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Star Trek: Lower Decks on CBS All Access complete series gallery

By Lili Angrisano
published 24 August 2020

Yes, we know about First Contact — but what about Second Contact?

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The ever-intense Ensign Mariner teases the perpetually uptight Ensign Boimler.
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Star Trek: Lower Decks on CBS All Access

So far, one of the few bright spots in 2020 has been the sheer volume of NEW Star Trek bestowed upon us. CBS All Access (opens in new tab) is touting the next 6 months as "23 Weeks of Star Trek," and I couldn't be happier. 

Their first offering is Lower Decks, an animated, irreverent glimpse into the daily grind & hilarious hijinks of the deck crew aboard the USS Cerritos. The show's eponymous title is a homage to a single episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. We get to follow around three crew members that aren't part of the core cast, and it opens up a strange and mundane new world outside of the gravitas of the Bridge & Ready Room. 

For the past five decades, Trek fans have been accustomed to following the voyages of Starfleet's flagship vessels: The Enterprise (with its many incarnations), Discovery, The Excelsior, The Titan...iconic ships, helmed with beloved captains. Not every Starfleet recruit is lucky enough to join the crew of a flagship vessel, however. So, where do they end up, you might wonder?

Aboard the USS Cerritos, of course! It's a thoroughly average vessel generally sent off to new civilizations for "Second Contact" after First Contact (opens in new tab) is made. You'll find the usual crew - the Captain & her Commander, a prickly but good-hearted Doctor, and a rather burly Security Officer. As unremarkable & formulaic as this might seem, it couldn't be farther from the truth. 

For only the second time in Trek history, the doctor of the USS Cerritos is non-human — and this time, she's a Caitian (opens in new tab)! Her direct yet compassionate temperament reminds me strongly of Dr. Katherine Pulaski; she made the Enterprise-D's sickbay her own in Season 2 of ST: TNG.

Our new crop of Ensigns is delightfully diverse as well. Sciences Officer Ensign Tendi hails from the planet Orion, and Engineering Officer Ensign Rutherford is part cyborg. The neurotic, rule-worshipping Ensign Boimler isn't your typical Command-track hopeful either. Though he's not an Ensign, Lt. Shaxs is our first Bajoran Security officer.

But what about Ensign Mariner, you might ask? Well, she's a different story. Mariner's got quite the reputation, and plenty of skeletons in her proverbial closet - not only is she the daughter of the ship's captain, but she once held a higher position and even hinted at a past stint in Rura Penthe, the galaxy's most notorious penal colony. Her mystery is one I look forward to unpacking in the weeks to come. 

We'll keep this post updated as the episodes release. Make sure you check in regularly and follow our intrepid crewmates on their missions to where so many other crews have (almost certainly) gone before.

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Captain Freeman protects the U.S.S. Cerritos and its crew.
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Commander Ransom looks on approvingly at Lt. Stevens and his idea.
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Commander Ransom attempts second contact, Lt. Commander & Bolian officer watching
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The crew rejoices after rescuing Ensign Boimler from the maw of a gooey alien.
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Ensigns Boimler and Mariner, extremely anxious and hiding.
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Chaos ensues in Doctor T'Ana's sickbay, and everyone is splattered with zombie ichor.
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The crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos bands together. Ensign Boimler is less than pleased.
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Ensigns Mariner and Tendi explore a strange new world during a Second Contact.
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Ensigns Mariner and Boimler welcome Ensign Tendi to the U.S.S. Cerritos.
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Ensign Tendi, an Orion, is brought up to speed by Ensigns Mariner and Boimler.
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Ensigns Boimler and Mariner, fighting in the hallways of the U.S.S. Cerritos.
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Ensigns Boimler and Mariner fighting is clearly a common occurrence.
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What happens on the Holodeck, stays on the Holodeck.
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Ensigns Tendi and Rutherford spend quality time in the Jeffries tubes.
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Ensigns Mariner and Boimler, actually getting along for once. What could go wrong?
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Mariner celebrates with the denizens of a local dive bar.
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Ensign Boimler is intimidated by an alien barfly.
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Ensign Rutherford's brief stint in the sickbay doesn't go as planned.
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Generally, it's wise not to provoke blue aliens twice your size.
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Ensigns Boimler and Mariner get on the wrong side of this Klingon's mek'leth.
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Another day, another disagreement between the carefree Ensign Mariner and perpetually tense Ensign Boimler.
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Generally, the Starfleet Code of Conduct discourages ramen consumption in the ship's runabout.
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Ensign Rutherford offers to change departments to work alongside Ensign Tendi - what could possibly go wrong?
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Ensign Boimler seems more relaxed than usual...something's not right.
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Ensigns Mariner and Tendi narrowly avoid an invasive lifeform.
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Tendi and Mariner share a moment in the hallways of the U.S.S. Cerritos.
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Ensign Mariner, pontificating beside her worktable in Engineering.
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Security officer Lt. Shaxs, in protection mode per usual.
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Lt. Shaxs delivers some not-so-good news about the away mission.
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Ensigns Rutherford and Tendi, bored with PADDs.
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Commander Ransom seems to be actively botching First Contact with the somewhat reptilian species on this planet.
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A Bolian crew member holds a box marked with the Starfleet delta, a likely offering to the denizens of this planet.
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Turbolift trials and tribulations - Ensign Boimler is hopeful, but the same can't be said for Captain Freeman.
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Ensign Boimler channels Lt. Commander Data, with a violin piece.
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Ensign Boimler, unconcerned. Remainder of crew, deeply skeptical.
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The crew of the Cerritos, indulging in some post-shift beverages.
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Commander Ransom tries Will Riker's famous lean, but it's just not the same...
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Ensign Mariner, strangely unbothered by being taken captive.
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Ensigns Rutherford and Tendi, feeling at home in the Jeffries tubes.
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Is this a date? Ensign Tendi seems to think so...
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Things are less fraught now, between Ensigns Mariner and Boimler. Will it last?
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Do we trust a random Ferengi? No. The answer is always no.
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Pants, the first casualty of the away mission.
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Ensign Mariner hangs loose in an alien dive bar.
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Another bad thing happening to Ensign Boimler? Check!
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Ensign Rutherford channels his inner Neo and wipes out a Borg cluster during a training exercise.
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Doctor T'Ana looks on as Ensign Rutherford gives the sickbay & Sciences a try.
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Commander Ransom and Ensign Rutherford share a moment.
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