Lower Decks' final two episodes delivered big thrills for fans while leaving some with hopes for upcoming Trek shows to continue acknowledging the series' canon going forward. Guest stars from the past were all over both episodes,

Lower Decks, Jolene Blalock hadn't been in a Star Trek production since Star Trek: Enterprise's series finale in 2005. It's not that she hasn't been offered, but she chose to step away from acting for a while,

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. At the end of the 1994 film "Star Trek: Generations," the tried-and-true U.S.S. Enterprise-D crash-landed into Veridian III after a run-in with a sneaky Klingon vessel.

Lower Decks. I find it to be a charming, relatively inoffensive offering from Star Trek. It's not 'Star Trek' as I would want it, but it catered to a small group within the fandom that wanted something different than what they were getting from Star Trek's Discovery or Picard.