9 Ups & 1 Down From Star Trek: Lower Decks 5.3 — The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel

2. LATINUM UP — A Star Trek: Endeavour

Star Trek Lower Decks The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel USS Endeavour
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"Wait. Is that an Intrepid-class?" You'd better believe it's an Intrepid-class! A microscopic one. And they're hailing! Not an alternate, teeny-tiny Voyager, but basically a synonym — the Endeavo(u)r — with Captain Tersal in command. I think it's safe to say that none of us were expecting that.

All this time, the nanite "swarm" / Glumpus was, in fact, a result of the miniature Endeavo(u)r crew's attempts to draw enough power and materials to open a dimensional gate — to set a course… for home, if you will. They'd been through "a month of hell!"

"A month?" noted Mariner to Rutherford, practically demolishing the fourth wall with classic Lower Decks' flair. That's pittance compared to The Year of… that never was on Voyager! It was also, no doubt, a nod to Captain Janeway's early underestimate in that very same two-parter: "This is turning into the Week of Hell."

Once again, Lower Decks proved its capacity to please existing fans and innovate at the same time. Here, it succeeded in creating something entirely novel from at least three bits of Trek lore. You didn't have to know the latter to the letter either to enjoy the former. In any case, as a huge Star Trek: Voyager fan, they had me at "Intrepid-class".

 
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Jack has been a content creator for TrekCulture since 2022, and a Star Trek fan for as long as he can remember. He has authored over 170 articles, including one of TrekCulture's longest, and has appeared several times on the TrekCulture podcast. He holds a first-class honours degree in French from the University of Sussex, a master's with distinction in Language, Culture and History: French and Francophone Studies and a PhD in French from University College London (UCL). He has previously worked in the field of translation. His interests extend to science-fiction television and film more widely. His favourite series is Star Trek: Voyager, followed closely by Stargate SG-1.