Star Trek Lower Decks
WARNING : Contains pillager forStar Trek : Lower Decksseason 4 conclusion , " Old Friends , New Planets . "
Summary
After multiple failed attempts over the year , the time of year 4 close ofStar Trek : Lower Deckspulls off a lurch - perfect rehash ofStar Trek II : The Wrath of Khan , which shew that it should be the last such attack . ire of Khanis justly regard as the crowning accomplishment of theStar Trek : The Original Seriesmovies , and many have seek to recapture its success without truly understanding what made it so dandy . With its focus on aging , regrets , and legacy , Star Trek : Picardseason 3 had a honorable handle on the well thing aboutKhan , but had the good sensory faculty to secern a meet account for theStar Trek : The Next Generationcrew .
This was in sharp contrast toStar Trek : Nemesis , which played out as a hollow and toothless rehash ofStar Trek II : The Wrath of Khan . Similarly , the J.J. Abrams movies waste the goodwill toward its cast and fresh take on persistence with a fundamentally flawedWrath of Khanremake . Star Trek Into Darknesswas set much sooner in the life of Captain James T. Kirk ( Chris Pine ) , but failed to make a chastity of this key alteration to the original moving-picture show ’s theme . Finally , Star Trek : Lower deck ' time of year 4 finaleremembers whyWrath of Khanis so with child , and remixed the movie ’s various elements into a suitablyLower Decksstory .
Star Trek: Lower Decks Solved Nemesis & Into Darkness’ Wrath Of Khan Rehash Problems
Benedict Cumberbatch ’s Khan was a cold and unfeeling superman , and entirely lacked Ricardo Montalban ’s personal magnetism . master James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ) and Khan were such great arch rival because they were both magnetic man that believe their own hype . The difference was that Kirk valued the crew that he surrounded himself with , which Khan did not . Star Trek : Nemesisbelieved that Kirk and Khan were a sinister mirror of each other , which is why it introduced Tom Hardy as Picard ’s literal wickedness dead ringer , Praetor Shinzon . By contrast , Robert Duncan McNeill ’s Nick LocarnoinStar Trek : Lower Decksis much more like Khan Noonien Singh ; charismatic and egotistic .
Although Nick Locarno , like Khan inStar Trek 2,is able-bodied to marshal a crew of athletic supporter , he will readily give them in interest of his own goals . Lt . JG Beckett Mariner ( Tawny Newsome ) reckon this out instantly , declaring that " this guy sucks!“Nick Locarno is , therefore , the utter choice to be Khan to Mariner ’s Captain Kirk . Like Nick , Mariner has always been someone who did n’t quite fit into Starfleet , but she still believes in the institution ’s core value . Mariner believes in the bigger picture , Locarno is all about making a name for himself , making them utter arch competition in theStar Trek : Lower Decksseason 4 finale .
Star Trek: Lower Decks Needs To Be The Last Wrath Of Khan Rehash
Star Trek : Lower Deckscontains so many element fromStar Trek II : The Wrath of Khanthat it ’s extraordinary it does n’t feel like an empty rehash . There ’s astolen Genesis machine , a battle in a nebula , and the ritual killing of one of Mariner ’s best friends . While Lt . JG D’Vana Tendi ( Noël Wells ) does n’t sacrifice her life , she move over up her career in Starfleet to carry through Mariner from Locarno . Rather than just emptily retrograde the big set pieces fromKhan , " Old Friends , New Planets " rest rightful to the warmness ofLower Decks .
The conflict between Mariner and Locarno in " Old Friends , New Planets " is obviously a homage toWrath of Khan , but it also puts a refreshful spin of the movie ’s independent elements . This proves that there are so many new and exciting stories to assure inStar Trek ’s future . With the story of Khan Noonien Singh ostensibly closed off inStar Trek : Strange New Worlds , Star Trek : Lower Deckshas hopefully put a gratify full stop on the dealership ’s obsession withStar Trek II : The Wrath of Khan .
All episode ofStar Trek : Lower Decksseason 4 are streaming now on Paramount+ .
