‘You Need That One Wow Moment’: Star Trek: Lower Decks Producer Talks Bringing Back That TNG Fave And The ‘Great Subversion’ Homage To ‘The Inner Light’

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‘You Need That One Wow Moment’: Star Trek: Lower Decks Producer Talks Bringing Back That TNG Fave And The ‘Great Subversion’ Homage To ‘The Inner Light’


Warning: SPOILERS for the Star Trek: Lower Decks episode “Fully Dilated” are ahead!

In just a few weeks, Star Trek: Lower Decks will conclude on the 2024 TV schedule after a five-season run. But there are still some exciting things to look forward to before the grand finale, like seeing Voyager’s Harry Kim meet the crew of the USS Cerritos. Today’s episode, however, brought a pleasant surprise in the form of Brent Spiner reprising Next Generation favorite Data, albeit a Data from a universe where the color purple is a lot more prominent. Ahead of the episode’s premiere to Paramount+ subscription holders, I spoke to supervising producer Barry Kelly about the story behind including Data in “Fully Dilated”, as well as how this episode delivered a “great supervision” homage for the Next Generation episode “The Inner Light”.

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Why Data Was A Good Fit For This Lower Decks Episode

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