Star Trek: Lower Decks S1E1 — Second Contact

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Star Trek: Lower Decks•Season 1•Episode 1

Second Contact

6.9/10 · 2,578 votesAug 6, 202026 min

Ranked #10 of 10 in Season 1•−0.6 vs season avg

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Ensign Tendi has her first day of work on Starfleet's USS Cerritos, where she meets fellow support crew members. Boimler is tasked with a secret special assignment. Rutherford attempts to keep his dating life intact while a disaster strikes the ship.

Directed byBarry J. Kelly

Written byMike McMahan

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Seasons5

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Season 1 Episodes10

Second Contact

Envoys

Temporal Edict

Moist Vessel

Cupid's Errant Arrow

Terminal Provocations

E7 7.5

Much Ado About Boimler

E8 7.6

Veritas

E9 8.1

Crisis Point

E10 8.6

No Small Parts

Cast8

Tawny Newsome

Beckett Mariner (voice)

Jack Quaid

Brad Boimler (voice)

Noël Wells

D'Vana Tendi (voice)

Eugene Cordero

Sam Rutherford (voice)

Dawnn Lewis

Carol Freeman (voice)

Gillian Vigman

T’Ana (voice)

Jerry O'Connell

Jack Ransom (voice)

Fred Tatasciore

Shaxs (voice)

Crew3

Mike McMahan

Writer

Barry J. Kelly

Director

Steve Vitale

Animation

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Episode Summary

"Second Contact" is episode 1 of Star Trek: Lower Decks season 1. It scored 6.9/10 from 2,578 votes, ranking #10 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Barry J. Kelly and written by Mike McMahan, it aired on August 6, 2020.

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