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The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks

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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 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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  • Fissure Quest (1)
    9.0/10(847)
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    #1 - Fissure Quest (1)

    Season 5 Episode 9

    Aired 12/12/2024

    Fissures must be closed before they get inflamed.

    Director: Brandon Williams

    Writer: Lauren McGuire

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  • The New Next Generation (2)
    9.0/10(648)
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    #2 - The New Next Generation (2)

    Season 5 Episode 10

    Aired 12/19/2024

    Season finale where lots of wild stuff happens!

    Director: Megan Lloyd

    Writer: Mike McMahan

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  • wej Duj
    8.7/10(1,428)
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    #3 - wej Duj

    Season 2 Episode 9

    Aired 10/7/2021

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

    Director: Bob Suarez

    Writer: Kathryn Lyn

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  • No Small Parts
    8.6/10(1,837)
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    #4 - No Small Parts

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 10/8/2020

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

    Director: Barry J. Kelly

    Writer: Mike McMahan

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  • First First Contact
    8.6/10(1,293)
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    #5 - First First Contact

    Season 2 Episode 10

    Aired 10/14/2021

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

    Director: Jason Zurek

    Writer: Mike McMahan

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  • Hear All, Trust Nothing
    8.6/10(1,312)
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    #6 - Hear All, Trust Nothing

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 9/29/2022

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

    Director: Fill Marc Sagadraca

    Writer: Grace Parra Janney

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  • Old Friends, New Planets (2)
    8.6/10(835)
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    #7 - Old Friends, New Planets (2)

    Season 4 Episode 10

    Aired 11/2/2023

    Mariner faces her past.

    Director: Bob Suarez

    Writer: May Darmon

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  • The Stars at Night
    8.5/10(1,044)
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    #8 - The Stars at Night

    Season 3 Episode 10

    Aired 10/27/2022

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

    Director: Jason Zurek

    Writer: Mike McMahan

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  • I, Excretus
    8.4/10(1,345)
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    #9 - I, Excretus

    Season 2 Episode 8

    Aired 9/30/2021

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

    Director: Kim Arndt

    Writer: Ann Acacia Kim

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  • Twovix
    8.2/10(965)
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    #10 - Twovix

    Season 4 Episode 1

    Aired 9/7/2023

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

    Director: Barry J. Kelly, Jason Zurek

    Writer: Mike McMahan

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  • Fully Dilated
    8.2/10(525)
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    #11 - Fully Dilated

    Season 5 Episode 7

    Aired 11/28/2024

    It's a pre-warp society undercover Girls Trip!

    Director: Megan Lloyd

    Writer: Andrew Mueth

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  • Crisis Point
    8.1/10(1,647)
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    #12 - Crisis Point

    Season 1 Episode 9

    Aired 10/1/2020

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

    Director: Bob Suarez

    Writer: Ben Rodgers

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  • Reflections
    8.1/10(1,042)
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    #13 - Reflections

    Season 3 Episode 5

    Aired 9/22/2022

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

    Director: Michael Mullen

    Writer: Mike McMahan

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  • The Inner Fight (1)
    8.0/10(728)
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    #14 - The Inner Fight (1)

    Season 4 Episode 9

    Aired 10/26/2023

    Captain Freeman assigns the Lower Deckers an overly safe mission to try and keep a self-destructive Mariner out of danger.

    Director: Brandon Williams

    Writer: Mike McMahan

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  • Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus
    7.9/10(1,012)
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    #15 - Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 10/13/2022

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

    Director: Michael Mullen

    Writer: Ben Rodgers

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  • I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee
    7.9/10(880)
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    #16 - I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 9/7/2023

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

    Director: Megan Lloyd

    Writer: Aaron Burdette

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  • Trusted Sources
    7.8/10(930)
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    #17 - Trusted Sources

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 10/20/2022

    A visiting reporter on the Cerritos puts Captain Freeman on edge.

    Director: Fill Marc Sagadraca

    Writer: Ben M. Waller

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  • Parth Ferengi's Heart Place
    7.8/10(799)
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    #18 - Parth Ferengi's Heart Place

    Season 4 Episode 6

    Aired 10/5/2023

    The Cerritos visits the Ferengi homeworld.

    Director: Brandon Williams

    Writer: Cullen Crawford

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  • Where Pleasant Fountains Lie
    7.7/10(1,192)
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    #19 - Where Pleasant Fountains Lie

    Season 2 Episode 7

    Aired 9/23/2021

    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.

    Director: Jason Zurek

    Writer: Garrick Bernard

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  • Grounded
    7.7/10(1,139)
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    #20 - Grounded

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 8/25/2022

    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.

    Director: Jason Zurek

    Writer: Chris Kula

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  • The Least Dangerous Game
    7.7/10(1,045)
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    #21 - The Least Dangerous Game

    Season 3 Episode 2

    Aired 9/1/2022

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

    Director: Michael Mullen

    Writer: Garrick Bernard

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  • Something Borrowed, Something Green
    7.7/10(825)
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    #22 - Something Borrowed, Something Green

    Season 4 Episode 4

    Aired 9/21/2023

    Tendi is summoned back to Orion for a wedding.

    Director: Bob Suarez

    Writer: Grace Parra Janney

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    0
  • Caves
    7.7/10(743)
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    #23 - Caves

    Season 4 Episode 8

    Aired 10/19/2023

    The Lower Deckers go on a classic cave mission.

    Director: Megan Lloyd

    Writer: Ben Rodgers

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    0
  • Dos Cerritos
    7.7/10(623)
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    #24 - Dos Cerritos

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 10/24/2024

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

    Director: Megan Lloyd

    Writer: Aaron Burdette

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    0
  • Veritas
    7.6/10(1,595)
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    #25 - Veritas

    Season 1 Episode 8

    Aired 9/24/2020

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

    Director: Kim Arndt

    Writer: Garrick Bernard

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Best Episodes Summary

"Fissure Quest (1)" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks". It scored 9/10 based on 847 votes. Directed by Brandon Williams and written by Lauren McGuire, it aired on 12/12/2024. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The New Next Generation (2)".