Lower Dorks: A Star Trek Lower Decks Fan Podcast

The Return of Jet (S2E2) | Lower Dorks Podcast

With Mariner doing what she does best (being a rebel), Boimler doing... Boimler things (screaming) and the addition of a Kirk sundae with Trip Tucker sprinkles, it's all the Lower Dorks hosts can do to join the conversation and talk about killer Roombas.

0:00 Intro and drink announcement
1:21 Writer and Director credits
4:17 Episode synposis
5:12 Cold open, sonic showers, Mariner vs Jet
9:10 Lieutenant Kayshon and Tamarians
11:13 Boimler on the Titan 
15:36 Aaron's tentacle character
16:10 The Collectors and related references
19:02 Excalbian diorama and Lincoln
19:53 Flying Roombas, robot arms and incorrect predictions from the trailers
21:02 Carrying puppet Kaython
22:12 Kelpian on the Titan?
23:31 Pakleds plot 
25:24 What's going on with Boimler?
29:43 Boimler's return
31:14 Puppet rays and Kayshon's prospects
32:55 Outro 

Ransom Gets a Big Head (S2E1) | Lower Dorks Podcast

Season 2 has begun! Lower Dorks Aaron and Stavros discuss S2E1 Strange Energies, and hopefully don't forget to do holodeck leg day.

0:00 Intro and drink announcement
1:00 Episode, writer, director
3:11 Plot synopsis for this episode
4:37 Cardassian escape cold open
11:29 Opening credits updates
12:35 Ransom episode
15:15 Captain Freeman, Beckett Mariner and Admiral Freeman
25:35 Tenderford's fate
27:38 Medical gun
28:34 Brace for grabbing! and other stuff
29:33 Ransom's sidekick
31:02 Titan tease and jazz terminology
33:03 Outro

Season 2: All The Things! (that we know) | Lower Dorks Podcast

Lower Dorks hosts Stavros and Aaron discuss everything they know about Lower Decks season 2. They scoured the internet for all the juicy nuggets of information (and paid completely too much attention to every shot in the trailers) so you don't have to!

• 0:00 Intro and drink announcement
• 2:11 Season 2 Official Trailer
• 32:48 Social Media Teaser Trailer
• 36:52 Season 2 Teaser Trailer discussion
• 43:00 Two Weeks Left Social Media Trailer
• 50:42 Comic-Con @ Home panel
• 53:03 Other interview nuggets
• 1:01:43 What don't we know that we're excited about?
• 1:06:42 Outro

 

Sources:

• Season 2 Official Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxdKo0eXUKY
• Social Media Teaser Trailer: https://twitter.com/StarTrekOnPPlus/status/1414630642407460864
• Season 2 Teaser Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSLcErfzHuc
• Two Weeks Left Social Media Trailer: https://twitter.com/StarTrekOnPPlus/status/1420791231865446403?s=20
• Comic-Con @ Home panel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRxhSEN4LLQ
• Trekmovie interview: https://trekmovie.com/2021/05/13/interview-mike-mcmahan-talks-lower-decks-season-2-star-trek-easter-eggs-and-coordinating-with-prodigy/
• Collider interview: https://collider.com/star-trek-lower-decks-mike-mcmahan-interview/
• Screenrant interview: https://screenrant.com/star-trek-lower-decks-jack-quaid-interview/
• IGN interview: https://www.ign.com/articles/star-trek-lower-decks-mike-mcmahan-reveals-his-favorite-trek-episodes-ever
• Inverse.com interview: https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/startrek-lowerdecks-season-2-release-date-trailer-cast
• TrekCore interview: http://blog.trekcore.com/2020/12/mike-mcmahan-shares-new-updates-on-star-trek-lower-decks-season-2/
• Comicbook.com interview: https://comicbook.com/startrek/news/star-trek-lower-decks-season-2-riker-uss-titan-return/

U.S.S. Cerritos Deep Dive ft. Thomas Marrone | Lower Dorks Podcast

The hosts of Lower Dorks are joined by Thomas Marrone, Lead Ship Artist on Star Trek Online, to have a drink and discuss one of the main characters of Lower Decks... the U.S.S. Cerritos! Prepare for a nerdy deep dive.

• 0:00 Intro and drink announcement
• 2:00 Initial reactions
• 7:17 Fitting into Starfleet ship evolution and the California Class's role
• 13:25 Master Systems Display and ship layout
• 32:22 Shuttlebay and shuttlecraft
• 40:44 Second contact mission, division stripe and repair bay
• 50:02 Residential hallways, squash courts and holodecks
• 57:25 Star Trek power and the Cerritos
• 1:00:48 Lounge/bar and mess halls
• 1:05:17 Intro credits and ship as a character
• 1:07:37 Outro

Season 1 Recap | Lower Dorks Podcast

Lower Dorks unite! In the first episode of the Lower Dorks podcast, Aaron and Stavros take a look back at what made Season 1 of Star Trek Lower Decks so good in preparation for Season 2's debut in August!

0:00 Intro and drink announcement
1:06 Why does this show exist, and why do we love Lower Decks?
5:48 Mike McMahan's fingerprints
8:20 Aaron's favorite character: Commander Ransom
10:15 Mariner's depth 
13:45 Stavros's favorite character: Rutherford
14:53 Boimler's likeability and growth
21:46 The Cerritos: aesthetics and functionality
29:43 Rutherlips and professional support
33:01 Cameos - Frakes, Sirtis, J.G. Hertzler, Kurtwood Smith
40:42 Favorite jokes from the first season
46:08 Favorite referenes from the first season
49:19 Season 2 wishlist 
56:11 Uniforms reaction, jacket tucks into pants!
1:01:08 Rewatching pros and cons
1:05:30 Outro