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 - The Inner Fight (1)
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/26/2023
Captain Freeman assigns the Lower Deckers an overly safe mission to try and keep a self-destructive Mariner out of danger.
#2 - A Mathematically Perfect Redemption
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/6/2022
A wayward Starfleet ensign struggles to find a path to redemption.
#3 - Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/13/2022
Boimler's holodeck movie sequel tries to live up to the original.
#4 - Trusted Sources
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/20/2022
A visiting reporter on the Cerritos puts Captain Freeman on edge.
#5 - The Stars at Night
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/27/2022
The Cerritos crew must prove their worth in a mission race.
#6 - Twovix
Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/2023
The Cerritos ensigns must assist a caretaker on the voyage of a historically significant starship.
#7 - I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/7/2023
Mariner tries to get demoted, Rutherford tries to get promoted, and Boimler makes a big move.
#8 - In the Cradle of Vexilon
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/14/2023
Boimler leads his first away mission on an alien megastructure.
#9 - Something Borrowed, Something Green
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/21/2023
Tendi is summoned back to Orion for a wedding.
#10 - Empathological Fallacies
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/28/2023
A trio of Betazoids cause chaos on the Cerritos.
#11 - Parth Ferengi's Heart Place
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/5/2023
The Cerritos visits the Ferengi homeworld.
#12 - A Few Badgeys More
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/12/2023
Three computerized villains return to cause problems for the Cerritos crew.
#13 - Caves
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/19/2023
The Lower Deckers go on a classic cave mission.
#14 - Hear All, Trust Nothing
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 9/29/2022
The Cerritos crew unexpectedly spends a day on Deep Space Nine.
#15 - Old Friends, New Planets (2)
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/2/2023
Mariner faces her past.
#16 - Dos Cerritos
Season 5 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/24/2024
A spatial anomaly forces the Cerritos crew to face their own faces. Tendi pirates.
#17 - Shades of Green
Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/24/2024
Tendi races to stop a conflict while Boimler & Mariner race to stop capitalists.
#18 - The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel
Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/2024
The Lower Deckers hunt nanites on a resort...in space?!
#19 - A Farewell to Farms
Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/7/2024
Dr. Migleemo cooks up some hot dishes while Mariner prefers hers served cold.
#20 - Starbase 80?!
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/14/2024
Ransom uses too much disinfectant gel while Mariner gets paranoid about curses.
#21 - Of Gods and Angles
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/21/2024
Mariner teams up with a troubled ensign while the Cerritos hosts peace talks between civilizations.
#22 - Fully Dilated
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/28/2024
It's a pre-warp society undercover Girls Trip!
#23 - Upper Decks
Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/5/2024
The Lower Deckers have a pumpkin carving party.
#24 - Fissure Quest (1)
Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/12/2024
Fissures must be closed before they get inflamed.
#25 - The New Next Generation (2)
Season 5 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/19/2024
Season finale where lots of wild stuff happens!