#43 – ‘Much Ado About Boimler’ Lower Decks S1E07

Ensign Boimler suffers through an awkward phase while Mariner reconnects with an old friend. Join your medically-deranged hosts as they discuss Tendi’s dog, Mariner’s hesitations, and Boimler’s need to please on this, the 43rd episode of It’s Got Star Trek!

Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware!

Next week: Rutherford and Shax commit shenanigans at a Starfleet museum while the ensigns get roped into witness duty in an alien court.

Please take a few moments to read “How Star Trek Lower Decks Explores The Challenges Of Black Women By Subverting A Well-Worn Genre Trope” by Kayode Kendall at Medium.com.

The redditor we reference in this episode was /u/sicktaker2 – here is their original post that got us doin’ some thinkin’!

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#42 – ‘Terminal Provocations’ Lower Decks S1E06

Rutherford tries to impress Tendi while Mariner and Boimler help out an old friend. Join your holodeck-wary hosts as they discuss the varied philosophical foundations for justifying rule-breaking in Starfleet, debate the value of character development versus creative plotting, and bask in the reflective glory of an unseen chu-chu dance.

Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware!

Next week: Boimler goes through an awkward phase in his life in ‘Much Ado About Boimler’ – the seventh episode of Lower Decks’ shenanigan-filled first season!

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#41 – ‘Cupid’s Errant Arrow’ Lower Decks S1E05

Captain Freeman comes up with some 24th-century solutions to 21st-century attitudes, while Mariner attempts to protect Boimler from the smart, accomplished, and attractive Lieutenant Brinson. Join your parasitic hosts as they discuss the politics of world-ending ecological disasters, ruminate on the stresses inherent to galaxy-saving ships, and briefly renew the debate about inertial dampers versus inertial dampeners.

Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware!

Next week: The U.S.S. Cerritos encounters an old Starfleet shipwreck in episode 6 of Lower Decks’ first season – no doubt that some clever shenanigans will ensue!

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#40 – ‘Moist Vessel’ Lower Decks S1E04

Captain Freeman mothers Mariner while Ensign Tendi seeks astral approval. Join your trans-dimensional hosts (and Philadelphia Correspondent Jimmy) as they discuss the perils of professional parenting, the bottomless barriers to belonging, and the advantages of aggressive alliteration.

Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware!

Next week: Boimler’s girlfriend stops by for a visit, sending Mariner into a paranoid rage in ‘Cupid’s Errant Arrow’ – the fifth episode of Lower Decks’ first season.

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#39 – ‘Temporal Edict’ Lower Decks S1E03

Ransom and Mariner debate command protocol while Boimler gets some much needed face-time with Captain Freeman. Join your micromanaged hosts as they discuss the legacy of Captain Montgomery Scott, the precarious chasm between professional latitude and fear-inspired productivity, and the importance of being well-read for the development of a just society.

Spoiler warning! We dive right into a detail-rich discussion of this episode, so if you haven’t had a chance to see it yet – beware!

Next week: The ensigns get up to some sort of shenanigans that involve a “Moist Vessel” – the fourth episode of Lower Decks’ first season.

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#38 – ‘Envoys’ Lower Decks S1E02

Boimler gains some practical experience while Rutherford explores his options. Join your jamaharon-deficient hosts as they discuss the world-building benefits of animation, the unfortunate prevalence of misplaced rage among a small segment of Star Trek fans, and the happy fact that professionalism need not preclude tomfoolery.

Spoiler warning! In our excitement to discuss the episode we dove right into spoiler territory, so if you have not been able to see the episode yet you might want to avoid the noid.*

Next week: Expectations of time-travel-based shenanigans are high in ‘Temporal Edict’ – the third episode of Lower Deck’s first season.

* The “noid” in this case represents the podcast episode – but you got that, you are clever folks, by and large.

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