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The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 2

Every episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 2!

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...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyAnimationComedy
Episodes
10
Avg. Rating
7.8
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7.6
7.6

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Strange Energies" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" season 2. It scored 7.1/10 based on 1293 votes. Directed by Jason Zurek and written by Mike McMahan, it aired on 8/12/2021. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Kayshon, His Eyes Open".

  • Strange Energies
    7.1/10(1,293)

    #1 - Strange Energies

    Season 2 Episode 1

    Aired 8/12/2021

    Approximately three months after the events of the season one finale, the U.S.S. Cerritos is dispatched on a mission where it ends up in a sci-fi event resulting in "strange energy," which Commander Ransom inadvertently absorbs.

    Director: Jason Zurek

    Writer: Mike McMahan

  • Kayshon, His Eyes Open
    7.6/10(1,266)

    #2 - Kayshon, His Eyes Open

    Season 2 Episode 2

    Aired 8/19/2021

    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.

    Director: Kim Arndt

    Writer: Chris Kula

  • We'll Always Have Tom Paris
    7.6/10(1,209)

    #3 - We'll Always Have Tom Paris

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 8/26/2021

    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.

    Director: Bob Suarez

    Writer: M. Willis

  • Mugato, Gumato
    7.3/10(1,165)

    #4 - Mugato, Gumato

    Season 2 Episode 4

    Aired 9/2/2021

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

    Director: Jason Zurek

    Writer: Ben Rodgers

  • An Embarrassment of Dooplers
    7.6/10(1,163)

    #5 - An Embarrassment of Dooplers

    Season 2 Episode 5

    Aired 9/9/2021

    Mariner and Boimler try to track down the location of a legendary Starfleet party while the bridge crew deals with an insecure alien diplomat.

    Director: Kim Arndt

    Writer: David Ihlenfeld, David Wright

  • The Spy Humongous
    7.4/10(1,144)

    #6 - The Spy Humongous

    Season 2 Episode 6

    Aired 9/16/2021

    Anomaly consolidation day on the U.S.S. Cerritos leaves the Lower Deckers with mixed emotions. Captain Freeman attempts to negotiate peace on the Pakled home world.

    Director: Bob Suarez

    Writer: John Cochran

  • Where Pleasant Fountains Lie
    7.7/10(1,189)

    #7 - 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

  • I, Excretus
    8.4/10(1,339)

    #8 - 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

  • wej Duj
    8.7/10(1,425)

    #9 - 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

  • First First Contact
    8.6/10(1,291)

    #10 - 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