In its fifth and final season on Paramount+,Star Trek: Lower Deckstook on the multiverse, givingStar Trekthe opportunity to do a show like Marvel’sWhat If…?.AsStar Trek:Lower Decksseason 5came to a close, Captain Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis) and the crew of the USS Cerritos savedStar Trek’sentire Prime Universe by stabilizing a massive wormhole to various quantum realities. Starfleet then movedStarbase 80 to the wormhole’s entranceand put Captain Freeman in charge of the missions sent to investigate these realities.
WhileStar Trekhas no plans for anyLower Decksspin-offs, the creation of a portal to the multiverse gives the franchise the opportunity to do its own version of Marvel’sWhat If…?.With nearly 60 years of history,Star Trekhas hundreds of characters and storylines to explore.Based on the appearance ofStar Treklegacy characterslike T’Pol (Jolene Blalock) and Curzon (Fred Tatasciore) inStar Trek: Lower Deck’spenultimate episode, some of the quantum universes occur at different points in theStar Trektimeline. This means that characters from any century could pop up in multiverse stories.
Lower Decks' Series Finale Means Star Trek Should Do Its Own Version Of Marvel’s What If…?
Star Trek Should Boldly Explore The Multiverse
With the new portal to the multiverse, theStar Trek: Lower Decksseries finale provides the perfect setup for a show like Marvel’sWhat If…?.A show like this could be framed with Captain Freeman overseeing missions through the wormhole, or it could simply drop in on various universes.Star Trekhas already established several universes, including the Mirror Universe and the Kelvin Universe,and hinted at many others.AWhat If…?style show would also allowStar Trekto dive into completely new universesand potentially explore things thatTrekfans have long been asking for.
Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 5 Finale & Series Ending Explained
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For example,Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 5, episode 9, “Fissure Quest,” showed Captain William Boimler (Jack Quaid) and his crew of"interdimensional castaways"comprised of iconicStar Treklegacy characters.Among the Anaximander’s crew were Garak (Andrew Robinson) and an Emergency Medical Hologram of Dr. Bashir (Alexander Siddig), who lived as a happily married couple. SomeTrekfans have been clamoring forGarak and Bashir to be a couplesinceStar Trek: Deep Space Nineaired, and Andrew Robinson himself has even spoken in support of the idea. AWhat If…?styleStar Trekshow would allow the franchise to continue exploring stories like this without contradicting established canon.
An Animated Star Trek Multiverse Show Would Allow Any Legacy Characters To Appear
Star Trek Has Already Proven It Can Excel At Animation
Star Trek: Lower Deckshas already proven how much fun the franchise can have with the multiverse, particularly in an animated series. With animation,anyTrekactors who wanted to could return to reprise their roles regardless of their age,while new voice actors could be brought in to voice characters whose actors have passed away. BetweenLower DecksandStar Trek: Prodigy, Star Trek’sanimators have produced sometruly spectacular animation, and aWhat If…?style show would allow for even more visual experimentation. With a universe as vast asStar Trek’s,the possibilities are truly endless.
Star Trek: Lower Deckstruly opened up a whole new multiverse of possibilities for theStar Trekfranchise.
AStar Trekmultiverse show could have an entirely purple episode set in the purple universe introduced inStar Trek: Lower Decksseason 5, episode 7, “Fully Dilated.” It could show a universe where Spock (Leonard Nimoy) chose to attend the Vulcan Science Academy rather than join Starfleet. Or a universe where Q (John de Lancie) is in command of the USS Enterprise-D, and Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) is his omnipotent rival. With its amazing series finale,Star Trek: Lower Deckstruly opened up a whole new multiverse of possibilities for theStar Trekfranchise.
