Boimler Meets Captain Sulu - Star Trek Lower Decks 3x08

[@secretcastle1380]

This scene felt so real, when Sulu talks about all the people he’s lost, especially with the many passings of the original series cast members, makes it real so tragic but also heart warming

[@jamesbiggerstaff3722]

Indeed

[@bemasaberwyn55]

It felt like George, not Sulu

[@mrbibs350]

Sulu lost his daughter on the Enterprise B : /

[@ClickBeetleTV]

I thought it felt real when the doctor told them to get the hell out

[@Sephirothwolf]

Pretty sure this was shown not long after Nichelle passed (about a week or so after) so it really hit hard.

[@Raguleader]

It's kind of sweet how, despite Takei and Shatner not getting along well, this scene makes it clear that Sulu and Kirk were fire-forged friends and crewmates to the end.

[@bencurran3204]

yeh shatner whilst god knows he was a pain to work with, was a damn good actor, so was takei, and i don't think either of them would sabotage one of their lives work

[@r.c.auclair2042]

@@bencurran3204 , ahem. Damned good actor? Kirk was from Iowa, but Shatner made him a ham. Ever check out Shatner's other work? TJ Hooker? The man literally couldn't ask for chicken at a picnic w/o overdramatizing the line. Did Shatner get paid by the pauses in his words? Remember him in Star Trek III? "I...have had...enough...of you!"

[@jamesgates5375]

"The horsey's going to bite you now." I cracked up at that one!

[@joshuaplotkin8826]

I know. Captain Sulu says horsey.

[@danieljames1868]

"Okay fanboy. We can try this again in a few decades."

[@tyrant-den884]

Pretty sure every Star Trek actor has wished they could do that.

[@KuDastardly]

IKR? It's even funnier than his other line "You are made of stupid!" lol

[@Raguleader]

The Lower Decks writers were like "OK we've got the Trekkies all emotional and let's just yank them back to what passes for normal on this show" lol

[@RagnarKorg3141]

*I've lost many friends. Some heroically, some tragically. The randomness of death is merely a reflection of the unexpected joys we find in life* George Takei has a good vocal cord for an 85 year old man

[@dani22flore]

I might be mishearing it, but i think he says "Joys" not "choice"

[@RagnarKorg3141]

@@dani22flore The subtitle said otherwise

[@jayo1212]

Well, they might have tuned it a little...

[@tacticool_weeb8450]

“Holodeck might be fake, but dehydration is REAL”… I need this shirt, survival instructor approved phrase 😂

[@stephenconroy5908]

"The randomness of death is merely a reflection of the unexpected joys we find in life" Goddamn. That hit home hard...

[@EmptyMan000]

Not really, just basically says life is chaos, so enjoy it where you can.

[@ladiekiler16]

That quote better be on George Takei's headstone.

[@jondunmore4268]

It's total bullshit but ok, if you say so, Sulu...

[@CoralCopperHead]

@@jondunmore4268 Oh, it's entirely true. The only question is whether or not we give a damn. (You clearly don't, and no disrespect, 'cause I don't either.)

[@spongeyspikes09]

That's some uncle Iroh levels of wisdom there

[@LonePhantom756]

On March 15, 2023, I lost a co-worker to a traffic accident. It was random, out of nowhere, and sticks with me to this day. Captain Sulu -- no, George Takei's -- words reach out to those like me. And i needed to hear this.

[@Igarappappa]

Sorry for your loss.

[@micaiahfonken]

I'm glad I'm not the only one. I was chronically homeless right out of high school and I've only recently managed to establish myself with an actual sense of financial stability. I bought a house and I've started a family. Along the way I've seen the good, the bad, the ugly... And have had many people touch my life in ways they'll never know how much it meant. Many of these people are victims of circumstance one way or another, and due to the nature of mobility while homeless I've lost contact with many of them, some probably fine, some probably dead, some I know are dead. None of them deserved what they went through. The dead have paid their debts, it's up to the living to pick up the tab. Sulu's words came from george, and I appreciate every one of them.

[@Teag_Brohman15]

"Brad, I've lost many friends. Some heroically, some tragically" that line hits like a truck when you know that most of the original cast is dead.

[@tonyyoung3985]

Finally, "Oh My" is a canon Sulu catch phrase!

[@bemasaberwyn55]

That DEFINITELY felt like George talking to us, and not Sulu. And GODDAMN did that pluck them heartstrings. Side tangent a few months ago George was actually here in the city that I live in for a convention and I got to meet up with him again as I had met him around the time that the 09 film was coming out in Calgary. I got to chat with him briefly and when I got my photo taken with him I had brought in this kind of discount Lego version of the Enterprise and George actually started to fly it around after we got the picture taken. Which is both absolutely adorable as well as extremely heartwarming. But I bring it up because there was actually some lower decks love during that convention in the form of two people who walked by wearing chu chu shirts. So to get a reference to the chu chu song as well as George it I got a little emotional and I have a feeling that those two people in the chu chu shirts are definitely thinking about that con today

[@KnightRaymund]

Cool

[@rogerleung160]

I once took a photo with Nichelle Nichols at a San Francisco Comic-Con in 2017. I was on vacation in the USA at the time, so this was a treasured memory for me. The sad thing is that death, no matter what form it takes, is inevitable and what we've done during our lives will eventually disappear. We don't care what our parents consider important during their lives and our children certainly don't care about what we consider important. We all have lives to live, and life will move on one way or another.

[@cameronhodgetts920]

"Can I ask you what it was like working with Spock and Uhura?" He doesn't have to now, because he knows the answer.

[@nexik680]

I love this touching speech he says about the joy of life and it will go on forever after he dies. But if he does die and this is the last Star Trek thing he ever makes, that would mean his final line was "the horsy is going to bite you now." Lol

[@jamesmartin9401]

That would totally fit.

[@xedalpha1]

His response to it being Sulu not Kirk was 'even better' god the writers are such true fans

[@unhappyattendantughh2469]

Haha I totally noticed that. They've probably asked Shatner to do a voice and he probably asked for millions.

[@mrbibs350]

I think in universe, Sulu is just empirically cooler than Kirk. He was present for most of Kirk's coolest moments as well as having many of his own. To put it another way, of all of Kirk's greatest accomplishments how many was Sulu NOT there for? And then Sulu went on to have his own extensive career.

[@shawncarter7188]

​@@unhappyattendantughh2469no. They hate Shatner. They won't even put Kirk on the artwork anymore.

[@joshuawilliams9247]

@@shawncarter7188 for good reason

[@TheZamaron]

@@joshuawilliams9247 ANd what "good reason" would that be?

[@aqdrobert]

Met George at a 1992 Trek convention. Advised me to always wear my orange shirt to future panels. He complimented the original Animated Series for keeping Trek on the air. Glad to hear him in Lower Decks.

[@cthulhluftagn3812]

"AAAAA TWICE IN ONE DAY!?" God that line killed me

[@cosmeticscameo8277]

ransom don't like him no more.

[@nexik680]

Captain Pike: oh suck it up. At least you have advanced technology to fix your injuries.

[@paladinboyd1228]

@@nexik680 Captain Pike: angry beeping.

[@Robert-hz9bj]

"Captain Sulu! Even better!" Truer words were never spoken, Boimler. Seeing George Takei reprise Sulu for a cameo in Lower Decks was even better than the DS9 cameos ^_^

[@cosmeticscameo8277]

since this was all in boimlers head it don't matter. as it didn't really happen

[@Robert-hz9bj]

@@cosmeticscameo8277 OMG, you mook. That was still George Takei's voice. THAT'S what I cared about

[@jayo1212]

Now if we could just get Patrick Stewart, Levar Burton, Whoopi Goldberg, William Shatner, and the J.J. Abrams film cast to reprise their roles for cameos in Lower Decks, the show would be perfect!

[@Martialartfruituser]

He may sounded a little gruffer than normal, but it was still him. I was tearing up at seeing and hearing his voice for one more time like this. Just the way he talked about lost friends makes me not how we only have three of the original crew left for who knows how much longer. But there was just something about seeing an old vet showing up here in this show that was just so good.

[@davidmcgiveron3738]

This was magical. So glad I didn't know about this cameo. Beautiful sentiment, delivered perfectly. Felt so true to the character and sent shivers down my spine.

[@burkesongs]

"The horsey is going to bite you now." LOL

[@voteDC]

For me I like the fact that the one person that Kirk would trust with his home is not Spock or McCoy but Sulu, the one member of his crew that went on to command a star ship.

[@Raguleader]

It's also possible that neither Spock or McCoy could properly care for the place, as neither of them seem to retire anytime soon. The three of them were all workaholics. McCoy is still serving in Starfleet when Picard takes command of the Enterprise D decades later. Sulu is the first member of the crew Kirk sees showing any signs of wanting to settle down, with his deciding to start a family. Why not let the guy look after the farm and give Sulu's family a place to get away from the excitement and relax?

[@kasbakgaming]

Brad: "Captain Kirk?" Sulu: "Oh my, no." Brad: "Captain Sulu! Even better!" Sulu: "Damn straight it is."

[@gundamleviathan5760]

You just know George insisted that line be put in.

[@copter2000]

​@@gundamleviathan5760Found Shatner hidden account.

[@connormacleod4922]

​@@gundamleviathan5760If he did, he earned it.

[@animemanXLK]

Gotta be honest I usually find lower decks.... a bit much. But this moment with Sulu talking about his lost comrades over the years felt very real and genuine. Thank you George Takei. It's always good to see one of the greats.

[@IronBrig4]

There's a nod to Field of Dreams in this scene. "Is this heaven?" "No. This is Iowa."

[@wargegeson8063]

Honestly a nice reference when Picard met Kirk. It’s gonna maybe be a few more seasons, but I do hope that Boimler gets his chance to be a real captain it just feels like this season he’s really growing as a character

[@cosmeticscameo8277]

they would have to do major time skips. if boimler is only in his early 20s we'd have to skip at least 10 years ahead.

[@tyrant-den884]

I like the idea of Mariner being his Number 1.

[@zillagrilla315]

Agreed, I thought season 2 would have his time to grow and become Mariner's equal. But Season 3 did that, and I love it.

[@Raguleader]

@@cosmeticscameo8277 I mean, we saw Kirk go from Captain to Admiral with a pretty realistic real life time gap of around 10 years.

[@podemosurss8316]

@@cosmeticscameo8277 They probably could make a cameo of (older) Boimler and Mariner as captains for Picard.

[@ianmanning4368]

Boimler seeing Sulu was not just unnatural, it was amazingly informative.

[@holli_jeremy5278]

This was a heartwarming cameo by George.

[@jeremy1860]

It was good to have his character back with us, if only for a moment 😊

[@floridadad2817]

Young man meets Sulu and the first thing Sulu mentions is his hot tub. Yeah that's Sulu.

[@rogerleung160]

I once took a photo with Nichelle Nichols at a Comic-Con in 2017. I was on vacation in the USA at the time, so this was a treasured memory for me.

[@charlessaint7926]

First words from Sulu, "Oh, my!"

[@kevinslater4126]

Sulu has been in TOS, Voyager, DS9 and now Lower Decks.

[@gundamleviathan5760]

when was he in DS9?

[@davidgeslani48]

​@@gundamleviathan5760Trials and Tribbleations

[@gundamleviathan5760]

@@davidgeslani48 Sulu wasn't in the Tribbles episode. Watch it again.

[@takashiross8553]

I like how instead of being disappointed he wasn’t meeting Kirk, Boimler says, “Sulu, even better.”

[@ASquared544]

1:16 Hey, reiteration is a sign of good listening and understanding Sulu. Respect Boimler for trying to make that clear to you.

[@jasonlane1528]

"Captain Sulu?? Even better!" Bravo.

[@McCaler]

That scene was pretty awesome between George's Sulu and Jack's Boimler. I also thought it was pretty cool and awesome to see Jack's character Boimler being captain of his own ship. A sovereign class starship. It's not cobra kai but still badass.

[@jjmfrees]

“Oh my, no.”

[@devindubay7911]

I JUST HAVE 1 thing to say after just watching this Ep of Lower Decks!!!!! GEORGE TAKEI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CS-bu7lo]

Stevens leaned against the warp core twice in one day?! He didn't seem so stupid, I hope he is not suicidal ! Well, he seemed to have a falling out with Ransom, who told him in front of Mariner he was making him feel unconfortable, and he didn't appear in the photo of Ransom& friends. Dr.T'Ana is great, as usual, and so is Cpt Sulu. I relate with Boimler here, after losing people I cared a lot about in stupid accidents or diseases....

[@cosmeticscameo8277]

easier ways to go in ST universe. take phaser point at head. press button.

[@CS-bu7lo]

@@cosmeticscameo8277 Nah, I don't think he really wants to die, he's hoping Ransom will find out he's injured and visit him in sickbay and fix their disagreements.

[@cosmeticscameo8277]

@@CS-bu7lo getting those kind of third degree burns all over your body you might as well ask someone to put you under.

[@Raguleader]

@@CS-bu7lo Maybe he just has a crush on T'Ana.

[@bthsr7113]

Thanks for the wisdom, George. It's still hard to see friends and family go though.

[@dwaugh2215]

“Twice in one day!” Poor guy lol

[@cadman2300]

2:20 I love how the cheery background music just cuts off when T'Ana interrupts.

[@coach41]

I haven't seen any comments that mention that both Boimier and Sulu reference Star Trek Generations. Sulu says Kirk is "time traveling" or something like that. And Kirk did time travel to the future where he battled Soran with Picard and died. Boimier completes this by asking "is this the Nexus" which was prominent in Star Trek Generations.

[@x808drifter]

As someone who has technically died 3 times now. Sulu's line is right.

[@wrenleader4409]

if you press "6" it goes directly to the "the horsey is going to bite you now" line

[@Mechknight73]

Sounds like George Takei might have actually voiced Sulu in this one. He has the sense of humour to go along with it

[@sparrowlt]

he did

[@Grim_Sister]

George Takei, the sweetest man alive ❤

[@cowsagainstcapitalism347]

I think this was my favorite episode so far!

[@scottbigley5126]

One of my greatest memories was years ago Mr. Takei was in Cincinnati doing some interviews, which also happened to be at the same time as Octoberfest Zinzinnati. Which of anyone been is a big deal in Cincinnati. So, somehow Mr. Takei come out and led the chicken dance! My mind was blown, best festival I've ever been too in my 44 years. Was truly an honor and everyone there loved it!

[@lieutenantkettch]

This is the first time Sulu probably says George Takei’s catchphrase.

[@saphireroze001]

I knew he would pop in one day. If they could get Jonathan Frakes and Maria Sirtis in the first season, they can get good old George Tekei! William Shatner should be next or Patrick Stewart.

[@b3ans4eva]

I imagine there’s a giant list of every living person who starred in the franchise in the writers room and they’re making their way through it.

[@jayo1212]

I would love to see them get Patrick Stewart, Levar Burton, and Whoopi Goldberg to reprise their roles for guest appearances, and cast members from the J.J. Abrams films would be great to see as well... If they get Stewart, they should definitely have a situation that would make Picard do that face palm gesture that is used in so many memes! It's just a shame the show came too late for the late Leonard Nimoy...

[@jondunmore4268]

Frakes and Sirtis probably did it for $1.45 each. They are nobodies outside of the TREK universe.

[@AngelEmfrbl]

@@b3ans4eva Wulf and Gordi were on the wish list of characters they wanted in the show but they never got to feature them.

[@SirMarshalHaig]

This episode was just so good and fun. I love this one.

[@thegrimmretails3777]

I now sort of want a live action version of this.

[@Arvyn992]

When boimler got bitten by horsey on the neck I distinctly covered my own neck with my shoulders and hands

[@AngelusNielson]

Never thought that Lower Decks would make me verklempt.

[@ManuelRodriguez-dr2cn]

I know the big thing is sulu and the things he says, but the doctor saying "more like clinically dead" caught me off guard

[@ManuelRodriguez-dr2cn]

Scratch that, the "twice on the same day" just got me

[@ashakydd1]

"Captain Sulu, Even better!" Damn right!

[@darkxaur]

You'd think that the holodeck computer would be monitoring whoever is using it and chipping in on falling vital signs. Or at least dispensing some water.

[@assurhex1449]

Boimler's ejection tubes will never be the same.

[@animationfanatic2133]

"clinically dead" 😂

[@mr.l8723]

0:25 All of our reactions!

[@ModestNeophyte]

i was not expecting to cry at a star trek scene

[@huntergrant6520]

I find it so hilarious he died of dehydration in a holodeck. Then had death experience and came back.

[@emperorofscelnar8443]

Ever hear about a reactor coolant system perhaps they forgot to install one, I’m pretty sure the JJ Enterprise had one with all those water tubs.

[@nexik680]

Stevens would probably find a way to burn himself anyway. How he's still alive, I will never know.

[@thomaswedge42]

The USS Defiant needed shielding around the warp core otherwise it was hazardous to health, if I remember correctly Odo accidently killed another changeling when he pushed it into the base of the Warp Core aboard the Defiant, it was enough to fatally wound it.

[@Raguleader]

Fun fact: Coolant systems can be dangerously hot to touch, what with all of the heat they are transporting away from the thing they need to cool.

[@emperorofscelnar8443]

@@Raguleader Well I have heard the reactor pools in Nuclear Power Plants are very warm to the touch when the reactors aren’t over heating of course.

[@ChildePC]

good memorial... to the characters and their players.

[@starhawke380]

Best Trek series in a long time. I love me some TNG, but I dont go out of my way to watch old episodes. Ive seen this entire series 4 times. On purpose!

[@ChevaliersEmeraude]

I've been seeing a lot of clip of this show, looks amazing, but I've been so far unsuccessful in finding where to see the actual show, at least here in Canada. It's impossible to find... Then I found out there's actual DVDs I can buy! :p Streaming is nice and all, but not really reliable, especially with more "obscure" shows. Glad the DVD option still exists sometimes! :)

[@NeptunianNeanderthal]

In Canada Lower Decks is on the Crave streaming network, just a heads up. Along with with rest of Star Trek.

[@ChevaliersEmeraude]

@@NeptunianNeanderthal Well, too late: I already bought the DVDs and finished the second season! Off to watching the third now! :p

[@NeptunianNeanderthal]

@@ChevaliersEmeraude Nice, glad you’re enjoying the show, it’s one of my favourites! Buying the DVDs probably does more to support the creators than just watching it on a stream anyways. :)

[@ChevaliersEmeraude]

@@NeptunianNeanderthal Plus it ensures I can keep watching if the higher ups decide to pull it out of streaming, à la Infinity Train!

[@Steve-gc5nt]

How could meeting Sulu be better than meeting Kirk? 🤣

[@matohibiki]

So, rewatching this clip again made me realise something: Boimler never introduced himself, but Sulu knew his name. That really WAS Sulu, from the great beyond. So where was the damn Space Koala?

[@brunosantosvillanueva3726]

0:31 unification

[@MatthewJamesKalasky]

"I literally just said that."

[@jdshultis]

@2:12 -- "Sick" - Original meaning: "Suffering from illness." Slang meaning: "Disturbing/disgusting." // This doesn't make sense.

[@lonnyholt3464]

Wait sulu reprised his role as himself yes

[@AngelSebastianLeon]

I know that was George Takei voice and all but... Did Boimler speak to the real Sulu? Like, Was that a kind of limbo between life and afterlife?

[@Feasco]

dude that's the entire point of near death experience dream sequences: you're not supposed to know if it's real or not

[@AngelSebastianLeon]

@@Feasco I know but I always wanted to know if there is an afterlife in Stat Trek universe, I guess yes, but they would never say it.

[@Raguleader]

I like to think that was the real Captain Sulu giving Boimler some much-needed counsel in his time of need, but it's just as likely that Boimler was enough of a fanboy of the old crew, and now experienced enough on his own, to come up with that in his own head. With all the whatever that happens in Trek, there are all number of ways that Sulu could have spoken to Boimler even without either of them being in the afterlife. When stuff like this happens that we can't explain, we just say a Q did it.

[@JohnVance]

"Even better!"

[@ReaverLordTonus]

Idaho? I thought Kirk was from Iowa

[@filthycasual8187]

I think Kirk's farm in the Nexus was supposed to be in Idaho. It's probable he moved there at some point after retiring.

[@gundamleviathan5760]

@@filthycasual8187 I think the joke is that Boimler's subconscious got some details wrong.

[@darrenskjoelsvold]

"The horsey's going to bite you now." That was so funny. May I say that George Takei is a friggin legend? Well I did say it and I meant it. Friggin legend...

[@Niac022]

I wish this song was on the soundtrack :(

[@annesimran4255]

i wonder who is gonna be mr sulu in strange new worlds???🤔🤔

[@jimbopumbapigsticks]

Don't know why people are taking sides with Shatner or Takei. The simplest answer is they're two people who worked together and didn't get along. It happens in the real world all the time, why would TV be any different? What this scene does make clear is that Sulu and Kirk had a good relationship, to the extent that Sulu gently makes fun of Kirk's inability to relax. As a fan, that's what interests me, not some BS about the actors.

[@ZappaBlues]

The Horsey is going to bit you now. 😆😅🤣

[@simsgamer007]

Oh my!

[@OGNoNameNobody]

...more sickbays need Star Trek-brand Tabaxi.

[@chefboyrdee1]

did you how many pips they had !!

[@mstevensh]

Oh, my!

[@DGneoseeker1]

Says "oh my", not so subtly mentions a hot tub...

[@Sasuke81a]

Oh My....

[@DannyInCanada]

given that George Takei's husband's name is Brad, hearing him say "Brad, I've lost many friends" feels... more poignant.

[@ccthornley]

"Oh my! Cpt Sulu! EVEN BETTER!!!" Burn!

[@franzsanders9573]

1:02 - 1:15

[@EmonWBKstudios]

That was actually scary. Good thing horses aren't real.

[@junkerburn2341]

"man, i love Star Trek! i wish space was real...."

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

How did sulu get to the nexis?

[@bthsr7113]

Stevens, you need to think less about Ransom and more about your balance and position.

[@meachy]

Been to Idaho before... Yeah, that ain't it....

[@MomsAgainstCatboys]

I like this version of catians more.

[@useyowords9745]

When I die I hope I go to Idaho

[@Blue_ocean66]

What does the Simpsons, family guy, and Star Trek all have in common? 🤔

[@christopherbrown7230]

Awesome generations joke

[@Dim4323]

0hhhh myyyy

[@randomrazr]

HElllooooooooooo

[@penguinmaster7]

dilithium up