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Oct 16, 2021 · Star Trek: Lower Decks pulled out all the stops for its Season 2 finale, with "First First Contact" showing just how inventively effective the Cerritos truly is before completely shocking the crew to their core with a major twist to end on a massive cliffhanger.
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Oct 18, 2021 · In an exclusive interview with CBR, series creator and showrunner Mike McMahan explained some of the biggest twists and turns from Star Trek: Lower Deck's Season 2 finale. McMahan also shared some of his favorite moments in the past season, including classic Star Trek allusions, and teased what fans can expect from the future of the animated ...
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Updated: Aug 16, 2021 3:37 pm
Posted: Aug 12, 2021 2:30 pm
Star Trek: Lower Decks season two premieres Aug. 12 on Paramount+. Below is a spoiler-free review of the first five episodes.
When Star Trek: Lower Decks dropped last year, there was no question that the series was lovingly brought to life by people who know their Trek inside and out. Where it faltered was thinking hyper-fast delivery and overly busy episodes was a fun, sustainable watch. Gratefully, creator Mike McMahan (Solar Opposites) allowed the show to mellow out by the end of its first season, giving us a lot more depth for both the stories and characters who live and work in the bowels of the U.S.S. Cerritos. In season two, Lower Decks continues that balanced groove with even more confidence in mixing comedy with away mission hijinks and character progression.
In particular, Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) is more fun to be around this season because she’s not just dragging crewmates Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid), D'Vana Tendi (Noël Wells), and Sam Rutherford (Eugene Cordero) into an endless string of ill-considered adventures. She’s still a purposefully rebellious screw-up who leaps before thinking, but the new episodes also give us more quiet moments where she reveals what her abrasive walls are really all about.
IGN's Scott Collura gave the series premiere of Star Trek: Lower Decks an 8/10, writing that it's "a great addition to the pantheon of Gene Roddenberry’s universe, and one clearly guided by the hand of a creator who truly loves and knows Star Trek... The future looks bright for Lower Decks indeed."
Speaking of Boimler, the season opens with Mariner stewing with mighty resentment after he abruptly left to accept a promotion on Captain William Riker’s (Jonathan Frakes) U.S.S. Titan. How he’s doing in his new gig, and the physical and emotional hole he left behind is played to great effect in the first half of the season. It says a lot about the writing maturity of the series to have choices like the one he made have real stakes, and then play out as such when many comedies would just blow past anything that messy.
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When Boimler does return, it proves how far this ensemble has come in truly endearing itself to us. Still a big ball of anxiety, he clearly tames Mariner’s boundless energy and impulsiveness. And he’s also the perfect nerd compliment to good kids Tendi and Rutherford. Together, they tease, challenge and better one another, which makes even their dumbest screw-ups fun to watch. They’re also true believers in the goals of the Federation, which is endearing, hopeful and would certainly make Gene Roddenberry proud.
When Star Trek: Lower Decks dropped last year, there was no question that the series was lovingly brought to life by people who know their Trek inside and out. Where it faltered was thinking hyper-fast delivery and overly busy episodes was a fun, sustainable watch. Gratefully, creator Mike McMahan (Solar Opposites) allowed the show to mellow out by...
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Star Trek: Lower Decks doesn’t skip a beat as the "lower deckers" of the U.S.S. Cerritos continue to bond, reveal more of themselves and do stupid stuff in space.
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Oct 15, 2021 · Go inside the Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 2 finale with series Creator, Showrunner, and Executive Producer Mike McMahan, as well as Tawny Newsome (Ensign M...
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