Jet joins the Lower Decks crowd, much to Mariner’s displeasure. Boimler continues to struggle aboard the Titan. Captain Freeman struggles with criticism, and a new chief of security joins the Cerritos. It’s situation normal for the second episode of the new Lower Decks season with: “Kayshon: His Eyes Open.”
A new Modern Gamer takes the helm of our weekly review feature, but you all know her well. It’s Marie Brownhill, our celebrated Star Trek columnist. Her first mission is plodding through the somewhat unusual No Longer Home story-based adventure game.
Season Two of Lower Decks opens with a second contact mission gone slightly awry. Captain Freeman and Beckett Mariner continue to work on their family/work balance. Rutherford may have developed a medical disorder for which Tendi can only employ extreme measures, and Ransom may or may not ascend to Godhood. This week: Strange Energies.
Commander Sisko and Major Kira must mediate delicate negotiations between two rival factions fighting over territory. Nog and Jake make a new friend. Chief O’Brien finds himself embroiled in small town politics, and Dr. Bashir is just along for the ride. This week on DS9 Rewatch: The Storyteller.
Kai Opaka makes an unexpected visit to the station, and Commander Sisko consents to take her to see the Wormhole. On the other side, they encounter a people divided, and Sisko must keep his people safe until their rescue. Opaka must make a shocking decision. This week on DS9 Rewatch: “Battle Lines.”
Odo encounters someone who may know where his homeworld is. Unfortunately, that person just killed one half of a pair of twinned Miradorns and is also wanted for execution on his homeworld. Odo must avoid Miradorns and volatile gas fields in this week’s DS9 Rewatch: “Vortex.”
Jake and Nog must wrestle with culture clash between Humans and Ferengi as well as their respective fathers’ prejudices. Meanwhile, Quark experiences an unanticipated promotion with the attendant risks and rewards. Rom demonstrates the fortitude of his own lobes. This week on DS9 Rewatch: The Nagus.
Sisko prepares his crew for their first, formal First Contact with a Gamma Quadrant species. Nothing quite goes as planned. Will Quark help them navigate the vagaries of the Wadi Culture? This week on DS9 Rewatch: “Move Along Home.”
Dr. Bashir and Kira rescue a woman from a damaged ship who promises that her passenger is still alive despite Dr. Bashir finding him dead. Then, things start to go wrong on DS9, mysteriously. Is Kajada correct? Is Rao Vantika still alive in some form, or has her obsession gone too far? This week on DS9 Rewatch: The Passenger.
An aborted kidnapping attempt reveals that Dax is wanted for treason and murder. Sisko and the rest of the crew attempt to prevent extradition, but Dax remains strangely silent. This week on DS9 Rewatch: “Dax.”
