Star Trek: Lower Decks, Season Five (2024)
I was prepared to give the fifth and final season of Star Trek: Lower Decks a lower rating. The season’s jokes and references felt a little stale and rote, while the central storyline — the Cerritos crew is trying to figure out what’s causing a series of inter-dimensional rifts — seemed to meander. However, the season’s final episodes end it on such a delightful note, with Boimler, Mariner, et al. trying to save the universe, that the inside jokes and references felt fresh all over again. And, depending on just how canon Lower Decks is, the series finale potentially sets up a whole new chapter for the Star Trek franchise. “Engage the core,” indeed.
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