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Predictions for the plots of each episode

11 points · submitted Sep 2023 by u/basicallydan · archived

Hey folks. I stumbled across a list for the first 8 episode titles from season 4, so I thought it'd be fun to try to predict what they will be about.

I realise that any of these are unlikely to be competely accurate because I haven't taken into account the season arc from the official website, but it's fun to come up with them anyway. Let me know which you think are closest to the truth! And maybe come up with your own?

Predictions

Twovix: By some horrific accident, Tuvix (from Voyager) somehow re-appears. Probably something to do with a transporter pattern buffer malfunction, maybe they visit Voyager in the starship museum or something. Anyway, he's really amazing and effective and somehow, he becomes an Admiral, despite Janeway's (who makes a cameo) distaste for him.

I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee: Another sexy ghost episode?

In The Cradle of Vexilon: The ship visits a nebula which turns out to be the nesting ground of a massive interstellar space creature which is made of pure light and they accidentally kill the mother, so they have to raise the baby themselves.

Something Borrowed, Something Green: Tendi's cousin has asked her to be the Orion equivalent of a bridesmaid, and they go on he Orion equivalent of a Hen Do, which is basically a pillaging tour of the alpha quadrant.

Empathalogical Fallacies: Councillor Troi makes a cameo appearance and gets into some kind of trouble with the law.

Parth Ferengi's Heart Place: A Ferengi falls in love with Mariner and tries to win her heart.

A Few Badges More: "Badgey", the anthropomorphised Starlet insignia that Rutherford designed, becomes sentient and tries to take over the Federation by replicating himself in holodecks across the fleet.

Caves: The gang gets stuck in a system of caves during a storm on a planet which is mid-terraform, and discover a previously-uncovered indigenous species which they need to tell the Federation about before the terraforming process gets too underway. With the help of the indigenous species, they are able to find their way out and halt the terraforming.

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Let me know what you think! And if you have any ideas of your own :)

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Mike1701D 7 points · Sep 2023

Twovix - Migleemo/Freeman and T'Ana/Billups transporter fusions (S4 preview, all four in sickbay together)

I Have No Bones Yet I Must Flee - Moopsy episode (S4 preview, Moopsy eats boneless beasts)

In the Cradle of Vexilon - (Tendi or Rutherford Holodeck story)

Something Borrowed, Something Green - Tendi/Rutherford wedding (S4 preview, Mariner, Tendi, T'Lyn on Orion to party)

Empathalogical Fallacies - T'Lyn episode ("Logical", and creators say we go to "T'Lyn town")

Parth Ferengi's Heart Place - Tendi/Rutherford honeymoon (S4 preview, Rutherford/Tendi at Ferengi love hotel)

A Few Badgeys More - Badgey escapes to join Peanut Hamper and AGIMUS (S4 preview, Mariner and Rutherford vs Badgey)

Caves - Sentient cave episode (Mariner once mentioned being stuck in a sentient cave)

SilverlinerIV 8 points · Sep 2023

Episode 2 might be based on a Harlan Ellison short story 'I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream'

Empathalogical Fallacies might feature the foul-mouthed Betazoid gift box, and there could be a Betazoid wedding happening

Sentient Caves might reveal something about all the crew, not just Mariner

Martel732 3 points · Sep 2023

Episode 2's name is at least definitely based on the Harlan story. This could suggest that it is an AI episode.

Also, my favorite is "Parth Ferengi's Heart Place" which is a reference to "Garth Marenghi's Darkplace" an extremely weird British horror-parody from the mid-2000s.

SilverlinerIV 2 points · Sep 2023

I haven't seen that series but maybe I should familiarize myself with it before the episode airs. It looks like Lower Decks is starting to reference a lot more than Star Trek. Becoming less Rick and Morty and more Futurama?

FotographicFrenchFry 5 points · Sep 2023

And that would make sense about why it's TWOvix.

basicallydan [OP] 4 points · Sep 2023

Migleemo/Freeman and T'Ana/Billups transporter fusions (S4 preview, all four in sickbay together)

Ooh! Good spot. Okay I guess this is that haha! I haven't watched the trailer or preview - adn I won't!

[deleted] 5 points · Sep 2023

I think Ensign Boimler Expy in the zoo episode will either bite the dust like the knights in Monty Python and the Holy Grail when the rabbit killed them or he ends up saving the day due to some hidden knowledge about animal behavior. I think "Empathalogical Fallacies" will probably be a T'Lyn vs. Betazoid telepathy rivalry, and I've also heard rumors about Boimler and Rutherford becoming roommates which, if true, could be interesting.

PiLamdOd 1 points · Sep 2023

The idea that the first episode is going to be another one focused on the bridge crew instead of the main four is disappointing.

By this point I've just gotten tried of Freeman. After three seasons, the bad captain thing has stopped being funny and is now just grating.

thishenryjames 6 points · Sep 2023

I never would have expected a Garth Marenghi's Darkplace reference on Star Trek, of all things.

Edit: Also, A Few Badges More is surely a holodeck western.

basicallydan [OP] 1 points · Sep 2023

I never would have expected a Garth Marenghi's Darkplace reference on Star Trek, of all things.

Oh! Unintentional! I love Darkplace but I don't know which episode I've accidentally referenced. Is it the interstellar baby thing? Or the sexy ghost? I feel like there may be a sexy ghost episode of Darkplace...

thishenryjames 1 points · Sep 2023

No, the episode title. Parth Ferengi's Heart Place.

basicallydan [OP] 1 points · Sep 2023

😂 HOW DID I MISS THIS

[deleted] 4 points · Sep 2023

I think "In the Cradle of Vexilon" will either be the Ringworld episode or the new Crisis Point movie. I think the Ferengi subplot will just be about Tendi and Rutherford and a commentary on how you shouldn't ship real life people together. "Empathalogical Fallacies" could be T'Lyn and Ransom meeting some Betazoid ladies and could lead to some embarrassing telepathy shenanigans. I also think "I Have No Bones And I Must Flee" is gonna be the episode where Rutherford gets trapped in a chula game and Boimler has to save him from the vengeful Wadi in the booths he attacked last season.

kkkan2020 3 points · Sep 2023

Pretty good

basicallydan [OP] 1 points · Sep 2023

Thanks!

erwin76 3 points · Sep 2023

Wow. I think you may be on the money with a lot of those episodes. And they sound pretty good too!

I especially like your ‘Caves’ idea! (You made a typo though: the species was previously unDIScovered, not uncovered ;) )

One suggestion from me: I have no bones: About Doctor McCoy perhaps?

basicallydan [OP] 2 points · Sep 2023

Thanks!

One suggestion from me: I have no bones: About Doctor McCoy perhaps?

Oh my goodness I LOVE that.

Re: Undiscovered/Uncovered: I massively overthought that actually haha, I almost put undiscovered but then I wondered whether that's the right thing to use about an intelligent species and didn't want to look stupid 😅 But I suppose from the perspective of the federation it is about discovery :) anyway thank you!

Ekozy 3 points · Sep 2023

Twovix should have Two versions of Vic Fontante!

basicallydan [OP] 1 points · Sep 2023

YES!

OpsikionThemed 2 points · Sep 2023

Parth Ferengi's Heart Place: I know they go to Ferenginar and meet Rom and Leeta at some point; I assume this is the one.

[deleted] 2 points · Sep 2023

Rom and Leeta deserve the best. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Leeta is the real power behind Rom as First Lady of Fereginar.

LQjones 3 points · Sep 2023

For Episode 1 did you mean Tuvok?

erwin76 3 points · Sep 2023

No, there is an episode in Voyager where Tuvok and Neelix get merged into a single person, due to a McGuffin acc- sorry, a transporter accident. Tuvix turns out to be the best of both personalities and I almost spoiled the ending, but I better not. I bet the episode name is Tuvix, so you can just look that up if you want.

Side note: are we downvoting non-die hard fans trying to be helpful? Really? I thought ST fans were better than that!

basicallydan [OP] 2 points · Sep 2023

Thank you for explaining to /u/LQjones. It was not cool for people to downvote them! I have upvoted in an attempt to make up for it :)

erwin76 2 points · Sep 2023

No problem, thanks for the help. Lets make it a race and see how high we can upvote them, just for giggles!

LQjones 2 points · Sep 2023

Who is downvoting non-die hard fans? And in any case that would not be me! I've been a Trek fan since the early 1970s. I do recall this episode, just not the name assigned to the combined character. I thought it was a pretty basic question.

erwin76 0 points · Sep 2023

Me too. <shrug> But you were at -1 when I replied so at least 2 people did.

LQjones 1 points · Sep 2023

Thanks!

erwin76 1 points · Sep 2023

Haha, one of them downvoted me again, it seems! This just became childish… man oh man. Welcome to reddit… 😂

basicallydan [OP] 1 points · Sep 2023

Well, I was close with Twovix - of course /u/Mike1701D got it right, but I figured out the museum bit... kinda :D