Hey Tots, the second video of the week. I did my best to keep busy. I really appreciate all those supporting me, whether it e liking videos, commenting, or even those amazing Patreon supporters. I'm going to take a day or two off, then start back up on the next project. I'm really excited to continue to build on this AMAZING momentum we have as a community. Thanks Tots. I will see you all, VERY soon! - Mr. Tot
Pinging you here, Renegades part 2 is out on youtube for a limited time, if you haven't seen renegades, I recommend it (obviously watch the first episode first), LOTS of familiar faces and in "the spirit of Star Trek". It used to be called Star Trek Renegades, but the current owners could not possibly let fan made projects have the name Star Trek now could they. :-/ I know you are like me, a dedicated ST Nerd (with a capital N) so please, listen to me when I say, IT'S IN THE SPIRIT OF STAR TREK!
Picard always is intimidating. Actually what I find more interesting is Worf being shown as more of a mentor and friendly than he is with higher ranked officers.
Ben, the waiter in Ten Forward, may be the most underutilized character in all of StarTrek. He radiates charisma, and steals every scene he's in. Too bad he never appeared again.
This episode is one of my favorite TNG episode. I feel connected with the side characters throughout the episode. The ending has gotten me feeling so many emotions.
I re-watched this episode early this year, mostly because it appeared on a "best TNG episodes" list and very much like it. The "what if we don't focus on the main characters for an episode" exercise really worked well, and I love the back-story with Sito in this.
Agree. The reference to "The First Duty" episode was a great incorporation in this episode. At the very least, Sito did redeem herself although in the saddest way.
I love this episode. The guest stars absolutely hit it out of the park and the ending is like a punch in the stomach. The interspliced poker scenes between the senior officers and the juniors are top tier Trek. Plus that Cardassian mole is a nice glimpse into how deep and nuanced Cardassians can be, which DS9 did brilliantly.
Only the hint that Ensign Sito would have been happy about his promotion shows how painful and fatal the loss of Ensign Sito really is. She wasn't actually chosen for the promotion for nothing. You can try to fill this gap, but the question always arises as to what else would have been possible for them. Worf's affection provides clear confirmation of this assumption.
This is hands down my favourite episode in the entire series. It was nice to see the follow up of Ens. Sito after the events at the Academy and is the only episode to bring a tear to my eye.
A few thoughts: * This was a good episode. I had never considered it from the perspective presented in this video, but I like it. * I wish they had continued the concept into other episodes, or even a new series. Yes, I realize that "Lower Decks" is supposed to do this, but (with the caveat that I haven't seen it, only seen clips on YT) it seems more like a comedy than a serious series. I don't know if it would be feasible to do, but I would like a series similar to TNG, that explores social, cultural, and philosophical issues, as well as exploring space and interacting with other cultures, but done more from the perspective of junior personnel, probably even focused more on enlisted than officers. * One thing that actually bugged me about TNG was the heavy focus on senior officers. There was minimal interaction with junior officers, and almost nothing with enlisted (the only enlisted I can ever remember is Obrien). As a kid I didn't know Chiefs were enlisted, so I thought the entire ships crew was officers and the Federation didn't even HAVE enlisted. * Voyager had a similar episode, "Good Shepherd", where Janeway deals with a bunch of troublesome junior personnel.
The Orville is / was a great Star Trek homage with a few sprinkles of parody in. It moved to Hulu because FOX has a TERRIBLE, AWFUL, *nay* ABYSMAL track record of killing off good to great sci - fi / fantasy series. & then there was the pandemic which put things on indefinite hold. I haven't seen " *Seth Trek* ", as some fans refer to it, in about a year on Hulu or more.
5:23 He must be the junior officer's Guinan. Apparently, either Starfleet or the senior command staff of the Enterprise D feel that junior officers haven't earned the privilege of being served by Guinan yet, so they employed a "lower decks" Guinan to serve the Enterprise peons! 🤣
I remember watching that episode when it came out, and I initially wondered why we had some new random barman rather than Guinan. Of course, I think it was a good creative choice (assuming that's what it was, and not just Whoopi Goldberg having other stuff on that week), and it's odd to think that if the episode had been made in the last 10 years or so, we'd probably have got some Short Treks featuring them in the lead up to, and in the aftermath of, the episode.
I don't think I ever seen that many (if any at all) people talk about Lower Decks. When it's easily one of the best episodes of the last season of TNG. Ironic that Alex Kurtzman would still know what the difference between good Star Trek material and then what ended up happening with Star Trek Picard when producing the new Star Trek animated series. Cool video.
Lower Decks can be compared with To Kill A Mockingbird. Harper Lee's book is an adult drama about a wrongly accused man's trial and defense, told from Scout Finch's childlike, not-fully-informed viewpoint. This episode is about a high-security mission, details known only to the senior officers, told from the perspective of junior officers who don't know why they're doing the things they're ordered to do.
Aren't department heads involved in the promotion of crew INTO their departments? Why was the Operations Management Officer (Lt. Cmdr Data) not involved in the decision of evaluating Sito and Lavelle for the Ops position? Was just wondering. At any rate, a fantastic episode. Was nice to see how other officers see the Enterprise and what goes on, on it.
Hey there, just wanted to say you've got some great content on topics and media I love, keep up the great work! Wishing you well and continued success, cheers
@@marilynsobel7414 Riker isn't spit and polish, 24 / 7. He likes to chill. The assumption that he's a joyless wet - blanket is natural because that's how people see supervisors & authority figures, like minor deities or nobility. All work & no play.
@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq He gave up a relationship with Deanna Troi so he could fully commit himself to moving up the ladder as fast as possible. I think it is reasonable to see the joke as a reflection of his general character. Of course, it is still a joke.
@@marilynsobel7414 A little aside here. Jonathon Frakes once said that he tried to model his characterization of Riker on the way in which Mike Ferrell portrayed MASH's B. J. Honeycutt. at 1st something of a " straight arrow Boy Scout " then more relaxed as time passed. Apropos of nearly nothing, but still an interesting side note.
@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq Thanks, that is quite interesting! Especially since I am also a MASH fan. It also seems like the kind of natural progression that would happen in real life.
Know thy characters: I would pose the thought that we DO know all of those young characters. They are a composite reblend enticing us to reimagine each of of our favorite regulars as they were on the way up the ranks. While they are not pattern fits, their upward struggles are directly in line with (and filling in for us) what we can only image took place for each of the regulars. They allow us to love our regulars as if we had known them even earlier than Far Point Station.
Alright you got me. I did like that episode and I was wondering what I was going to watch. Looks like it's going to be Lower Decks of TNG. Gotta love classic Picard!
They sent the ensign to her death dude. WHY TF would they do that. "I don't know why you ended up on the enterprise, but get the F off my ship and go sacrifice yourself??? I heard about what you did at the academy B. Now you gonna die!" - Captain Picard......
@@SVSky she was in line for a promotion with the heads of most of the departments present to see her make her decision, that feels like some kind of arm twisting.
Hey do you know anything about the alliance-union universe and the books and songs associated with it? Its really a hidden gem and is what firefly and rimworld were inspired by.
Lower Decks should have spawned a spin off, perhaps in a less prestigious ship than the Enterprise. But not the god awful Lower Decks cartoon that Klutzman came out with.
Wait, just came to me, is next generation, love boat in space? Picard is captain stubing, troi is Julie the cruise director, Guinan is Issac. Whoa, mind blown.
Correction: Ron Wilkerson is the writer who came up with the concept, the 1st draft script which he pitched in the writers room and is credited as Story By.
A fantastic ep for TNG. Other than O'Brian, I always have trouble trying to remember a support cast member outside of the core group (I don't count Ensign Ro) in TNG. I think DS9 always did better with their supporting cast. It was another reason I love Babylon 5 for moments like this because I think they did right by some of their supporting cast as well (Though I could be looking at this in a biased lens). Great look at a great moment in Star Trek :)
The game they are playing at around 4:56 is called Terrace. I used to own one many years ago.. was a great game. Sadly I’m not sure if they are made anymore.
A great episode. While there wasn't a TNG top 10 list, this would have come in somewhere 6-10. As far as I'm concerned it ranks right up there with TNG: The Inner Light and Darmok
I love this episode but it bothers me how Picard manipulated Sito. I didn’t notice it the first handful of times I watched this episode but the last few times it really stood out to me. Kind of messed up. I think we all manipulate people without even realizing that we’re doing it.
Ensign Sito made this episode. From Picard testing her with a dressing down, then pumping her up to Worf teaching her a lesson. Never was a superfan of Worf but his part in this episode was great. I cried when Picard addressed the crew at the end of the episode.
I think Star Trek: Lower Decks is an amazing idea on paper, but that the writers and producers are struggling to figure out what to do with it. There are parts of the show that feel like Star Trek, brief glimpses into what the show could be, but those glimpses are usually overshadowed by crude humor and running gags mostly focused around misandry and the ineptitude of the higher ranks. Given how much time Tindi (the Orion female science officer) spends in the jeffries tubes, and how often Boimler (the token white male, who is usually the subject of the attempts at humor) is seen doing maintenance, that both those officers are actually cadets on their midshipman's cruise. With her well-documented list of insubordination, the only reason I can come up with for why Mariner hasn't been drummed out of Starfleet is that her mother's a Captain and her father's an Admiral - an example of nepotism at it's most destructive, given the amount of things she's allowed to get away with. The only character that actually seems to belong there is Rutherford (the black male cyborg), who seems to be not only good at his job but also openly recognized for it by his superiors.
I watched the first episode and it was easy to see what it was. I've been asked to review it, but I know quite a few people who do enjoy it. My channel isn't out to dump on anyone, so I let it go. Maybe I'll do a full season review.
That was a good episode lol Benverin in this and i like how lt Borick is in this and he moves right on over to Voyager after tng ends, kind of like tom paris was in tng first but with a diffrent name lol but same person really
I love this episode. One thing that always confused me that I hope someone can answer. Why is Wharf upset at the end? I thought as a Klingon he would celebrate her death? She died honorably in the line of duty which for a Klingon is the ultimate way to die.
This is very typical of Star Trek. The only people on the ship are officers. The only enlisted member of Star Fleet is the Chief O’Brien. Think about that for a few minutes. If you compare the Space ships to our navel ships, you will see just how absurd this makes Star Fleet. The only job on the ship that has any importance and ‘can’ be handled by an enlisted person is running the transporter! How totally absurd! In reality the vast majority of the ‘jobs’ or ‘duties’ on the Bridge would be handled by enlisted personnel just as they are on our Navel ships. Who has the wheel, enlisted, who has the communication, enlisted, who is watching the scanners no not the science officer it’s some enlisted guy who spends his eight hour shift mostly right in front of that screen not going on away missions. Oh yea, Away missions! Who does that! The ships Captain, as in Kirk, the XO as in Ricker, no it’s some poor Lt. and a party of enlisted (Marines) men and women! One officer maybe 2, at the most! And never anyone important! Only if it is a FOR SURE PEACEFUL MISSION, or a ceremony, would the Captain or XO go. I know it’s fiction but try to be somewhat real Star Trek.
Idea baseing a series out of an Excelsior class ship stationed out of a starbase that gos out on border petrol, to check in on a few worlds in near by space. set it during or after DS9 but far enough away from the Dominion war to not be draged into it but regularly inconvinianced by it. also giving the show a larger surounding cast off the ship, add a number of Local anoying Alien races and with standard ship crew number for that class of about 200 reduced dew to other concerns, with the ship and station haveing rotating crew postings, like Dr Crusher leaving for a year in peace time. thay could have entire chunks of the crew leave and return for a few random years. the Enterprise was the A-team this would not even be the Z-team, but Starfleet trying to do the best thay can.
And Q2 to some extend. One of my biggest regret is that Q2 and Icheb friendship has not been explored further. Keegan de Lancie knocked it out of the park and I'd love to see both some clever plot twist in later episode basing on those two and one when Q2 comes in full force ....
It gets a lot of hate from the stuffed shirt trekkies but it's actually the greatest for showing what Star Fleet would really be like. If you give young people expensive equipment and powerful weapons, then tell them to do missions you will get some really crazy things happening, just like when I was a Cav Scout in the army. It just doesn't make sense in Trek when they send mostly their senior officers on all the missions because you would lose a lot of those officers and the younger ones would never get experience.
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Whatever happened to Shannon? I thought she was incredible in this episode. Seems her acting career ended soon after this? What a waste, she had tons of potential. Maybe she didn't enjoy acting/Hollywood anymore? Did she rub (or perhaps refuse to rub) some agent/producer the wrong way?
@@NaterTot its horrifying looking state of it they managed to make the kitbash trash ships from tng look good in comparison lest the lads running ds9 were bright enough to keep the yeager out of focus far far away
Hey Tots, the second video of the week. I did my best to keep busy. I really appreciate all those supporting me, whether it e liking videos, commenting, or even those amazing Patreon supporters. I'm going to take a day or two off, then start back up on the next project. I'm really excited to continue to build on this AMAZING momentum we have as a community. Thanks Tots. I will see you all, VERY soon! - Mr. Tot
Pinging you here, Renegades part 2 is out on youtube for a limited time, if you haven't seen renegades, I recommend it (obviously watch the first episode first), LOTS of familiar faces and in "the spirit of Star Trek". It used to be called Star Trek Renegades, but the current owners could not possibly let fan made projects have the name Star Trek now could they. :-/
I know you are like me, a dedicated ST Nerd (with a capital N) so please, listen to me when I say, IT'S IN THE SPIRIT OF STAR TREK!
I wouldn't call it a bittersweet ending - more like an emotional gut punch that brought me to tears.
Agreed, Really the only tear jerking moment in Trek since the death of Spock, before you knew he would be brought back.
@@JP-uy9kq the episode where Deanna found out about her older sister was sad too, though I never really cared for the Deanna character
Yeah, exactly.
You're not crying I'm crying.
agreed. The ONLY episode of TNG that made me cry.
It’s weird seeing Picard, riker, crusher from a different perspective. We feel intimidated by them instead of usually supporting them.
Something I really love about this epispde
Picard always is intimidating. Actually what I find more interesting is Worf being shown as more of a mentor and friendly than he is with higher ranked officers.
Scene with Worf is one of highest points of Star Trek.
Very memorable.
Ben, the waiter in Ten Forward, may be the most underutilized character in all of StarTrek. He radiates charisma, and steals every scene he's in. Too bad he never appeared again.
He really did. I wish he was in the show more. He was really great!
This episode is one of my favorite TNG episode. I feel connected with the side characters throughout the episode. The ending has gotten me feeling so many emotions.
I re-watched this episode early this year, mostly because it appeared on a "best TNG episodes" list and very much like it. The "what if we don't focus on the main characters for an episode" exercise really worked well, and I love the back-story with Sito in this.
Agree. The reference to "The First Duty" episode was a great incorporation in this episode. At the very least, Sito did redeem herself although in the saddest way.
I love this episode. The guest stars absolutely hit it out of the park and the ending is like a punch in the stomach. The interspliced poker scenes between the senior officers and the juniors are top tier Trek. Plus that Cardassian mole is a nice glimpse into how deep and nuanced Cardassians can be, which DS9 did brilliantly.
Only the hint that Ensign Sito would have been happy about his promotion shows how painful and fatal the loss of Ensign Sito really is. She wasn't actually chosen for the promotion for nothing. You can try to fill this gap, but the question always arises as to what else would have been possible for them.
Worf's affection provides clear confirmation of this assumption.
Just finished TNG a few days ago for the first time, so this came at a perfect time! Love this episode.
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Measure of a Man is great
This is hands down my favourite episode in the entire series. It was nice to see the follow up of Ens. Sito after the events at the Academy and is the only episode to bring a tear to my eye.
love this episode of TNG, one of my favourites. That Ensign Sito is gonna go places.
Oh yeah going places ☠👻
In a gazillion different directions.
@@johnmcgowan2348 lol
@@johnmcgowan2348 lolol
Her Starfleet career took her all over the place
Just watched this episode on reruns for about the 5th time. Such a great episode. I need more so I came here
A few thoughts:
* This was a good episode. I had never considered it from the perspective presented in this video, but I like it.
* I wish they had continued the concept into other episodes, or even a new series. Yes, I realize that "Lower Decks" is supposed to do this, but (with the caveat that I haven't seen it, only seen clips on YT) it seems more like a comedy than a serious series. I don't know if it would be feasible to do, but I would like a series similar to TNG, that explores social, cultural, and philosophical issues, as well as exploring space and interacting with other cultures, but done more from the perspective of junior personnel, probably even focused more on enlisted than officers.
* One thing that actually bugged me about TNG was the heavy focus on senior officers. There was minimal interaction with junior officers, and almost nothing with enlisted (the only enlisted I can ever remember is Obrien). As a kid I didn't know Chiefs were enlisted, so I thought the entire ships crew was officers and the Federation didn't even HAVE enlisted.
* Voyager had a similar episode, "Good Shepherd", where Janeway deals with a bunch of troublesome junior personnel.
The Orville is / was a great Star Trek homage with a few sprinkles of parody in. It moved to Hulu because FOX has a TERRIBLE, AWFUL, *nay* ABYSMAL track record of killing off good to great sci - fi / fantasy series. & then there was the pandemic which put things on indefinite hold. I haven't seen " *Seth Trek* ", as some fans refer to it, in about a year on Hulu or more.
I was close to tears for Ensign Sito.
As was I. She was very brave considering it was for an enemy
When worf looks across the table at ogawa I almost lost it myself.
Love the Star Trek videos man but “Disclaimer” is misspelled right at the start of the video
Also nothing major, but the music didn’t really fit the content of the video.
Darn. Something I pulled off the webs.
I looked up cinematic music and went with it. I'll do a better job of that in the future!
Always thought Ben was one of Guinan's children. He uses her tactics and has some of her wisdom.
One of the best written episodes that I wish led to a serious spin-off series!
5:23 He must be the junior officer's Guinan. Apparently, either Starfleet or the senior command staff of the Enterprise D feel that junior officers haven't earned the privilege of being served by Guinan yet, so they employed a "lower decks" Guinan to serve the Enterprise peons! 🤣
I remember seeing this as 9 year old. Loved it because it was so different. New characters instead of the same old. Very cool
I remember watching that episode when it came out, and I initially wondered why we had some new random barman rather than Guinan. Of course, I think it was a good creative choice (assuming that's what it was, and not just Whoopi Goldberg having other stuff on that week), and it's odd to think that if the episode had been made in the last 10 years or so, we'd probably have got some Short Treks featuring them in the lead up to, and in the aftermath of, the episode.
I don't think I ever seen that many (if any at all) people talk about Lower Decks. When it's easily one of the best episodes of the last season of TNG. Ironic that Alex Kurtzman would still know what the difference between good Star Trek material and then what ended up happening with Star Trek Picard when producing the new Star Trek animated series. Cool video.
Thanks, Old Man. Lower Decks is incredible. It actually made me teary eyed, no joke 😂
I ball into tears when Picard makes the ship announcement.
Lower Decks can be compared with To Kill A Mockingbird. Harper Lee's book is an adult drama about a wrongly accused man's trial and defense, told from Scout Finch's childlike, not-fully-informed viewpoint. This episode is about a high-security mission, details known only to the senior officers, told from the perspective of junior officers who don't know why they're doing the things they're ordered to do.
Aren't department heads involved in the promotion of crew INTO their departments? Why was the Operations Management Officer (Lt. Cmdr Data) not involved in the decision of evaluating Sito and Lavelle for the Ops position? Was just wondering.
At any rate, a fantastic episode. Was nice to see how other officers see the Enterprise and what goes on, on it.
Hey there, just wanted to say you've got some great content on topics and media I love, keep up the great work! Wishing you well and continued success, cheers
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I like this idea for a video! Plus that new show is coming out in august! I also love this episode, so that helps!
Thanks Mr. Tot
Thanks for the kind words. I'm actually excited for the new show. Should be interesting to see what they have lined up!
We need an enlisted version of this, I want to see the E4 Mafia and salty chiefs of Star Trek straighting butterbar ensigns out.
I love this episode and Voyager’s two junior officer episodes. Wish Discovery would do a Lower Decks episode.
This episode gave us lower decks, which makes me happy.
Rough ending, prepared me for when it happened in real life.
Now I want to go watch this episode!! I can’t wait for August 😍
I liked the joke about Riker probably sleeps in his uniform. I had slept in my job uniform a few times.
One of my favorite lines in the episode! And such a funny insight into Riker.
@@marilynsobel7414 Riker isn't spit and polish, 24 / 7. He likes to chill. The assumption that he's a joyless wet - blanket is natural because that's how people see supervisors & authority figures, like minor deities or nobility. All work & no play.
@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq He gave up a relationship with Deanna Troi so he could fully commit himself to moving up the ladder as fast as possible. I think it is reasonable to see the joke as a reflection of his general character. Of course, it is still a joke.
@@marilynsobel7414 A little aside here. Jonathon Frakes once said that he tried to model his characterization of Riker on the way in which Mike Ferrell portrayed MASH's B. J. Honeycutt. at 1st something of a " straight arrow Boy Scout " then more relaxed as time passed. Apropos of nearly nothing, but still an interesting side note.
@@DanielAppleton-lr9eq Thanks, that is quite interesting! Especially since I am also a MASH fan. It also seems like the kind of natural progression that would happen in real life.
The only reason I have watched this episode 15 times is because of the way Taurik sounds. What a gem
That's why the animation lower decks is so cool.
Know thy characters: I would pose the thought that we DO know all of those young characters. They are a composite reblend enticing us to reimagine each of of our favorite regulars as they were on the way up the ranks. While they are not pattern fits, their upward struggles are directly in line with (and filling in for us) what we can only image took place for each of the regulars. They allow us to love our regulars as if we had known them even earlier than Far Point Station.
Lower decks was great
Amen!
Star Trek Discovery worst episodes are way better than the best TNG episode.
@@krioni86sa is there any evidence to this claim? And is there any particular reason for mentioning it here, other than to cause conflict?
Alright you got me. I did like that episode and I was wondering what I was going to watch. Looks like it's going to be Lower Decks of TNG. Gotta love classic Picard!
They sent the ensign to her death dude. WHY TF would they do that. "I don't know why you ended up on the enterprise, but get the F off my ship and go sacrifice yourself??? I heard about what you did at the academy B. Now you gonna die!" - Captain Picard......
That's the nature of service. It's dangerous. And Picard didn't order her to do it, she volunteered
@@SVSky she was in line for a promotion with the heads of most of the departments present to see her make her decision, that feels like some kind of arm twisting.
Hey do you know anything about the alliance-union universe and the books and songs associated with it? Its really a hidden gem and is what firefly and rimworld were inspired by.
I don't. I'm going to have to look into this now though!
A fellow Browncoat. Shiny!
Lower Decks should have spawned a spin off, perhaps in a less prestigious ship than the Enterprise. But not the god awful Lower Decks cartoon that Klutzman came out with.
It’s a great show
Ensign Sito was very good and sweet, wished to see her more, RIP
Agreed. It’s a great episode from a really fresh perspective and very moving too.
Wait, just came to me, is next generation, love boat in space? Picard is captain stubing, troi is Julie the cruise director, Guinan is Issac. Whoa, mind blown.
Correction: Ron Wilkerson is the writer who came up with the concept, the 1st draft script which he pitched in the writers room and is credited as Story By.
Thank you!
A fantastic ep for TNG. Other than O'Brian, I always have trouble trying to remember a support cast member outside of the core group (I don't count Ensign Ro) in TNG. I think DS9 always did better with their supporting cast. It was another reason I love Babylon 5 for moments like this because I think they did right by some of their supporting cast as well (Though I could be looking at this in a biased lens). Great look at a great moment in Star Trek :)
Lwaxana Troi, Q, Leah Brahms, K'helyr to name a few
One of my favourite episodes!
It's a great one, Captain!
The game they are playing at around 4:56 is called Terrace. I used to own one many years ago.. was a great game. Sadly I’m not sure if they are made anymore.
It was one of their perfect episodes
A great episode. While there wasn't a TNG top 10 list, this would have come in somewhere 6-10. As far as I'm concerned it ranks right up there with TNG: The Inner Light and Darmok
One of my favorite episodes. There's a really good TNG novel with the same premise called The Best and Brightest
I really thought Sito was going to survive. I was surprised at the end when they said she didn't.
Yeh this is the TRUE "Lower Decks".
I love this episode but it bothers me how Picard manipulated Sito. I didn’t notice it the first handful of times I watched this episode but the last few times it really stood out to me. Kind of messed up. I think we all manipulate people without even realizing that we’re doing it.
Minor correction: Nemesis is set in 2379
the rebel cardassian was an ensign too xD
Good catch. He died all the same 🤣
Ensign Sito made this episode. From Picard testing her with a dressing down, then pumping her up to Worf teaching her a lesson. Never was a superfan of Worf but his part in this episode was great. I cried when Picard addressed the crew at the end of the episode.
I think Star Trek: Lower Decks is an amazing idea on paper, but that the writers and producers are struggling to figure out what to do with it. There are parts of the show that feel like Star Trek, brief glimpses into what the show could be, but those glimpses are usually overshadowed by crude humor and running gags mostly focused around misandry and the ineptitude of the higher ranks. Given how much time Tindi (the Orion female science officer) spends in the jeffries tubes, and how often Boimler (the token white male, who is usually the subject of the attempts at humor) is seen doing maintenance, that both those officers are actually cadets on their midshipman's cruise. With her well-documented list of insubordination, the only reason I can come up with for why Mariner hasn't been drummed out of Starfleet is that her mother's a Captain and her father's an Admiral - an example of nepotism at it's most destructive, given the amount of things she's allowed to get away with. The only character that actually seems to belong there is Rutherford (the black male cyborg), who seems to be not only good at his job but also openly recognized for it by his superiors.
I watched the first episode and it was easy to see what it was. I've been asked to review it, but I know quite a few people who do enjoy it. My channel isn't out to dump on anyone, so I let it go. Maybe I'll do a full season review.
to me this feels like final space with star trek skin, still looks good
Kurtzman hasn’t got a clue!
Episode, Concept and Story by Ron Wilkerson.
That was a good episode lol Benverin in this and i like how lt Borick is in this and he moves right on over to Voyager after tng ends, kind of like tom paris was in tng first but with a diffrent name lol but same person really
Would you take a look at Warehouse 13?
Absolutely! That's in the plans, trust me!
Yeah Voyager did a "Lower decks" episode and I often wish there were more of them.
I BARELY remember that one. I'm going to have to check that one out as well!
I love this episode. One thing that always confused me that I hope someone can answer. Why is Wharf upset at the end? I thought as a Klingon he would celebrate her death? She died honorably in the line of duty which for a Klingon is the ultimate way to die.
That's a good point. Maybe because she didn't view it that way. I'm not entirely sure.
Great episode, and I’m honestly enjoying the show too.
Avoiding spoilers for episodes aired 20 years ago....
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Anytime, my friend!
This is very typical of Star Trek. The only people on the ship are officers. The only enlisted member of Star Fleet is the Chief O’Brien. Think about that for a few minutes. If you compare the Space ships to our navel ships, you will see just how absurd this makes Star Fleet. The only job on the ship that has any importance and ‘can’ be handled by an enlisted person is running the transporter! How totally absurd! In reality the vast majority of the ‘jobs’ or ‘duties’ on the Bridge would be handled by enlisted personnel just as they are on our Navel ships. Who has the wheel, enlisted, who has the communication, enlisted, who is watching the scanners no not the science officer it’s some enlisted guy who spends his eight hour shift mostly right in front of that screen not going on away missions. Oh yea, Away missions! Who does that! The ships Captain, as in Kirk, the XO as in Ricker, no it’s some poor Lt. and a party of enlisted (Marines) men and women! One officer maybe 2, at the most! And never anyone important! Only if it is a FOR SURE PEACEFUL MISSION, or a ceremony, would the Captain or XO go.
I know it’s fiction but try to be somewhat real Star Trek.
Idea baseing a series out of an Excelsior class ship stationed out of a starbase that gos out on border petrol, to check in on a few worlds in near by space. set it during or after DS9 but far enough away from the Dominion war to not be draged into it but regularly inconvinianced by it. also giving the show a larger surounding cast off the ship, add a number of Local anoying Alien races and with standard ship crew number for that class of about 200 reduced dew to other concerns, with the ship and station haveing rotating crew postings, like Dr Crusher leaving for a year in peace time. thay could have entire chunks of the crew leave and return for a few random years. the Enterprise was the A-team this would not even be the Z-team, but Starfleet trying to do the best thay can.
I'm sad they never followed up with the B any. An Excelsior would have been sweet, especially with what it was built to do.
Another great episode like this, was "Good Shepard" on Star Trek Voyager. Both are great episodes!!
#ItsADeck15LifeForMe
That's a great one, Shea!
And Q2 to some extend. One of my biggest regret is that Q2 and Icheb friendship has not been explored further. Keegan de Lancie knocked it out of the park and I'd love to see both some clever plot twist in later episode basing on those two and one when Q2 comes in full force ....
That Vulcan was also in Voyager right?
Yep! Different character though!
You should do a video on Dan Harmons, Community
Certainly plan to!
Are you going to talk about the show? I found it amazing
It gets a lot of hate from the stuffed shirt trekkies but it's actually the greatest for showing what Star Fleet would really be like. If you give young people expensive equipment and powerful weapons, then tell them to do missions you will get some really crazy things happening, just like when I was a Cav Scout in the army. It just doesn't make sense in Trek when they send mostly their senior officers on all the missions because you would lose a lot of those officers and the younger ones would never get experience.
No, he didn't.
You ought to add more # tag for your vids or have they been limited?
I can add more hashtags. I haven't seen any benefit to using more though!
It was the best episode in that season
Good video, but the epic music in the background is really distracting
I'm sorry. I'll work on it a bit better in future videos
The narration is like 10x louder than the episode audio.
I'm sorry. I'll work on it for future videos. It should be a hit louder, anyway!
You should review Reaper!
I definitely will!!
Why does he look like an action figure?
For everybody who is sick of discoverys bad writing and the plotholes of picard:
Then sign a petition to remove Alex Kurtzman from Trek for good
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Whatever happened to Shannon? I thought she was incredible in this episode. Seems her acting career ended soon after this? What a waste, she had tons of potential. Maybe she didn't enjoy acting/Hollywood anymore? Did she rub (or perhaps refuse to rub) some agent/producer the wrong way?
the "lower decks" episode has nothing to do with the "lower decks" who are the enlisted crew not the officers!!!
why cant they design ships anymore even when ripping off tng ship design they still cant do it .....just amazing
It's based in the same time period!
@@NaterTot its horrifying looking state of it they managed to make the kitbash trash ships from tng look good in comparison lest the lads running ds9 were bright enough to keep the yeager out of focus far far away
Why is there no salut in Star Trek? No sign of respect for superior officers.
They (rightly) decided you can show respect without saluting every time you walk past a senior officer.
Everybody LOVED.... TNG lower decks!
Everybody HATES CARTOON lower decks.
Humans.....
Animated lower decks was awful
tNG "Lower Decks" is great... The Animated series, amd all Kurtzman Trek ismcomplete trash
I'm skipping the Lower Deck Animation Series. No thank you. If was done more as a drama with a heavier Animation Style I be down.
Lower Decks does have some drama. Not to the level of this episode, but it is there!
you're right, for me, that's just not my Anime Style. I'll give it a shot though. Massive Respect.
Yes put the animated lower decks f****** stinks because of the animation style is just awful
Picard killed her, he sent her on a stupid mission