Star Trek: Lower Decks

CBS All Access | Paramount+ | Release Date: August 6, 2020

4.5	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 147 Ratings

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bjmetacriticJun 16, 2022

Most of the new Star Trek content has failed because it expected us to take stupid ideas seriously. This show does not expect us to take its stupid ideas seriously, and that allowed me to let my guard down and actually enjoy some of the episodes.

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noquarterAug 19, 2020

This show tries to make you *feel* like something funny is happening by keeping the dialogue at a fast pace, but none of its character's bickering at each other is funny or clever. And that's all they do.

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JanjuAug 13, 2020

The core problem of this show is that Beckett Mariner as the protagonist of this show has a sporty dark triad personality mixed with some random silliness and anti authority behavior. So she is a little bit like Burnham mixed with Tilly fromThe core problem of this show is that Beckett Mariner as the protagonist of this show has a sporty dark triad personality mixed with some random silliness and anti authority behavior. So she is a little bit like Burnham mixed with Tilly from discovery, if you want to say this nicer you could say she is like Han Solo from Star Wars. In my humble opinion the sheer amount of insubordination by Beckett clearly shows that she is unfit to be a starfleet officer in the TNG era and that is ruining the show. Especially since in my opinion Star Trek shows should not have a main protagonist and instead be an assemble show. Having the most anti-star trek character in a show be the main character of a star trek show is a very questionable decision.

I also really have a problem with the portrayal of black woman by secret hideout. This is the second show with a black female lead that suffers from lack of values, mental health problems and personality disorder.

The first episode is ok, the second episode a catastrophe, the third one is good and the forth one is excellent.

How nerds are treated in this show also lets you question the sanity of the writing staff given the main star trek audience. For example in Episode 3 before the opening credits Beckett nerdshames Brad in front of his audience while he does an nerdy musical dance performance. This is like the 10th instance in which Brad is bullied by Beckett. Take a close look at the face from Brad while he is lead around in a headlock by Beckett at the end of episode 1. This is textbook bulling 101. If you don't understand this, please go to wikipedia and read the article about bulling. There seem to be a lot of people who don't understand what is the difference between ribbing, bulling and conflict.

The show doesn't stick enough to canon, protocol is too often ignored, there is a lack of decency and overall a lot of stuff is badly done. Still, going forward, if there are more episodes like episode 4 then this will be the best star trek show produced by secret hideout by far.… Expand

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ChaosolousSep 1, 2023

Some of it's funny but it would of been funny under any IP, it's definitely a strange use of Star Trek.

Most of it is not funny.

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