Lower Decks Did a Perfect Love Letter to Deep Space 9
Lower Decks’ third season did not quite grab us as its prior seasons had, but that ultimately means that we got a pretty solid season of animated Star Trek hijinks instead of an incredibly good one, so that’s not that bad. Case in point, it gave us “Hear All, Trust Nothing,” an incredibly well done tribute to Deep Space 9. DS9 is one of the shows that Star Trek has largely shown little nostalgia for in the modern age, with TNG and even Voyager getting love from the contemporary Trek shows before it. But Lower Decks did more than lean on nostalgia with wonderful return roles for the likes of Nana Visitor and Armin Shimmerman, it told a new story in the style of Deep Space Nine, something that felt both like a great Lower Decks tale and a loving tribute to a wonderful show.
