Star Trek: Lower Deckshas revealed its final season 5 trailer, and here are 10 Easter eggs you might have missed. The final season ofStar Trek: Lower Deckson Paramount+ premieres on Thursday, October 24, with the first two episodes dropping that same day.Lower Decksseason 5 promises major events happening to the crew of the USS Cerritos, with huge callbacks and odes to the legacy ofStar Trek.
After Lieutenant Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) and the USS Cerritos saved the galaxy from disgraced ex-Starfleet cadet Nicholas Locarno at theend ofStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 4, life aboard the Cerritos seems to have calmed down. But, as Captain Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis) narratesStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5’s trailer, excitement and chaos follow the Cerritos and its Lower Deckers around. From Orions, Klingons, the Borg, and the return of aStar Trek: Voyagericon,Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 5 has Easter eggs galore.
10Mariner Is Rejecting Her Promotion To Lieutenant
Is Beckett going back to being an Ensign?
Lieutenant Beckett Mariner says she doesn’t want her promotion and wants to stay"charmingly insubordinate.“Mariner was furious when she was promoted to Lieutenant junior grade inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 4, and it was gradually revealed thatBeckett never wanted a higher rankbecause she didn’t want to send her friends to their deaths.
Mariner’s Starfleet Academy friend and idol, Ensign Sito Jaxa (Shannon Fill), died inStar Trek: The Next Generation’s “Lower Decks,” the episode that inspiredStar Trek: Lower Decks.
Could Mariner be rejecting her Lieutenant pips and be bounced back to an Ensign inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5? In a way, it would be fitting for Mariner to stay a Lower Decker and epitomize being an Eternal Ensign. However,Mariner is Starfleet royalty and a gifted officerwhen she wants to be, and it would be a waste of material for Mariner to be stuck in a hamster wheel on the Cerritos whenStar Trek:Lower Decksends on Paramount+.
9Tendi Fights Blue Orions
An Orion war is coming
D’Vana Tendi (Noel Wells) returned to her Orion people and resumed her role as theMistress of the Winter Constellationsat the end ofStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 4. Now the leader of her own Orion pirate ship, it looks likeTendi tangles with a group of blue Orions inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5.On Star Trek Day, Paramount+ released a clip of Tendi in action inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5, which you can watch below:
Star Trek: The Animated Seriesdebuted Blue Orionsin the season 2 episode “The Pirates of Orion,” and it looks like they’re back as villains inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5,teasing an Orion war.Somehow, Tendi has to survive this Orion war before she can return to her friends aboard the USS Cerritos, which evidently happens at some point inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5.
8Rutherford Has A Cyborg Double
Roboford?
Lt. Samanthan Rutherford (Eugene Cordero) has a cyborg double inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5. Seemingly more machine than man, the mechanical Rutherfordresembles the DC Comics superhero Cyborg. Amusingly, the robotic Rutherford appears to have a tiny third arm as well.
Did Rutherford build a Roboford because he misses Tendi?
Could Rutherford somehow have built a cyborg version of himself, perhaps to help him with his engineering duties on the USS Cerritos? Or did Rutherford build a Roboford because he misses Tendi? Another possible explanation is thecyborg Rutherford comes from the other USS Cerritoscaptained by Captain Becky Freeman that comes from a parallel universe as seen in theteaser forStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5released at San Diego Comic-Con.
7Is Mariner Still Dating Jennifer The Andorian?
Didn’t they break up?
Ensign Jennifer Sh’reyan (Lauren Lapkus) is back inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5, butis she still Lt. Beckett Mariner’s girlfriend?Mariner says they aren’t together anymore inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5’s final trailer, but then why is Jennifer so affectionate? Or is this some kind of Andorian plot to get revenge on Mariner for breaking up with her?
Tawny Newsome improved the name ‘Jennifer’ for Mariner’s rival, not realizing she was Andorian.
Jennifer was originally an irritant to Mariner who complained about Beckett’s loud noises from her neighboring bunk in the USS Cerritos' hallway. Later inStar Trek: Lower Decks,Jennifer and Mariner started dating,and Beckett even met her friends. However, Jennifer hasn’t been seen with Mariner in a while, soStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5 could finally resolve their relationship status.
6Boimler Rides A Klingon Targ
Ma’ah the Klingon is back
Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 5 appears to visit theKlingon homeworld of Qo’noS, or at least some type of Klingon settlement, where Lt. Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) rides a Targ.A huge Klingon boar, a Targ is formidable for a Klingon to face, much less a human. Also returning inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5 is Ma’ah(Jon Curry), the Klingon Lower Decker-turned-Captain Mariner befriended.
Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 2, episode 9, “wej Duj” introduced Ma’ah and T’Lyn (Gabrielle Ruiz).
Ma’ah and Mariner were among those stranded on Sherbal V by Nicholas Locarno. After battling each other, Mariner and Ma’ah worked together to escape until Locarono beamed Mariner away. Ma’ah and the other species then combined their forces to escape Sherbal V.Ma’ah has becomeStar Trek: Lower Decks’most fascinating Klingon charactersince his introduction in the season 2 episode, “wej Duj.”
5Dr. Migleemo Has Visitors From His Species
Will we learn more about Migleemo’s species?
Avian humanoids that appear to be from the same species as Dr. Migleemo (Paul F. Tompkins) visit the USS Cerritos inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5.Dr. Migleemo is the ship’s counseloraboard the Cerritos who is infamous for using food-related metaphors in his therapy sessions. Even among the Cerrtios' crew, Migleemo stands out as an oddball, and Mariner called him theworst counselor in Starfleet.
Star Trek Ending Its Animated Comedy Still Makes No Sense
Star Trek: Lower Decks is entering its fifth and final season on Paramount+, but the prevalent question is why?
If the fellow bird visitors inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5 are from the same species as Dr. Migleemo, then what planet he hails from and what his race is called may finally be revealed.Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 3’s “A Mathematically Perfect Redemption” already inroduced the Areore, a different avian species.Lower Decksseason 5 is thelast chance to get answers about Dr. Migleemo.
4A Duplicate USS Cerritos
Captain Becky Freeman’s starship meets Captain Carol Freeman’s starship
Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 5’s San Diego Comic-Con teaser revealed that the USS Cerritos meets a different USS Cerritos via a dimensional tear. But thisalternate Cerritos is led by Captain Becky Freeman, the double of Lt. Beckett Mariner who achieved the career goals Mariner has avoided.
The alternate Commander Jack Ransom (Jerry O’Connell) has a mullet.
Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 5’s trailer shows glimpses of the other Cerritos and the Prime Universe Cerritos stacked on top of each other but inverted. We also see the alternate Commander Jack Ransom (Jerry O’Connell) has a mullet while another crew member wears a cape and sash. The cyborg Rutherford is also in the background on the bridge, confirminghe hails from the alternate reality.
3Star Trek: Enterprise’s Decontamination Chamber Is Back
Perhaps the most amusing sight inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5’s final trailer is the crew of the USS Cerritos applying body gel in a decontamination chamber, with Commander Ransom really overdoing it. The decon chamber debuted inStar Trek: Enterprise’s series premiere, and it wasa trademark of the prequel’s amped up sex appeal.T’Pol (Jolene Blalock) and other Enterprise NX-01 crew members applied gel to their scantily clad bodies to rid themselves of alien viruses and contamination.
The D-Con Chamberis also the name of theStar Trekpodcast hosted byEnterprise’s Connor Trinneer and Dominic Keating.
Star Trek: Lower Deckshas featured many nods toStar Trek: Enterprise, from Lt. Malcolm Reed (Dominic Keating) to Lt. Brad Boimler owning anaction figure of Mirror Universe Captain Jonathan Archer(Scott Bakula). Decontamination chambers were no longer needed on starships because the transporters filter out alien contamination, but any callback toStar Trek: EnterprisebyLower Decksis more than welcome.
2The Borg Is Back
Resistance is never futile
Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 5’s final trailer also shows the USS Cerritos taking on a Borg Cube, which appears to be absorbing energy from some kind of rift in the fabric of space. The Cerritos hasn’t formally encountered the Borg, althoughEnsign Brad Boimler did outwit the Borg Queen(Alice Krige) in a holodeck test. Perhaps a tussle with the Borg will happen inStar Trek: Lower Decks' final season on Paramount+.
The incident with the Romulans that disables a Borg Cube and turns it into the Artifact inStar Trek: Picardtakes place some time in the 2380s.
The malevolent Borg that has menaced the United Federation of Planets sinceStar Trek: The Next Generationwas finally defeated by the crew of the USS Enterprise-D inStar Trek: Picardseason 3’s finale. However,Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 5 is set in 2381, 20 years beforePicardseason 3, sothe Borg are still very much a threat.Mariner vs. the Borg Queen is a match-up that is overdue to happen.
1Harry Kim Is A Lieutenant With Ensign Clones
That’s a lot of Harry Kims
Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 5’s final trailer saved its biggest surprise for last:Garrett Wang returns to voiceStar Trek: Voyager’s Harry Kim, who is now a Lieutenant.Further, there appear to be a whole batch of Harry Kim clones who are all still Ensigns, whichLieutenant Harry Kimis infuriated by. Harry Kim, of course, was an Ensign for all seven seasons ofStar Trek: Voyager.
Garrett Wang and Robert Duncan McNeill host their ownStar Trekpodcast calledThe Delta Flyers.
Harry Kim’s promotion to Lieutenant is long overdue, and the two pips on his collar show him to be a full Lieutenant. This means he out ranks Mariner, Boimler, and the other junior grade Lieutenants of the USS Cerritos. It’s not clear yet if Lt. Harry Kim meets the USS Cerritos' Lower Deckers, but it would be a huge missed comedic opportunity byStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5 if that doesn’t happen.
