Welcome again to Star Trek: Decrease Decks for its fifth, and because it stands now, closing season. Star Trek: Decrease Decks 5×01, “Dos Cerritos,” is a stable opener. We’ve got a parallel universe! We’ve got area potholes! We’re avoiding feeling our emotions! There’s a lot packed into the season opener, so let’s dig into my full ideas Star Trek: Decrease Decks 5×01 “Dos Cerritos.”
Tendi’s Tackle Piracy
Star Trek: Decrease Decks 5×01 “Dos Cerritos” opens on Tendi in disguise, luring an unidentified species beforehand seen in Star Trek: The Subsequent Technology 3×22 “The Most Toys” into complacency till she and her crew can pillage his assortment. I respect that Tendi doesn’t need to kill in addition to pillage. Heck, she doesn’t need to do the pillaging both. Nevertheless, her crew goes full Orion Pirate as a result of it’s merely the cultural norm. Tendi’s pushback on this space is making waves in Orion tradition. Small waves, however as with all wave, it has a ripple impact. By the top of “Dos Cerritos,” we start to see a slight shift, beginning together with her crew. I hope by the season’s finish we start to see a higher shift in Orion tradition.
However earlier than we are able to get there, we’ve obtained to sq. off with the Blue Orions. I hoped to see my lady Tendi again on the Cerritos quickly, however it seems to be like she’ll be sticking round Orion for a bit longer. Additionally, Blue Orions! We haven’t seen Blue Orions since Star Trek: The Animated Collection. They have been blue in that sequence on account of coloring points with the animation. I respect when my Star Trek can do a stable deep minimize like that, and that is no exception.
Double Your Enjoyable?
We’re doubling our enjoyable in Star Trek: Decrease Decks 5×01 “Dos Cerritos.” Filling in these area potholes, or quantum fissures, won’t be glamorous, however it’s vital work. How else can we cease these additional copies of the Cerritos from coming via? It’s attention-grabbing to see how our duplicate pairs work with one another. Boimler sees who he could possibly be if he acted with extra confidence. Rutherford sees who he could possibly be in “Otherford” if he fails to cope with his feelings correctly. The fascinating distinction between Captain Becky and our personal Beckett Mariner is considered one of pragmatism versus working via her emotional points.
The variations between the 2 Becketts are stark. Whereas sure, scientifically, the T’Lyn doubles decided that the 2 Cerritos are solely a small variance aside, the variance right here is startling and even appalling. When Captain Becky pulled out the using crop, I actually felt queasy. How might corporal punishment be allowed at any stage in Starfleet? Does she have her crew in such a chokehold that everybody is afraid to contest her? It’s stunning. I do hope that is the final we’ve seen of her.
Last Ideas
Total, Star Trek: Decrease Decks 5×01 “Dos Cerritos” is a good begin to the season. We’ve established a very good baseline for the place our crew is and the way they’re feeling. “Dos Cerritos” additionally gave us some nice laughs. I undoubtedly giggled with the Mariners saying, “How do I look?” “Cute, which sucks!” Additionally the good name again to Mariner’s sarcastic Vulcan salute was perfection. There are additionally traces performed for laughs however are fairly revealing of a darker emotional state. When Rutherford says, “I like the way in which work makes it onerous for my mind to deal with the unhappy stuff!” we see him doubling down on NOT coping with his feelings. My poor man is so unhappy with out his lady Tendi. I hope they’re reunited very quickly. What did you consider Star Trek: Decrease Decks 5×01 “Dos Cerritos?” Go away me a remark and let’s speak Trek.
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