Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Ep. 8 Review: Too Much Undermining

StarTrekLowerDecks Season 3 'Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus' takes some bold swings but suffers from undercutting itself too many times. Review / TawnyNewsome JackQuaid ParamountPlus StarTrek

\nThere are tons of narratives Star Trek has used for its Holodeck since its introduction in The Next Generation primarily as a means of an escape from Starfleet duties, mainly for the senior officers. In the case of Lower Decks, it's the ensigns' way of pretending that they're senior officers on a non-canonical adventure.

While it's on brand for her character and the humor of the series, it has the double-edged sword of ruining the immersion by the audience when the entire story and\/or simulation they're in is completely meaningless. It's the kind of fourth-wall break that bashes you over the head, asking, 'What's the point in investing anything in this episode?' even if it's from the dissent of one character.

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