The WORST episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks
Every episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks!
Focusing on the support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships, the USS Cerritos, in 2380. Ensigns Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford and Tendi must keep up with their duties and their social lives, often while the ship is being rocked by a multitude of sci-fi anomalies. The ship's bridge crew includes Captain Carol Freeman, Commander Jack Ransom, Lieutenant Shaxs and Doctor T'Ana.
#1 - A Mathematically Perfect Redemption
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/6/2022
A wayward Starfleet ensign struggles to find a path to redemption.
#2 - Second Contact
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/6/2020
Ensign Tendi has her first day of work on Starfleet's U.S.S. Cerritos, where she meets fellow support crew members, Ensigns Mariner, Boimler and Rutherford. Meanwhile, Boimler is tasked with a secret special assignment and Rutherford attempts to keep his dating life intact while a sci-fi disaster strikes the ship.
#3 - Terminal Provocations
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/10/2020
The lovable, but awkward, Ensign Fletcher makes work difficult for Mariner and Boimler. Rutherford introduces Tendi to a holodeck training program he created.
#4 - Envoys
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/13/2020
After a high profile mission goes awry, Boimler is further plagued with self-doubt when Mariner proves herself to be a more naturally talented sci-fi badass than he. Rutherford quits his job in engineering and explores other departments on the U.S.S. Cerritos.
#5 - Strange Energies
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/12/2021
Approximately three months later, the U.S.S. Cerritos is dispatched on a mission where it ends up in a sci-fi event resulting in "strange energy," which Commander Ransom inadvertently absorbs.
#6 - A Few Badgeys More
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/12/2023
Three computerized villains return to cause problems for the Cerritos crew.
#7 - Temporal Edict
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/20/2020
A new work protocol eliminating "buffer time" has the Lower Decks crew running ragged as they try to keep up with their tightened schedules. Ensign Mariner and Commander Ransom's mutual lack of respect comes to a head during an away mission.
#8 - Moist Vessel
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/27/2020
Captain Freeman seeks the ultimate payback after Mariner blatantly disrespects her in front of the crew. A well-meaning Tendi accidentally messes up a Lieutenant's attempt at spiritual ascension and tries to make it right.
#9 - Cupid's Errant Arrow
Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/3/2020
Mariner becomes suspicious of Boimler's new girlfriend Barb. Tendi and Rutherford grow jealous of the USS Vancouver's more-advanced gear.
#10 - Mining The Mind's Mines
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/8/2022
On a remote science outpost, stone orbs are bringing fantasies to life. Tendi starts her first day as a Senior Science Officer Trainee.
#11 - Much Ado About Boimler
Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/17/2020
Mariner tries to impress her best friend from Starfleet Academy who is now a visiting Captain. Boimler is sent to a Starfleet medical ship after a transporter accident puts him “out of phase.”
#12 - Room For Growth
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/15/2022
Mariner, Boimler and Tendi clash with their arch-rivals: Delta Shift. The Cerritos engineers go on mandatory relaxation leave.
#13 - Veritas
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/24/2020
Mariner, Boimler, Tendi and Rutherford are caught off guard when aliens force them to testify about a series of seemingly unrelated events.
#14 - Mugato, Gumato
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/2/2021
The U.S.S. Cerritos is dispatched to a planet to investigate an unexplained sighting of a dangerous Mugato.
#15 - The Spy Humongous
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/16/2021
Anomaly consolidation day on the U.S.S. Cerritos leaves the Lower Deckers with mixed emotions. Captain Freeman attempts to negotiate peace on the Pakled home world.
#16 - We'll Always Have Tom Paris
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 8/26/2021
Assigned a special task by Dr. T'Ana, Tendi enlists Mariner for help. On the U.S.S. Cerritos, Rutherford is consumed by a bridge crew mystery.
#17 - Kayshon, His Eyes Open
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/19/2021
Our Lower Deckers have trouble bonding with Ensign Jet Manhaver, who has been assigned Boimler’s bunk and shift duties. Boimler’s life on the U.S.S. Titan proves to be more intense than he thought it would be.
#18 - Caves
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/19/2023
The Lower Deckers go on a classic cave mission.
#19 - In the Cradle of Vexilon
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/14/2023
Boimler leads his first away mission on an alien megastructure.
#20 - Empathalogical Fallacies
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/28/2023
A trio of Betazoids cause chaos on the Cerritos.
#21 - Grounded
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/25/2022
Mariner enlists her friends on a rogue mission to exonerate her mother, as Captain Freeman faces a military tribunal for the destruction of Pakled Planet.
#22 - The Least Dangerous Game
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/1/2022
On a tropical paradise planet, Mariner questions Commander Ransom on how he structures his away team. Boimler makes a bold career decision.
#23 - Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/13/2022
Boimler's holodeck movie sequel tries to live up to the original.
#24 - Reflections
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/22/2022
Mariner and Boimler work the Starfleet recruitment booth at an alien job fair, Rutherford challenges himself.
#25 - Where Pleasant Fountains Lie
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 9/23/2021
Mariner and Boimler are stranded on an uninhabited planet with a sentient computer. On the Cerritos, Lt. Commander Billups must prove his engineering abilities to an old adversary.