sifth Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Me and my friends were talking about the Tuvix episode just the other night and we were shocked by that fact that the episode is over 20 years old and yet so dam memorable. I honestly don't think any of the new Trek episodes have reached that point yet, where they've made episodes that I'll still be thinking about 20 years or so into the future; even Lower Decks, which as I've stated many times is a show I find very enjoyable, has still yet to reach the place that 90's Trek has for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltaran Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 8 hours ago, williamjm said: I did enjoy the different 'Lower Decks' groups on the various ships. The credit gag with the Borg lower decks was fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toth Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I just realized, if they add T'Lyn to the main cast, it probably is in order to have a regular in the science division. Also... I'm somewhat surprised that with the exception of Shaxs (who doesn't really count given that he's bridge crew) we also don't have a security officer regular in a show about redshirts. If Ma'ah hadn't become captain at the end of the episode, I would wonder whether the point of it was to also introduce him as a possible cast member to rectify that. I mean he could still get the boot if the guy he killed had good connections that now have it out for him, but still, from his whole personality he would fit much better into the command division like Boimler and Beckett. In addition to that I'm thinking it would fit the theme of the show a whole lot to have a bumbling nerdy security officer to counter Shaxs' hypermasculine action hero personality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrackerNeil Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 18 hours ago, sifth said: Me and my friends were talking about the Tuvix episode just the other night and we were shocked by that fact that the episode is over 20 years old and yet so dam memorable. I honestly don't think any of the new Trek episodes have reached that point yet, where they've made episodes that I'll still be thinking about 20 years or so into the future; even Lower Decks, which as I've stated many times is a show I find very enjoyable, has still yet to reach the place that 90's Trek has for me. I podcasted that episode, possibly the most absurd in the entire franchise, live, and it was a hoot. I even made sure everyone in the audience had a photo of Tuvix, to ensure they knew what that hideous space-goblin looked like. Janeway's only mistake was not spacing him right off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyria Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 11 hours ago, Maltaran said: The credit gag with the Borg lower decks was fun We wait to watch it until Monday nights when we have a weekly hangout with one of our friends, so I check this thread after, so I don't get spoiled. This episode was fantastic. We all giggled so hard through the credits. Coulda been the wine for me, coulda been the weed for them, but it was so much awesome. I really do love Lower Decks. For me, it is second only to DS9. We watched the latest trailer for Discovery last night too, and we're all meh on it. It was part of our weekly meet up watch session, and we're going to check out the first ep when it airs to see if we want to keep hate watching it together. I have a feeling that we'll end up skipping it, and just hate watching it on our own. Picard used to be on the list too, but that's also a huge meh for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifth Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 hour ago, TrackerNeil said: I podcasted that episode, possibly the most absurd in the entire franchise, live, and it was a hoot. I even made sure everyone in the audience had a photo of Tuvix, to ensure they knew what that hideous space-goblin looked like. Janeway's only mistake was not spacing him right off. I mean you're free to have your opinion, but I honestly don't think the argument of killing one life to save two, is quite that black and white as you seem to believe it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumHam Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 1 minute ago, sifth said: I mean you're free to have your opinion, but I honestly don't think the argument of killing one life to save two, is quite that black and white as you seem to believe it is. I dunno, one of those lives was Neelix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Varys Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 1:12 AM, sifth said: Me and my friends were talking about the Tuvix episode just the other night and we were shocked by that fact that the episode is over 20 years old and yet so dam memorable. I honestly don't think any of the new Trek episodes have reached that point yet, where they've made episodes that I'll still be thinking about 20 years or so into the future; even Lower Decks, which as I've stated many times is a show I find very enjoyable, has still yet to reach the place that 90's Trek has for me. There are at least two Voyager episodes nobody who's seen them ever forgets. One is the Tuvix episode, the other is the mad thing where Tom invents the Warp 10 engine, evolves into a frog and has offspring with Janeway. Nobody ever forgets that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted October 13, 2021 Author Share Posted October 13, 2021 Just got to the episode where Tuvok mind melds with a murderer, played by Wormtongue, and then chokes the life out of Neelix. That's the episode right after the Warp 10 episode, Threshold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrackerNeil Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Lord Varys said: There are at least two Voyager episodes nobody who's seen them ever forgets. One is the Tuvix episode, the other is the mad thing where Tom invents the Warp 10 engine, evolves into a frog and has offspring with Janeway. Nobody ever forgets that. And the crew never, ever mentions it again, which I suppose is what you would do. But, still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sifth Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 9 hours ago, Lord Varys said: There are at least two Voyager episodes nobody who's seen them ever forgets. One is the Tuvix episode, the other is the mad thing where Tom invents the Warp 10 engine, evolves into a frog and has offspring with Janeway. Nobody ever forgets that. I mean Year of Hell is pretty unforgettable as well. I've never seen time travel used in such an evil and twisted way before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 14 minutes ago, Rhom said: It's fitting he's going to space in a dick shaped rocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Toth Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Well, at least Shatner didn't turn into a lizard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoodedCrow Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Shatner is already King of the Lizards:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindwalker Posted October 13, 2021 Share Posted October 13, 2021 Another great Lower decks episode. My favorite part was on the vulcan ship, with "out of control" T'Lyn. And yeah, I'd love to see her assigned to the 'Ritos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IheartIheartTesla Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 I really enjoyed the episode too. I think there was a great symmetry where the Klingon lower decker talked about logic, (a Vulcan trait) T' Lyn spoke a fair bit about intuition and gut (which I think in the ST universe is presumed to be a cute human affectation). This may be stretching it a bit, but Boimler saying he didnt want to go to his death in a Hawaiian shirt and as a liar speaks to honor, a Klingon trait. The theme appears to be that even if stereotypes could be mostly true, we should still cherish individual differences within them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumHam Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 Pretty good finale. I like how they've shaken things up in both finales so far. I'm sure it'll all be resolved in a couple episodes, but having a replacement captain could be interesting. I'm assuming the Pakleds just blew themselves up by mistake? Hopefully T'Lyn pops up again next season along with the new captain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werthead Posted October 14, 2021 Share Posted October 14, 2021 On 10/13/2021 at 3:15 AM, TrackerNeil said: And the crew never, ever mentions it again, which I suppose is what you would do. But, still... Voyager never mentions it again, but Lower Decks does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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