Star Trek Strange New Worlds x Lower Decks Crossover 2.07 "Those Old Scientists" REVIEW

[@jend26]

The Ransom calling Una hot thing was especially funny because the actors are married IRL. In an episode of really good bits, that was one of my favorite because it was a nice little shout out while still being ENTIRELY in character for Ransom

[@Stingmon21]

Its especially funny considering O'Connell and Romijn have been in multiple projects together over the course of their marriage. They voiced Superman and Lois, he popped up on her Librarians show.

[@Chace957]

Omg! I completely missed that point! Noice! 😂😂

[@N0-1_H3r3]

@@Stingmon21 This does also mean that the Lower Decks cast now contains _two_ actors who've voiced Superman - as Jack Quaid is now the voice of Superman in "My Adventures with Superman".

[@Stingmon21]

True, very true.

[@docweidner]

I was just about to post this, beat me to it. 😊

[@cantantenoel]

I absolutely adored the reveal at the end that the reason Boimler was acting so weird around Una was because she's the Starfleet recruitment poster girl in the future, complete with the "ad astra per aspera" motto on her posters. I legit got teary at that. This show has done such a good job of developing a character who was barely there in TOS into someone I am wholeheartedly invested in.

[@CorwinFound]

The Una arc in this was a bit heart wrenching. She starts thinking that she _does_ turn out to be the villain, as an Illyrian in Star Fleet, and that all she's ever striven for will be demolished by her worst fears for herself. And then finding out that it's exactly the opposite and she does get to be the officer she's always dreamed of being. The acting was great. There is an almost childlike wistfulness in her response. Super humanizing of a character that struggles with balancing humanity and the aloofness of being always perfect.

[@kaitlyn__L]

@@CorwinFound” they put that on the poster?🥺”

[@DonaldWWitt]

And you actually can see the Poster in Boimler's drawer thing!

[@fatboysamurai4419]

The Riker joke of Boimler on the saddle had me tears in laughter and just genuine joy, that was a joke 30 years coming and earned, especially with the great Frakes directing

[@KayleighBourquin]

Apparently it was ad-libbed by Jack Quaid...

[@weirds0up]

And if you don’t go “Riker” when swinging you leg over things, what are you doing with your life?

[@wellingtonsmith4998]

RRRRRRRiker!

[@curtisbme]

@@KayleighBourquin While Riker was watching.

[@carina9295]

aka “The Riker Manouever”

[@asteven8]

I loved that Uhura gets her shine. Uhura on TOS is the reason I got into Star Trek, science fiction, space, and that spark of imagination did so much for me. And my mom was the person to introduce me to TOS because she was a teen when it was on the air. So I was LIVING for Mariner's interactions with her. I got a chance to meet and take a picture with Nichelle Nichols at a Star Trek convention. I had a Boimler-esque reaction to Una. I was stunned into silence because I was feeling all the things. She was absolutely lovely. What I'll always remember is that when I took the picture with her, she called me back to take another. Quote, "Let's do it again. I didn't give you my best." I. DIED. on the inside. It's hands down my most favorite picture. Star Trek Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks give me so much life and makes my nerd heart happy.

[@Bytecrawler54]

One of my favorite moments in this episode is when Boimler gets on the saddle, he throws his leg over in a wide arc and yells "Riker" (just like how Riker always gets into a chair). Later I watched the Ready Room program for this episode and Quaid mentioned that Frakes was right in front of him when he was getting on the saddle and Jack just couldn't resist.

[@ffreed]

It reminded me of how a basketball fan might yell “Jordan!” or “Kobe!” while taking a shot at a hoop. I could absolutely see “Riker!” as Boimler’s version of that.

[@rieyuki]

I would have loved to see the crew’s live reaction when Jack did that during filming 😂

[@singularrookhart7501]

I said to my partner "I want that crossover, now" and then I got an alert from Paramount Plus announcing it was early. I, naturally, looked up into the sky and shouted "I want a million dollars, now..."

[@singularrookhart7501]

So far... still no money. I'll keep you all posted. 😉

[@KnightRaymund]

​@@singularrookhart7501lol, good luck with that

[@benw9949]

Darn it, I want a cool million dollars too. Or.a hot million. I'm not picky. I do like the logic.

[@highlander723]

"Big titty Naked women don't fall out of the sky you know?"

[@merri-toddwebster2473]

"Big-tittied women don't just fall from the sky." Does anybody else remember Dogma?

[@thebitterfig9903]

I’ve never really been interested in Enterprise, but the SNW characters geeking over the NX-1 is a nice reminder that every series is someone’s favorite.

[@DellaKujo]

It's not my fave series anymore but it was the show that got me into the franchise, so it was nice to see it get its due, especially with the two characters that got the least amount of development on the show.

[@littleredruri]

It might be my favourite series tbh...

[@bigemugamer]

I never got into Enterprise during its run until years after it had been canceled and I was blown away by how good it was as it finally did what I wanted to see in a Star Trek series. It alternated between single self-contained episodes and story arcs that could be two episodes, three episodes, five episodes or even an entire season long. I always felt bad after watching it that I never supported the show and felt as though I was one of the contributing factors that led to its cancellation.... If it had only gotten the same number of seasons as previous Star Trek series, we would have seen the Earth romulan war. =,(

[@thebitterfig9903]

@@bigemugamer I've subsequently seen Enterprise. While it's probably still my least favorite Trek series (haven't seen the OG Animated Series), that's mostly because something has to be last, and the gap isn't as big as I'd have figured. Early Enterprise, I loved the enthusiasm. We've never been this close to a comet this big before, so let's check it out. The crew's excitement is infectious. There's stray clunkers and occasional Trek awkwardness, and the first season had too many grade-school "falls face first into boobies" gags, but overall it's still pretty good. I found the Xindi from Season 3 to be a drag, skipped most of that. But Season 4 really did something clever with those multi-part episodes. I think I mostly preferred the eager exploration to the preludes to the Romulan war, but on the whole it was a good show. Shran is an all-timer supporting character alien, up there with Gowron and Tomalak. Not quite to the levels of Gul Dukat, but that's a hard bar to clear. But most importantly, I came away from the watch understanding what someone else might love about the show. While I doubt I'll rewatch the series, there's episodes I'd rewatch.

[@SirDupree]

Tawny Newsome and Jack Quaid did such an amazing job of bringing their characters to life that I never questioned they were their characters. They had everything down.

[@daydreamer8662]

At times, I forgot these guys were not animation. They had me believing

[@dalepak1955]

I like the part where Spock says “do you feel lucky?” 😂. The smile is such a juxtaposition from the classic Dirty Harry yet perfect.

[@ScottLuvsRenFaires]

When Jonathan Frakes was on the Shuttlepod show he mentioned how he regretted his part in the unsatisfying end of ENT. I would not be surprised if the lines about Travis and Hoshi were his idea as a way to make amends a little.

[@generalilbis]

I kinda thought we were going to get a glimpse of the NX-01 at the TOS era version of the Fleet Museum because they were going to cannibalize part of the ship to get the rare metal needed to make the portal work. A large part of me is glad they confirmed via dialogue that the current tradition of using pieces of a ship's past version in its current incarnation is still done in the 2250s...but another part of me was hoping to see both the SNW gang plus Mariner & Boimler swoon over the NX-01 as a mutual bonding moment.

[@snorpenbass4196]

@@generalilbis Picard did in fact also do a little friendly nod towards TATV being not entirely canon by having the NX-01 at the museum be the _NX-Refit_ ...which was designed by the show's resident designer for the unfilmed Season 5, and would make TATV non-canon due to the finale having the old NX-01 look exactly the same. Basically, if TATV was canon, the NX-01 would have looked _very_ different. I suspect Frakes and the showrunners of the whole thing did as a little tribute _and_ take that to Berman & Braga. Frakes was not a fan of the Killer Bees.

[@majorlazor5058]

I liked the ending of ST: Enterprise 😢

[@generalilbis]

@@majorlazor5058 And that's totally cool. I still like it as a general episode, other than Trip's death, but I definitely see the points made about it, including how it became TNG episode due to using Riker and Troi as observers of a questionable related past. Hell, they could have kept the Holodeck recreation plot element and made it some school group from the time of TNG-DS9-VOY or later learning about the days leading up to the founding of the Federation. Or a Starfleet Academy cadet doing the same thing Riker did and used the story as a way to help made a critical decision.

[@foxesofautumn]

I love how it was the Enterprise characters who ended up being sidelined who got the shout-out here.

[@JaimeBabb-s3k]

I think that Ransom having the hots for Una is also kind of a joke about how Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell are married in real life.

[@ShockArcl1te]

"That's all I ever wanted.." That line nearly broke me. I didn't expect to be moved by that episode.

[@BGM4eva]

Yes, loved the Mariner/Uhura scenes! As a Black woman watching since TNG, it brought tears to my eyes watching Mariner give Uhura "her flowers!" It paid homage to all the Black women who had gone before us paving the way and giving us the opportunity to see ourselves in ST (or anywhere in life). It was a wonderful "we see you sis!"

[@gabrialcanada6764]

Its not lost on me that pike sacrifice is saving some cadets who arent so different from the enthusiastic young enseigns from the future. The warmth there, gah! Anson Mount delivers so much with so little.

[@SamStormdancer]

One of the favorite parts was watching Captain Pike's face in the scene where Mariner and Boimler talk about Boimler having dressed up as Pike for Halloween. You can just see Pike start to get distracted and an amused at the idea and then he realizes these two ensigns are dragging him off topic, again.

[@HaroldElbowmanIV]

The way he reacts to the contouring line absolutely SENT ME!

[@MichaelP833]

i felt like it was at first the amusement, but then the realization that they were talking about dressing up as Pike in the chair. that has got to hit hard

[@djkittycat]

@@MichaelP833 I don't think it was that. The contouring was necessary for the square jaw.

[@bshaddo]

I liked Mariner sort of miming the box Pike ends up in when she asks if he knows about his future.

[@Ser_Salty]

Pike just enjoying having a fanboy on deck and constantly having to remind himself to take it seriously was so good

[@thezzzaappp]

I love the look on Mariner’s face when Pike talks about missing his fights with his dad. A beautiful call to her own messy relationship with her mom and a good lesson for her character.

[@willmfrank]

Also recalls Spock's telling Picard that his arguments with Sarek were "All we had."

[@justtunedin]

I didn't take Nurse Chapel's reaction as being sad about being a footnote, but distress about whether she is having a negative impact on him in terms of the things he is supposed to achieve in his future. That the changes he is making in part to try and be more connected with her may mean he's not able to do some of the things in the future that Boimler seems to think are so important and so contingent on him being his old self.

[@heatherfyffe3618]

I think it was absolutely both. Worry that what she thought was a good influence on him was actually a negative thing, and that at the same time the fact that this influence doesn't last means that she's 'doomed to be a footnote'. Clashing thoughts in her mind... 'well maybe I fight for this anyway, maybe this is a love worth changing the future for... and then what if that means he doesn't become the person he could become... oh no...' Honestly I'm not a fan of Chapel-Spock -- for all the criticisms about people who are canon sticklers, I still think you can break canon *too much*. You can't just handwave away every canon break, you can't just dismiss every criticism based on canon, solely because you don't think canon matters, because it has to matter *SOME* or else we're just not even playing in the same sandbox. If these aren't actually the same characters we know later, then why are we visiting their younger selves? Why not just be visiting new characters? Sure we can 'massage' canon and we can headcanon and fanwank and retcon through a lot, but there's a point that's too far, where it's not simply a 'massage' but that it's different characters. And to me, Spock and Chapel *actually* having a romance is too far. BUT. With this one turbolift conversation with Boimler, I *may* be coming around. I might now be able to see how it all fits together to lead to the future characters we do know and have it make sense in-universe. Boimler just saved canon hahaha :)

[@lovetheblue6659]

Good observation! I felt *exactly* the same!! She was more concerned that her influence was changing his persona than she was that their relationship was necessarily doomed.

[@Pentarax]

I feel like this episode kinda paints her actions in TOS in a different light; like her conflict isn't so much "I love Spock and he feels nothing :( " as it is "I love Spock but I know I can't because his future lies elsewhere"

[@kellyloganme]

That's an interesting thought. My first reaction was that Nurse Chapel's reaction was because she was just starting to open herself to the idea of a romantic love that could overcome both of their sets of challenges. She had already allowed herself to be swept away by their passion but was clearly still fighting with herself. Still being in the early glow of newly expressed joy probably helped hold all the naysaying, defensive sides of herself at bay, but perhaps only just. Then Boimler reveals a future of Spock's that obviously conflicts with her dream of the *both of them* overcoming their emotional suppressions and being together and serious all the illogical, fantasy love arguments away, leaving her at the mercy of all her worst fears about Spock and herself. In fact, I'll bet she immediately decides that she is the one that messes up the relationship in the future, and that's why she feels so lost and paralyzed. Also, presumably she wants Spock to embrace his human side to be with her, but Boimler makes it very clear that it is the *Vulcan* Spock who does all the things the universe needs, so if she prevents that she is sacrificing untold numbers of people's lives for what she might see as a selfish desire for happiness.

[@hawkiowan]

Nice point!

[@ToastKnight_]

"Stuck in a dystopian Sanfransico in the middle of a riot." I will take ANY DS9 reference I can get my greedy Sisko loving hands on.

[@--Animal--]

Seriously, one of the most entertaining shows I've seen in years. I love the little quip about people in the past talking much "slower and more quiet" as well.

[@lemmingrad]

Makes me think of the complaints some people had of NuTrek talking too fast.

[@gabrialcanada6764]

Honestly, couldn't we all do with a lot more joy and a lot less criticism? This is my favorite review episode you have ever had. It was infectious and exactly what I needed today. It was beautiful to see this episode make you so....animated.

[@misterjoshua5720]

Hear hear!

[@majorlazor5058]

This is why I enjoy Jessie’s Reviews. She finds what’s joyous in the shows instead of zeroing in on the problems.

[@hawkiowan]

Amen!

[@DawnDavidson]

😂😂😂 I see what you did there!

[@allthingsnerd.4484]

Boimler saying “Riker!” as he swung his leg over the saddle to mount it was the best!

[@brendanmullins2574]

I smiled from beginning to the end of it. Was such enjoyable television. Thank you Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks for this gift!

[@Pentarax]

ngl, the bit where Una realized that in the future, she's not only accepted as part of Starfleet, but she's actively held up as an inspiring role model for cadets to look up to..kinda got me choked up a little.

[@DaddyMoogie]

As soon as nx class was mentioned I was like "oh shit jessie must be losing her got damn mind" lmaoooo I loved this episode so damn much they absolutely nailed it. I was laugh crying the entire episode.

[@eshel9886]

When I saw season 2 episode 3 of lower decks, I believed that Mistress of the winter constellations was a nickname for tendi that came up during her pirating days, but when the Orion scientist recognized the name as well, I now see it’s a title given to a famous line of orions. Even though tendi wasn’t active in this episode, her presence was still felt in the plot. I hope they give us more of her family history in season 4.

[@garyphillips3406]

Those animated credits! What an absolutely brilliant crossover.

[@KingOfMadCows]

The Enterprise was delivering grain to Setlik II. Setlik III was the site of an ambush during the Cardassian War, O'Brien led an attack and became known as the Hero of Setlik III.

[@HereticReborn]

The grain quadraquititrle(?) was the same as from trouble with tribbles

[@BatteredWalrus]

I assume it's the same system seeing as Uhura was looking through Bajoran and Cardassian languages when they were having drinks

[@N0-1_H3r3]

@@HereticReborn It's mentioned in this episode as tritriticale, which I assume is one worse than the quadrotriticale from The Trouble with Tribbles.

[@thebitterfig9903]

@@N0-1_H3r3 We only have regular triticale so far. It’s a rye-wheat hybrid first created about 150 years ago, but not really grown at scale until more recently.

[@myriadmediamusings]

​@@N0-1_H3r3Then in TAS we got quintatriticale to fully add things up. Which means its possible during ENT they probably got duotriticale, and perhaps by PIC they got octotriticale.

[@hannahlarge5738]

OMFingG this was such a good episode. Today is my 18th wedding anniversary, and my long suffering whovian husband sat down with me to watch this episode with a scowl. by the time the BEAUTIFUL animated credits kicked in we were both grinning, we laughed together right through. every story beat was perfect. I really hope Pelia tracks them both down in LDS04!

[@ocularpatdown]

OMG, brilliant potential plot thread.

[@frankm.2850]

My two fav shows of this generation of Trek mooshed together? I was grinning and cackling like an elementary schooler on a sugar high the entire episode. LOVED this!

[@DrAnarchy69]

As a union gal and IWW organizer I super appreciate the solidarity with my union siblings

[@kvoltti]

I have to keep pausing the episode I keep giggling. …. And we’re getting a musical episode!.!?…. We are feasting

[@stiglapoint5672]

Same I was also giggling like crazy lol

[@JD-ld1vk]

The "what if you don't look?" scene had me doubled over. Such a funny episode all around!

[@Zimrilimful]

The reveal of Una as the poster woman for recruitment made me cry. It's just so nice to acknowledge what that whole arc means and her own achievements. It brought me tears just from you mentioning it again. It's just so good in an episode that's pretty much only good moments.

[@scottfw1193]

I loved that that they hung a lampshade on LD being more screwball comedy-speed than SNW delivery being slower/more solemn 😊

[@HereticReborn]

Frakes directed episodes just always seem extra good.

[@WarmasterJoshmaul]

I actually had the same reaction - not only was the Lower Decks episode coming (and I had thought it was gonna wait until next week!), but it was directed by the Frakes? And the universe didn't implode from the awesome?

[@jsos9434]

Frakes directing an episode with the Boimer improvised “Riker!” line warms my heart!

[@annieworroll4373]

I wonder if we'll get Pelia on Strange New Worlds dropping in on Cerritos? Loved the episode. The animated intro sequence was great. Laughed so hard at the nacelle hungry aliens. I was expecting a visit to NX-01, but the way they did it has its own charm. That is a real naval tradition- Enterprise CVN-65 used some parts from CV-6, CVN-80 is going to be using some stuff from CVN-65. One wonders how much this might be carried forward- could Enterprise G have had some bits from possibly as far back as this Enterprise, or even NX-01, installed during pre-renaming repairs?

[@WarmasterJoshmaul]

Since they were decommissioning the 1701-F, I would imagine bits of that might have been taken for the repairs.

[@DarthEstebanMontoya]

Well there's a bit of a snag with the "dash-nothing" getting blown up and whatever the hell happened to the E, not to mention the C.

[@annieworroll4373]

@@DarthEstebanMontoya C would be a problem, unless parts fell on Narendra III, but recovering some dash nothing debris, or parts put into storage during the Constitution II refit, would probably have been an option. If they were keeping some original Constitutions in service, or moving New Jersey to museum ship status around this time(or she was already a museum), Starfleet would likely grab spares for restoration work and for various displays to honor New Jersey's sisters. Then the A comes along and they run a ship out to New Jersey to grab something for a ceremonial install.

[@ChibiHoshiDragon]

I did like that actual FACT was used to solve the problem instead of some fictional visit to heist a piece off the NX-01

[@michaeltorrey3603]

The best episode ever. The only one I’ll have to watch again. Loved Mariner’s big hair. All the subtle jokes were great. Like Mariner’s observation how they talk so slow on the enterprise. My biggest gripe always being how fast they talk on LDS. Brilliant.

[@philopharynx7910]

It's hard to notice for me as I usually watch at x2 speed.

[@edwardphilibin3151]

Well Lower Decks episodes are half the length of SNW episodes, so of course they talk faster in the future.

[@warrenpoultney8215]

Confession time, when it reached the scene for them to beam down to the artifact, knowing it was drawing to a close, I stopped and went back to the start. First time I'd never done that before. More surprisingly, enjoyed it just as much if not more hearing a joke here and there that I missed the first time through.

[@Lia-uf1ir]

I hope we'll see more of Boimler and Mariner in live-action (and maybe Tendi and Rutherford too!) and more Pike and his crew in animation! Wouldn't it be fun if we had occasional crossovers like in DS9 where they had crossovers with the mirror universe?

[@crazylegssw]

Mbenga saying "What the hell is in these things!" was the line of the show for me!

[@daydreamer8662]

It took me half a second to get it, then half an hour to. stop laughing

[@Kels1701e]

Seriously that was the most fantastic crossover episode. Every part of it was fun, interesting and humorous, especially the bit at the end where the SNW crew were animated. Loved it.

[@misterjoshua5720]

Makes me wonder if the in-universe reason Lower Decks is animated is because California-class crews keep having too many parties with Orion liquor.

[@argenieuwenhuijzen2557]

I almost expected Uhura to somehow do the Zefram thing after Mariners compliments but instead of ‘sobering up’ they ‘taught’ her to drink (kind of mirroring the situation in ‘First Contact’).

[@AceOThorns]

A crossover that would have fitted perfectly into both shows, and was an utter joy. I was delighted to see it come out early!

[@philopharynx7910]

Now we need the reverse crossover!

[@warrenpoultney8215]

It was unexpectedly brilliant. Cross-overs in many other franchises were very 'meh'. But this had laughs, a solid story, and even moments of inspirational reflection. All done without diminishing or ignoring what the characters and vibe of each show have to offer. As far as I'm concerned the best cross-over I've seen of any show.

[@Trekfanwanda]

Thank you for coming on with this review! This episode was EVERYTHING!!! SNW cast in animation was EVERYTHING!! I laughed so much!

[@enhydralutra]

The part that I liked the most was that the first person they gush over on the NX-01 is Mayweather. You cannot tell me that the writers didn't do that on purpose given how the character was robbed of stuff to do on Enterprise. Good on them!

[@foujj]

I'm 62 and have been a Star Trek fan for the majority of my life, but ten seconds into this episode I became a wide eyed, giggling 7 year old..

[@Cochinealisthenewwoad]

Yes, Jessie, I AM a fan of SNW and I will absolutely jump right into Lower Decks RIGHT NOW!!! It's wonderful to see you so gushing and joyful in this video and I fully look forward to watching the rest of it as soon as possible!!!!! You're amazing and your giddy energy is super contagious!!!!!!! Live long and prosper!!!!!!!!!!

[@Drakoni23]

This episode was everything I hoped it would be. Funny, whacky, character driven and just really sweet. Like Lower Deck does so often, it felt like a love letter to these characters. And it getting shadow dropped early like that made it even better!

[@purplepothos5794]

Don't apologise for tearing up Jessie, I was also tearing up out of laughter, joy and sentimentality. Trek has had those moments in its history but never have they managed to make me cry from so such variety of emotions.

[@DragonsEyeTours]

Absolutely my favourite episode of Strange New Worlds ever. Just wonderful.

[@DragonsEyeTours]

I took your advice about watching Lower Decks and am now halfway through Season 2. I had no idea how funny and risqué it is. Just love it. Thanks Jessie. I would also like to say how much I enjoy your Star Trek reviews. You are the best.

[@noahstackhouse9818]

When I found out the episode was released early, I had just gotten out of seeing Oppenheimer, I rushed to get home but couldn't get a bus and had to walk. Totally worth it, those scenes with Boimler interacting with the crew were great. The transition from animation to live action using the portal was well done. I loved the Enterprise references and seeing Pike and his crew talk about what the NX-01 crew meant to them was great. Having Boimler and Marriner in live action was great. I hope some day we get a full live action project with Lowet Decks. The ending with Pikes party being done in animation and the explanation it was due to the Orion alcohol was so funny.

[@606Jelly]

Oppenheimer to this is quite the transition!

[@DellaKujo]

Funny enough, I had just gotten out of Barbie when I got the notice...I'm lucky my theater was only 5 minutes from my house so I didn't have a long wait!

[@MrARock001]

Another thing that I didn't notice at the time but on reflection is really cool is that because the Lower Decks episodes are only half an hour long, this SNW episode has a sort of fake-out wrap-up at the half-way mark with Boimler ready to return, before Mariner shows up, basically making this a Lower Decks double-feature.

[@TrakoZG]

happy Jessie is happy! 😁 I think the LD uniforms look great in live action, I did not expect that. Even Mariner's rolled up sleeves look amazing. I do hope for a live action Tendi at some point, because how cute would that be? I like how Pike is in dad mode, Mariner is Mariner, and Una knows what pinup posters are. I cackled when she yells "I don't want to know!"

[@Renoulee]

And we love Star Trek too. There is absolutely no shame in loving this show. My wife and I nerded out as much as you did. The show is awesome. You’re awesome! Keep up the good work.

[@BryanWicks]

Easily one of the best hours of Modern Trek, period. I didn’t even realize that the episode had dropped until I saw the thumbnail for this video. Everything hinges on the writing, and thank goodness that (a few nits aside) that the writers properly rose up to the occasion. Frakes deserves an Emmy for his efforts as director, along with the cast and crew. “These Old Scientists,” in my opinion, is Trek fan service done right. 👍🏾

[@TheTimberwolf44]

Clicked on this video immediately after losing my mind over the actual episode, and I have to admit, the support for the strike at the beginning filled my heart almost as much. It makes me hopeful seeing people standing behind the writers and actors.

[@rosieg6989]

It was 11PM where I am when I learned that it aired earlier, and it took 20 minutes because of shenanigans to actually start watching it, so it is currently past midnight and I don’t care because my adrenaline is still pumping from such an amazing episode. I got to say as a big fan of both of those shows it was amazing and as someone who just finished watching Enterprise a couple months ago and loved it so much I was even more of a fan of this episode for it’s ending and the crew of the NX-01 getting the shoutout they deserved. Great episode, 11/10!

[@Aeolusdallas]

I am so happy about that episode it was just joyous also I can't believe how tall Jack Quaid is

[@KariIzumi1]

I never realized this until he was standing next to La'An and he towers over Christina Chong.

[@p.phillips291]

Yeah! I hadn't noticed how tall he is either. I Love that they included the Boim scream in the episode I laughed SO Hard. This whole episode was such a blast!!

[@lunasophia9002]

I was also struck by just how tall he is! Got me wondering if they're just taller in the future 😂

[@KnightRaymund]

​@@KariIzumi1oh yeah, during that scene I was like "holy crap he's tall"

[@jojoone1099]

Jack Quaid is 6'. Chong is 5'4

[@Reece_Hart]

This episode was pure chaos in the best possible way. Boimler and Mariner fanboying/girling over everything was hilarious

[@CT_Phipps]

The only part I didn't 100% love was Boimler ship-sinking Christine and Spock! Boimler, you know T'Pring and he don't work out!

[@Erykthebat]

but he has to let it happen or Kahn wins and reunification can't start, he doesn't know about the Romulus thing

[@AznE1337]

Well… T’Pring and Spock don’t work out in the end, but neither does Spock and Nurse Chapel. So… not Boimler’s fault!

[@Aneurin_Hunt]

I feel like it kinda fits Boimler. He really didn't handle the time travel super well.

[@IsiahBradley]

Huge Spock-Christine shipper, but best scene. Almost made me cry. Love is heartbreak. Extremely well-done!

[@rabnerd28]

Yeah, but he knows that Spock and Kirk do work out.

[@kevintran5901]

31:28 when I saw the episode, and finding out that when they constructed the Constitution Enterprise, they put a piece of the last ship to bare the name Enterprise ie. the NX-01. Made me think about the theme song for Enterprise and realizing that, It has been a long road Gettin' from there to here; for NX-01 and It's been a long time, and that time is finally near.

[@samfisher6606]

I loved this episode so much! I think my favorite part about this episode is that I was so caught up in the crossover aspect of it all that I forgot about the mention of the NX-01 having horonium. So by the time Boimler had that Eureka moment about the NX-01, I completely forgot about it. Ransom calling Una the “hottest officer ever” is hilarious. I just loved all the ST: Enterprise references in general.I also loved the changing of the history, giving Orion _scientists_ the credit for the discovery. The scene of the animated SNW crew and the way it breaks the 4th wall was the honestly the best part second only to seeing Mariner and Boiler geek out the whole time. And I think there was a reference to Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind in this episode. Who was Pelia quoting to Boimler?

[@bemasaberwyn55]

My bet is Cochrane or Archer

[@jessetaggart5573]

Pelia was quoting Cary Grant. While he was not mentioned by name in this episode Cary Grant was established to exist in the Star Trek universe on Voyager's "Year of Hell" then B'Elanna Torres wrongly remembered Clark Gable starring in the movie To Catch a Thief, when in fact it had been Cary Grant. Harry Kim believed that this mistake came from the identical initials of the two, C.G. This Voyager factoid I found on Memory Alpha.

[@ChibiHoshiDragon]

I ADORE that they used actual FACT to solve the problem instead of some heist fiction. * USS Enterprise CVN-6 was built * The USS Enterprise CVN-65 used portholes from the CVN-6 in the captain's in-port cabin and conference room. * Steel from USS Enterprise CVN-65 is and will be recycled and used in the construction of USS Enterprise CVN-80 * Portholes from the CVN-6 will be used in the construction of the CVN-80 * The 80 will also have a time capsule with momentos from both ships. So it makes sense that the NCC-1701 has a piece of the NX-01 in it.

[@garyleyh7008]

I thought of you as soon as I got the notification. I haven't seen it yet so I'm waiting to watch this full video but I had to see your opening- what a joy to see! It made my entire weekend! Thanks, I needed that!

[@foxesofautumn]

I ended up on the floor in a happy pile of fan overload so I hear you, Jessie. We were well-fed this night!

[@MrFearDubh]

I liked the joke at the end where Ransom (played by Jerry O'Connell) sees the recruitment poster of Number One (played by Rebecca Romijn) and makes all these comments about her being the hottest recruitment poster girl in Star Fleet and basically drooling over her and of course they're married in real life.

[@Lia-uf1ir]

17:33 Mariner finding Spock hot might also be a reference to DS9's Trials and Tribble-ations where Dax mentioned how hot Spock was.

[@romeovf]

Boimler's "Section 31 walk" was perfect 😂😂😂

[@Insulinspike]

34:42 Not only is "Ransom being Ransom", regarding Una, a fun little character consistency joke but it's also another tiny Easter Egg since both actors are married to each other lol.

[@poomar]

This was a fun one. I think it took a little bit to get going but I really liked the 2nd half. Frakes always directs well, and I think Tawny and Jack worked well in live action. Loved it

[@MJScrivens89]

1:25 Jessie is all of us here! I really don’t think I was prepared for how emotional it would make me to see Jack Quaid and Tawny Newsome portray Mariner and Boimler in live action. It got me right in my soul and I loved every second of this episode. The only downside was that it left me wanting more, and I’m sure it was a logistical nightmare to make so I doubt it will happen again, but I’m so grateful for what we did get. It was so excellently written, blending both writing styles so effortlessly, and amazingly performed by all involved. Bring on the musical episode!

[@kadosho02]

This episode is pure joy, and feels. Love every minute from op to the credits 🖖❤️

[@JamesMandolare]

You are a true delight! Thx. "Very realistic!" Cracked me up!

[@DonWan47]

FOR ONCE I SAW AN EPISODE BEFORE YOU REVIEWED IT. I feel like a time traveler. Loved this episode. I didn’t like Lower Decks but somehow this worked. Great episode.

[@etherealtb6021]

😂😂😂

[@DonWan47]

@@etherealtb6021 😂 Because of when they drop in the U.K. I’m usually at work so I normally watch half of Jessie’s review before she gets into spoilers.

[@etherealtb6021]

@@DonWan47 I laughed, as I know that feeling. I have the opposite problem, being in Los Angeles, I often see things "last" or tape delayed. I'm asleep when ST & SW eps drop, so I have to avoid Jesse's videos until work is over as well (5 pm PST). So, if I see something "first", it is fun! Like when I saw that the Mrs. Maisel eps from the last season dropped a day early at 7pm, instead of midnight, it was before anyone noticed! Kinda fun to be amongst the first, for a change!

[@prodestrian]

I didn't even know the episode was out until I saw Jessie had posted a review for it, and I was wondering if she'd messed up and posted a week early or something because she couldn't contain her excitement any longer. Having now seen the episode, that's probably what I would have done (I'm so far resisting the temptation to run to my nearest street corner and ask every random stranger if they've seen the latest SNW yet 😅)

[@BlueBeetle1939]

Animated Pike was my favorite part

[@calebleland8390]

I will say that one studio that we can support is A24. Even though they're an independent studio, they are meeting every demand from the Writer's Guild and SAG/Aftra. Funny that an indie studio can do that and the big 5 can't. Jessie, I I frigging loved this episode! I'm ashamed to say that I still haven't watched Lower Decks, but after this episode, I really have to. Everything in this episode was gold. I'm so happy to see how giddy you were for this one. It certainly warms my heart (well, that empty space where I should have a heart). Awesome review!!!

[@lunasophia9002]

You have more energy in this review than I think I've _ever_ seen from you ... and having seen the episode twice already, I am not at all surprised. I am completely comfortable saying that SNW season 2 is the best season of Star Trek ever.

[@Corporations8MyBaby]

I had to watch it 3x before checking for this video here. I am processing this like cray cray. It's got the whole fans of fans thing that I always love... temporal police bait.. industrial design, pranks and hijinks... but what a lot of people might nor realize is that it's axis point is how sweet, wonderful yet totally amazing Tendi is... and how we all want to save her future.

[@DavidMajors]

I love Star Trek. And I love when Star Trek loves Star Trek. It was phenomenal.

[@Geekus]

I also love how Jack and Tawny tackled the acting challenge of bringing physicality to characters they’re used to voicing only, they move like their animated counterparts with just the right hint of cartoonishness while still being flesh and blood incarnations of Boimler and Mariner. Fantastic work! Oh gosh, and that really brief but powerful moment when Pike wishes he could have one more argument with his father despite never getting along, that cut to Mariner’s reaction speaks to her entire relationship with her mother without a word. It’s moment like that and scenes like Boimler regretting potentially impacting Spock and Chapel’s relationship that enrich Lower Decks emotionally beyond a mere parody. Overall it still felt like a SNW episode, and a great one at that, but the fact that Lower Decks energy could be compatible with, let alone enhance an episode of more center stage Trek I think is the definitive proof that LD has something truly valuable to add to Star Trek’s DNA and has indeed added it. Easily one of the most creative and enjoyable Trek episodes to date, I’d say it’s modern Trek’s “Trials and Tribble-ations” moment! 🖖

[@rocket396]

Re. Spock being open to chance, I wonder if that's a callout to the Kelvin timeline where Spock didn't return to Prime Timeline, but chose to stay in the Kelvin Timeline.

[@bemasaberwyn55]

Possibly

[@HereticReborn]

Also maybe an acknowledgment that even tho he was told to be vulcanish in the future he’s still going to take a chance with chapel.

[@crystalfajman3732]

The older Spock from the Prime Timeline that ended up in the Kelvin Timeline didn't have a way of returning to the prime Timeline

[@DarthTingleBinks]

My favorite thing about this episode is the use of the animation. Not only were all the Lower Decks scenes done in animation, but the SNW intro was done in animation as well with the Lower Decks flare added to it, and the Romulan Ale was used for a cool animation joke at the end of the episode similarly a hallucination like another Paramount property, Dora the Explorer, which had almost the exact same joke. Edit: Also, I'm currently getting my mom and her boyfriend through Star Trek right now. Since I am all caught up, I'm doing a fairly well thought out viewing guide. Kelvin films to get them into it, and then skipping Enterprise for Spoilers about other shows and going straight into Disco season 1, watch the Cage, then watch Disco season 2 and move into SNW mixing in relevant TOS episodes. But I'll have to skip out on this episode until after Enterprise and essentially all the other shows and movies. And then I can finally get into more Disco. Though I'll probably mix TOS throughout the viewing order in general because it can be pretty dated at times. And I will spare them the pain TAS. And Short Treks isn't relevant enough to show them.

[@hypnoamber3248]

Your intro absolutely was my reaction. Well after half an hour of running around the house screaming with happiness until I could get the tv on. This episode was amazing! So so perfect.

[@angelasims7377]

This indeed was one of the best written episodes, and the Mariner-Uhura moment was as powerful as you indicated. I loved it all!

[@Fraiyia]

This episode was on par with the ds9 episode -trials and tribulations - SO GOOD ! Trek - TOS got me through some of the really bad days in the 1970s .

[@xenalove1989]

I was so excited when I saw that this episode was released early. I squealed and jumped up and down. It was such a good episode.

[@TheKrstff]

I love the "Remember Me" reference. For those who don't remember, "Remember Me" was an episode of TNG where Dr. Crusher is the only one noticing that people are disappearing from the Enterprise. The episode ends with her being pulled feet first through a portal, in the same position as Boimler, into the real world. It was so perfect.

[@martijnkerkmeijer1685]

Loved it!! What a joy to watch. I really liked that Rutherford and Tendi were in it as well (though, sadly, not in live action). I hadn't expected that for some reason. Laughed so hard at Rutherford's "They seemed nice" line at the end.

[@lesliedavid1244]

OMG, I had no idea they were dropping this episode early until I saw your video posted on KZbin. I geeked out as much as you did.

[@Zephlett]

This was an amazing crossover episode and I loved it as much as you did. My new headcanon is that Boimler is Illyrian. I think it would track with the mysterious past Lower Decks has been teasing about him all along. I'll bet his hair is glowy and that's why he has to dye it purple.

[@brentbartley6838]

Jack Quaid even does the goofy Boimler walk when "running" away from Number One. Lol

[@etherealtb6021]

OMG! Had no idea this had dropped, saw your video and ran over to watch it. So good! I laughed so much & got a little teary at the end.

[@planeturthian847]

I liked Lower Decks, but loved this episode. I kinda want a live action Lower Decks series now.

[@zuke1624]

That quote that Pella says is from Cary Grant. Which means her "friend" was probably more than a friend.

[@whatthefish2082]

I was legitimately more excited for this episode than I was when I was finally able to get HRT after waiting several years.

[@robertrawley1115]

*Commander Ransom (played by Jerry O'Connell) fawns over Boimler's poster of Number One (played by Rebecca Romijn). Jerry O'Connell and Rebecca Romijn are married (2007) in real life.*

[@sw-gs]

Hoshi has created Universal Translator and Travis programmed all manouvers into Enterprise computer and created first Combat Flight Patterns. I have also feeling that SNW Enterpise contains more internal parts of NX-01.

[@deanhirasawa1414]

I may not be the biggest fan of LDs, in fact I prefer Prodigy as an animated series, but I am super happy for all of those really like the show. As a big fan of SNW, I am excited to see real life Quaid and Newsome and can't wait for Thursday!

[@thevirtualjim]

im assuming that spock smiling we are seeing is boimler over-exaggerating it in his mind and that makes it even funnier to me.

[@DakonsMadhouse]

so if getting high on Orien booze makes you see in 2-D, do you think Mariner and crew are drinking Tendi's stash all the time?

[@generalilbis]

Im sure Mariner has a stash all of her own, but I bet Tendi and Mariner are drinking buddies if only for the benefits of Tendi having access to Sickbay's resources for hangover cures 😅