S05.E01: Dos Cerrito

[AnimeMania]

A spatial anomaly forces the Cerritos crew to face their own faces. Tendi pirates.

Premiere Date: Thursday, October 24, 2024    Paramount+     

[Quickbeam]

This was so good! I have missed this show. Always tons of nods to other shows in the ST universe. 

[jah1986]

So glad to have this show back! Captain Becky Freeman, was not expecting that. Loved how "our" Captain Freeman knew as soon as she called her "mother" that something was not right. I liked that the other Cerritos crew weren't evil.

Loved seeing Tendi, but not loving that she still isn't coming back to Cerritos. Nice that the other pirates want out of the life as well.

Looking forward to a great final season!

[marinw]

12 hours ago, Quickbeam said:

This was so good! I have missed this show. Always tons of nods to other shows in the ST universe.

I'm starting to compare LD to The Orville. Another show that started as a "Tribute" to ST shows but soon became its' own thing. I feel that LD has matured to the point that it now holds up on its own, occupying its own place in the ST Universe. 

[phalange]

I’m glad this show is back!

Alternate universes are always fun. Other than Becky Freeman, no one else was evil, just different. Interesting that Mariner is Beckett’s middle name.

I love how alternate Boimler was sporting the Riker beard and did the chair thing when he stood up at the end. 

Poor Rutherford misses Tendi in every universe. And it looks like she’ll continue to be away for awhile because she wants to do the honorable thing. I like that the other pirates also want to follow their dreams and that Tendi is going to help them. I hope she’ll be back on the Cerritos soon, though. 

[Cattoy]

So, Mariner is a total failure as a leader. No surprise there.

The opening credit battle scene now has a Tholian web and Apollo's hand joining in.  Were there any others?

[marinw]

46 minutes ago, Cattoy said:

Were there any others?

V'Ger!

[Cattoy]

40 minutes ago, marinw said:

V'Ger!

So that's what was in the background! I was thinking some sort of anomaly.

[Chaos Theory]

I am hoping the show does the alternate reality in many forms thing because it has a lot of potential.   Mariner is only a failure as a leader because she went completely  the other direction.  Instead of being charmingly insubordinate she went full on dictator.     I am kinda annoyed we didn't get a sex joke from Billips because King Billips HAD SEX.    Could have been a throw away line  Billups "How was it?"  King Billups "Ehh..."  Billups nods and they go back to work.

I am looking forward to more alternate universe.   The story could quite frankly go all the way back to the pilot and the first decision Boilmer made by not turning in Mariner.   What if that act forwarded his career all the way to Captain in a short period of time.   Making him the unique mix of hated and incompetent.   These alternate universes could be a good way for each of the lower deckers to see what their life would have been if they chose different.