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Two new episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks means that you’re almost certain to have Jeffrey Combs appear in one of them! And, sure enough, Star Trek: Lower Decks delivers with “Where Pleasant Fountains Lie” and “I, Excretus”. While Combs is present in only one episode, both the episodes this week are fairly strong entries from the series. Has the show managed to figure out its tone or will it continue to struggle to find the line of “good taste” and comedy?
In “Where Pleasant Fountains Lie”, Mariner and Boimler are stranded on an uninhabited planet with a sentient computer. On the Cerritos, Lt. Commander Billups must prove his engineering abilities to an old adversary.
In “I, Excretus”, a consultant arrives on the USS Cerritos to run drills that require the lower deckers and bridge crew to swap duties.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Where Pleasant Fountains Lie” and “I, Excretus” from the second season of Star Trek: Lower Decks. Plus! The duo chats about riding a joke, doing a half-measure when you should go all the way, and the many roles of Jeffrey Combs.