Star Trek: Lower Decks 2.4 Review - Ups & Downs From Mugato, Gumato

6. Ferengi Wearing A Mugato Skin - UP

Star Trek Lower Decks Ferengi
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This is a bit of a dark one, this one. When the away team land on the planet to investigate what's been happening with the Mugato herd, they discover that another team has already beaten them to it. A group of, as Mariner calls them, Last Outpost-style Ferengi have been capturing the Mugato and rounding them up into cages. This sees a return of the electric blue whip from the Last Outpost and Acquisition as well, a nice little treat for long-termers.

However, it's the lead Ferengi who's getting the callout here. This maniac is walking around a herd of captured Mugato - wearing a Mugato skin. As these creatures tend to remain a lot more alive with their skins intact, this is a particularly dark little joke.

Perhaps it's the way he wears the skin from the head down, or the fact that he is walking around with a constant Mugato horn, but this little Ferengi stands out from his peers for his cool, if cruel, sense of syle.

UP - it may be one of the darker jokes the show has made, but it works all the same.

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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"