10 Times Star Trek Rewarded Audiences For Sticking With It

2. Star Trek: Lower Decks

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Star Trek: Lower Decks is an absolute gift to fans of the franchise. While there are enough new ideas and storylines that the show quite merrily works on its own two feet, almost every frame of the screen is filled with nods, references, and enough Easter eggs to fill a hamper the size of a swimming pool.

Q turns up, voiced by John de Lancie. J.G. Hertzler guest stars. The Gorn have a beautiful wedding ceremony. Rutherford gives us an update of Uhura's famous fan dance from Star Trek V. Any one of these moments would be enough to warrant an entry here, so picking the best among them is a difficult job.

No Small Parts, the show's final episode of the first season, sees the USS Titan finally appear on-screen, having first been mentioned twenty years previously in Star Trek: Nemesis. The Luna-class ship was designed by Seán Tourangeau for the novel line, so seeing it in the flesh, so to speak, was never guaranteed. Yet here it was, rewarding fans of the series, fans of the novels, and fans of fan designs.

Star Trek: Lower Decks was quite possibly the best new Trek that came out of 2020. The excitement levels for season two are immense.

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Seán is the host and head writer/presenter for TrekCulture, as well as a writer/presenter on WhoCulture and WhatCulture Horror. He has authored two novels, dozens of short stories, and hundreds of articles for WhatCulture. He holds a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from University College Dublin. As part of his work with TrekCulture, Seán has been invited to participate in collaborations with Roddenberry Entertainment, as well as contributing to several Star Trek community projects. An avid fan of Star Trek, Doctor Who, and the horror genre at large, Seán's expertise has helped develop these channels to the successes they are today. As host of the Ups & Downs series on TrekCulture, Seán has become internationally recognised for his positive yet critically informed approach to reviewing every episode of modern Star Trek, ensuring he is one of the go-to voices in the Trek community. Favourite Quote to describe himself: "I'm serious about what I do, just not always about the way that I do it"