Lower Dorks: A Star Trek Lower Decks Fan Podcast

No More Decks? | Lower Dorks Podcast

Season 5 is close at hand, but what have the Lower Dorks hosts been up to this whole time with no filler episodes?? Also, what the heck is this about Lower Decks being cancelled?! Listen and find out answers to that, plus reactions to all upcoming Trek, and what we want to see in the future directions of the IP. 

0:00 Intro and drink announcement
2:51 Why are we bad at podcasting?
6:07 Lower decks cancellation news
18:26 Upcoming Trek: SNW, PRO, S31, SFA
28:50 What do we want to see in new Trek?
40:25 Lower Decks season 5: Air date, episodes, teaser trailer and poster
43:52 Outro

USS Cerritos Handbook (ft. author Chris Farnell) | Lower Dorks Podcast

We're between seasons, and it's a fun time to talk about tie-ins! We're joined by author Chris Farnell to discuss the in-universe handbook given to all new crewmembers on board the Cerritos!

0:00 Intro, guest and drink announcement
3:44 Everything Chris Farnell, plus book overview
11:29 How canon is the book, and the Cerritos name history
15:11 The in-text comments, and how do you spell com badge?
18:13 Characters and Equipment sections
55:52 Badgey 2.0 and Starfleet procedure
58:51 Shifts and Elite Force
1:04:36 Shipboard activities board
1:07:39 Cerritos name history
1:12:19 Onboard facilities, with a few digressions
1:33:11 Races
1:37:41 Cerritos Bingo, Boimler's drafting strategy, general Star Trek reflection
1:46:48 Chris gives the pitch for the book
1:47:51 Stavros and Aaron final thoughts, Chris's other works
1:57:37 Outro

Season 4 Retrospective | Lower Dorks Podcast

With a bit of time between season 4's finale and a ways to go before season 5, the Lower Dorks hosts take us back through the highlights of this past season. We discuss the metaplot, character progression for all of the Warp Drive Five, best jokes and episodes, and more!

0:00 Intro and drink announcement
2:31 How did our predictions do?
5:51 Locarno metaplot
10:47 Main character arcs (plus T'lyn! And Ransom!)
45:39 Best gags of the season
58:33 Best episodes of the season
1:07:38 Random thoughts: Chewing gum, Ransom's door chime response, Caitians ate Betazoids, Dominion War memorial and Mariner's trauma, Badgey's wholesome ending, Agimus and Peanut Hamper progression, Goodgey, new plots in season 5, what about Rutherford?, Wrath of Khan re-creation, SHIPS
1:23:41 Outro

A Tale of Two Towel Guys (S4E10) | Lower Dorks Podcast

The Lower Dorks hosts are very into the last episode of the season! We talk about Locarno and how he makes for an awesome villain, panic at all the cool new ships that we wish we had time to talk about (especially the Orion ones!) and lament the changes to Tenderford. And how many towel-clad lower deckers ARE there, anyway?

We've also learned after we recorded this episode that the ship Mariner pilots in this episode is a new ship type is a small version of the Steamrunner class, the Sabrerunner! Aaron still doesn't like it, though.

0:00 Intro and drink announcement
2:29 Episode synopsis
2:30 Orion battleship aside
4:43 Directing and writing credits
7:13 Last time on Lower Decks
7:57 Starfleet Academy flashback
16:05 Locarno and his fleet
31:30 Mariner's escape and the genesis device
42:20 Locarno's galactic message and other lower deckers
45:21 Freeman, Tendi and the Orions subplot
54:37 Sarcastic Steamrunner (Sabrerunner) computer voice aside
56:30 Tendi cliffhanger!
1:01:29 End of season brief thoughts
1:04:15 Outro

We’ll Always Have Locarno (S4E9) | Lower Dorks Podcast

The Mysterious Threat is finally coming into focus, but the Lower Dorks hosts are all about the details revealed about Mariner's past in the penultimate episode of the fourth season!

0:00 Intro and drink announcement
2:09 Episode synopsis
4:21 Writing and directing credits
6:15 Cold open
11:36 Captain Freeman and co B-plot
30:08 Mariner's backstory A-plot
43:45 Metaplot hypotheses
52:05 Random other details: Bynar dialog, Lucarno's ship
54:26 Outro

Stuck in a Turbolift (S4E8) | Lower Dorks Podcast

Take off your pants with the Lower Dorks hosts and phaser some poopy diapers as we discuss everything about caves, Vendorians and conspiracy theories. Just remember that the Vendorians just want us all to get along...

0:00 Intro and drink announcement
2:10 Episode synopsis
3:31 Director credit
3:54 Planet names
4:51 CAVES
11:18 Vendorians
15:47 Boimler's story
23:34 Rutherford's story
35:03 Mariner's story
40:29 Tendi's story
44:23 What it all means and random theories
48:50 Outro

Drookmani Phasers Are Weird (S4E7) | Lower Dorks Podcast

While this Lower Decks episode is all about AIs, Lower Dorks provides a definitely, completely necessary human look at the episode, including close analysis of the power of friendship and dadship, a metaphysical look at prison systems and hypotheses of the metaplot's direction!

0:00 Intro and drink announcement
1:23 Episode synopsis
2:27 Bynar intro, grappler, briefing scene
5:59 Badgey plot
24:53 Agamus/Peanut Hamper plot
44:55 Metaplot updates
46:58 Outro

MAXIMUM Oo-mox (S4E6) | Lower Dorks Podcast

TENDERFORD PERSEVERES! When the Warp Core Four (where's T'lynn?) visits Ferenginar, Tendi and Rutherford have a little will-they-won't-they, and we're here for it! We cover the other plot threads too, then discuss what we should call incompetent admirals.

0:00 Intro and drink announcement
2:27 Episode synopsis and title
5:37 Director credit
5:58 Cold open
11:36 Negotiation plot
20:55 Intro to other plots, Ransom's influence
23:45 Ferenginar details
28:35 Mariner's plot
41:24 Boimler's plot
45:19 TENDERFORD PLOT
55:31 Uncle Quark's Youth Casino, Vassery's unpreparedness
57:52 Final thoughts
59:39 Outro

Ransom’s Rough Day (S4E5) | Lower Dorks Podcast

We're halfway through the season and the Lower Dorks hosts are ready to discuss T'Lyn's first character focus episode! Get ready for a discussion on huge resort drinks, praise for Captain Freeman and a pitch for a Breen lower decker episode.

0:00 Intro and drink announcement
2:37 Episode synopsis
4:34 Director credits
5:47 Lieutenant Junior Grade
6:53 Betazoid characters
19:56 T'Lyn, effects of Bendii Syndrome
40:28 Captain Freeman's finest hour
42:13 Boimler, Security and Relaxation
58:13 Romulans lying in wait 
59:09 Metaplot tie-in, Edible Betazoids
1:02:28 Halfway through reflection
1:03:41 Outro

Put A Ring On It, or Knives, Whichever (S4E4) | Lower Dorks Podcast

Lower Dorks are all about the B plot with Ransom and Boimler in this episode, though are very into the Tendi backstory and Orion worldbuilding that came along with the A plot! Be sure to replicate your bonsai tree ahead of listening.

0:00 Intro and drink announcement
1:50 Episode synopsis
3:19 Mystery ship intro
6:58 Girl's trip to Orion wedding plot
45:38 Boimler/Rutherford diplomacy plot
1:01:14 Final thoughts and outro