Star Trek: Lower Decks Creator Mike McMahan Unpacks Season 4’s Big Reveals and Callbacks

Throughout its fourth season, Star Trek: Lower Decks put the crew of the USS Cerritos through the wringer as they faced a conspiracy involving rogue starships led by a familiar unfriendly face in disgraced Starfleet cadet Nick Locarno. The confrontation showcased how much protagonist Beckett Mariner believes in Starfleet’s mission, as she stopped Locarno from running off with a devastating Genesis device capable of eradicating all life on an entire planet. By the end, the day is saved again, with plenty of spacefaring action and self-aware jokes as Mariner proves how capable and heroic a Starfleet officer she truly is.In an interview with CBR, Star Trek: Lower Decks creator and showrunner Mike McMahan shared the inspirations behind the fourth season’s comedy and narrative directions, explained the differences between writing for Lower Decks and Solar Opposites, and reflected on how Lower Decks has escalated its integration into the wider Star Trek mythos.CBR: My favorite gag in the whole season is them dressing up as Mark Twain, which gets revisited in the season finale. How did that joke come about?RELATED: Star Trek: Lower Decks Creator Wants to Create Animated, Live-Action Movies

Throughout its fourth season, Star Trek: Lower Decks put the crew of the USS Cerritos through the wringer as they faced a conspiracy involving rogue starships led by a familiar unfriendly face in disgraced Starfleet cadet Nick Locarno. The confrontation showcased how much protagonist Beckett Mariner believes in Starfleet’s mission, as she stopped Locarno from running off with a devastating Genesis device capable of eradicating all life on an entire planet. By the end, the day is saved again, with plenty of spacefaring action and self-aware jokes as Mariner proves how capable and heroic a Starfleet officer she truly is.

RELATED: Star Trek: Lower Decks Creator Wants to Create Animated, Live-Action Movies

In an interview with CBR, Star Trek: Lower Decks creator and showrunner Mike McMahan shared the inspirations behind the fourth season’s comedy and narrative directions, explained the differences between writing for Lower Decks and Solar Opposites, and reflected on how Lower Decks has escalated its integration into the wider Star Trek mythos.

CBR: My favorite gag in the whole season is them dressing up as Mark Twain, which gets revisited in the season finale. How did that joke come about?

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