Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 4 Finale – "Old Friends, New Planets"
Summary
- Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 finale, "Old Friends, New Planets," features Lieutenant Mariner confronting ex-Cadet Locarno, while Captain Freeman defies orders to rescue Mariner, and Lieutenant Tendi makes a sacrifice.
- Showrunner Mike McMahan discusses the crossover with Strange New Worlds, embracing Star Trek's optimistic tone, and the positive reaction from fans to Lower Decks.
- McMahan shares insights into the finale, including Mariner's connection to Nova Squadron and her unwavering loyalty to Starfleet, as well as the return of Joshua Albert and the distinction between Locarno and Tom Paris.
Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4 had an explosive finale that showrunner and creator Mike McMahan filled with the show's trademark Easter eggs and callbacks to Star Trek: The Next Generation and other Star Trek shows and movies.
In Lower Decks season 4's finale, "Old Friends, New Planets," Lieutenant Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) confronts a face from her Starfleet Academy past: disgraced ex-Cadet Nicholas Locarno (Robert Duncan McNeill), who has become a threat to the galaxy. Meanwhile, Captain Carol Freeman (Dawnn Lewis) goes against Starfleet's orders to rescue Mariner, and Lieutenant D'Vana Tendi (Noël Wells) makes a huge personal sacrifice to save her friend.
