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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 5x05 "Star Base 80?!"

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No.	Episode	Written By	Directed By	Release Date
5x05	"Star Base 80?!"	May Darmon	Bob Suarez	2024-11-14

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u/KBM_XOR Nov 14 '24

Why did this episode feel kind of like a soft pilot for a spin-off series.

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u/CosmoonautMikeDexter Nov 14 '24

I was thinking backdoor pilot the whole time as well.

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u/Claymorbmaster Nov 14 '24

Yeah. Star Trek LD has always had some pretty nice moments of fluid animation but Kassia Nox was borderline noodle-animation-ing all over the place. It makes me think this episode in particular got a bit of a budget boost as a pilot, maybe.

Furthermore, I can't be the only one who felt like they were setting up a BeckettXNox thing right?

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u/CosmoonautMikeDexter Nov 14 '24

What is noodle animation and what is BeckettXNo?

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u/Claymorbmaster Nov 14 '24

Noodleanimation is sorta like old Looney Tunes type animation, think like Cuphead. I'm exaggerating here for comedic purposes but Nox just did NOT stop moving. haha. And the significance there is full-body animation is typically more expensive to animate, leading to me surmising that the budget might be higher for this ep.

But I'm just some dude. I dunno.

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u/InnocentTailor Nov 14 '24

If Beckett X Nox might be a thing, I ship it faster than a Miranda leaving Utopia Planitia.

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u/Smilodon48 Nov 14 '24

Watch Tawny's new show Trek show she's working on reference SB80 in some capacity.

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u/Velorian Nov 14 '24

I did start thinking half way through that I would totally watch a starbase 80 show.

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u/chloe-and-timmy Nov 14 '24

By the end all I could think of is how much I love the cast and location and feel bad this is all we'll be getting with it for a while. I think this is now number one for me in terms of wishcasting modern spinoffs

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u/Moesko_Island Nov 14 '24

If they made it, I'd watch it for sure.

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u/InnocentTailor Nov 14 '24

That would be cool - a LDS take on DS9, much like how LDS itself is a scrappier, more comedic take on classic adventure of the week Trek.

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u/creepyeyes Nov 19 '24

Because it featured three new named characters running around with one of our protagonists they all had could-be-a-recurring-character buts of trivia about who they are (young el-aurian, scientist infected with a rare parasite, corn-dog vendor)