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Lower Decks Crew Are No Longer Star Trek Screw-ups in Season 4

Star Trek: Lower Decks introduced audiences to Starfleet misfits and screw-ups, but in Season 4 the crew of the USS Cerritos are better at the job.

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Lower Decks' Badgey Episode Is Full of Important Star Trek Themes

Lower Decks is an animated comedy series first, but its episode with Badgey and other evil AI characters also underscores important Star Trek themes.

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All the Different Versions of Badgey on Star Trek: Lower Decks

Sam Rutherford's evil AI helper Badgey returns to Lower Decks, but he's not alone because there are many different versions of him in the episode.

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Lower Decks' Grand Nagus Started with a Single Line in DS9

Lower Decks returns to Rom and Leeta, now rulers of the Ferengi Alliance on the eve of joining the Federation. It all started with one line on DS9.

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Star Trek: Lower Decks Showrunner Calls for Fans to Help Secure More Seasons

Lower Decks creator Mike McMahan believes fans will determine whether or not he gets to complete the show's story.

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REVIEW: Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 Episode 6 Takes a Solid Tour of the Ferengi

Star Trek: Lower Decks goes on an important mission to Ferenginar, leading to hilariously awkward situations for the crew. Here's CBR's review.

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Lower Decks Finally Addresses Tendi and Rutherford's Relationship

Since the series began, Star Trek: Lower Decks teased something deeper than friendship for D'Vana Tendi and Sam Rutherford, and it finally pays off.

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Star Trek: Lower Decks Paid Off a Deep Space Nine Character Arc

While not the most prominent character on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Rom appeared in Lower Decks and paid off his character's arc in the best way.

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Star Trek: Lower Decks Showrunner Discusses the Creation of the Character T'Lyn

Star Trek: Lower Decks creator Mike McMahan reveals the inspiration for the Vulcan T'Lyn and discusses the character's role in the series.

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Star Trek: Lower Decks: What Class of Starship is the USS Cerritos?

Lower Decks' Cerritos is the Federation's little starship that could. Its ship class is both a running joke and part of a long Star Trek tradition.

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Lower Decks' Freakout Is a Star Trek Tradition

Most Star Trek series have a "crew goes bananas" episode, which rank among the franchise's zaniest. Lower Decks just delivered the best one ever.

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REVIEW: Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 Episode 5 Balances a Madcap Tale

As Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 hits its halfway mark, T'Lyn steps up in the middle of a truly chaotic adventure. Here's CBR's review.

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Lower Decks Got to Define the Culture of One of Star Trek's Oldest Species

Lower Decks is a comedy in space, but the animated series got a chance to define the culture of one of the oldest and most iconic Star Trek aliens.

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Lower Decks Proves TNG Missed an Opportunity With the Roddenberry Box

The Roddenberry Box stopped The Next Generation writers from giving Starfleet characters personal conflict, but Lower Decks showed how it could work.

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Lower Decks Turned a 'Politcal Correctness' Gag Into a Moving Character Story

Lower Decks is a workplace comedy in the Star Trek universe and political acorrectness gag evolved into a moving story about self-acceptance.

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Star Trek: Lower Decks Animator Reveals the Cartoon's Sitcom Influences

Supervising director Barry Kelly reveals how he keeps Star Trek: Lower Decks in line with animated sitcom storytelling from a visual perspective.

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Lower Decks Does This One Thing Better Than Star Trek's Live-Action Shows

As Star Trek's only animated comedy, Lower Decks enjoys more freedom to poke fun at the franchise -- and to make its aliens truly alien.

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REVIEW: Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 Episode 4 Puts Tendi Center Stage

Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 unveils D'Vana Tendi's mysterious backstory in a fun-filled and occasionally absurdist romp. Here's CBR's review.

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Lower Decks References David Lynch with the Perfect Character

One of Lower Decks' best running gags makes a return in Episode 3. This time, it draws a direct link to its biggest inspiration: director David Lynch.

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Lower Decks Upends One of Star Trek's Favorite Tropes

No franchise loves sentient computers running amok as much as Star Trek. Lower Decks is usually in on the action but turns it inside out in Season 4.

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