. I thought I was a dinosaur for loving the simpler stories, the science stories, the weird ones... TOS/TNG. I know it's incredibly selfish, but it feels like this is Trek made for me.

 

[NCC-73515]

Just to close out this Sisko comic canon business, @NCC-73515 is correct, I misinterpreted what writer Jackson Lanzing said:


And IDW Publishing calls this new comic the start of "a new ongoing IDW continuity". I thought they were doing canon comics like Star Wars is doing.

My bad, not so canon after all

I also got excited about Countdown and Last Best Hope, it's understandable. Some comics and novels are so great they should be canonized

Just say it’s ketchup.

He doesn't look much worse than at the end of S1 when the implant was ripped out. If the kid saw that and was fine with it, this should be similar.

 

[Borgminister]

It's been lackluster so far, but finally this episode had some meat on its bones... Liked the Boimler passion, loved the Rutherford backstory...

 

[Richard S. Ta]

Boimler continues speaking out how I feel about Starfleet/Trek. This show just makes me happy. I thought I was a dinosaur for loving the simpler stories, the science stories, the weird ones... TOS/TNG. I know it's incredibly selfish, but it feels like this is Trek made for me.

I don't think there's anything selfish about what you just said.

 

[Markonian]

Sisko abandoned his pregnant wife because the Prophets demanded restitution, okay.
But it’s years later and he hasn’t returned? There’s no good reason for that. The Prophets hold him hostage and consigned Yates to be a single mother. How did she make do? Did she have to marry Jake to ensure her unborn would have a father?

The First Splinter timeline solved it nearly by having Sisko return in 2376, in time for Rebecca’s birth and the Bajoran accession to the Federation.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Best of the season so far. Loved them acknowledging the constsntly changing uniforms and touching on the never ending "is Starfleet military" debate. Sam's backstory was fun and Boimler's Flanders meldown was hilarious.

 

[UssGlenn]

I appreciate that the Independent Archeologist Guild refers to themselves as "Indy Archeologists"

 

[valkyrie013]

loved it, nice of them to do more with the Rutherford background.
and Becky trying to recruit was funny, Do I get a window? Sure, lots of windows ( Just not in the transporter room)
And Bradwards Epic meltdown was hilarious!

 

[jackoverfull]

Why can’t they have Windows in transporter rooms, though?

Apart that you’d want to use something more stable for this kind of delicate operations, that is.

 

[Starkers]

You'd think Chief O'Brien would be the poster boy for transporter chief to serving on the bridge!

Anyway a superb episode, not for the first time LD packs more plot into 25 minutes than most shows can squeeze into 50. Glad they're following up on Rutherford's implant, nice they left some more mystery though. I may have had something in my eye when Tendi squealed with delight at having her best friend back I also loved Rutherford imagining his friends were there to help him. That was a very Trek moment.

Boimler going postal was very funny.

I do think it's a shame that not even a smidgen of young Rutherford's personality survived and merged with our Rutherford (although who knows maybe the odd character trait might have snuck through, time will tell)

 

[Seven of Five]

I gave that a 9, as it was my favourite episode so far this season.

Learning more about Rutherford was awesome, and seeing that his face implant was actually part of a cover-up was a cool twist. The fight with the reflection was nicely done as well.

Boimler and Mariner really had me in stitches at various points during their little time at the stand. Boimler going full Hulk at the end as he lashed out at everyone who had been getting their digs in was funny, as was the fact that it was attracting positive attention for join-ups.

Ransom being proud of Boimler for sticking up for Starfleet, despite his actions landing him in the brig, was great.

The final moment as they were all gathered together outside Boimler's cell was a nice touch.

 

[The Wormhole]

New Star Trek comic by the Year Five team will star Sisko. It's treated as canon until disputed by new on screen material.

That comic is set prior to Nemesis. Since Lower Decks is set after Nemesis, and this episode establishes Sisko still hasn't returned, well...

I thought they were doing canon comics like Star Wars is doing.

Bro, do you even Star Trek tie-in material?

 

[ExtremeSail]

Bro, do you even Star Trek tie-in material?

LOL unfortunately(?) not

 

[The Wormhole]

LOL unfortunately(?) not

Well, if you had, you'd know this dance has been done a thousand times before, nine hundred of which has involved IDW.

 

[fireproof78]

Just to close out this Sisko comic canon business, @NCC-73515 is correct, I misinterpreted what writer Jackson Lanzing said:


And IDW Publishing calls this new comic the start of "a new ongoing IDW continuity". I thought they were doing canon comics like Star Wars is doing.

My bad, not so canon after all

Yeah, Trek doesn't do canon tie ins. Doesn't take away from the quality of the story.