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All Access: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Episode 403 “In the Cradle of Vexilon” Review

09/15/23 • 46 min

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Anthony and Laurie give an update on the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes and talk about their day on the picket lines in Los Angeles and New York on Star Trek Day. They discuss Prodigy‘s recent award win, how to find a cool Easter egg on the Star Trek: Picard – The Final Season DVD, some new Star Trek games, and review the newest very Short Treks, “Holiday Party.” After a couple of Lower Decks updates, they review this week’s episode “In the Cradle of Vexilon,” with both agreeing it was funny and very Star Trek-y. They wrap up with Star Trek connections in the new game Starfield and a Star Trek lesson in high school about persuasion.

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All Access: Reviews Of ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Episode 401 “Twovix” & 402 “I Have No Bones But I Must Flee”

Anthony and Laurie start with an overview of Very Short Treks, the new animated shorts coming this fall, and do a quick review of the first one, “Skin a Cat.” They talk about the new disc set for Star Trek: Picard season 3 and a new book about Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Then they turn their attention to Lower Decks, reviewing the first two episodes of season 4, “Twovix” and “I Have No Bones But I Must Flee.” Moopsie!

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All Access: ‘Star Trek: Lower Decks’ Episode 404 “Something Borrowed, Something Green” Review

Anthony and Laurie start with the news about what to expect at New York Comic Con this year and the expansion of Paramount+ into Japan and Switzerland. They pivot to Jonathan Frakes’ comments about Star Trek: Discovery‘s final season having “new energy” and talk about how polarizing the show is for fans. Then it’s on to Ed Speleers’ description of filming that Picard closing scene with John de Lancie, the upcoming Strange New Worlds season 2 DVD sets, Roxann Dawson’s decision not to direct more Star Trek, and some new fine art posters coming from Vice Press. Review time! They start with the very Short Treks episode “Worst Contact,” discussing the short itself as well as the fan reaction, then happily dig into Star Trek: Lower Decks‘ “Something Borrowed Something Green” and the fun of Trek’s very first visit to the Orion homeworld. They wrap things up with a deep exploration of the Dauntless from author David Mack and new spider species named after the TOS crew.