This Star Trek: Lower Decks article contains spoilers.
At least once in their lives, everyStar Trekfan has asked themselves a variation of the same question.
Whys the Captain here?
The Captains sure seem like they have a lot of time on their hands.
Why not just send some red shirts to deal with this nonsense?
But the latest episode ofLower Decksoffers a compelling in-universe reason for the captains busy social calendars.
Upper Decks puts a clever twist on theNext Generationepisode Lower Decks, which inspired the animated series.
While Mariner and Boimler et al.
She watches a tube performance from a crewperson who recently de-devolved (revolved?
The opposite of whatever happened to theEnterprisein theTNGepisode Genesis).
She celebrates a fertility event with another crew person who is apparently giving birth and is apparently not human.
She even watches a one-person play by a particularly dramatic crewperson.
The ships success doesnt come from everyone playing their part under the direction of a wise and powerful leader.
Star Trek: Lower Decks streams on Paramount+ each Thursday.
