Star Trek: Lower Decks — Season 5
Season five finds the crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos facing a bizarre new crisis: “space potholes,” disruptive rifts tearing through subspace and wreaking havoc across the Alpha Quadrant. While patching these anomalies should be straightforward work for Junior Officers Mariner, Boimler, Tendi, and Rutherford, their mission quickly spirals into utter chaos. Between navigating an escalating Orion conflict, appeasing volatile Klingons, dodging diplomatic disasters, unraveling a perplexing murder mystery, and confronting the ever-present pressure of their own career ambitions, this season proves that even routine assignments can be anything but predictable aboard the Cerritos.
A distortion in space compels the Cerritos crew to confront aspects of themselves. They encounter pirates of the Tendi variety.
Tendi strives to avert a brewing conflict, while Boimler and Mariner work to thwart the ambitions of those driven by profit.
Amidst the opulent setting of a space resort, the inhabitants of the lower decks pursue a clandestine hunt for nanites.
Dr. Migleemo favors fiery preparations, while Mariner prefers her meals chilled.
Ransom has a tendency to overdo the hand sanitizer, while Mariner finds himself increasingly consumed by superstitious fears.
A seasoned mariner finds himself allied with a troubled ensign as the *Cerritos* becomes the unlikely host for crucial peace negotiations between disparate civilizations.
A clandestine gathering of young women, set against the backdrop of a world yet to achieve interstellar travel.
A gathering for pumpkin carving took place among those who resided in the lower levels.
Cracks must be sealed before they become inflamed.
The season culminated in a whirlwind of unexpected events.
