Star Trek Lower Decks Episodes

This week on ASNP, CBS and Paramount dropped some big Star Trek Prodigy and Picard news! The crew reacts to the beautiful new opening credits for Prodigy, composed by Michael Giacchino.

Plus, Annie Wersching has been cast as the Borg Queen in Picard season two. Julian, Erik, Brittany, Hawk, and Giraffe give their thoughts on what this means for the series and the possible interactions between the Queen and Q.

And finally, the team review this week's episode of Lower Decks, S2EP4, "Mugato, Guma...

This week on ASNP, the crew review the aptly titled third episode of Lower Decks season 2, "We'll Always Have Tom Paris."

How much Tom Paris did we get, and was it enough? How did Mariner and Tendi's girl trip turn out? And finally, which major character made their return to the show?

Find out on episode 44 of A Strange New Pod. Plus, the Strange New Loop, mailbag, and much more.

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Lower Decks season two rolls along with its second episode of the season, with stories this week onboard both the Cerritos and Titan.

What happens when Mariner, Rutherford, and Tendi beam down to a station full of Trek easter eggs with Ensign Jet and new security officer, Lt. Kayshon?

And what kind of trouble does Boimler get into when he goes undercover with members of Captain Riker's senior staff?

Spotted Giraffe fills in for Ensign Brittany this week, as the crew gives their takes on this ...

Star Trek Lower Decks is back for its second season and the ASNP bridge crew is here to review the season premiere!

Three months after the events of "No Small Parts," The Cerritos is on a second contact mission where, as Mariner puts it, "sci-fi stuff" is going on. This results in Commander Ransom absorbing "strange energy," as chaos and Ransomites ensue on Apergos.

Julian, Brittany, Erik, and Hawk give their thoughts on the premiere, and also take a spoiler-free look at what's to come over th...

Join the crew of A Strange New Pod this week as they break down the trailers for both the first season of Star Trek Prodigy and Star Trek Lower Decks Season 2.

The team also talks about what they expect from both series, as well as new team-ups in Lower Decks.

Plus, our Patrons Choice topic for this month, retcons in the past and future of Star Trek.

All that and more on our 40th episode!

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"What up? We doing sci-fi stuff today?" - Ensign Mariner

We hope everyone enjoyed their First Contact Day! Join the ASNP crew as they wrap up all the events and panels that took place.

The team also breakdown the trailers for Picard season 2, Discovery Season 4, and Lower Decks season 2.

That and much more on another edition of A Strange New Pod.

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This week on A Strange New Pod, the crew pay tribute to all the first officers we've come to know and love in Star Trek.

From Enterprise all the way to the brand new series, Lower Decks, join Julian, Erik, and Brittany (Hawk is on shore leave) through this wonderful adventure of Riker Maneuvers, freedom fighting, and unrivaled sexual tension.

Plus, a very Kira and Chakotay heavy mailbag, this week on ASNP.

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It's the season finale of Lower Decks and we've brought back all of our guests from our Bonus Pods to help us break down "No Small Parts."

Our guests this week are Marcie London from the newly launched Disco Tech Podcast, Simon Stager, Michael Schaus from Geeks with Kids, Erin Coplan from Allie, Erin, and the Multiverse, and Matt Reppert from Everything is Permitted!
This week on Lower Decks, Mariner's big secret is revealed to the Cerritos crew, Rutherford tinkers with his implant, Tendi train...

Listen or die! This week on Lower Decks, Mariner works out her mommy issues by hijacking Boimler's holodeck program.

Plus, Boimler tries to prepare for a review meeting with the Captain.

Does Vindictia get her revenge? Does Boimler find out what Captain Freeman is allergic to? Find out on another bonus edition of A Strange New Pod.

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This week on Star Trek: Lower Decks, Mariner, Boimler, Tendi, and Rutherford are caught off guard when aliens force them to testify about a series of seemingly unrelated events. Plus, a special appearance from one of the most beloved Trek characters ever.

EIP's very own Matt Reppert joins the show this week to help us review and breakdown the eighth episode of the season!

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This week on Lower Decks, Boimler gets transported out of phase, Tendi makes a dog, and Mariner's best friend from the Academy guest Captains aboard the Cerritos.
Joining us to help review this week's episode is Erin Coplan from the AE Multiverse Podcast!

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This week on ASNP, we’re covering some of the bigger pieces of news to come out of Star Trek Day. First, we’ll be breaking down what we saw in the Season 3 trailer for Star Trek: Discovery. Also, though there wasn’t a lot of new info, the Strange New Worlds Panel was absolutely fantastic, and we’ll hit on some of the important notes from that as well.

Finally, we’ll have our Lower Decks Episode 6 Review before closing out with some mailbag. All that and more on this jam-packed edition of A Stra...

Every starship Captain needs a crew that they can trust and rely on, and throughout the decades of Star Trek, there's always been a trusty Ensign that doesn't get the credit he or she deserves. From the ship not being blown up, to fungal infections and amputations, these are the Ensigns of the Final Frontier.

Join the ASNP crew as they dive deep into past and present Trek dating all the way back to Ensigns Hoshi and Mayweather, to more recent favorites like Ensign Tilly on Discovery.

Finally, ...

Two star-crossed lovers...literally! On this week's episode of Lower Decks, we meet Boimler's girlfriend. Is she a founder? An android? Maybe a parasite?

Meanwhile, aboard the U.S.S Vancouver, Tendi and Rutherford are in awe of the ship's state of the art systems.

Join the ASNP with guest Michael Schaus as they break down "Cupid's Errant Arrow."

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This week on our Lower Decks Bonus Pod, we finally, maybe unwillingly, find out what the holodeck is really used for. Also, mother and daughter finally have to work together despite Captain Freeman's attempts to sabotage her daughter's career.

Tendi also goes on a quest to help a fellow officer ascend to a higher plane after "botching" his ritual.

How did Lower Decks fourth outing stack up? Find out on our review episode. Just...don't load that holodeck program.

BLACK LIVES MATTER. The Milwau...

No buffer time on this show, as the ASNP crew are back for another Bonus Edition as they review Lower Decks Episode 3, "Temporal Edict."

This week, Julian, Erik, Brittany, and Hawk are joined by friend of the show, Simon Stager, who gives his take on the third episode of the latest Star Trek show.

References? Easter Eggs? Laughs? We beam it all aboard on this week's bonus pod!

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Another week, another new episode of Star Trek Lower Decks! On this bonus edition of the pod, you've seen her awesome Lower Decks avatars for Trek fans all over Instagram and Twitter, Marcie London beams onto ASNP as our special guest to tell us about how she got started, her favorite pieces, and much more.

Marcie also sticks around to help us pick through the trouble the Ensigns get themselves into this week in Lower Decks' second episode, "Envoys." Find your favorite Jeffries Tube, get comfy,...

Star Trek: Lower Decks is finally here, and the ASNP crew are ready to transport to the U.S.S. Cerritos!
In this bonus pod hosted by Erik, the team gives their thoughts on the show's first episode, and the potential it has moving forward.

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This week on the A Strange New Pod, Hawk takes the Captain's Chair as the crew discuss the their hopes and fears for Star Trek: Lower Decks.
Also this week, it's a trip back in time as Hawk, Erik, Brittany, and Julian take a look back on The Original Series two-parter, "The Menagerie." How will the future events that take place during this episode translate over to the Spock/Pike relationship of the past?

As always, the hailing frequencies are open once again for the mailbag, Julian gets called...