rating: ***
the story: The junior officers stand trial (probably).
review: If Star Trek since 1991 has proven anything, it’s that The Undiscovered Country looms large in the production offices. Voyager revisited it with its Sulu episode, “Flashback,” Enterprise held another Klingon trial in “Judgment,” and now Lower Decks riffs on the trial with “Veritas.”
The whole thing ends with a swerve, but it’s also an excuse to spend quality time with the personality quirks of the four lead characters, out of whom Rutherford finally gets to shine with his implant glitching, leaving gaps in his memory and therefore his testimony.
But the biggest surprise? Q! Really! John De Lancie, no stranger to vocal performances, provides the voice and everything! He’s not nearly the lead element, but it’s still fun to have him around, not the least because Q is no stranger to trials (first and last episode of Next Generation, “Death Wish” in Voyager).
criteria analysis:
>franchise - The sixth Star Trek movie is revisited! Again!
>series - With a distinctive, and unexpected, Lower Decks twist!
>character - Finally Rutherford is getting to showcase his potential (even if it revolves around that implant of his).
>essential - Maybe not, but it’s still good fun!
notable guest-stars:
John De Lancie (Q)
Kurtwood Smith (who also appeared in Undiscovered Country and Voyager)
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