A few weeks ago, Andrea and I were on hand to watch Star Trek Lower Decks bring the series in for a landing. It's tough bringing any TV series in for a series finale and the Star Trek franchise has not had a good record with that,
Case in point: Star Trek Enterprise and "These Are the Voyages..." where the main cast was reduced to supporting roles in their own show.
But Star Trek Lower Decks does a good job making a clean and remarkable touch down for the crew of the USS Cerritos.
The image below shows a couple of changes to the status quo. Rutherford no longer has his ocular implant and Boilmer's beard finally and fully came in.
The series wraps up the season long arc of the recurring and annoying quantum fissures with gateways to alternate realities like our own but different.,
Like the universe where the Enterprise 1701 E is just like the one we know and love... except it's purple. And so is Data.
The storyline ends with the creation of a stable quantum fissure and the dreaded Starbase 80 (the WORST star base in Starfleet) put in charge of monitoring it and Capt. Freeman leaves the Cerritos to take charge of the Starbase.
Ransom is promoted to Captain and makes Mariner and Boimler his co-first officers.
A moment about Mariner and Boimler. Both are who they were when we were first met them in season 1 BUT no they are not. Boimler still has self doubts but he has learned to assert himself where he has grown in experience and wisdom. And Mariner is still All In for a good time and an adventure but not at the expense of her responsibility as a Starfleet officer.
To be honest, I hated Beckett Mariner in season one because she was TOO chaotic, TOO hyper. Over the course of the series, she has learned to channel her energies more constructively.
My favorite addition to the cast was T'Lynn, a Vulcan officer with an hilarious deadpan delivery on commenting on the most absurd situations she found herself in.
And in saying good-bye to Star Trek Lower Decks, I would be remiss in not commenting on something from the opening credits.
During the credits, this big space critter could be seen biting one of USS Cerrito’s nacelles.
Nacelle biting space critter, I think I will miss you most of all.
I hate to lose Star Trek Lower Decks but the gang from the Cerritos could not stay on the lower decks forever.
Sadly it was time to go and Star Trek Lower Decks ended well.
Next week, the Tuesday TV Touchbase will touch base on TWO TV shows that could not be more different:
- Creature Commandos
- Brilliant Minds
Until next time, remember to be good to one another and try to keep it down in there, would ya? I'm trying to watch TV over here.
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