Spoilers Star Trek: Lower Decks 5x01 – “Dos Cerritos”

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I liked how Kayshon used some of the Tamarian sayings we heard before in "Darmok," like:

"Kadir beneath Mo Moteh" (inability to communicate or understand)

And I think he also said "Kailash, when it rises" (necessary loss or sacrifice) when he was being taken to the brig.

edit: If alt-Billups is King, why is he still serving on his Cerritos?

 

[The Wormhole]

If alt-Billups is King, why is he still serving on his Cerritos?

Because things are slightly different in this reality. Meaning Billups wasn't required to resign when he ascended to the throne like he would be had he done so in our reality.

 

[Nerys Myk]

edit: If alt-Billups is King, why is he still serving on his Cerritos?

King can do what ever the fuck he wants.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

King can do what ever the fuck he wants.

...good point.

srsly, I suppose he could have been visiting the ship on an inspection tour or something like that.

 

[Uhura's Song]

Good stuff but not superior. Good table setter.

 

[Darth Thanos]

I liked for once they acknowledged for once that someone from an alternate reality would think of their own as "Prime." It sure got silly on Disco that Georgiou was always referring to our universe as the Prime Universe and her own as the Mirror Universe.

Not the same franchise, but a similar thing took place in Futurama

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[Darth Thanos]

And also, T'Lyn cracking a joke at the end of the episode. Did this really happen? A Vulcan says something with the explicit intention of cracking a joke?They broke an almost franchise-wide characterization just for the sake of a joke?

 

[Ray Hardgrit]

T'Lyn being the worst Vulcan also makes her the best Vulcan.

 

[Turtletrekker]

And also, T'Lyn cracking a joke at the end of the episode. Did this really happen? A Vulcan says something with the explicit intention of cracking a joke?They broke an almost franchise-wide characterization just for the sake of a joke?

Kirk: "Yes, I heard you."
Spock: "He simply could not believe his ears."

 

[Frontis]

They did a great job with writing T'Lyn's character.
I really enjoy her.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

Not the same franchise, but a similar thing took place in Futurama

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But when both versions are evil.....

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The blue Oreeons were a fun callback. LD is really making TAS feel more like a part of the Trekverse.

 

[Qonundrum]

From recollection as I just got done watching it:

Apollo's hand and the Tholian web had me in stitches.

Loved Tendi's subplot and her doing her own thing! TNG movies should have done that sort of thing.

Great take in the doppelganger trope!! (great visual of the Cerritos heading back to the rift, too - the direction is stellar)

Am definitely glad they didn't do an arc of doppelganger Marriner - I would have been interested, yes, but the subverting of expectation was expertly handled and made it even better. (Hmmm, is it possible the alt-crew might return?)

Beard. And the arc that I'm sure will follow regarding the PADD.

Loved both T'Lyns.

Rutherford's double being near-Borgified makes one wonder. The one thing I do recall, in stumbling on, is that I believe there is a Borg episode later this season. Don't tell me either way.

The "Blue Orions" (?) look like villains you'd find in the late-70s "Superfriends" cartoon. That just added TO the episode's charm.

I'm sure I missed some of the references and in-jokes. That's okay; they'll be prominent in re-viewings and the fact the story is put into consideration first and isn't relying on "a show of references" is as terrific as ever.

Can't believe this is the last season, if they're still putting out strong material.

9/10

 

[Nerys Myk]

The "Blue Orions" (?) look like villains you'd find in the late-70s "Superfriends" cartoon. That just added TO the episode's charm.

Probably because they’re from TAS.

 

[Qonundrum]

Probably because they’re from TAS.

Thanks for the memory! I don't recall the TAS episode with them, but they just fit LD perfectly. Nice touch!

 

[Cyfa]

My S5 BluRay has arrived so I've started a rewatch.
I always watch the opening intro/credits as it never fails to amuse me. I like following the little point of light that is the Cerritos as she gets sucked into matter stream towards the black hole the before warping out of the accretion disk. The lights flickering out after Cerritos scrapes the ice spire, and the boggle-eyes of the nacelle-sucking space grub thingy still make me laugh. The biggest laugh is from V'ger's "BRRRRRRRAAAAWWWWWP!" at the end

Some notes/quotes I particularly enjoyed:

Sweaty, dishevelled Rutherford

Ransom: "Hey! I'm supposed to press the button, you sexy bastard!"
Alt Ransom: "This is my universe, you steamy hunk!"
Then Freeman says that it's her ship so her Ransom gets to press the button and he looks super-smug and says:
"Ha ha! Eat it, handsome!"

Mariner's realisation after receiving the 'sarcastic Vulcan salute' from Becky Freeman, "Ah, so that's how that feels."