9 Ups & NO Downs From Star Trek: Lower Decks 5.7 — Fully Dilated

7. UP — The (Far From) Salem Snell Trials

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Thankfully, the Cerritos' resident cat-Caitian stayed aboard ship this week, as it's not just one's own curiosity that can have consequences. Oh, Snell! Even his name sounds shifty. There is always one lurking somewhere to cause trouble. And if none are around, the Snell is probably you! With the voice acting so on point, we could almost forgive all the sneaking and accusations of witchcraft.

This wasn't the first time Starfleet officers had been accused of sorcery or some sort of "unholy magic," however. For example, it didn't take long for Captain Kirk to be called a witch on the other side of the Atavachron time portal on Sarpeidon. When Fairhaven went on the fritz in Spirit Folk, the holographic townspeople tried to exorcise Tom Paris and Harry Kim. In a sense, Snell is Seamus and Milo combined.

That's all just silly superstition, of course. We all know witchcraft and wizardry (and the Salem trials as a result) are actually just the perfectly rational powers of interdimensional aliens, the Megans, from Megas-Tu. Snell would have a field day!

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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.