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A new podcast for Star Trek: Lower Decks. Hang out with Stavros and Aaron as they discuss the latest Lower Decks episodes, favorite characters, cameos and behind-the-scenes gossip.
Episodes
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
Thursday Feb 02, 2023
We're still in the gap between seasons, but it's the perfect time to talk about how Lower Decks fits in with the five (!) total Star Trek shows currently "on the air"!
0:00 Intro and drink announcement
4:04 Lower Decks
9:22 Prodigy
19:53 Discovery
28:35 Strange New Worlds
39:59 Picard
49:23 Consistent production value, opening credits deep dive
1:01:12 How does Lower Decks fit in?
1:07:27 Outro
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Season 3 draws to a close with one of the strongest episodes of the season! Revelations include Towel Guy's name, Badmirals and only a few Star Trek non sequiturs!
0:00 Intro and drink announcement
1:49 Episode synopsis
2:25 Episode title origin
3:28 Douglas Station exterior shot
4:46 Mariner's archaeology
10:33 Admiral Buenamigo and his motives
18:33 The Texas Class
21:27 The Lower Deckers react, Towel Guy, Boimler's imitations, phaser maintenance
26:27 The California/Texas challenge, crew readiness, command staff
32:34 Rutherford's conspiracy
35:09 The last battle, Maximum Warp Me, Shaxs's defining moment
43:35 California finale: Names, paint jobs and more
50:25 T'Lyn makes her appearance
55:08 Rutherford's obliviousness
55:52 Final thoughts
58:48 Outro
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
Thursday Oct 20, 2022
The Lower Dorks hosts get the scoop on S3E9 and ask if Buenamigo is a badmiral, revel in the look of Starbase 80 and get really upset that literally nobody backs Mariner up when she's in trouble.
0:00 Intro and drink announcement
3:06 Plot synopsis
4:26 Project Swing By and the Breen
14:56 Admiral Buenamigo's pet project
19:10 Ship to the rescue trope
20:36 Reporter and the red herring
23:08 Ransom's role
24:36 Mariner's attitude: more red herrings
26:01 Mariner's friends don't help!
27:47 Petra Aberdeen and her ship
29:12 Pie eating contest: Mariner's filling, Rutherford's pie problem and uniform tear, Ponn Farr annual event?
33:37 Starbase 80!
35:19 Other details: Migleemo is still the worst, "On your way, Lower Decks" lieutenant, return of Towel guy, 10 frowns
39:06 Final thoughts
40:22 Outro
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Episode sequels continue in Season 3, and now it's Boimler's go! We cover everything from wanting our own Knickknac episode to the Boimler psychological trauma resolution and Tendi's new character development.
00:00 Intro and drink announcement
00:55 Episode synopsis
01:13 Episode opening
04:27 About the writer
05:43 Back to the Opening
06:14 Stavros goes on about clothing again
07:30 Still more opening
15:18 Voice actor planet
17:08 Tenderford adventure time!
31:18 Boiminer Soul Searching time!
41:35 Safety Protocols
45:01 Cliffhanger, Sans Sylvester Stallone
48:53 Final Thoughts
54:56 Outro
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Thursday Oct 06, 2022
Everyone's favorite exocomp is back, but the Lower Dorks hosts get hung up talking about possible ancient bird people that seeded avian races throughout the galaxy. Also, f**k Peanut Hamper!
0:00 Intro and drink announcement
1:22 Episode synopsis
1:48 Last time... and opening credits
4:26 Peanut Hamper's escape sequence and SOUND IN SPACE
6:51 Drookmani
8:05 The Areore, their planet, and galactic genetic seeding tangents
15:20 Peanut Hamper's plot and failed redemption
23:28 JG Hertzler cameo
25:12 Quality of the battle animation
27:41 Captivity, Jeffrey Combs cameo and the greatest villain teamup of Lower Decks
31:09 Final thoughts
33:09 Outro
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Friday Sep 30, 2022
Lower Dorks goes to Deep Space Nine! The hosts are in awe of the sheer volume of details presented on the beloved station, but also can't get enough of Tendi and Mariner's character development.
0:00 Intro and drink announcement
1:34 Episode title and synopsis
2:48 Admiral Buenamigo, the Vancouver and Brown Holes
4:27 Karemma and booze
6:02 Deep Space Nine!!
12:05 Colonel Kira and Ops
16:06 Quark and Quark's Bar
20:12 Bold Boimler's dabo
22:35 Tendi, Rutherford, Mesk and being who you wan to be
28:12 Mariner, Jen and the salon
30:38 Betazoid Casual
32:19 Magic cup
32:49 The future of Jen and Mariner
35:08 Weird party stuff
35:45 Party phasers and self-phasering rationale
39:26 Final thoughts
41:15 Outro
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Friday Sep 23, 2022
Listing off all the references we spotted during the job fair is only PART of what the Lower Dorks hosts discuss during this episode, which turned out to be one of the better offerings of Season 3. Rutherford doesn't get Tuvixed!
0:00 Intro and drink announcement
3:22 Episode synopsis
4:31 Towel guy
5:20 Kirk and Spock's cinematic chemistry
6:45 Pod plant callback
8:00 Sequoia shuttlecraft
9:23 Red Rutherford and more info on Rutherford's background
11:14 Punkford/Rude Rutherford, Sub Rosa, speaking style gag, okey dokey origins
15:52 Kicking doors and karate chops
16:56 Red Rutherford's outfit
19:43 Racing ships and the race
23:38 Medical skullcap reference?
24:49 Rude Rutherford's death
25:51 Conspiracy hypotheses
28:57 Tulgana IV
29:48 List of booths and race references
42:13 Boimler goes ape-sh*t
43:49 17 test attempts
44:32 Boimler in the brig and Ransom's reaction
45:06 Ransom's orders and Starbase 80
46:10 Nagus staff and Petra's offer
48:30 Final thoughts
50:37 Outro
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
A cinnamon-flavored episode is here, with the Lower Dorks hosts enjoying some Jack Daniels Cinnamon Spice Tennessee Fire while musing about Ransom's cinnamon-scented churro wife, amongst other elements of S3E4.
0:00 Intro and drink announcement
1:50 Plot synopsis
2:35 Writer credit
4:15 Goopy
5:11 Minooki, masks and ship transformations
9:02 New warp core animation?
9:52 Billups's breakdown and Shaxs besting Migleemo
11:07 Maquis!?
13:27 Space towels
14:28 New ships and edosians
18:42 Puppy torture room
19:45 Holodecks and Geordi hate
25:08 Swamp time, Doopler, hydroponics and Orion beatings
29:04 Deflector room spins
31:42 COME
32:47 Delta shifter details
33:26 Ransom's churros
35:18 Basic problem solving, Bold Boimler and everyone's demise
36:19 TNG's Lonely Among us sensor room
38:03 Advancements in relaxation engineering
38:51 Rutherford and his anger
39:57 Overall thoughts
40:56 Outro
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
Thursday Sep 08, 2022
With fantasy rocks at the forefront of "Mining the Mind's Mines," the Lower Dorks hosts can't help picking on Dr. Migleemo and pontificate about the Celestial Koala's continued appearances.
0:00 Intro and drink announcement
1:21 Legless baby follow up
3:01 Star Trek Day Lower Decks teaser
5:52 Episode synopsis
8:11 The Scrubble
10:46 Scientists and Ransom's rants
12:04 Stevens remains a creeper
13:38 Tendi's science officer subplot
14:41 Dr. Migleemo is the worst
19:56 USS Carlsbad details
21:37 Everyone's rock fantasies
25:14 The fantasy rocks and plot
29:47 Stevens' nightmare from TAS
31:07 The Badders
33:04 The gloves gag
34:36 The crystal fake out, the fight
35:56 Conference room details
38:30 The koala: what does he know?
41:05 Boimler is a robot and the Cerritos's fame
42:45 Mariner's shenanigans recall, Boimler time travel
44:11 Eyebrows
45:41 Outro
Legless baby tweet: https://twitter.com/LowerDorks/status/1565757762520244226
U.S.S. Wayfarer saves the day Star Trek Day clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiGHAOZY1qM
Friday Sep 02, 2022
Friday Sep 02, 2022
Like K'Ranch's hunt, the Lower Dorks hosts are chasing the Least Dangerous Game with focus on the strangest details, including Chief Lundy's creepyness, Ransom's competence and leg-less babies. Also, do men in the 24th century wax their chests?
0:00 Intro and drink announcement
1:19 Lower Decks Vegas convention cosplay
4:24 New details on SNW/LD crossover
6:01 Episode synopsis
7:41 Martok's cameo, B&B
10:42 Vendome's promotion
12:51 Boimler's plot
14:10 Chief Lundy's creepiness
15:51 Various references: Springball, Edo, skydiving
18:17 Animation quality jump
20:24 K'Ranch's hunt
25:10 Ransom: Command ability and his shiny lava tubes
30:21 Obscure details: Baby legs, system of government
33:27 Cerritos model changes?
35:36 Outro
Star Trek Las Vegas convention cosplay:
- Fan dance Rutherford: https://twitter.com/TrekCore/status/1563624957472428032
- Shaxs/T’Ana naked time: https://twitter.com/SynthNscifi/status/1563637893549084672
- Matt the Beluga and Badgey: https://twitter.com/TrekMovie/status/1563686294290501632
Details on SNW/Lower Decks crossover:
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/star-trek-lower-decks-jack-quaid-strange-new-worlds-crossover-the-boys-gen-v-1235352527/