Spoilers Star Trek: Lower Decks 4x05 - "Empathalogical Fallacies"
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This was probably my least favorite episode of the season. It wasn't bad, but I feel like we get at least one episode where the entire ship is thrown into a chaotic state per season. I feel like they focused on the wrong story. I know it's Lower Decks so they don't focus on the main plot line, but I feel like considering the ship attacking other ships has been a plot line this season, they should have focused more on that. I did enjoy the Mariner and T'lyn scenes even though I kinda hope they don't go the predictable route and hook them up, even though that's what it felt like at the end. I loved Tendi's reaction to the hugging though. That was kind of adorable.
Okay, this ep looks like it might be straying into adults-only territory! Once you've seen the ep, please pass on your advice to me vis a vis its suitablility for a family viewing with a 10YO.
It seems like Psycho-Tricorder function is now integrated into the standard Medical Tricorder
There's no full nudity, but a few not-fully bleeped out adult words, many people in their under wear though.
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I really enjoyed this one. I was certain that the 3 Betaziods were up to no good but I like the twist that it was T’lyn doing it by accident.
The Romulan were funny. Let’s lurk somewhere else had me laughing. A solid 8 from me this week.
The Romulan were funny. Let’s lurk somewhere else had me laughing. A solid 8 from me this week.
T'Lyn-centric episode! 
Would have had to work very hard not to get a ten from me... 
Would have had to work very hard not to get a ten from me...
I just realized that Jack Quaid is 6' 1" tall & Tawny Newsome is 5'10" tall.
Does that make Shax & Ransom 7' - 8' in height?
Does that make Shax & Ransom 7' - 8' in height?
Temporal differential due to that particular time portal. When not displaced in time, Brad and Mariner are both 5'6". (Personal conjecture)
I think it stayed within the bounds of PG-13. In this case, some people hitting on each other and bleeped swearing.
They run around in their underwear but only because of a human pyramid.
I really enjoyed this one, back on form.
Vulcan chocolate reference! That's from one of the old movie novelisations IIRC, which implied chocolate has the same effect on Vulcans as alcohol on humans. Deep cut.
Vulcan chocolate reference! That's from one of the old movie novelisations IIRC, which implied chocolate has the same effect on Vulcans as alcohol on humans. Deep cut.
That ST trope that goes all the way back. "Don't you dare enter the NZ!" - Said by the captain of a ship in the NZ.
But this time, Romulans: "Awwwww"
At a guess, the captain of T’Lyn’s old ship is her dad. Her complaints about her punishment sound a little more personal than you’d expect from a Vulcan to an unrelated superior officer and her anger must be volcanic to have caused a ship wide disruption.
This is also the first time we've had any sort of definite age thrown around for any of the characters: Boimler is over 25, and grew a shitty mustache for his 25th and he knew Mariner at the time, which means he's anywhere between 25 and 29 at present.
There is some bleeped out swearing, male and female characters running around in their underwear and two male characters kissing.
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