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The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks

Every episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks!

The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks

The lives of the support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos, in 2380. Ensigns Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford and Tendi...

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  1. 8.5/10(11 votes)

    #1 - First First Contact

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    S2:E10

    In the season two finale, the U.S.S. Cerritos is tasked to aid another class starship on a first contact mission.

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    Director:Jason Zurek
  2. 8.5/10(13 votes)

    #2 - The Stars at Night

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    S3:E10

    The Cerritos crew must prove their worth in a mission race.

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    Director:Jason Zurek
  3. 8.5/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Twovix

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    S4:E1

    The Cerritos ensigns must assist a caretaker on the voyage of a historically significant starship.

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  4. 8.3/10(12 votes)

    #4 - wej Duj

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    S2:E9

    Boimler tries to find a friend from the bridge, while the crew of the USS Cerritos has free time during a long warp trip.

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    Director:Bob Suarez
  5. 8.2/10(4 votes)

    #5 - The New Next Generation (2)

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    S5:E10

    Season finale where lots of wild stuff happens!

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    Director:Megan Lloyd
  6. 8.0/10(6 votes)

    #6 - Upper Decks

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    S5:E8

    The Lower Deckers have a pumpkin carving party.

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  8. 8.0/10(6 votes)

    #7 - Fissure Quest (1)

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    S5:E9

    Fissures must be closed before they get inflamed.

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  9. 7.9/10(21 votes)

    #8 - Crisis Point

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    S1:E9

    Mariner repurposes Boimler's holodeck program to cast herself as the villain in a Lower Decks style movie.

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    Director:Bob Suarez
  10. 7.9/10(19 votes)

    #9 - No Small Parts

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    S1:E10

    The USS Cerritos encounters a familiar enemy. Tendi helps a struggling recruit find her footing.

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  11. 7.9/10(8 votes)

    #10 - Room for Growth

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    S3:E4

    Mariner, Boimler and Tendi clash with their arch-rivals: Delta Shift. The Cerritos engineers go on mandatory relaxation leave.

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    Director:Jason Zurek
  12. 7.9/10(11 votes)

    #11 - Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus

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    S3:E8

    Boimler's holodeck movie sequel tries to live up to the original.

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  13. 7.8/10(12 votes)

    #12 - Where Pleasant Fountains Lie

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    S2:E7

    Mariner and Boimler are stranded on an uninhabited planet with a sentient computer. On the Cerritos, Lt. Commander Billups must prove his engineering abilities to an old adversary.

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  14. 7.8/10(13 votes)

    #13 - I, Excretus

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    S2:E8

    A consultant arrives on the U.S.S. Cerritos to run drills that require the lower deckers and bridge crew to swap duties.

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    Director:Kim Arndt
  15. 7.8/10(9 votes)

    #14 - Reflections

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    S3:E5

    Mariner and Boimler work the Starfleet recruitment booth at an alien job fair, Rutherford challenges himself.

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  16. 7.7/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Kayshon, His Eyes Open

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    S2:E2

    Our Lower Deckers have trouble bonding with Ensign Jet Manhaver, who has been assigned Boimler’s bunk and shift duties. Meanwhile, we get a glimpse of Boimler’s life on the U.S.S. Titan, which is more intense than he thought it would be.

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    Director:Kim Arndt
    Writer:Chris Kula
  17. 7.7/10(12 votes)

    #16 - Mugato, Gumato

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    S2:E4

    The U.S.S. Cerritos is dispatched to a planet to investigate an unexplained sighting of a dangerous Mugato.

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    Director:Jason Zurek
  18. 7.7/10(12 votes)

    #17 - Grounded

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    S3:E1

    Mariner enlists her friends on a rogue mission to exonerate her mother, as Captain Freeman faces a military tribunal for the destruction of Pakled Planet.

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    Director:Jason Zurek
    Writer:Chris Kula
  19. 7.7/10(10 votes)

    #18 - Hear All, Trust Nothing

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    S3:E6

    The Cerritos crew unexpectedly spends a day on Deep Space Nine.

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  20. 7.7/10(7 votes)

    #19 - Dos Cerritos

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    S5:E1

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

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  21. 7.6/10(22 votes)

    #20 - Veritas

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    S1:E8

    Mariner, Boimler, Tendi and Rutherford are caught off guard when aliens force them to testify about a series of seemingly unrelated events.

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    Director:Kim Arndt
  22. 7.6/10(14 votes)

    #21 - We'll Always Have Tom Paris

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    S2:E3

    Assigned a special task by Dr. T'Ana, Tendi enlists Mariner for help. On the U.S.S. Cerritos, Rutherford is consumed by a bridge crew mystery.

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    Director:Bob Suarez
    Writer:M. Willis
  23. 7.6/10(11 votes)

    #22 - I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee

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    S4:E2

    Mariner tries to get demoted, Rutherford tries to get promoted, and Boimler makes a big move.

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  24. 7.6/10(9 votes)

    #23 - Old Friends, New Planets (2)

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    S4:E10

    Mariner faces her past.

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    Director:Bob Suarez
    Writer:May Darmon
  25. 7.6/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Of Gods and Angles

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    S5:E6

    Mariner teams up with a troubled ensign while the Cerritos hosts peace talks between civilizations.

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  26. 7.5/10(8 votes)

    #25 - The Least Dangerous Game

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    S3:E2

    On a tropical paradise planet, Mariner questions Commander Ransom on how he structures his away team. Boimler makes a bold career decision.

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Best Episodes Summary

"First First Contact" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks". It scored 8.5/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by Jason Zurek and written by Mike McMahan, it aired on 10/14/2021. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Stars at Night".