Ups & Downs From Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 2.7 - Those Old Scientists
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I loved Mariners line about the enterprise crew talking slowly. The difference in speed between the SNW and LD dialogue was something I noticed and this one line made it click for me. Fantastic
I think my favorite part about this episode is any amount of excessive silliness or criticism of being too fan-servicey is completely obliterated by the very next episode which deals with the trauma and horror of war head on. It didn't feel like whiplash either, which I think speaks to the fact that even though episode 7 was silly there were still very serious emotional beats like Boimler convincing Pike to have a birthday party so he can hang out with the people that love him.
As someone that loves "Strange New Worlds" but has never checked out "Lower Decks" well, second star to the right and straight on til morning I guess (gonna start watching "LD")
It's alright, gets better from season 2 tbh
I was very skeptical about it at first, but then it turned out to have some great characters and thoughtful storylines on top of all the deep lore self-referential jokes.
It's absolutely worth it. I love Strange New Worlds, but Lower Decks honestly beats it out to make my top 3 favorite Star Trek series. It's so good
I have to admit, like Sean, this is probably my favorite episode of the New Trek Era. There's been so much to unravel.
Riker!
Such strong stories and acting this season!
That's how I felt about it myself, they knocked it out of the park.
Loved this episode. Best I’ve seen in years.
This is one of my favorite Star Trek episodes I can recall watching in the past few years. Loved the crossover and had no idea what was coming as I hadn’t heard anything prior. Had to scroll through Lemmy to find a post about it just to comment that I loved it.
I feel like Sean is the kind of guy I could geek out with
Surprised none of these reviews have mentioned the translation, that got a chuckle out of me.
Literally translates to "Time Portal." Yeah that was hilarious.
Sean didn't mention La'an's timing in the shuttle when she catches Boimler and Mariner in the shuttle just after she says "I never get caught." That was really funny as well.
Honestly there's just so much in this episode, that even after several viewings I'm sure you'd still be picking out small references and easter eggs here and there.
Honestly there’s just so much in this episode, that even after several viewings I’m sure you’d still be picking out small references and easter eggs here and there.
I watched the reviews and spoilers before watching the episode so that I could appreciate them all in my first go for this exact reason; they always shove so much into these kinds of episodes that it's near impossible to get them all and I'm here for it lol