Star Trek: Lower Decksis back for its final season, and an exclusiveNew York Comic Conclip offers insight into one of the major plotlines. The animated adult-oriented show began in 2020 and is currently on the Paramount+ streaming service. Despite a positive reception, the show is ending this year.Lower Decksseason 5is expected to premiere on October 24with two episodes, and it will then air weekly until the finale on December 19. The final episodes will focus on the crew taking down mysterious space potholes.
Ahead of the final season,Paramountis offering a glimpse into the problem of tackling space potholes without adequate preparation. The 90-second clipfeatures the U.S.S. Cerritos encountering just one potholeand unintentionally being sucked into an interdimensional portal. After attempting to return home, they are hailed by another ship, which is revealed to be an alternate version of the Cerritos. Alternate Captain Becky Freeman offers to speak to the crew. Check the clip below:
In addition, the studio released a poster to honor the final season, which pays homage toStar Trek V: The Final Frontier.The image reveals the main characters' faces alongside the U.S.S. Cerritos, while a series of mysterious figures wanders below them.
What The Pothole Clip Means For Lower Decks
The Clip Reveals What Space Potholes Really Are
Paramount has already announced that the space potholes are nothing more than subspace rifts, but sci-fi jargon can be somewhat confusing. This clip reveals thatthe rifts are portals between dimensions.Throughout the season, the characters will likely encounter alternate versions of themselves and other figures intheStar Trekuniverse. That will offer a means for characters to reckon with different ways that their lives could have gone, which will be an interesting note for the final season.
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The clip reveals that Becky Freeman will likely be the first character that the season explores in depth, but every portal could reveal insight into different characters. With such a rich premise, it will be a natural means of bringing closure to everyone in the show.There are only 10 episodes in the final season, and with the finale fast approaching, that only leaves a short time to wrap up all the show’s plotlines. An episode for each character could provide much-needed closure.
Our Take On The Lower Decks Pothole Clip
This will not be a unique premise, asStar Trekhas explored alternate realities before.The Mirror Universeis one example, as it explores more violent versions of its characters, who lack the moral heart of their Prime Universe variants. It remains to be seen if the space potholes are a glimpse into the Mirror Universe, or if it is secretly another universe entirely. Regardless of the season’s impact on the lore,Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 5’s latest clip is proof that the show has not lost its comedic and sci-fi touch.
Star Trek Lower Decks
Cast
The animated comedy series Star Trek: Lower Decks follows the support crew on one of Starfleet’s least significant ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos, in 2380. Ensigns Mariner (Tawny Newsome), Boimler (Jack Quaid), Rutherford (Eugene Cordero), and Tendi (Noël Wells) have to keep up with their duties and their social lives often. At the same time, the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies.
