Below Decks season 5 is setting up a proper launch

Key Takeaways

• Star Trek: Lower Decks faced fan skepticism, then won over many with its hilarious love letter to the Trek universe.
• Season 5 explores deeper themes and relationships and adds familiar faces for more laughs.
• Although the series ends after the 5th season, the creators suggest the future for the beloved characters.

When Paramount + announced that they did Rick and Morty writer Mike McMahan to create animation Star Trek comedy series, fan reaction has been mixed, to say the least. Although some were happy to see the first Trek series begin Star Trek: The Animated Seriesothers doubted that any humor was taken from the Star Trek the universe will work. Their doubts are unfounded. Even the Star Trek universe full of intentional and unintentional comedic moments, every show in the Trek canon falls squarely in the science fiction category. the Star Trek Comedy is a new endeavor where fans can't get what they want.

When the show premiered in 2020, the first few episodes caused quite a stir in the fandom. Although some fans like the classic view, there is no respect for the Star Trek universe, others have insisted that McMahan's creation does not have the dignity that characterizes the Star Trek universe. While some were happy with the Easter eggs and phone calls, others criticized the show as a fanfare. But as the series continued, the USS Cerritos' shy and mischievous crew and hijinks grew in popularity. don't Lower decks there are still haters, many have come to see the show for what it is: a meaningless love letter to Star Trek universe.

In this fifth and final season, Lower decks continues to live up to its reputation by weaving new adventures into established ones Star Trek canon. It promises more wacky shenanigans, but also a deeper look into the Trekverse, the ideals of Starfleet, and new heroes. As the show draws to a close, Star Trek: Lower Decks face the difficult task of giving their faces in a broadcast that satisfies the fans who have come to love them.

Reunited and Feeling Great…Now

The season 4 finale saw D'Vana Tendi leave Cerritos to return to his life as a pirate on his home world, Orion. No one knew when, or if, he would return. In the first two episodes of Season 5, which aired on October 24, Tendi made her plans to return to Starfleet clear, but she had no clear path to accomplishing it. Back at Cerritos, his friend was struggling with his absence—none other than Rutherford, who was working so nonstop that his best friend didn't have to think about his grief. Fortunately, Tendi makes a deal with her sister D'Erika and returns to Cerritos at the end of the second episode of the season, “Shades of Green.”

While Tendi's return to her roots brought humor and a deeper look into Orion's culture, it set the stage for themes that would continue throughout the season. part of lower decks' The brilliance is its ability to show fans another side of Starfleet: what it's like away from the action, in the hustle and bustle of everyday life for people not on the bridge. This view also does Lower decks the perfect tool to explore the side of Starfleet that doesn't fit the noble narrative that follows the organization's heroes.

In the third and fourth seasons, Lower decks He did a good job of exploring the less honorable aspects of Starfleet: what happens to people who make mistakes, who don't fit the mold, who are too rebellious. The fifth season delves into the reality of what it means to be devoted to ideals and place obligations on everything and how these realities affect the communication.

This is the first time that this gang that has become a family has divorced. They must face what this means for their friendship. They are often separated by missions, and their work makes it difficult to find time for each other. And when friends outside their inner circle begin to move to other ships, the Lower Deckers begin to understand that their little family must adapt as they grow up in their jobs and apart from each other. Luckily for fans, the Lower Deckers tackle this new chapter in their lives and friendships with their usual goofy style, and plenty of laughs along with the lessons learned. with the heart.

Meet the classic Lower Decker

Another force Lower decks he has shown for four seasons showing fans some of his favorite legacies Star Trek the actor has been since the end of his story on the screen. Previous seasons have seen Tom Paris, Kira Nerys, Quark, Rom, Leeta, Tuvok, Martok, and more return to the screen. Season 5 will have at least one familiar face: Harry Kim.

Kim's appearance there Lower decks showing not only the love of the show Star Trek canon, but the necessary fun of being meta funny. Kim has become a bit of a joke in the fandom, as he spent several years on a ship stuck in space without getting a promotion. He remained a negative Ensign Harry Kim despite showing exemplary skills and dedication to his team. Even in the flash-forward at the end Star Trek: Voyagerfans never knew if Kim got that promotion.

With a gaggle of Kims revealed in the Season 5 trailer, Lower decks was scheduled to announce whether Kim got his share. The trailer confirmed that at least one Kim has been promoted to Lieutenant, but fans don't yet know if it's Kim from the Prime Universe or another. And since Cerritos has already gone to other worlds this season, there is nothing to ignore.

Did the lower deckers go well?

If there is something that the Paramount + Star Trek Universe taught Trekkies, that there is always a chance to see their favorite characters. So, just because Lower decks done after season 5 doesn't necessarily mean fans won't see Boimler, Mariner, Tendi, Rutherford, T'Lyn, or any other member of the Cerritos team again. In an interview with TrekMovie.com, McMahan didn't directly say that the Lower Deckers would return, but he did say that they could.

“The show is a season for these characters, and we got to experience a season from beginning to end… the way the show ends, even if it feels like the end , it expands into all the other possibilities that we can do a show. , or we can do a comic or write a book, or we can totally imagine that these characters are still doing cool Star Trek stuff.”

He also promised that the show will end in a satisfying way that will give his beloved actor a proper send off. Fortunately, fans will have to watch the rest of season five and judge for themselves. New episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks airs on Paramount+ every Thursday.

Source: Episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks on Paramount+, TrekMovie.com