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I wouldn't call it a bittersweet ending - more like an emotional gut punch that brought me to tears.

Scene with Worf is one of highest points of Star Trek.

It’s weird seeing Picard, riker, crusher from a different perspective. We feel intimidated by them instead of usually supporting them.

This episode is one of my favorite TNG episode. I feel connected with the side characters throughout the episode. The ending has gotten me feeling so many emotions.

Ben, the waiter in Ten Forward, may be the most underutilized character in all of StarTrek. He radiates charisma, and steals every scene he's in. Too bad he never appeared again.

I re-watched this episode early this year, mostly because it appeared on a "best TNG episodes" list and very much like it. The "what if we don't focus on the main characters for an episode" exercise really worked well, and I love the back-story with Sito in this.

I love this episode. The guest stars absolutely hit it out of the park and the ending is like a punch in the stomach. The interspliced poker scenes between the senior officers and the juniors are top tier Trek. Plus that Cardassian mole is a nice glimpse into how deep and nuanced Cardassians can be, which DS9 did brilliantly.

Just finished TNG a few days ago for the first time, so this came at a perfect time! Love this episode.

This is hands down my favourite episode in the entire series. It was nice to see the follow up of Ens. Sito after the events at the Academy and is the only episode to bring a tear to my eye.

I was close to tears for Ensign Sito.

Just watched this episode on reruns for about the 5th time. Such a great episode. I need more so I came here

5:23 He must be the junior officer's Guinan. Apparently, either Starfleet or the senior command staff of the Enterprise D feel that junior officers haven't earned the privilege of being served by Guinan yet, so they employed a "lower decks" Guinan to serve the Enterprise peons! 🤣

Only the hint that Ensign Sito would have been happy about his promotion shows how painful and fatal the loss of Ensign Sito really is. She wasn't actually chosen for the promotion for nothing. You can try to fill this gap, but the question always arises as to what else would have been possible for them. Worf's affection provides clear confirmation of this assumption.

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Always thought Ben was one of Guinan's children. He uses her tactics and has some of her wisdom.

One of the best written episodes that I wish led to a serious spin-off series!

Rough ending, prepared me for when it happened in real life.

Aren't department heads involved in the promotion of crew INTO their departments? Why was the Operations Management Officer (Lt. Cmdr Data) not involved in the decision of evaluating Sito and Lavelle for the Ops position? Was just wondering. At any rate, a fantastic episode. Was nice to see how other officers see the Enterprise and what goes on, on it.

Now I want to go watch this episode!! I can’t wait for August 😍

I like this idea for a video! Plus that new show is coming out in august! I also love this episode, so that helps! Thanks Mr. Tot

I remember watching that episode when it came out, and I initially wondered why we had some new random barman rather than Guinan. Of course, I think it was a good creative choice (assuming that's what it was, and not just Whoopi Goldberg having other stuff on that week), and it's odd to think that if the episode had been made in the last 10 years or so, we'd probably have got some Short Treks featuring them in the lead up to, and in the aftermath of, the episode.

Love the Star Trek videos man but “Disclaimer” is misspelled right at the start of the video

Lower Decks can be compared with To Kill A Mockingbird. Harper Lee's book is an adult drama about a wrongly accused man's trial and defense, told from Scout Finch's childlike, not-fully-informed viewpoint. This episode is about a high-security mission, details known only to the senior officers, told from the perspective of junior officers who don't know why they're doing the things they're ordered to do.

I liked the joke about Riker probably sleeps in his uniform. I had slept in my job uniform a few times.

Agreed. It’s a great episode from a really fresh perspective and very moving too.

A few thoughts: * This was a good episode. I had never considered it from the perspective presented in this video, but I like it. * I wish they had continued the concept into other episodes, or even a new series. Yes, I realize that "Lower Decks" is supposed to do this, but (with the caveat that I haven't seen it, only seen clips on YT) it seems more like a comedy than a serious series. I don't know if it would be feasible to do, but I would like a series similar to TNG, that explores social, cultural, and philosophical issues, as well as exploring space and interacting with other cultures, but done more from the perspective of junior personnel, probably even focused more on enlisted than officers. * One thing that actually bugged me about TNG was the heavy focus on senior officers. There was minimal interaction with junior officers, and almost nothing with enlisted (the only enlisted I can ever remember is Obrien). As a kid I didn't know Chiefs were enlisted, so I thought the entire ships crew was officers and the Federation didn't even HAVE enlisted. * Voyager had a similar episode, "Good Shepherd", where Janeway deals with a bunch of troublesome junior personnel.

I ball into tears when Picard makes the ship announcement.

the rebel cardassian was an ensign too xD

I remember seeing this as 9 year old. Loved it because it was so different. New characters instead of the same old. Very cool

Alright you got me. I did like that episode and I was wondering what I was going to watch. Looks like it's going to be Lower Decks of TNG. Gotta love classic Picard!

Lower decks was great

This episode gave us lower decks, which makes me happy.

I don't think I ever seen that many (if any at all) people talk about Lower Decks. When it's easily one of the best episodes of the last season of TNG. Ironic that Alex Kurtzman would still know what the difference between good Star Trek material and then what ended up happening with Star Trek Picard when producing the new Star Trek animated series. Cool video.

I love this episode and Voyager’s two junior officer episodes. Wish Discovery would do a Lower Decks episode.

Hey do you know anything about the alliance-union universe and the books and songs associated with it? Its really a hidden gem and is what firefly and rimworld were inspired by.

Know thy characters: I would pose the thought that we DO know all of those young characters. They are a composite reblend enticing us to reimagine each of of our favorite regulars as they were on the way up the ranks. While they are not pattern fits, their upward struggles are directly in line with (and filling in for us) what we can only image took place for each of the regulars. They allow us to love our regulars as if we had known them even earlier than Far Point Station.

One of my favorite episodes. There's a really good TNG novel with the same premise called The Best and Brightest

The game they are playing at around 4:56 is called Terrace. I used to own one many years ago.. was a great game. Sadly I’m not sure if they are made anymore.

Ensign Sito was very good and sweet, wished to see her more, RIP

The only reason I have watched this episode 15 times is because of the way Taurik sounds. What a gem

One of my favourite episodes!

I think Star Trek: Lower Decks is an amazing idea on paper, but that the writers and producers are struggling to figure out what to do with it. There are parts of the show that feel like Star Trek, brief glimpses into what the show could be, but those glimpses are usually overshadowed by crude humor and running gags mostly focused around misandry and the ineptitude of the higher ranks. Given how much time Tindi (the Orion female science officer) spends in the jeffries tubes, and how often Boimler (the token white male, who is usually the subject of the attempts at humor) is seen doing maintenance, that both those officers are actually cadets on their midshipman's cruise. With her well-documented list of insubordination, the only reason I can come up with for why Mariner hasn't been drummed out of Starfleet is that her mother's a Captain and her father's an Admiral - an example of nepotism at it's most destructive, given the amount of things she's allowed to get away with. The only character that actually seems to belong there is Rutherford (the black male cyborg), who seems to be not only good at his job but also openly recognized for it by his superiors.

A fantastic ep for TNG. Other than O'Brian, I always have trouble trying to remember a support cast member outside of the core group (I don't count Ensign Ro) in TNG. I think DS9 always did better with their supporting cast. It was another reason I love Babylon 5 for moments like this because I think they did right by some of their supporting cast as well (Though I could be looking at this in a biased lens). Great look at a great moment in Star Trek :)

Great episode, and I’m honestly enjoying the show too.

That's why the animation lower decks is so cool.

Yeh this is the TRUE "Lower Decks".

Wait, just came to me, is next generation, love boat in space? Picard is captain stubing, troi is Julie the cruise director, Guinan is Issac. Whoa, mind blown.

Correction: Ron Wilkerson is the writer who came up with the concept, the 1st draft script which he pitched in the writers room and is credited as Story By.

Lower Decks should have spawned a spin off, perhaps in a less prestigious ship than the Enterprise. But not the god awful Lower Decks cartoon that Klutzman came out with.

You ought to add more # tag for your vids or have they been limited?

Would you take a look at Warehouse 13?

A great episode. While there wasn't a TNG top 10 list, this would have come in somewhere 6-10. As far as I'm concerned it ranks right up there with TNG: The Inner Light and Darmok

Minor correction: Nemesis is set in 2379

That was a good episode lol Benverin in this and i like how lt Borick is in this and he moves right on over to Voyager after tng ends, kind of like tom paris was in tng first but with a diffrent name lol but same person really

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That Vulcan was also in Voyager right?

I love this episode but it bothers me how Picard manipulated Sito. I didn’t notice it the first handful of times I watched this episode but the last few times it really stood out to me. Kind of messed up. I think we all manipulate people without even realizing that we’re doing it.

I really thought Sito was going to survive. I was surprised at the end when they said she didn't.

to me this feels like final space with star trek skin, still looks good

It was one of their perfect episodes

Kurtzman hasn’t got a clue!

They sent the ensign to her death dude. WHY TF would they do that. "I don't know why you ended up on the enterprise, but get the F off my ship and go sacrifice yourself??? I heard about what you did at the academy B. Now you gonna die!" - Captain Picard......

The narration is like 10x louder than the episode audio.

Yeah Voyager did a "Lower decks" episode and I often wish there were more of them.

Another great episode like this, was "Good Shepard" on Star Trek Voyager. Both are great episodes!! #ItsADeck15LifeForMe

Are you going to talk about the show? I found it amazing

You should do a video on Dan Harmons, Community

Episode, Concept and Story by Ron Wilkerson.

I love this episode. One thing that always confused me that I hope someone can answer. Why is Wharf upset at the end? I thought as a Klingon he would celebrate her death? She died honorably in the line of duty which for a Klingon is the ultimate way to die.

Idea baseing a series out of an Excelsior class ship stationed out of a starbase that gos out on border petrol, to check in on a few worlds in near by space. set it during or after DS9 but far enough away from the Dominion war to not be draged into it but regularly inconvinianced by it. also giving the show a larger surounding cast off the ship, add a number of Local anoying Alien races and with standard ship crew number for that class of about 200 reduced dew to other concerns, with the ship and station haveing rotating crew postings, like Dr Crusher leaving for a year in peace time. thay could have entire chunks of the crew leave and return for a few random years. the Enterprise was the A-team this would not even be the Z-team, but Starfleet trying to do the best thay can.

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Good video, but the epic music in the background is really distracting

Why does he look like an action figure?

It was the best episode in that season

This is very typical of Star Trek. The only people on the ship are officers. The only enlisted member of Star Fleet is the Chief O’Brien. Think about that for a few minutes. If you compare the Space ships to our navel ships, you will see just how absurd this makes Star Fleet. The only job on the ship that has any importance and ‘can’ be handled by an enlisted person is running the transporter! How totally absurd! In reality the vast majority of the ‘jobs’ or ‘duties’ on the Bridge would be handled by enlisted personnel just as they are on our Navel ships. Who has the wheel, enlisted, who has the communication, enlisted, who is watching the scanners no not the science officer it’s some enlisted guy who spends his eight hour shift mostly right in front of that screen not going on away missions. Oh yea, Away missions! Who does that! The ships Captain, as in Kirk, the XO as in Ricker, no it’s some poor Lt. and a party of enlisted (Marines) men and women! One officer maybe 2, at the most! And never anyone important! Only if it is a FOR SURE PEACEFUL MISSION, or a ceremony, would the Captain or XO go. I know it’s fiction but try to be somewhat real Star Trek.

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Ensign Sito made this episode. From Picard testing her with a dressing down, then pumping her up to Worf teaching her a lesson. Never was a superfan of Worf but his part in this episode was great. I cried when Picard addressed the crew at the end of the episode.

Avoiding spoilers for episodes aired 20 years ago....

Whatever happened to Shannon? I thought she was incredible in this episode. Seems her acting career ended soon after this? What a waste, she had tons of potential. Maybe she didn't enjoy acting/Hollywood anymore? Did she rub (or perhaps refuse to rub) some agent/producer the wrong way?

the "lower decks" episode has nothing to do with the "lower decks" who are the enlisted crew not the officers!!!

why cant they design ships anymore even when ripping off tng ship design they still cant do it .....just amazing

Why is there no salut in Star Trek? No sign of respect for superior officers.

Everybody LOVED.... TNG lower decks! Everybody HATES CARTOON lower decks. Humans.....

I'm skipping the Lower Deck Animation Series. No thank you. If was done more as a drama with a heavier Animation Style I be down.

tNG "Lower Decks" is great... The Animated series, amd all Kurtzman Trek ismcomplete trash

Animated lower decks was awful

Yes put the animated lower decks f****** stinks because of the animation style is just awful

Picard killed her, he sent her on a stupid mission

love this episode of TNG, one of my favourites. That Ensign Sito is gonna go places.