The essential episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks
Watch these 15 in order and you've got Star Trek: Lower Decks — each pick states its reason.
- 01
Ensign Tendi has her first day of work on Starfleet's U.S.S. Cerritos, where she meets fellow support crew members, Ensigns Mariner, Boimler and Rutherford. Meanwhile, Boimler is tasked with a secret special assignment and Rutherford attempts to keep his dating life intact while a sci-fi disaster strikes the ship.
- 02
Season finale. The U.S.S. Cerritos encounters a familiar enemy. Tendi helps a struggling recruit find her footing.
- 03
A consultant arrives on the U.S.S. Cerritos to run drills that require the lower deckers and bridge crew to swap duties.
- 04
Boimler tries to find a bridge buddy while the U.S.S. Cerritos crew has down time during a long warp trip.
- 05
In the season two finale, the U.S.S. Cerritos is tasked to aid an Excelsior-class starship on a first contact mission.
- 06
In the season three finale, the U.S.S. Cerritos crew must prove their worth in a mission race.
- 07
The Cerritos ensigns must assist a caretaker on the voyage of a historically significant starship.
- 08
I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee
Mariner tries to get demoted, Rutherford tries to get promoted, and Boimler makes a big move.
- 09
A trio of Betazoids cause chaos on the Cerritos.
- 10
The Lower Deckers go on a classic cave mission.
- 11
Captain Freeman assigns the Lower Deckers an overly safe mission to try and keep a self-destructive Mariner out of danger.
- 12
Mariner faces her past in the season four finale.
- 13
It's a pre-warp society undercover Girls Trip!
- 14
Fissures must be closed before they get inflamed.
- 15
Season finale where lots of wild stuff happens!
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