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In “Moist Vessel”, Captain Freeman seeks the ultimate payback after Mariner blatantly disrespects her in front of the crew. A well-meaning Tendi accidentally messes up a lieutenant’s attempt at spiritual ascension and tries to make it right.
“Stardate 57538.9. The Cerritos is working alongside the USS Merced in the relocation of an ancient generation ship, which due to some unknown calamity never reached its destination. Her crew adrift in centuries, mummified in disabled cryo units. Their most precious cargo, mysterious containers of molecular fluid which generates life from inorganic material. We suspect they planned to use it on a dead planet to create a habitable environment they could call home. The Merced is here to ensure the generation ship is preserved during transportation, and I want everyone to give them full support. Captain Durango and I both served on the Illinois many years ago, and it is a true delight to be able to work with him again…“
“Moist Vessel” delves into the Freeman and Mariner relationship. Freeman tries to punish Mariner by giving her the worst jobs on the USS Cerritos, only to have it backfire when Mariner enjoys them. In retaliation, Freeman promotes Mariner to a senior position – Mariner’s worst nightmare. Ensign Boimler can’t believe the promotion and decides that he’ll pull a George Costanza move and do the opposite of what is expected from a Starfleet officer to get some recognition.
Tendi attempts to befriend a co-worker who is trying to attain spiritual ascension (TNG reference?). Unfortunately, her attempts only lead to suffering as she annoys her new friend and can’t seem to make things right.
When an alien ship leaks some terraforming goo all over the Cerritos, Freeman and Mariner come to a mutual understanding and Tendi manages to salvage her new relationship.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss the latest Star Trek: Lower Decks episode, “Moist Vessel”! They break down society’s discomfort with the word “moist”, the success (or not) of the show’s attempts to be emotionally grounded, and over-stuffing an episode with ideas!