If you’re a Paramount Plus subscriber, you can go watch Boimler of Lower Decks geek out over the cast of Strange New Worlds right now.

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    1 year ago

    How important is it that I see Lower Decks first? I keep hearing good things about it, and I will get to it eventually, but I know very little beyond its premise.

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      1 year ago

      Boimler is ambitious but kind of clumsy and awkward and stickler for rules (despite the boimler rule). Mariner is basically Ferris Bueller with the mouth of a sailor until her friends/family are in danger and then she’s MacGuyver/007. (I also just realized I’m dating myself a lot of those references and I hope they still work.) The show is definitely written by fans of star trek that also are comfortable enough to poke fun at the source material.

      Edit: that’s probably enough to enjoy it, but I haven’t seen it yet so don’t know if they reference any lower decks story arcs heavily.

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        1 year ago

        Let me help you out: Boimler is a Feliz, and Mariner is an Oscar.

        Now can someone explain all four LD characters based on their M* A* S* H counterparts? I want to make the joke but I’m literally not old enough to.

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      I haven’t watched past S2 of Lower Decks, but if you like slapstick humor busting at the seems with fanservice and callbacks then you might like it.

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      I haven’t seen the episode so take that into consideration, but probably not very. Lower decks hasn’t broken that much new ground