The following article discusses the fifth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks and previous Treks.
There is no such thing as “dead” in Star Trek, a boundless, timeless work that has thrived on its own for nearly 60 years. What started out as a cornball spaceship and punch fight show for children and their parents of the atomic age became all this. So I don’t write too many obituaries. Star Trek: Lower Decks Even though the fifth season is the last season. Given Paramount’s current flexible leadership, it’s easy to imagine that decision being reversed in the future. So I think this is more of a farewell than a farewell.
‘lower deck’ The fifth season picks up not long after the fourth left off, with Tendi still paying off his debt to the Orions. I don’t think it’s a spoiler that the status quo is reasserted right after it’s given. You see, this is what happened in every other case. The crew of the Cerritos then get into the usual kind of classy, sleazy but heart-filled hijinks we’ve come to expect. Of course I was sworn to secrecy, but the highlight is the fifth episode, whose title alone is a huge spoiler.
I’ve seen the first five episodes of the season, and like any sitcom, there are a few misses between the hits. One episode in particular tries to get old school. fraser The plot is flat, but the characters in question are thin. Thankfully, lower deck A weak show can be presented based on the charm of the central cast. Unfortunately, because we’re trying to say thank you to everyone, some of the characters we’d expect more focus on are pushed to the margins.
you can feel lower deck You are also nervous about your own premises. A show about people on the lowest rung of the ladder can’t get too high. As campuses, both Mariner and Boimler are using this year as an opportunity to mature and grow. I won’t spoil the season’s most glorious running gag, but their development takes place in very different ways. If there’s a downside, it’s that it still relies too heavily on energy-sapping action sequences to resolve the episode.
But that’s a minor complaint for a show that has grown from a would-be clown of the Trek universe to one of the most enjoyable interpretations of its spirit. I always know when the chips are down, lower deck It’s tempting to ignore a lot of the new Trek. This show is enjoyable to watch and something the rest of the franchise aspires to be.
I looked for a way to explain it ‘lower deck’ I’ve been targeting my target audience for years, but it’s only now that it’s occurred to me. This is a show written by people who grew up watching Star Trek in the VHS era. Creator Mike McMahan is only four years older than me and a teenager. next generation The broadcast has been interrupted. So while he met deep space nine and voyager If it had been a first run, everything else would have been discovered through reruns and tapes.
The timeline of discovery can be traced more or less as follows. lower deck Each year we expanded our range of hat tips. of course We got a parody of the first two Trek movies in the first season. Both were always on Saturday afternoon TV when I was a kid. But it wasn’t until the third time that we nodded. first contact. like enterprise When you run out of gas, you can catch McMahan and company delving behind the scenes and getting a feel for the convention gossip about future series.
If you’ve seen , you’ll notice a joke about Harry Kim’s promotion that the character has never done before. voyager. If you’re well versed in the story behind Trek, you’ll know why, and here are some reasons why it’s fun to nod your head to now. But that’s not the only subtle gag that points a sharp elbow to the ribs of a key member of the series’ creative team. Even if it doesn’t discover them all, Reddit is confident it will compile a master list 30 minutes after each episode goes live on Paramount+.
I’m not going to indulge in theorizing about why there are such popular and successful shows. lower deck It’s over (it’s money, it’s always money). But as we’ve seen countless times before, reviving a successful animated show doesn’t have to be difficult when the smart guys prevail. Shit, even McMahan said it He’s ready for this and even has a few spin-off ideas in the works. But for now let’s toast lower deck, An animated sitcom that became the cornerstone of modern Star Trek.
The first two episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 arrive on Paramount+ on Thursday, October 24, with additional episodes airing each week for eight consecutive weeks. The series and season finale airs on December 19.
