Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 5x01 "Dos Cerritos" & 5x02 "Shades of Green" - eviltoast

“Dos Cerritos”

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A spatial anomaly forces the Cerritos crew to face their own faces.

Written by: Aaron Burdette

Directed by: Megan Lloyd


“Shades of Green”

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Tendi races to stop a conflict while Boimler & Mariner race to stop capitalists. Rutherford fixes a door.

Written by: Keith Foglesong

Directed by: Bob Suarez

  • Value Subtracted@startrek.websiteOPM
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    2 months ago

    That’s one way to spin it, but another is that they’re elevating a particular Orion house back into prominence immediately after they were stripped of their wealth by their government, which should most certainly be considered interfering with internal affairs, no?

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      2 months ago

      Who said they were contacted by Starfleet? They could have known about his opportunity by any means and were just the first to take it? A normal thing for a free looting based economy…