Star Trek just did the unthinkable and surpassed the Strange New Worlds crossover

Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 5, episode 9 – “Fissure Quest”

Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5 surpassed its previous crossover with Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. In Strange new worlds Season 2, Episode 7, 'Those Old Scientists', Ensigns Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid) and Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) made the leap from animation to live action. After finding a portal, Boimler and Mariner find themselves on the USS Enterprise of 23rd century Captain Christoper Pike (Anson Mount). What follows is a hilarious series of interactions as Boimler tries (and fails) to contain his excitement at meeting your heroes.

In its final season on Paramount+ Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 finds the USS Cerritos investigating a series of quantum rifts that have opened across the galaxy. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5, Episode 9, 'Fissure Quest,' Reveals That Section 31 assigned Captain William Boimler and a crew of “interdimensional castaways” to investigate these cracks in space-time. Boimler's crew includes some surprisingly familiar faces from around the world. Star Trek timeline, many of which have not been seen since their respective shows ended.

How Star Trek: Lower Decks surpassed Strange New Worlds crossover

Lower deck animation allows more characters to return

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' “Those Old Scientists” remains a brilliant and hilarious episode of Star Trek which introduced new fans to Star Trek: Lower Decks. For obvious reasons, prequel series like Strange new worlds It is not always possible to bring back the original actors to reprise their roles, but an animated series like Lower decks doesn't have this problem. Captain Boimler's crew in “Fissure Quest” includes T'Pol (Jolene Blalock), Curzon Dax (Fred Tatasciore), Garak (Andrew Robinson), Dr. Julian Bashir (Alexander Siddig) and many Harry Kims (Garrett Wang), all that they are voiced by their original actors (with the exception of Curzon).

It would be difficult for a live-action show like Strange new worlds to achieve a crossover of the same magnitude with so many returning characters. Not only the creators of Star Trek: Lower Decks really maximized the advantages of animation, but also made their love for animation obvious. Star Trek shine. “Fissure Quest” showed a Garak and a (holographic) Bashir as a loving couple, and revealed that this T'Pol spent more than sixty years married to Trip Tucker (Connor Trinneer). Both stories fulfill the desires of many Star Trek fans, who expressed their opinions on internet forums and comment sections.

The Lower Decks crossover took advantage of the Star Trek multiverse

Several Star Trek shows collided in the penultimate episode of Lower Decks

Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 also took full advantage of the multiverse to bring together characters from different backgrounds. Star Trek series. Captain William Boimler himself is a transporter clone of the original lieutenant Bradward Boimler, and His entire crew aboard the Anaximander is made up of versions of popular characters from alternate universes. While these Star Trek While the icons maintain the same basic personality as their Prime Universe counterparts, they were also shaped by an entirely different universe. This gives Lower decks the freedom to have fun with your characters and show a different side of these fan favorites.

When Boimler and his crew are captured by “Wild Khwopians”, they find themselves in a cell with another crew from an alternate reality. This crew is led by Captain Lily Sloane (Alfre Woodard), who has a ship called the Beagle capable of traveling throughout the multiverse. Introduced in Star Trek: First Contact, Lily Sloane never got the chance to become a true explorer in that action-packed film. Star Trek: Lower Decks gives her and all the other returning characters a chance to fulfill different dreams, and also implies that other beloved characters Star Trek characters are also out there in the multiverse.