"Twovix" logline
The Cerritos ensigns must assist a caretaker on the voyage of a historically significant starship.
Written by: Mike McMahan
Directed by: Barry J. Kelly & Jason Zurek
"I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee" logline
Mariner tries to get demoted, Rutherford tries to get promoted, and Boimler makes a big move.
Written by: Aaron Burdette
Directed by: Megan Lloyd
I thought it was fine. The ending of Rutherford’s B-plot felt a little cheap.
Plus with Luvik around, I’m wondering what happened with Jet and if there’s going to be a gang of bitter lower deckers who don’t quite like the main four.
It reminds me of the episode where Rutherford tried out all those different jobs on the ship because he wanted to do something new. He was afraid to let them know he didn’t like the work, but every time, they were super supportive.
I love that episode.
And the moral of “I can get stuff just by asking for it!” Is a real lesson.
All our Wej Duj heroes came back for episode 1! …I hope Ma’ah’s okay.
It’s interesting how between Lower Decks and Prodigy (plus some brief mentions in other post-VOY shows) we have a decent picture of how the universe view now-Admiral Janeway. It’s clear she’s viewed with a sort of heroic reverence, Captain Freeman assumed that Janeway’s logs would have a good answer for a Tuvix situation. Voyager’s celebrity status has definitely inflated her image a little, really put’s Dal’s awkward first encounter with the real Janeway in perspective.
It feels very right that they didn’t actually dive into the morality of killing Tuvix other than “that’s messed up!” and making the Tuvix’d crew clearly in the wrong/not sapient before de-Tuvixing them. Lower Decks does earnest optimism about Starfleet well, but I don’t think deep dives into moral situations are something for a goofy 22 minute show.
I’m honestly disappointed about the double release, because now I have to process two awesome episodes at the same time and I keep getting them mixed up.
Quick hitters, in no particular order:
- love Ransom demonstrating competent personnel management, another “surprise” twist of stuff working as it should.
- the Shax/Ransom exercise scene is fabulous
- Did that macro virus really get stuck behind a panel on the bridge for a decade (ish), or did curator guy cook it up to enhance the exhibit?
- the whole Tuvix sequence was the perfect absurdist sequel to the original episode. Apparently T’Lynn and all of the merged persons are also cold blooded murderers in their own special ways.
Now I want to know how T’Lyn knows what Borg smell like.
I feel like they wouldn’t make a display of the salamanders, as long as Janeway has access to weaponry.
She nonchalantly told a bunch of kids about it in Prodigy. Or was that Holo Janeway?
It was the Admiral.
I have a feeling that someday, we’re going to find out what happened to the children.
Assimilated salamander robot is my new favourite villain. That said, why did the exhibit not display their children?
Because they’re grown now, and have asked star fleet not to use their image in any promotional material. They’re still salty about being abandoned.
The DS9 episode was handled with such dignity, but the Voyager episode was a fever dream and I am absolutely here for it!
After 3 seasons, it’s surprising to finally have a voice actor for Westlake.
I didn’t know I needed Clarinet Macro Viruses and assimilated Salamander Automatons at the helm, but my gosh did the LD team deliver!
I wonder if the promotion rollout explains why marketing for this season was so sparse.
I LOVED Shaxs talking about his relationship issues with Ransom and the fourth wall lean on the tubes was perfection.
They’ve definitely edited some of the rank pips in trailer shots we haven’t seen yet (and some we have). Might explain why T’lyn is rocking a standard ensign pip a bit into the first trailer.
Veneers? Really?
Worf can get a new spine but they can’t regrow some teeth?
I really hope this isn’t a permanent change. But with Lower Decks, who knows?
In true Voyager style, the
shipteeth will be fine in the next episode.
