Dr. T'Ana, Rutherford And His Child Are Stuck In A Cave - Star Trek Lower Decks 4x08

[@KyleRayner12]

It's nice to see T'Ana interacting/bonding with someone other than Tendi. Unexpected character pairings in ensembles are my favorite Trek episodes.

[@theencolony5595]

She REALLY bonded with Shax as well

[@MatthewJamesKalasky]

@@theencolony5595 Yep. She sure did.

[@JosephDutra]

Just realized she looks like Nebula as a baby 😂.

[@jeremy1860]

Prediction, Tendi is going to absolutely fawn over that kid 😊

[@musicmiester300]

Oh that's not a prediction, that's a fact😂

[@helperdude8205]

knowing how fast it was born i guessing it will grow up fast maybe 2 week

[@helperdude8205]

until it get to thebody age it die at

[@Tallacus]

I am pretty sure the kid would grow quickly, I mean if Gestation only lasts for less then a minute I am sure their species has a short childhood like a Jem'hadar

[@Arvyn992]

For Tendi gushing over the baby it's all but inevitable

[@saphireroze001]

Seeing Rutherford with the baby just makes my heart melt. He is so cute being all "Daddy's here."

[@Brasswatchman]

0:42 "And *especially* baby engineers! Don't get me started on those little #$@&s."

[@reginaldshort8486]

Rutherford handled child bearing better than Trip did. Though in Trip defense growing extra nipples would make me freak out too.

[@westrim]

He also was taking the slow route, while Rutherford didn't have time to process what was happening.

[@Bbobsillypants]

What a callback

[@spencerkoelle184]

Well, Trip was raped by somebody who called it a game.

[@thegrimmretails3777]

Trip was Graped

[@jordanloux3883]

He's gonna make sure he doesn't make the same mistakes he did with Badgey

[@marcelojj2009]

"Hah...it´s just a humoristic show...how deep it can be ?" * character solves a problem with inteligence, avoiding violence, and in conformity with Star Fleet ideals, while making First Contact with a new inteligent species * "Huh...who would though that..."

[@bennywark3103]

I hope we see more of the baby later on, I love seeing Daddy Rutherford and Grandma Dr T 🥰

[@senpie6639]

We definitely need those kind of translators

[@Arvyn992]

I'm wondering would Rutherford would use that on his own baby to have and I quote "Somewhat private conversations together"

[@Brasswatchman]

​@@Arvyn992 ... what exactly are you implying here

[@Babbleplay]

T'ana is rapidly becoming my favorite. Still hasn't Tendi, though.

[@seanwolslau-holdren6731]

That baby makes my heart melt.

[@spyrofan9681]

The moment T'Ana forgets to support the head.

[@toysmostwanted]

Given that humans have porpoises working with them, kinda makes sense for other planets to have inteligent fauna as well. Not too mad on this one.

[@noneofyourbuisness1679]

Too be fair, I think the belugas might have been uplifted (I say might have because, apparently, humpback whales were a sapient species before their extinction), given how more intelligent they behave (then again, that might just be a product of their new environment). Regardless, I like the idea that, for once, communication between the protective, alien mother and the protagonists was established through a verbal translator rather than body language and animalistic calls. It's a new spin I wouldn't mind seeing again

[@toysmostwanted]

@@noneofyourbuisness1679 Imagine if this was all a setup for the tiny Klingon and his Targ to join the Cerritos and that's how we get a talking Targ in the show. 😄

[@noneofyourbuisness1679]

@@toysmostwantedI mean, considering Rutherford became pregnant in this episode for some two minutes, I wouldn't rule it out

[@brissadlr9939]

It was so sweet that T’ana cared for the baby😊

[@Tallacus]

cats are naturally maternal

[@Tallacus]

aww this story was so sweet, I am glad they had a happy ending and was a rewarding experience for everyone involved

[@joshuaplotkin8826]

No swearing in front of the baby. Set an example.

[@fancycat1284]

Considering this baby’s family, T’Ana’s swearing is mild in comparison😹😹😹

[@Eacowind]

I love the on the spot translation it was good

[@IronDino]

This is so heartwarming.

[@kerrygligorovic9758]

Poor Rutherford 😆is becoming a mother to the baby👶.

[@deathking1019]

and father to an AI god

[@brissadlr9939]

You mean father

[@senpie6639]

@@brissadlr9939 Neither since he gave birth to that baby

[@henreymichelson]

You would have to make up words to describe what he is

[@Spaceagefox]

this makes me wonder if shax wants kids but t'ana was against kid so much it lead to a rough patch in their relationship

[@seanwolslau-holdren6731]

Plus, we should also consider the fact that there are some species that are genetically incompatible. Makes me wonder if Caitians and Bajoran's are compatible.

[@alyssapainter3847]

He makes a good dad

[@zanite8650]

Getting some real mileage out of those phasers

[@Redfern42]

That's a distinctive way to dispose of a soiled diaper. Question is, where did they retrieve replacements?

[@ThirdChildFilms]

All of the blue diapers are made from scraps of T'ana's doctor coat!

[@Brasswatchman]

I guess her medkit came with diapers, but not sedatives?

[@meghanhenderson6682]

T'ana's a "fight through the pain" kinda doctor. She doesn't pack them when prepping medkits.

[@ib_aryayogabharata]

Did you just talk to me?😂😂

[@lotusgal313]

Defying the laws of genetics and nature. But still adorable

[@brissadlr9939]

Dad baby!

[@hughsmith7504]

Awww, baby-bear has a cub of his own now :)

[@AntreaLouca]

Rutherford it's crazy father I love it ❤

[@spritemon98]

Wonder if he'll keep the baby while on the ship

[@bennywark3103]

I would like to see that

[@musizlover2008]

Well, obviously he didn't. It's like he said, it happened several weeks ago, we can assume that baby Thusa was returned to her family.

[@spritemon98]

@@musizlover2008 I haven't watched the episode

[@simbasorariku3]

Why does the baby look like Frieza?

[@grandmasterg8572]

Dragon Ball Prequel 💀 He’s gonna start calling people monkeys when he’s older 💀

[@floramanzano4503]

this gives same vibe as final space. ;0; I love it

[@Dayna15Spott]

The baby is so cute

[@targetseeker]

2 viable pokemon designs in one season?

[@GSBarlev]

Don't forget that S02E06 had a Bulbasaur skull from "the planet where animals evolve weirdly."

[@frstrspndr1478]

Wait.... whaaaat?

[@targetseeker]

@@frstrspndr1478 the Moopsy and now this.

[@SK-qo4qs]

ahhh yes clip episode. And the baby will never be seen ever again.

[@vdubmerc3]

Yup, Dr. T'ana is pregnant with Shax's kids

[@estelacastro2746]

That I would like to see

[@StisStos]

What episode is this

[@GSBarlev]

Lower Decks S04E08 - "Caves" (aired last night)

[@nicholasfarrell5981]

So, Rutherford has 2 kids now?

[@jhart6764]

Do we count badgey's splitting as grandkids or just new kids?

[@panelvixen]

Something tells me they will need to learn how to go Super Saiyan.

[@gentlemendog1189]

What every parent would give to have that phaser so that they can destroy dirty diapers instantly.

[@joanneCorrea]

Cute baby

[@EmilySerrano-p2q]

❤❤❤awwwwwww

[@GSBarlev]

Society: "Real men don't cry" Cave Pokémon was just trying to defend its baby Every man in the world: 😭😭😭 (edited to better reflect that toxic masculinity is, well, toxic)

[@DavisJ-ln6fw]

No it exists. It's just not all masculinity is toxic and no one says it is.

[@GSBarlev]

@@DavisJ-ln6fw Wow, I fail at wording things today. Edited again to hopefully make clear-I didn't mean that toxic masculinity doesn't exist, I meant that the things that it tells you about what makes a "real man" are complete bull.

[@Saferoom45]

Should i be jealous that Rutherford had a kid with T'ana or be happy with them? Or just both? 😮

[@dan_ryuga]

Just don't tell Shax

[@Saferoom45]

@@dan_ryuga Gotcha 👌

[@ChrisTian-ed8ol]

I'd bet money that Shacks gets her pregnant later.

[@charmmydarling5872]

Uh... There might a tiny chance of that happening

[@estelacastro2746]

I think they had to wait until she’s in heat to try at conceiving

[@hdufort]

Pokémon vibes!

[@th3blackghost214]

Hey, no foul language in front of the baby doc 😑

[@johnbiela9442]

Does anyone else see Dr T'Ana as simply Dr T-n-A ? Is it just me? Or, is that the point?

[@redrasegarden]

I want to see that baby again

[@Zistheone2]

Isn't Shax technically the first engineer T'Ana liked since they're a couple?

[@gamerfreak42]

He's security, not engineering.

[@smokinggnu6584]

...wouldn't holding an object that you vaporize with a phaser at the very least give you severe 3rd degree burns in those fingers?

[@oddman.lillianreidmillerod1319]

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[@davesartdesk1778]

🥹 oh my god this is the most wholesome thing I’ve ever seen