History Awesome / StarTrekLowerDecks

** Bear in mind, [=McNeill=] refused to play Locarno again on ''Voyager'' because he felt the character was beyond redemption, which is why Tom Paris was created instead. If the ''Lower Decks'' crew convinced him to reprise the role, [[OhCrap that means Locarno is a straight-up villain]].

* The creator/pilot of the Mystery Ship is finally revealed...[[TheBusCameBack Nick Locarno]], with Robert Duncan McNeill voicing him again.
** Bear in mind, McNeill refused to play Locarno again on ''Voyager'' because he felt the character was beyond redemption, which is why Tom Paris was created instead. If the ''Lower Decks'' crew convinced him to return, [[OhCrap that means Locarno is a straight-up villain]].

** In fact, once Mariner talks some sense into him, Boimler shows how he is shaping up to be a pretty good command division officer: first, he casually disobeys Ransom because, having correctly ascertained the situation, he decides he needs an engineer (a decision Ransom later validates as the right one) and he doesn't have the time to free more than one person, so he frees Rutherford. Then asks Rutherford for a solution to crash Voyager's systems and when Rutherford tells him he has an idea, Boimler doesn't argue or fuss about it, just goes with it, demonstrating another tenet of command: trust your team - you don't need to fully understand what your subordinates do, you only need to recognize your need for their expertise and trust that ''they'' know what they're doing. And to put the capper on, the above-mentioned moment with Dr. Chaotica: sizing up the situation (you've just been caught by a B-movie villain), determining what you need (buy time for Rutherford) and coming up with a way to get there (distract him with ham), all in a split-second and then having the balls to go through with it. [[note]]For comparison, three seasons ago Boimler would've failed at step one and freed Ransom (order of a superior officer), possibly dooming the whole ship - that is if he could work up the nerve to do ''anything at all'' on his own.[[/note]]

* Boimler really shows his thinking chops this episode, outwitting Agimus and leaving Mariner in the dark about his plan. At the same time, it shows that Boimler, when pushed, can and will break and fight back.

* This episode shows just how thin the ice Picard might have been standing on always was had Deanna's mother not been so self-absorbed when three women the same age as her are able to commandeer the Cerritos.

* When T'Lyn was introduced in ''wej Duj,'' there was ''no'' plans for her character beyond the that episode. Due to ''overwhelmingly'' positive fan response to her character, it was decided to add her to the main cast of the series. After making her debut as a member of the crew in the final episode of season 3, T'Lyn became a full member of the main cast as of season 4.

* Capt. Freeman is able to withstand the unintentional mind-control long enough to outwit three Betazoid spies who took over her ship.

* Freeman once again shows herself to be an expert negotiator when dealing with Rom and Leeta as well. While Vassery underestimates them and ends up bending over backwards trying to please them, Freeman finally gets them to agree to sign by saying she wants to end Vassery's embarrassment and sweetens it with a massive signing bonus that would seemingly put the Federation in debt to the Ferengi forever. The only provision is that before they get any of these bonuses, they must recruit one planet themselves, which Rom states will be easy due to how many planets are in debt with them. However, Freeman says afterwards the planet they must recruit is chosen for them and has them ReadTheFinePrint when it is revealed to be the Klingon home world, which is acknowledged as an ImpossibleTask. Freeman successfully swindling like a Ferengi and use of the eighth rule of acquisition impresses Rom due to respecting their culture, and agrees to sign the original papers.

* [[TheBusCameBack The return of]] ''Grand Nagus'' Rom and Leeta - or, to call her by her title, First Clerk Leeta, as she’s not just his wife, but a member of his administration!
** Turns out, during his time as Grand Nagus, Rom has learned to play up his goofy reputation while Leeta handles the business aspects, making them a BattleCouple [[MundaneMadeAwesome at contract negotiations]].
*** This is especially true because the last we heard from his predecessor, Zek, he wasn’t *completely* convinced he’d picked the right brother as his successor- but he was right with his initial assessment . A new Ferenginar did need a new kind of Nagus indeed. Extra points to Leeta who spent years being treated by his brother as nothing more than a pretty bauble being shown as just as able to haggle as the best of them!
** Freeman once again shows herself to be an expert negotiator when dealing with Rom and Leeta as well. While Vassery underestimates them and ends up bending over backwards trying to please them, Freeman finally gets them to agree to sign by saying she wants to end Vassery's embarrassment and sweetens it with a massive signing bonus that would seemingly put the Federation in debt to the Ferengi forever. The only provision is that before they get any of these bonuses, they must recruit one planet themselves, which Rom states will be easy due to how many planets are in debt with them. However, Freeman says afterwards the planet they must recruit is chosen for them and has them ReadTheFinePrint when it is revealed to be the Klingon home world, which is acknowledged as an ImpossibleTask. Freeman successfully swindling like a Ferengi and use of the eighth rule of acquisition impresses Rom due to respecting their culture, and agrees to sign the original papers.

* [[TheBusCameBack The return of]] ''Grand Nagus'' Rom and Leeta.

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** Freeman once again shows herself to be an expert negotiator when dealing with Rom and Leeta as well. While Vassery underestimates them and ends up bending over backwards trying to please them, Freeman finally gets them to agree to sign by saying she wants to end Vassery's embarrassment and sweetens it with a massive signing bonus that would seemingly put the Federation in debt to the Ferengi forever. The only provision is that before they get any of these bonuses, they must recruit one planet themselves, which Rom states will be easy due to how many planets are in debt with them. However, Freeman says afterwards the planet they must recruit is chosen for them and has them ReadTheFinePrint when it is revealed to be the Klingon home world, which is acknowledged as an ImpossibleTask. Freeman successfully swindling like a Ferengi and use of the tenth rule of acquisition impresses Rom due to respecting their culture, and agrees to sign the original papers.

* O'Connor's willingness to die for Tendi is what allows him to finally ascend. Too bad it's actually an incredibly horrifying process that may be a FateWorseThanDeath.

* Capt. Freeman is able to withstand the unintentional mindcontrol long enough to outwit three Betazoid spies who took over her ship.

* Provisional Lt. JG T’Lyn is a science officer. We’ve seen she’s dedicated to exploring her field, and in this episode she’s given the opportunity of a life time from an anthropological perspective- get to go and participate in a wedding in a culture that is not frequently observed by outsiders. So we see her diligently taking notes the whole trip. But when Tendi shows that she really isn’t comfortable with the research going back to the Vulcan High Counsel? She *literally throws her research out a window*- she started out the season wanting nothing more than to prove she was a good Vulcan who could go back to her old ship, and that research could have done that, but Tendi’s friendship has become more important. Of course she plays it off by saying it’s about the ethics of publishing without a study’s subject’s consent, which is obviously part of it, but it’s clearly not all of it.

* While he should have been utilising his team, Boimler manages to complete his multi-person task nearly entirely by himself, only needing the others when he suddenly has to undo it all again on short notice.

* Lt. T'Lyn gets one herself for her pep talk to Boimler that gets him to finally realize the importance of utilizing his team. It's a very Vulcan style version of Kirk's "Risk is our business" sentiment from TOS. Crosses over into Crowning Moment of Heartwarming, especially when just two episodes ago she was more interested in proving herself to go back to a Vulcan ship but she seems to be finding her place among the Crew of the Cerritos.

* Lt. T'lyn gets one herself for her pep talk to Boimler that gets him to finally realize the importance of utilizing his team. It's a very Vulcan style version of Kirk's "Risk is our business" sentiment from TOS. Crosses over into Crowning Moment of Heartwarming, especially when just a couple episodes ago she was more interested in proving herself to go back to a Vulcan ship but she seems to be finding her place among the Crew of the Cerritos.