Warp Trails #110: Lower Decks – “Old Friends, New Planets” – 0410

by Warp Trails

Season four of Star Trek: Lower Decks concludes with the crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos disobeying orders to stop the Nova Fleet.

It is bitter sweet that season four of Star Trek: Lower Decks has reached its finale. Nick Locarno has assembled a fleet and is attempting to recruit lower deckers from across the Alpha Quadrant to his cause. However, he didn’t expect Mariner to rally to Starfleet’s cause. As Mariner attempts a daring escape, Captain Freeman and the crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos disobey direct orders to mount a rescue mission. Story arcs come to a close in a fitting conclusion to this season of Lower Decks. Join us as we dive into all the details.

In this episode, we discuss:

  • The flashback scene were Mariner talks to Nova Squadron before their infamous Starburst maneuver,
  • The reveal of the Nova Fleet,
  • The Nick Locarno/Tom Parris joke,
  • Mariner’s escape from Nova Fleet,
  • Captain Freeman’s recruitment of Orion assistance,
  • The Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan homage elements of this episode,
  • The resolution of character arcs for season four of Lower Decks, and
  • What is next for Tendi.

Theme music licensed from MediaMusicNow.

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Welcome to Warp Trails. This weekly show reviews each episode of Star Trek, from Discovery to Picard and Lower Decks, the latest incarnations of Star Trek airing on CBS All Access, and discusses Star Trek news. Your hosts are Dennis and Beth Keithly, a husband and wife team living in Texas. Beth is an old school fan of Star Trek whose fandom is grounded in The Original Series. Meanwhile, Dennis is a relatively more recent fan who traces his fandom to Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. Since they met, Dennis and Beth made consumption of Star Trek content part of their weekly routine. The have also named four of their past six pets after Star Trek characters.

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