6.8/102,339 votesLoading...#1 - Second Contact
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 8/6/2020
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.
Director: Barry J. Kelly
Writer: Mike McMahan
6.9/101,203 votesLoading...#2 - A Mathematically Perfect Redemption
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/6/2022
A wayward Starfleet ensign struggles to find a path to redemption.
Director: Jason Zurek
Writer: Ann Acacia Kim
7.0/101,903 votesLoading...#3 - Envoys
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 8/13/2020
Ensigns Boimler and Mariner embark on a shuttle mission to a Klingon compound while Ensigns Tendi and Rutherford spend time together back on the USS Cerritos.
Director: Kim Arndt
Writer: Chris Kula
7.1/101,267 votesLoading...#4 - 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
7.2/101,770 votesLoading...#5 - Temporal Edict
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 8/20/2020
A new work protocol eliminating "buffer time" has the Lower Decks crew running ragged as they try to keep up with their tightened schedules. Ensign Mariner and Commander Ransom's mutual lack of respect comes to a head during an away mission.
Director: Bob Suarez
Writer: David Ihlenfeld, David Wright
7.2/101,540 votesLoading...#6 - Terminal Provocations
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/10/2020
The lovable but awkward Ensign Fletcher makes work difficult for Mariner and Boimler. Rutherford introduces Tendi to a holodeck training program he created.
Director: Bob Suarez
Writer: John Cochran
7.3/101,663 votesLoading...#7 - Moist Vessel
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 8/27/2020
Captain Freeman seeks the ultimate payback after Mariner blatantly disrespects her in front of the crew. A well-meaning Tendi accidentally messes up a Lieutenant's attempt at spiritual ascension and tries to make it right.
Director: Barry J. Kelly
Writer: Ann Acacia Kim
7.3/101,144 votesLoading...#8 - 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
7.3/10715 votesLoading...#9 - A Few Badgeys More
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/12/2023
Three computerized villains return to cause problems for the Cerritos crew.
Director: Bob Suarez
Writer: Edgar Momplaisir
7.4/101,120 votesLoading...#10 - 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
7.4/101,004 votesLoading...#11 - Mining the Mind's Mines
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/8/2022
On a remote science outpost, stone orbs are bringing fantasies to life. Tendi starts her first day as a Senior Science Officer Trainee.
Director: Fill Marc Sagadraca
Writer: Brian Bradley
7.4/10491 votesLoading...#12 - Shades of Green
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/2024
Tendi races to stop a conflict while Boimler & Mariner race to stop capitalists.
Director: Bob Suarez
Writer: Keith Foglesong
7.4/10443 votesLoading...#13 - The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/2024
The Lower Deckers hunt nanites on a resort...in space?!
Director: Brandon Williams
Writer: Stephanie Amante-Ritter
7.5/101,603 votesLoading...#14 - Cupid's Errant Arrow
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/3/2020
Ensign Boimler welcomes his girlfriend Barb onto the USS Cerritos, much to Ensign Mariner’s dismay — while Ensigns Ruthford and Tendi have starship envy when the Cerritos rendezvous with the more-advanced USS Vancouver.
Director: Kim Arndt
Writer: Ben Joseph
7.5/101,515 votesLoading...#15 - Much Ado About Boimler
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/17/2020
Mariner tries to impress her best friend from Starfleet Academy who is now a visiting Captain. Boimler is sent to a Starfleet medical ship after a transporter accident puts him “out of phase.”
Director: Barry J. Kelly
Writer: M. Willis
7.5/10962 votesLoading...#16 - Room for Growth
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/15/2022
Mariner, Boimler and Tendi clash with their arch-rivals: Delta Shift. The Cerritos engineers go on mandatory relaxation leave.
Director: Jason Zurek
Writer: John Cochran
7.5/10765 votesLoading...#17 - In the Cradle of Vexilon
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/14/2023
Boimler leads his first away mission on an alien megastructure.
Director: Brandon Williams
Writer: Ben M. Waller
7.5/10372 votesLoading...#18 - Of Gods and Angles
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/2024
Mariner teams up with a troubled ensign while the Cerritos hosts peace talks between civilizations.
Director: Brandon Williams
Writer: Keyshawn C. Garrawa
7.6/101,565 votesLoading...#19 - 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
7.6/101,244 votesLoading...#20 - 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
7.6/101,188 votesLoading...#21 - 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
7.6/101,140 votesLoading...#22 - 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
7.6/10803 votesLoading...#23 - Empathalogical Fallacies
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 9/28/2023
A trio of Betazoids cause chaos on the Cerritos.
Director: Megan Lloyd
Writer: Jamie Loftus
7.6/10435 votesLoading...#24 - A Farewell to Farms
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/2024
Dr. Migleemo cooks up some hot dishes while Mariner prefers hers served cold.
Director: Megan Lloyd
Writer: Diana Tay
7.7/101,168 votesLoading...#25 - 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
The Worst Episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks
Every episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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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Worst Episodes Summary
"Second Contact" is the worst rated episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks". It scored 6.8/10 based on 2339 votes. Directed by Barry J. Kelly and written by Mike McMahan, it aired on 8/6/2020. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "A Mathematically Perfect Redemption".