Skip to content

Star Trek Lower Decks episode sends crew to 1987

tvMay 2, 2026912

Star Trek: Lower Decks episode 11 sends the U.S.S. Cerritos back to 1987 on a Cetacean Ops mission to save humpback whales. The story pairs Ensigns Boimler and Mariner as they use whale communication and conspiracy-style plot beats to convince the whales that Earth is worth saving. The hour leans into 1980s era gags and nostalgia while turning Lower Decks' workplace comedy into a high-concept time-travel caper with real environmental stakes.

1 source