Lower Dorks: A Star Trek Lower Decks Fan Podcast

Lower Decks' last episode! The Lower Dorks hosts cover everything from the excellent animation quality, all the Shrodinger Field ships, character sendoffs (especially Ransom!) and hopes for a spinoff that's definitely coming, right guys? Guys? 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 1:36 Paramount+ episode description 2:47 No opening credits battle change 3:21 New Klingon, her ship, other Klingon stuff...

Only two episodes left! The Lower Dorks host talk about this episode that's chock full of guest stars and awesome animation! Remember to never promote your Harry Kim, but promote your Boimlers as fast as your Vendome. 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 1:36 Episode Paramount+ description 3:04 Boimler Beard Update 4:00 Warp Drive Five intro 5:55 William Boimler, multiverse and the Anaximander 14:55...

This is not a Halloween episode, but maybe it should be! The Lower Dorks hosts discuss everything about the third to last episode of Lower Decks, including the whole reversal concept, Ransom's switcheroo and... France for some reason. 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 3:31 Paramount+ episode description 4:45 Pumpkin carving, Boimler Beard update and metaplot 9:07 Upper decks concept, the setting a...

The Lower Dorks hosts have a bad experience making their own micheladas, but still manage to discuss the Purple D too much, and worry about the societal implications of giant produce. 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 4:02 Paramount+ episode description 4:51 Episode title 5:36 Boimler and Rutherford beard update, the red PADD and micheladas 13:27 Sex jokes 14:34 Data and the Purple D 19:15 Tendi v...

Things get all shape-y this episode, with discussion about Cubes and Spheres, the latest on Boimler's beard and just how goofball photonic lifeforms can get! Plus, some kinks that only Ransom is into... 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 1:56 Paramount+ description 3:15 Boimler beard update 4:18 Orbs, Cubes and Zeus progeny plot 24:28 Boimler's book club joining plot 36:14 Final thoughts 38:37 Outr...

Let's all go to Starbase 80?! The Lower Dorks host talk about the ill-reputed starbase and hypothesize about the best way to eat corn dogs, and consider this whole episode to be a Starbase 80 backdoor pilot. 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 2:11 Paramount+ episode description 3:27 Boimler beard update 6:06 Exposition: Wetsuits, scatting 8:22 Starbase 80 18:21 Warp Core Four zombie plot 30:48 Free...

Klingons and bird people! The Lower Dorks hosts talk about Dr. Migleemo's character rehabilitation, star-studded VO cameos, Klingon foot spikes and more--plus we can't seem to agree on how to spell Bargh's name. 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 1:33 Paramount+ episode description 3:23 Boimler's character status 6:35 Bird people plot 14:41 Klingon captaincy lot 41:00 Final thoughts 43:22 Outro

Jet and Jen are back, along with the Lower Dorks hosts, who actively despise both! Just, you know, in a really loving way. The hosts also cover Ransom's command style, comment on the possibility of tiny starships, and everything else having to do with The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel! 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 2:40 Paramount+ episode description 5:32 The Cosmic Duchess 8:15 Warp Drive Five 9:0...

Another dual episode drop to start off season 5! The Lower Dorks hosts bring up the Paramount+ episode descriptions, then go to town on them, asking key questions like "Is prime T'Lyn a doppelganger?", "Can V'ger be heard during the opening credits?" and "Where is Billups's sex tape?" 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 2:33 Paramount+ Episode Synopses 7:05 Opening credits updates 11:40 Dos Cerritos...

One last episode before season 5 starts airing! This time we take a deep dive with all the Lower Decks pre-season marketing, including the Star Trek Day 2024 exclusive clip, the season's teaser trailer and an in depth look at the season's full trailer!

Season 5 is close at hand, but what have the Lower Dorks hosts been up to this whole time with no filler episodes?? Also, what the heck is this about Lower Decks being cancelled?! Listen and find out answers to that, plus reactions to all upcoming Trek, and what we want to see in the future directions of the IP.  0:00 Intro and drink announcement 2:51 Why are we bad at podcasting? 6:07 Lower decks...

We're between seasons, and it's a fun time to talk about tie-ins! We're joined by author Chris Farnell to discuss the in-universe handbook given to all new crewmembers on board the Cerritos! 0:00 Intro, guest and drink announcement 3:44 Everything Chris Farnell, plus book overview 11:29 How canon is the book, and the Cerritos name history 15:11 The in-text comments, and how do you spell com badge?...

With a bit of time between season 4's finale and a ways to go before season 5, the Lower Dorks hosts take us back through the highlights of this past season. We discuss the metaplot, character progression for all of the Warp Drive Five, best jokes and episodes, and more! 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 2:31 How did our predictions do? 5:51 Locarno metaplot 10:47 Main character arcs (plus T'lyn!...

The Lower Dorks hosts are very into the last episode of the season! We talk about Locarno and how he makes for an awesome villain, panic at all the cool new ships that we wish we had time to talk about (especially the Orion ones!) and lament the changes to Tenderford. And how many towel-clad lower deckers ARE there, anyway? We've also learned after we recorded this episode that the ship Mariner pi...

The Mysterious Threat is finally coming into focus, but the Lower Dorks hosts are all about the details revealed about Mariner's past in the penultimate episode of the fourth season! 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 2:09 Episode synopsis 4:21 Writing and directing credits 6:15 Cold open 11:36 Captain Freeman and co B-plot 30:08 Mariner's backstory A-plot 43:45 Metaplot hypotheses 52:05 Random oth...

Take off your pants with the Lower Dorks hosts and phaser some poopy diapers as we discuss everything about caves, Vendorians and conspiracy theories. Just remember that the Vendorians just want us all to get along... 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 2:10 Episode synopsis 3:31 Director credit 3:54 Planet names 4:51 CAVES 11:18 Vendorians 15:47 Boimler's story 23:34 Rutherford's story 35:03 Marine...

While this Lower Decks episode is all about AIs, Lower Dorks provides a definitely, completely necessary human look at the episode, including close analysis of the power of friendship and dadship, a metaphysical look at prison systems and hypotheses of the metaplot's direction! 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 1:23 Episode synopsis 2:27 Bynar intro, grappler, briefing scene 5:59 Badgey plot 24:53...

TENDERFORD PERSEVERES! When the Warp Core Four (where's T'lynn?) visits Ferenginar, Tendi and Rutherford have a little will-they-won't-they, and we're here for it! We cover the other plot threads too, then discuss what we should call incompetent admirals. 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 2:27 Episode synopsis and title 5:37 Director credit 5:58 Cold open 11:36 Negotiation plot 20:55 Intro to othe...

We're halfway through the season and the Lower Dorks hosts are ready to discuss T'Lyn's first character focus episode! Get ready for a discussion on huge resort drinks, praise for Captain Freeman and a pitch for a Breen lower decker episode. 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 2:37 Episode synopsis 4:34 Director credits 5:47 Lieutenant Junior Grade 6:53 Betazoid characters 19:56 T'Lyn, effects of Be...

Lower Dorks are all about the B plot with Ransom and Boimler in this episode, though are very into the Tendi backstory and Orion worldbuilding that came along with the A plot! Be sure to replicate your bonsai tree ahead of listening. 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 1:50 Episode synopsis 3:19 Mystery ship intro 6:58 Girl's trip to Orion wedding plot 45:38 Boimler/Rutherford diplomacy plot 1:01:14...

Dealing with promotions is the name of the game in this week's episode of Lower Decks, and the Lower Dorks hosts are in the weeds, discussing Boimler's performance, the out of hand hazing ritual and the intrinsic coolness of ringworlds. 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 1:51 Episode synopsis 3:40 The ringworld and Captain Freeman 12:24 Boimler's mission 27:03 Anomaly room and Mariner/Tendi/Rutherf...

Season 4 is here! The Lower Dorks hosts cover everything from the first two episodes, including T'Lyn reactions, the fate of the macroviruses and the usual hero worship for Ransom and Rutherford. 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 2:25 Episode synopses Twovix 4:59 New opening credits 7:26 Boimler holodeck sequence 9:49 T'Lyn 12:08 Voyager secret mission and station 14:33 Voyager appearance and deta...

In the last episode  before Season 4, the Lower Dorks hosts take a look at all all the cold opens from seasons 1-3 and talk about which ones are the best per season and which one is the best overall! 0:00 Intro 1:52 Season 1 drink 2:59 Season 1 cold opens, ranked 11:17 Season 2 drink 12:41 Season 2 cold opens, ranked 26:12 Season 3 drink 27:29 Season 3 cold opens, ranked 34:00 Top overall cold ope...

Season 4 is coming soon, and the trailer is out with Comic-Con! Lower Dorks host take a shot-by-shot look at the trailer and dissect it for the smallest details. 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 2:16 In-depth look at Season 4 trailer 49:22 Outro Season 4 trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCQwncbQx04

The crossover episode is here! The Lower Dorks hosts cover everything about this one, from the intro sequence to apology limericks... and we even try the internet's attempt at an Orion Hurricane! 0:00 Intro and drink announcement 3:33 Episode synopsis 4:12 OK, but was it good? 5:16 Frakes's direction 8:28 Animated vs live action and Mariner/Boimler appearances 18:30 Animated opening sequence 23:17...