There's Only One Good Thing About Star Trek: Lower Decks Ending With Season 5

Spoilers for "Star Trek: Lower Decks" to follow.
Well, that's all folks. "Star Trek: Lower Decks" has officially wrapped with its fifth and final season. Sayonara, USS Cerritos, it's been a truly unforgettable five year mission.
It stings because it doesn't feel like "Lower Decks" needed to end here. It's been reported that the show is wrapping up because of behind-the-scenes going-ons at Paramount, from trimming due to the company's planned merger with Skydance to "Lower Decks" reaching its limit as a premium for Paramount+.
That's why the series finale "The New Next Generation" balances an open ending with leaving things different enough. Captain Freeman leaves the Cerritos and so Ransom becomes the new captain — with Boimler and Mariner as his two co-second in commands. Rutherford ditches his implant, while Tendi and T'lyn's friendship as co-senior science officers continues to blossom. (Another problem with "Lower Decks" ending here — not enough time with T'Lyn,...
Well, that's all folks. "Star Trek: Lower Decks" has officially wrapped with its fifth and final season. Sayonara, USS Cerritos, it's been a truly unforgettable five year mission.
It stings because it doesn't feel like "Lower Decks" needed to end here. It's been reported that the show is wrapping up because of behind-the-scenes going-ons at Paramount, from trimming due to the company's planned merger with Skydance to "Lower Decks" reaching its limit as a premium for Paramount+.
That's why the series finale "The New Next Generation" balances an open ending with leaving things different enough. Captain Freeman leaves the Cerritos and so Ransom becomes the new captain — with Boimler and Mariner as his two co-second in commands. Rutherford ditches his implant, while Tendi and T'lyn's friendship as co-senior science officers continues to blossom. (Another problem with "Lower Decks" ending here — not enough time with T'Lyn,...
- 12/19/2024
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
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