In an episode filled with great moments, there is one that often gets overlooked -- Tendi raising a concern about life on the second planet and everything just stops as they investigate it. The show treats it as an important story beat (because it is), but the thing that makes it great is that everyone, Ransom, Captain Freeman, Dr. T'ana, all react automatically to do the right thing. They are disappointed, but no one is mad at Tendi, and no one suggests ignoring it or cutting corners. It's Star Trek being Star Trek.
@antonbrakhage490
3 ай бұрын
As Jean Luc would say, the first duty of every Starfleet officer is to the truth.
@Vectorspace000
3 ай бұрын
I admit it. When the entirety of the California class fleet turned up to save the Cerriitos, manly tears were shed.
@WarpReactor
3 ай бұрын
Absolutely agree! It's one of my fav Trek moments. Thank you for watching, my friend!
@commandere2475
3 ай бұрын
And THIS is how you do a battle involving a whole bunch of identically looking ships.
@wtimmins
3 ай бұрын
The Stars at Night, show big and bright... (clap clap clap) Deep in the heeeeart, of Texaaaas. Fun!
@wtimmins
3 ай бұрын
What's hilarious is that the admiral is 'Buenamigo'... 'Good Friend' Hahaha.
@bobulusman
3 ай бұрын
Well, we did learn his first name is Les, this episode... Less Good Friend?
@WarpReactor
3 ай бұрын
It's like they gave us the punchline a season ago :)
@WarpReactor
3 ай бұрын
HaHa Love that :D
@tyrant-den884
3 ай бұрын
@@bobulusman maybe he's half French, then he's The Good Friend
@sea-envy3137
3 ай бұрын
@@bobulusman actually in the first episode this season Mariner called him "Uncle Less"
@Vectorspace000
3 ай бұрын
You didn't show it, but when everyone is prepping for the race, Ransom demonstrates the Riker Maneuver! Command that chair!
@lalywindland5764
3 ай бұрын
🤣😂
@antonbrakhage490
3 ай бұрын
In fairness to the Cerritos's fighting capabilities, it did kill two out of three Texas classes on its own (Arnok, on the night of his joining).
@smiddlehurst1
3 ай бұрын
So if I just park Wrath of Khan on this pedestal over here for a moment... okay, *ahem*: This might just be my favourite episode / movie of Trek... ever. It packs *so* much into such a short runtime without ever feeling rushed, gets to the heart of what Starlet (and by extension the show) is supposed to be, has som fabulous gags along the way and then... and then we get the third act. Every single time I watch this I get all emotional. From the sheer confusion in Boimler's "It''s the... Oakland?" through his speed run of the entire class to that awestruck "It's all of them" while the Lower Decks theme comes in full blast... just perfection. And the final fight, while brief, is perfect with so many little details from Mariner protecting her friends using that little ship like a damn fighter (seriously, when she gets her own command I'm placing good money on the Captain's Yacht being replaced with an X-wing...) to the other Cali class ships moving in to physically block any follow-up attack. Hell full marks to the animation studio for *not* repeating the [redacted for spoilers[ mistake of simply copy/pasting the ships and giving each a unique look. Honestly I can gush about this for longer than the episode so let's go with the quick version. I've no idea how a ST comedy show became the best thing the franchise has produced since DS9 but I'm so glad it did!
@smiddlehurst1
3 ай бұрын
Oh damn, forgot to mention: this episode confirms that the Cerritos model Tendi and Rutherford were working on was *really* accurate down to the warp core ejection sequence (and, well, having a working albeit likely not antimatter warp core). I *really* hope that the DS9 kit Tendi got as a replacement was the station before S4 or they're gonna be doing those weapon pods for a looooooong time.
@Vectorspace000
3 ай бұрын
The interface for the Texas class AI looks just like the M-5 multitronic computer from TOS 2x24 The Ultimate Computer (when you watch that episode, think of this episode) It also appeared in past-Rutherford's racing ship in LD 3x05 Reflections, as some subtle foreshadowing.
@jean-philippedoyon9904
3 ай бұрын
I love the reveal...of course Picard would fund her expeditions...he loves archeology !! With what ressources he does it, we don't know but details...Doesn't have to always be nefarious !!
@almasbaibolov1446
3 ай бұрын
15:26 And that’s why Rutherford is my all time favourite character in this show. He does not let his tragic and painful past drag his positive spirit down.
@nicktechnubyte1184
3 ай бұрын
9:33 that's the same line Badgey used
@commandere2475
3 ай бұрын
I'm pretty sure Bold Boimler kind of saved the day.
@Shindai
3 ай бұрын
I love that Shax gets to eject the core so much. I love how it's played the way it is with the whole ship cheering him on coz everybody knows he's always wanted to do it lol it's my favourite laughcry in Trek ^_^
@WarpReactor
3 ай бұрын
1000% When he is rushing down the hallway and everyone is cheering, and Shax barely gets out an emotional choked 'You're too kind' Absolutely awesome :)
@antonbrakhage490
3 ай бұрын
@@WarpReactor Shax is basically just a big loveable Bajoran teddy bear.
@vadalia3860
3 ай бұрын
I had the biggest, dopiest grin on my face for the entire reaction. This finale was SO good!
@dragedragneel8850
3 ай бұрын
It’s John Henry who fought the machine not Paul Bunyan.
@WarpReactor
3 ай бұрын
Absolutely! It was my Disney Kid showing in that I defaulted to Paul Bunyan vs. The Chainsaw Salesman :) Thank you for watching, my friend!
@chernobylwendigo3994
3 ай бұрын
As Quark once said, "It's easy to get them confused."
@tyrant-den884
3 ай бұрын
the robotic hypercompetent but doomed to fail "Texas" class ship feels like a Red Vs. Blue reference.
@BrenGunR
3 ай бұрын
I'm not sure if it's been mentioned in comments before, but I'd recommend watching the Strange New Worlds episode "Those Old Scientists" (season 2, episode 7) before starting on Season 4. I don't really think it spoils SNW to watch it out of order if you haven't watched that show yet. At least it didn't for me, though I was familiar with the things that happened on that show beforehand (I still haven't watched any other episodes of SNW though I will at some point) so your mileage may vary. There /may/ be a reference or two to it in LD S4 though...
@ManateeSmuggler
3 ай бұрын
“Those Old Scientists” was the first episode of SNW that I watched… now, having watched all of SNW, it didn’t spoil anything big for me…
@almasbaibolov1446
3 ай бұрын
3:40 One of the most beloved developments of Boimler: letting himself make fun of crew mates (especially higher ranks) without asking. It really helps him deal with stress and cheering others.
@GregPrice-ep2dk
3 ай бұрын
If you'd gotten to the point in TOS where it comes up, you'd get a HUGE clue that this wasn't going to end well from Buenomigo's desk monitor/AI interface...
@almasbaibolov1446
3 ай бұрын
16:00 Quite a big accomplishment for Boimler, considering only Yellowshirts are in his so-called “Bear Pack”.
@bobulusman
3 ай бұрын
The only thing left with Rutherford is like to see is a few hints of what led him to be such a hotheaded and risk-taking cadet. The younger version said he admired how' 'the anger is gone' on the older version. Was there something that caused such deep seated anger? Maybe a family thing? Thinking back, when the crew was grounded after Carol was falsely arrested, Boimler and Mariner Hung out with their families, but Rutherford apparently didn't, just did the tourist thing with Tendi...
@WarpReactor
3 ай бұрын
Excellent points all around! The tourist take is a really great catch. Makes a ton of sense and definitely would be something I'd love to see. Thank you for watching, my friend!
@ultimateninjaboi
7 күн бұрын
i managed to keep the waterworks at a manageable level while watching this show when it was originally airing. but something about the Cali class ships dropping out of warp broke the dam. not the first time i cried at this series, but definitely the first time i had to pause to pull myself together.
@OpinionsNoOneCaresAbout
3 ай бұрын
Yeah, Admiral Buenamigo really should have been named Admiral Malamigo. But we probably would've figured him out too easily if they did.
@OpinionsNoOneCaresAbout
3 ай бұрын
It DOES raise the question of exactly when all this happened. In the pilot, Rutherford was a "recent cyborg", and yet Buenamigo was a Lt. Cmdr. when that engine blew?
@Vectorspace000
3 ай бұрын
By the time a season airs, the next season has been written. That's why it took a whole season for T'Lyn to appear, the creative team were unprepared for the massively positive fan response to the character.
@bthsr7113
3 ай бұрын
One of my favorite things about the action in this one is that while they do defeat the Texas Class (dooming its good innovations along with the bad code), it isn't easy. And they have to do what the Texas class did to take out the ship of the line that tried to help. Surround it and attack from multiple sides. So the victory still paints the Texas as a formidable foe.
@IronDino
3 ай бұрын
4:50 I think you mean John Henry. 14:25 That was my reaction when I listened to Boims rattle off all the Cali-class's.
@IronDino
3 ай бұрын
28:05 One thing I'd say is that each season is split between TWO characters for development. This season was Rutherford and Tendi, season two was Boimler and Rutherford, season one was Mariner and Boimler.
@IronDino
3 ай бұрын
32:30 Season Five IS confirmed (also confirmed to be the final season). It's currently in production with expected release in Fall of 2024.
@dapeach06
3 ай бұрын
We should differentiate between the 2 Boimlers. One can be Bradward Boimler, the other: Bradelyne Pryor
@WarpReactor
3 ай бұрын
Well played...well played :) Thank you for watching, my friend!
@PuentesRE
19 күн бұрын
Living in a city close to one of the Cali Class ships is awesome. The episode was great.
@antonbrakhage490
3 ай бұрын
Love seeing T'lyn join the crew.
@SpiralSine6
3 ай бұрын
A little behind the scenes: the reception to T’lynn the Vulcan was very positive in her debut episode, but by the time it aired season three was mostly finished so the showrunners couldn’t bring her back until now. But no worries, the best Vulcan is officially here 🖖
@joshridderhoff2050
3 ай бұрын
Love revisiting this show with you; Buckle up for S4, it’s a journey and a half! No spoilers, but based on some of your thoughts in the outro, I can’t wait for the story to unfold for you. Cerritos strong, LLAP! 🖖
@almasbaibolov1446
3 ай бұрын
6:54 Love him or hate him, Random is decent commanding officer (when he is not all over himself). He didn’t ignored her, he didn’t argued with her, he didn’t ever questioned her. He heard that there risk of endangering sentient beings, he orders immediate stop.
@jmcturnan1138
24 күн бұрын
My favorite thing about this episode is that the 'villain' is Admiral Goodfriend.
@commandere2475
3 ай бұрын
I have a recomendation that might be able to fill the time until LD season 5 comes out. There is an old German show called "Raumpatroulie Orion" (Space patrol Orion) wich is basically German Star Trek, with almost no budget, in black and white and I think you would have to use subtitles because no foreign dub was ever made. It only has 6 or 8 episodes, so watching it wouldn't take too long. Eddit: spelling
@frankwales
3 ай бұрын
33:15 "We still don't know why Beckett's the way that she is, which is probably really heavy...what happens when you lose somebody?" That is a very interesting question, for another time. Meanwhile, as a totally unrelated matter, how much of TNG have you watched again?
@WarpReactor
3 ай бұрын
Painfully little I'm afraid. To be fair, I would guess no more than 25 episodes...probably a lot less. Will be changing that in the future though :)
@frankwales
3 ай бұрын
@@WarpReactor Okay. I was asking because there are a couple of TNG episodes that provide, let's call it "valuable emotional background" for some of the events of season four. I won't point the episodes out unless you specifically ask, as I suspect that could be too spoilerly for your analytic mind to ponder. For those of us who had seen those episodes, I think a phrase involving "freight train" wasn't too much of an exaggeration.
@Twilightts
3 ай бұрын
Season five is coming out this winter, thankfully
@nicktechnubyte1184
3 ай бұрын
Unfortunately it's the final season because the show has been cancelled 😢
@antonbrakhage490
3 ай бұрын
@@nicktechnubyte1184 Yeah. Its weird because five seasons sounds like a lot, and it feels like a lot because the writers are so good at fitting a lot into limited screen time. But when you think about it, that five seasons of ten half hour episodes will be less than one season of, say, TNG.
@Vectorspace000
3 ай бұрын
I don't know if you're planning on watching Strange New Worlds, but if you were to break sequence and watch 2x07 before you start LD season 4, it might be appropriate...
@antonbrakhage490
3 ай бұрын
The implications of Mariner (as a civilian no less) being able to to whistle up an entire fleet on short notice are interesting. It emphasizes something we've seen periodically throughout the show, which is that Mariner has an insane amount of connections and clout that have nothing to do with her formal rank. There are other characters in Trek who could probably do that, but they're people like Kirk and Picard- senior officers with legendary careers who have saved the Federation multiple times. She is very much still an ensign by choice.
@bemasaberwyn55
2 ай бұрын
The callback to Badgey is great for this episode
@bobulusman
3 ай бұрын
In season one, we compared the California class to a bulldozer, a beefy little machine that's good at it's job, but not great in a fight. This episode has two great moments for that: first, when we finally got to see the Cerritos put all that warp core beef to use with a speed boost, and second, that even a tank like the Texas class is no match for dozens of bulldozers. :)
@bthsr7113
3 ай бұрын
Tugboat would be more accurate.
@antonbrakhage490
3 ай бұрын
About Jennifer, and Mariner not forgiving her at the end, the show runner has said that fans were never supposed to like Jennifer. Much like with the popularity of T'lyn, they were apparently taken by surprise by how many fans like Jennifer and the relationship.
@jaymenjanssens720
3 ай бұрын
Hype to celebrate S5 with y'all :D Hopefully that season wont be the last.
@RobertJazo
3 ай бұрын
I can't wait to see your reactions to Season 4. I personally feel it is an even stronger season that Season 3.
@LightingInvoker
3 ай бұрын
What a wild finale!
@JAYWALKER1000
3 ай бұрын
Peanut Hamper was totaly fan service.
@WarpReactor
3 ай бұрын
HaHa I saw this comment come across my phone but I didn't see who wrote it. I said...out loud, 'That's probably Jay' :D
@SirMarshalHaig
3 ай бұрын
When I think how the damn Enterprise got its butt kicked by some Ferengi in old Bord of Preys, saying that a little support ship should have been able to deal with 3 Breen...yeah...no! And yes, you´re right about them needing humans, there is a reson the fleet didn´t just give control to computers till now. Tendi does her thing and is 100% right about it and, as someone already mentioned, everyone accepts their duty...Starfleet! And I did assume, that Buenamigo wasn´t such a good friend after last episode...and he´s also an idiot. His plan to destroy the Cerritos would fail the moment someone looked out of the window to see one ship attacking the other...and the 'attacker' being the one not shooting. So even if the AI had done what he wanted....I wonder if he was a Pakled spy. And Shax...rough shell, soft core and damn I love that guy. And then a great finale, this series just gets better with every season. Rutherford is a total nerd...again love that guy. During S2 I thought they need a Vulcan...and there T´Lyn is, after I so hoped we´d get her with her fun first episode...god I had to wait to really see her in action till S4...and you can just get it now and start watching the next episode. Make it so!
@robpetrie6486
2 ай бұрын
that was an amazing episode
@flamebeerd4359
3 ай бұрын
17:10 Surely you meant to say "Son of a badge", didn't you?
@antonbrakhage490
3 ай бұрын
Nah, the badge IS the son. Rutherford is father of a badge.
@kidclefspeare
3 ай бұрын
I dare you to watch Buenamigos' death in slow-mo. It's surprisingly graphic for a disintegration.
@antonbrakhage490
3 ай бұрын
Well, the Aledo did say it was going to burn his heart in a fire.
@susansokoloski2233
3 ай бұрын
Well...Good morning and happy Monday, @WarpReactor and fellow Trekkies! ☕ Here we go! The Stars At Night, the big s3 finale! Get ready for a desperate race for the survival of our hero's missions. What will become of our beloved crew? Will the Ceritos be repaired and the Cali Class continue on, or be decommissioned? Do the Texas Class starships have Daddy issues? Will anyone step up/show up to save the day? How will our crew save the federation? Again, who will save the day? Will Shax ever get to actually live his dream? Let's all give it up for the tiny but mighty Cali Class and their diverse and brave crews! Even mosquitos have a useful purpose in the Federation! Adios Buenamigo! Until s4, LLAP & Vulc'n'Roll, my friends! 🖖🤘
@WarpReactor
3 ай бұрын
Another fantastic hype quote for our chief Comms Officer! Thank you so much for always providing the very best energy, my friend! Peace and Long Life! Vulc 'N' Roll!
@commandere2475
3 ай бұрын
3:10 an AI, going rogue, on Star Trek? When has tis ever happened? (Exept, well almost every time one was introduced)
@nicktechnubyte1184
3 ай бұрын
I'm really mad they cancelled the show after the 5th season
@mikecase2372
3 ай бұрын
#SaveLowerDecks
@WarpReactor
3 ай бұрын
I am as well, my friend, but maybe there's a chance. Stranger things have happened. #SaveLowerDecks
@smiddlehurst1
3 ай бұрын
You know what, I've got enough Copeium for everyone so picture this: S5 rolls round, final episode plays out, our fab five are sitting in the lounge after having received news of their promotions into fast track paths but each on different ships. Everyone's happy but melancholy at leaving the Cerritos behind when Carol comes over and asks what they're doing here as they all pulled bridge duty for their final shift and the rest of the officers are already off-duty. They smile, thank her for the chance to do what they (and, let's face it, us) have wanted to for so long... and pause before heading out. They all glance at their suspiciously Orion-themed drinks and as one push them to the centre of the table then head for the corridor. The camera tracks them as they enter the turbo lift, comes around to view them head-on, one last group shot. The car slows, the doors open, the camera circles again to 'let' them exit... and as it does the scene shifts from animation to live action, the voice actors playing their respective roles as they step out onto a fully realised Cerritos bridge, take their seats and LD does one final love letter to times gone by. Boimler: "Uh, hey, we don't actually have a destination do we?" Mariner (leaning forward in the centre chair, excited): "Let's see what's out there... that-a-way!" And then we head into a live action anthology show following each of them, two episodes each leading to a big crossover spectacular because if you're going to huff copeium might as well make it the good stuff!
@OpinionsNoOneCaresAbout
3 ай бұрын
The Texas is a cool design, but...f*** 'em.
@almasbaibolov1446
3 ай бұрын
2:20 I know that we’re all rooting for Cali-class, but there are reasons why admirals were on board with idea of drone ships. California-class is relatively small, poorly armed and little bit overcrowded ships. They were made for auxiliary missions before Dominion War, when Star Fleet could afford exploiting legacy ships. That being said, after Dominion War there are countless devastated worlds and isolated systems, that requires Second Contacts. And doing such unthankful, yet necessary mission with over 45-years old ships is counter-productive decision. As such, despite this episode, Star Fleet will try numerous times to integrate unmanned ships into service. Shame that Texas-class was doomed project as first attempt.
@daveknight8410
3 ай бұрын
😂🤗😉😊
@antonbrakhage490
3 ай бұрын
I admit I dislike a lot of the set-up for this episode, it's problematic and rushed and makes a lot of characters (especially Carol) look really bad. But I do so love the pay-off. Also, the Aledo/Texas class and Buenamigo are flat-out two of my favourite Trek villains. All of Trek, not just this show.
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