Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 5 is the animated comedy’s last chance for its biggestStar Trek: The Next Generationcallback. Entering their final season on Paramount+,Star Trek: Lower Deckscreator Mike McMahanpromises a satisfying ending for the dysfunctionally heroic crew of the USS Cerritos. McMahan andStar Trek: Lower Decks’cast members have also hinted at majorStar Treklegacy voice cameos in season 5. Could this meanStar Trek: The Next Generationwill cross over intoStar Trek: Lower Decks?
One of the most satisfying aspects ofStar Trek: Lower Decksis that itcontinues the beloved 24th-century era ofStar Trek: The Next Generation. Everything inTNG,Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Star Trek: Voyager,and the fourStar Trek: The Next Generationmovieshappened beforeStar Trek: Lower Decksbegan. Lieutenants Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome), Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid), Samanthan Rutherford (Eugene Cordero), D’Vana Tendi (Noel Wells), and the rest of the USS Cerritos' crew are students of Starfleet history and regularly reference people and events throughoutStar Trek. Of course, Captain Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Counselor Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis), and the USS Titan have already appeared inStar Trek: Lower Decks.
Season 5 Is Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Last Chance To Show USS Enterprise-E
Will Captain Freeman meet Captain Picard?
The ultimateStar Trek: The Next Generationcallback inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5 would be the USS Enterprise-E commanded by Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), andLower Decksseason 5 is the last chance for this to happen.Star Trek: Lower Decksbegins in 2380, one year afterStar Trek: Nemesis,andLower Decksseason 5 picks up at some point in 2381. AlthoughStar Trek: Picardestablished that Jean-Luc was promoted to Admiral in 2381, it may not have happened yet byStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5.Could Sir Patrick Stewart voice Captain Picard and meet Captain Carol Freeman(Dawnn Lewis) inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5?
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However, just as big an appearance inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5 would be Captain Worf (Michael Dorn). When Picard becomes an Admiral,Worf takes over as Captain of the Enterprise. Depending on when in 2381Star Trek: Lower Decksis set, the most famous Klingon in Starfleet would be in command of the USS Enterprise-E, and it would still bea few years before the E is lost in mysterious circumstancesthat Worf insists isn’t his fault. An appearance inStar Trek: Lower Deckswould also add to Michael Dorn’s untouchable record for making the mostStar Trekappearances of any other actor or character.
What Is Happening In Star Trek’s Universe In Lower Decks Season 5
The 2380s are an eventful decade
If the USS Enterprise-E appears inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5, it’s important to assesswhat’s going on in theStar Trekuniverse in the 2380s.The USS Voyager returned to Earth in 2378, a year beforeStar Trek: Nemesisin 2379. AfterStar Trek: Lower Decksbegins in 2380, the United Federation of Planets learns that the Romulan sun is going supernova, which finally happens in 2387. Picard is promoted to Admiral in 2381 to lead the Federation’s mission to rescue the Romulan people, which is then abandoned in 2385 in the wake of theattack on Marsby rouge synthetics, leading to the Federation’s ban on artificial life forms.
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At some point in the early 2380s, Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) decides to leave the USS Enterprise-E because she secretly got pregnant with Jean-Luc Picard’s son, Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers). Later in the decade, Captain Riker and Counselor Troi’s son, Thad, contracts a fatal illness, and the Troi-Rikers leave Starfleet and move their family to Nepenthe. Of course,the events ofStar Trek: Prodigyseasons 1 and 2 take place from 2383 to 2385, while some unexplained event leads to the loss of the USS Enterprise-E.Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 5 will likely end before the bulk of the fateful events of the 2380s.
Could Lower Decks End With A Transfer To USS Enterprise?
One of the Cerrtios' Lieutenants could get called up to the flagship
HowStar Trek: Lower Deckswill ultimately end, and what happens to the crew of the USS Cerritos, remains to be seen. But couldStar Trek: Lower Decksend with a transfer to the USS Enterprise-E? This would echo howStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 1 endedwith Ensign Brad Boimler transferring to the USS Titan. However, a call-up to the Enterprise would make sense as Boimler’s endgame, considering the ambitious junior Lieutenant’s career trajectory. It would make perfect sense forStar Trek: Lower Decksto wrap up its run on Paramount+ withBoimler promoted to serve on the Federation flagship.
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Lieutenant Brad Boimler being a lifer of the USS Cerritos isn’t his logical destiny. In contrast, Lieutenants Rutherford and Tendi are in love with the Cerritos and seem happy to keep serving on ‘the Enterprise of the California Class’ starships. Lieutenant T’Lyn (Gabrielle Ruiz) also doesn’t have Starfleet career ambitions and seems satisfied to stay on the Cerritos until the Vulcans invite her to return. As forLieutenant Beckett Mariner, her safest career option seems to be remaining under the aegis of her mother, Captain Freeman, on the Cerritos.Star Trek: Lower Deckshashinted at the USS Enterprise for years, and an appearance by Captain Picard, Captain Worf, and/or their iconic starship would be the ultimate callback inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5.
