9 Ups & NO Downs From Star Trek: Lower Decks 5.9 - Fissure Quest

2. UP — (Pen)Ultimate Profanity

Star Trek Lower Decks Fissure Quest Brad Boimler Mariner Tendi Rutherford
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"As long as he doesn't freak out," was the pointed set-up, which, in this case, made the punchline even better. 'To Be Continued…'s are tough to do well. "Holy f**k! We're all gonna die! [fade to black] [screams, crashes]," will go down as one of Star Trek's funniest. Moreover, with the fate of the entire Prime universe in the balance, the cliffhanger to Lower Decks' penultimate will go down as one with the highest stakes.

Before the profane, was the profound. William proved he deserved the captain's pips, whilst that particular version of Harry Kim proved he didn't. As soliton waves threatened to wreak havoc across every quantum reality, the Boimler duplicate picked his own to take the fall for them all.

"Why would you do this to your friends?" asked the alternate Ensign Mariner. "Because he trusts them," replied Lily Sloane. "And that trust transcends quantum realities. Activate the soliton beam," concluded Captain Boimler. That, and the T'Pol/Curzon scene that had preceded it, was dramatic perfection from the finest calibre of actors we could ever have hoped for!

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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.