Spoilers for “Star Trek: Decrease Decks” to comply with.
Effectively, that is all of us. “Star Trek: Decrease Decks” has formally wrapped with its fifth and closing season. Sayonara, USS Cerritos, it has been a really unforgettable 5 12 months mission.
It stings as a result of it would not really feel like “Decrease Decks” wanted to finish right here. It has been reported that the present is wrapping up due to behind-the-scenes going-ons at Paramount, from trimming because of the firm’s deliberate merger with Skydance to “Decrease Decks” reaching its restrict as a premium for Paramount+.
That is why the sequence finale “The New Subsequent Era” balances an open ending with leaving issues completely different sufficient. Captain Freeman leaves the Cerritos and so Ransom turns into the brand new captain — with Boimler and Mariner as his two co-second in instructions. Rutherford ditches his implant, whereas Tendi and T’lyn’s friendship as co-senior science officers continues to blossom. (One other drawback with “Decrease Decks” ending right here — not sufficient time with T’Lyn, the present’s a lot welcome straight girl, in the principle solid.)
However at any time when one thing cherished ends, you should not solely mourn, you also needs to have a good time that it did exist. “Decrease Decks” had 50 episodes and it by no means hit a downward slope. In actual fact, it refused to accept being a mere parody of “Star Trek,” however as an alternative was a loving and earnest one which feels at dwelling with the remainder of the property’s lengthy historical past. “Decrease Decks” season 5 stored up the robust streak (we at /Movie ranked it a few of 2024’s greatest TV). Ending right here retains Trekkies’ fond reminiscences of “Decrease Decks” as fond as they are often.
Star Trek: Decrease Decks goes out on a excessive notice with season 5
With “Decrease Decks” having accomplished its run, there is a thought I can’t escape from: it is perhaps probably the most persistently good “Star Trek” present ever. Oh positive, “Deep House 9” was extra bold (and had many extra, twice as lengthy episodes). There are different particular person seasons of previous “Star Trek” exhibits I might additionally rank over “Decrease Decks” — “The Unique Sequence” season 1, “The Subsequent Era” season 5, and so on. However by working on the 26-episodes-a-season mannequin, previous “Star Trek” sequence would inevitably have some misses. “Decrease Decks” by no means did, nor did any particular person season carry a couple of downturn.
Moderately than operating out of steam, season 5 even introduced a number of the present’s greatest episodes. “A Farewell To Farms” delivered the Klingon-focused episode of Trekkie desires. “Totally Dilated” had a well-recognized premise (Starfleet officers visiting a pre-warp planet and mixing in with the locals) however it fired on all cylinders, full with robust characterization, humor, and drama. You virtually marvel, wistfully, what the “Decrease Decks” writers may’ve finished on the longer seasons mannequin. However once more, typically it is higher to only settle for what you do have.
“Decrease Decks” flies off having secured its place in “Star Trek” historical past, from having delivered traditional episodes to a few of the best “Trek” characters ever like Beckett Mariner herself (to not point out her unforgettable voice actor, Tawny Newsome). Not dangerous for a present that would’ve simply backfired on itself, improperly mixing the “Star Trek” formulation with humor when, in apply, it achieved an ideal stability and by no means misplaced it.
“Star Trek: Decrease Decks” is at present streaming on Paramount+.
