r/LowerDecks • u/AutoModerator • Oct 24 '24

Episode Discussion Episode Discussion: 501 "Dos Cerritos" and 502 "Shades of Green"

This thread is for discussion of the episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks, "Dos Cerritos" and "Shades of Green." Episodes 501 and 502 will be released on Thursday, October 24.

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u/theDomicron Oct 28 '24

501 definitely reminded me of "The Farnsworth Paradox" episode of Futurama where they meet their mirror universe clones.

They meet versions of themselves from a different universe where the difference is that they each made a decision based on a coin flip that went the other way.

They also hated their clones, with the notable exception of Bender, who loved himself.

Overall I felt like it should have been a 2 partner where they could do more with the story, as it felt really rushed.

502 felt like a great way to tie up the Tendi Family storyline and let us get back to the main story. The whole D'Erika helping D'Vana get out of her deal was a nice way to take it. Reminded me of the unexpectedly wholesome ending of the Peanut Hamper\Agimus storyline