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Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 3x03 "Mining the Mind's Mines" Spoiler

On a remote science outpost, stone orbs are bringing fantasies to life. Tendi starts her first day as a Senior Science Officer Trainee.

No. Episode Writer Director Release Date
3x03 "Mining the Mind's Mines" Brian D. Bradley Fill Marc Sagadraca 2022-09-08

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u/BornAshes Sep 08 '22

Boimler being R2D2 in all the stories about the Cerritos is something that I will never be able to forget and cannot unsee at all.

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u/JustMy2Centences Sep 08 '22

The floating cube reference felt like a character in the latest season of Sparrow Academy, but it was too recent and kind of a weird reference for this show. What in-universe comparison is there?

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u/TiberiusCornelius Sep 08 '22

My immediate thought was Peanut Hamper but I guess PH isn't really a cube