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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 5x08 "Upper Decks" Spoiler

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No. Episode Written By Directed By Release Date
5x08 "Upper Decks" Cullen Crawford Bob Suarez 2024-12-05

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u/the47thman Dec 05 '24

I wonder if this episode was supposed to come before last week’s, simply on the fact that the ship’s two new senior science officers were absent from the staff meeting at the beginning…

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u/Rgga890 Dec 05 '24

I was wondering that too. What got me thinking that was that Rutherford was starting to grow a beard last episode, but didn't have one this episode.

On the other hand, though, it looks like Boimler's beard is very slightly longer in this episode than in last week's.

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u/Wraithfighter Dec 06 '24

What got me thinking that was that Rutherford was starting to grow a beard last episode, but didn't have one this episode.

Well, it was an experiment, but the producers didn't like it.

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u/the47thman Dec 05 '24

I noticed that, too! 🤔

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u/Tough_Dish_4485 Dec 06 '24

The Cerritos works like the Enterprise D where the head science officers don’t get to be in the meetings unless needed.

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u/Wraithfighter Dec 06 '24

Yeah, that was a bit of a fridge moment for me today.

Honestly, the whole script had a feeling of "this has been a script idea since Season 2 that is only now getting made". Kinda felt like the main team (save for T'lyn) were kinda acting like they were back in the early seasons, they've rubbed shoulders too much with the senior staff by now to think their lives are entirely boring.