Mariner always has the funniest way of being annoyed or angry

Currently weighing up whether to get my partner to watch First Duty and Lower Decks before we watch it together later.

Both. The answer to that is both. Two of the finest TNG episodes.

Given that the subspace rhapsody spread to many other ships in the area, they could do a parallel episode from the point of another the ship, say the Farragut but it won't be the same primary cast.

I must confess that I don't get the reference. Where was this from?

I know Cecile Rose Gooding is the Grammy winner from Broadway. Who is the other Broadway performer?

Ah thanks. I haven't watched the Wire, so I didn't get the reference.

I see that they replaced transporter chief Kyle with an Asian actress, given that André Dae Kim is now unavailable to Star Trek. I wonder if they will develop her character.

Yeah, I couldn't stop thinking about DS9's Duet with this episode. Lots of comparisons, though I think there was a lot more grey-ish morality in the SNW world. War is complicated and it sucks for everyone involved.

I didn't quite get the reference with Spock's arm. Was this supposed to reference something in previous Trek?

Also, at the end of the LD Season 4 trailer, Mariner and Boimler mentioned something about "the Pike thing we are not supposed to talk about". Maybe there will be some more LD/SNW developments.

SNW is such a good show with strong cast and characters and storylines. They totally can stand on their own without trying to bring back legacy characters or storylines. I am not sure why the producers seem to be hell bent on trying to weave these characters back in.

And this "Previously on" was also not actually that useful/needed.