At Last, Star Trek Just Called Out My Biggest Issue with Lower Decks

Warning : hold back plunderer forStar Trek : Lower Decks#3!Finally , Star Trekcalls out one of my large issues withLower deck of cards . The show , which just finished a five - season run on Paramount + , was a hilarious honey letter to the franchise that also get off up every figure of speech in it imaginable . Yet one aspect ofLower Decksalways chafe me the wrong way , and it gets a call - out in event three of IDW ’s new comic based on the show .

Star Trek : Lower Decks#3 is written by Ryan North and drawn by Jack Lawrence . Lieutenant Billups , theCerritos’Chief Engineer , demand his squad to brainstorm possible causes for an anomaly the ship has discovered . An ensign speculates a minuscule number of Omega Particles could be the culprit . Billups direct out that the Omega Particles would have do an detonation . He then chastises the national flag , suppose she should not have intercourse about the Omega Particles , and for everyone to forget what she said . In the background , Rutherford permit out his earmark catch phrase ; “ okey - dokey . ”

The Omega Particles Are Bad News–Hence Starfleet’s Extensive Cover-Up

The Revelation of the Omega Particles' Existence ShookStar TrekTo Its Core

Even the Borg search for Omega , although they too have difficulty rein its mogul .

It is quite odd that a low - rank ensign , on what is supposed to be just an average Starfleet ship , would be cognisant of the existence of the Omega Particles , as they are highly unsafe – not to cite classified . Introduced inStar Trek : Voyager , the mysterious Omega is the most destructive heart and soul sleep with to Federation scientific discipline . In one example , the Federation attempting to synthesise Omega terminate in failure , resulting in the deaths of dozens of scientist . Starfleet approaches Omega cautiously , follow out strict protocols on how to hold and handle the substance . Even the Borg search for Omega , although they too have bother draw rein its power .

Star Trek : Voyager ended with the ship relieve oneself a triumphant return home , and in the abbreviated time since , its heroic legacy is already cemented .

Despite Omega ’s highly volatile nature , and Starfleet ’s standing order of magnitude on how to share with it , it is also sort out . In theStar Trek : Voyagerepisode “ The Omega Directive , ” which introduce the substance to the franchise , only Captain Janeway know about its existence . Voyager’screw had motley emotion at the divine revelation of Omega ’s existence , as did fans . The introduction of story elements such as Omega provided a more balanced persuasion of Starfleet , showing the organization was not above pursue in shady tactic to get what it want . Keeping something like Z top closed book seemed torun counter toStar Trek’svalues .

How Do the Low-Ranking Officers ofStar Trek: Lower DecksKnow So Much?

Beckett Mariner and Boimler Seem to Know An Awful Lot of Classified Information

Both Billups and theCerritos ’ ensign should not have lie with about Z particles , yet somehow they did – and this point to an issue I have had withLower Deckssince it premiered : characters seem to know about mission and personnel department that they should not . Lower Decks’primary characters are low - place Starfleet officers serve aboard an ordinary , characterless ship . They are not captains , commodores or admirals , who would have access to information on Omega or other such classified materials . Billups and the ensign knowing about Omega and casually mentioning it in conversation stretches credibleness .

Left for drained on a remote world , no one beyond Kirk and others on the commission should have know Gary ’s luck , yet theCerritoscrew not only know , they made jokes about it .

Yet there are numerous example of this running game throughoutStar Trek : Lower Decks . In the show ’s pilot episode , a eccentric name check Gary Mitchell , a former Starfleet military officer who developed god - same powerfulness after an fortuity . Gary near kills Captain Kirk and ruin theEnterprise . Left for utter on a removed world , no one beyond Kirk and others on the commission should have known Gary ’s fate , yet theCerritoscrew not only knew , they made jokes about it . TheCerritoscrew regularly leave out references to other Starfleet missions that , should by all rights , have been separate .

Does Starfleet Have a Problem With Intelligence Leaks?

The Answer ToStar Trek: Lower Decks’Biggest Issue Is Obvious

Billups and the ensign ’s knowledge of Z particles raises interrogation over how Starfleet handles pass around information about its various missions and personnel . As seen in every incarnation of theStar Trekfranchise , Starfleet crew member see some truly amazing sights during their service , be they aliens or interstellar phenomena . Some of what they see is dangerous , such as Omega Particles , take that this information be classified . However , Billups sleep together about them , showing the cover - up may not have been as successful as Starfleet would have liked , and pointing to some serious flaw in their intelligence apparatus .

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There is at least an out – of - universe of discourse explanation for theCerritos’crew ’s apparently infinite knowledge of Starfleet story : it is a agency forStar Trek : Lower Decks’writers to pay up court to the franchise . Lower Decks ’ writer know that Mariner and company having information about unknown Starfleet missions from over 100 long time ago is implausible , but it add another hilarious layer to the show . Far from extend credibility , theseStar Trekdeep cuts only enhance the regard ( or reading ) experience . miserable Decks’five seasons prove this chemical formula works .

Despite This Big Issue WithStar Trek: Lower Decks, It Is Still A Fantastic Show

Yet One Gag Reminded Me Of This Issue

Of all the “ nu - Trek ” shows , Lower Decksjust might be my favorite , and part of the reason for that are the Easter Eggs the show uses in pastime of laughter . Yet , realistically , there is no way that Mariner , Boimler , Tendi and the relief would make love about these missions . Sure , a random jest about Omega particles , followed by another trick about not have sex about them , is a uproarious gag , but it goes a foresightful way to pointing out a serious flaw in this otherwise perfectStar Trekprogram .

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