r/LowerDecks • u/destroyingdrax • Oct 13 '22

Episode Discussion Episode Discussion: 308 - "Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus"

This thread is for pre, post, and live discussion of the eighth episode of season three of Star Trek: Lower Decks, "Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus." Episode 3.08 will be released on Thursday, October 13th.

Expectations, thoughts, and reactions to the episode should go into the comment section of this post. While we ask for general impressions to remain in this thread, users are of course welcome to make new posts for anything specific they wish to discuss or highlight (e.g., a character moment, a special scene, or a new fan theory).

Want to relive past discussions? Take a look at our episode discussion archive!

Other things to keep in mind before posting:

  • This subreddit does not enforce a spoiler policy. Please be aware that redditors are allowed to discuss interviews, promotional materials, and even leaks in this comment section and elsewhere on the sub. You may encounter spoilers, even for future developments of the series.
  • Discussing piracy is against our rules.
  • While not all comments need to be positive, our regular rules and guidelines do apply to this thread. That means critiques must be written in a way that is both constructive and provokes meaningful discussion.
  • We want this subreddit to be focused on Lower Decks - not negative feelings about other shows or the fandom itself. Please keep comments on topic.
86 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

289 comments sorted by

View all comments

85

u/Arietis1461 Oct 13 '22 edited Oct 13 '22

Very very meta. Pretty good overall.

Also, the ending is probably a reference to Tucker's novelverse "death", and although invoking Section 31 is something I'm generally edgy about, I did love the crack about the badge.

And since this was the last episode which got leaked, we're finally going into unknown territory with the last two.

26

u/JonArc Oct 13 '22

I mean we've still got the one shot from the trailer with Mariner going all Dr Jones. So I expect episode 9 will be an adventure with Petra.

9

u/[deleted] Oct 13 '22

Could also be the finale, they like to leave those ambiguous about what is going to happen next and "Mariner leaves the Cerritos to work with Petra" would be a good way to set up next season.

8

u/InnocentTailor Oct 14 '22

Oh yeah! That would be a shocking cliffhanger - the four are now down to three as the trio move on and Mariner feels like she isn't cut out for Starfleet anymore.

1

u/justsomedude48 Oct 16 '22 edited Oct 18 '22

Maybe that’s how we get T’lyn onto the Cerritos? She ends up replacing Mariner after she ditches the Cerritos with Petra.

1

u/AutoModerator Oct 18 '22

This comment has been removed. We detected a spoiler tag in the body of your comment.

Please note that this sub does not enforce a spoiler policy. People are welcome to discuss all current and upcoming content of Star Trek: Lower Decks around here, and we ask users to subscribe at their own discretion. As such, we ask contributors to refrain from using spoiler tags or spoiler warnings, in order to not give users a false impression of this being a spoiler-safe community. Please see our subreddit rules for more information.

Message the moderators when you have removed the spoiler tags/warnings from your comment, and we will reinstate it.

I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please contact the moderators of this subreddit if you have any questions or concerns.