Warning: Spoilers ahead forStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5, episode 8, “Upper Decks.“Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 5, episode 8, “Upper Decks,” gives viewers a sneak peek into what the show’s main characters could experience as they venture deeper into theirStar Trektimeline, but the animated comedy sadly doesn’t have enough time to fully explore that particular era.Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 5’s castis assembling for the last time, as the unconventional franchise spinoff show is set to end when the finale airs on December 19. While this may seem like wasted potential, at leastStar Trek: Lower Decksis ending on a high.
Lower Deckshas a peculiar place amongStar TrekTV shows. Although it’s still canon, the parodical nature of the animated saga means its storytelling rules are perhaps a little looser than in other corners of the franchise. Plus, the focus on the ship’s junior officers is a little unconventional, as acknowledged in a meta way by “Upper Decks.” Thechaos experienced by Jack Quaid’s Lt. Boimler and company could be argued to be likely to dissipatea little when they’re inevitably promoted, butStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5 has proven that that won’t be the case.
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“Upper Decks” temporarily switches up the show’s formula just a couple of episodes from the end. The focus on the USS Cerritos' bridge crew makesStar Trek: Lower Decksseem a little more like other franchise installments, assenior Starfleet officers are almost always central to the plot. Seeing what characters like Captain Freeman (Dawnn Lewis) and Commander Ranson (Jerry O’Connell) get up to throughout the day is strangely comforting and for more reasons than one.
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WithStar Trek: Lower Decks' main characters' humorous claims that nothing wild happens without their presence,“Upper Decks” proves it can be just as challenging and unpredictableto serve aboard the Cerritos in more senior positions as it is in the junior ones. BecauseStar Trek: Lower Deckshas long teased that the ascension of its main characters to bridge crew could signify a big narrative and career milestone, it would be reasonable to assume that their experience at that stage in their careers would result in a more levelheaded daily schedule. Thankfully, “Upper Decks” disproves that theory.
Star Trek: Lower Decks Ending Means We May Not See The Cerritos Lieutenants Becoming Bridge Crew
Boimler & company could easily experience the next stage of their Starfleet careers offscreen
Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 5 is nearly over. So,there’s very little time for the show to reveal the Lower Deckers serving directly alongside their captain. So, although their promotions feel inevitable, seeing them gain a new rank pip could be all the fans are allowed to see. Therefore, the glimpse into what their lives could look like as provided by “Upper Decks” becomes even more poignant. Of course, it’s still possibleStar Trek: Lower Deckscould be revived or reworked in some new form, but there are currently no confirmed plans to do so.
Star Trek: Lower Decks
Cast
The animated comedy series Star Trek: Lower Decks follows the support crew on one of Starfleet’s least significant ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos, in 2380. Ensigns Mariner (Tawny Newsome), Boimler (Jack Quaid), Rutherford (Eugene Cordero), and Tendi (Noël Wells) have to keep up with their duties and their social lives often. At the same time, the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies.
