[s2e6] The Spy Humongous Info
Seeking a faster track to promotion, Boimler joins a clique of ambitious ensigns who call themselves "The Redshirts". They spend their time acting like senior officers and looking down on the other Lower Deckers. However, when the scorpion-Tendi begins tearing through the mess hall, Boimler realizes his friends are more important than a promotion. He uses his knowledge of Tendi's personality to save her, making a fool of himself with replicated food to make her laugh, which reverts her to her Orion form. The Prank Call
Things go south when Rutherford accidentally breaks a container holding a prehistoric frog skull. The resulting green mist causes Rutherford to expand to a "humongous" size, and eventually, Tendi is transformed into a giant, rampaging Orion scorpion. Boimler and the "Redshirts" [S2E6] The Spy Humongous
In the Star Trek: Lower Decks episode (Season 2, Episode 6), the crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos deals with a series of absurdly mismatched challenges, from a terrible Pakled spy to "Anomaly Consolidation Day." The "Master" Spy Seeking a faster track to promotion, Boimler joins
Tendi, usually the optimist, finds the job soul-crushing as the crew is repeatedly slimed and mutated. He uses his knowledge of Tendi's personality to
Back on the ship, Mariner, Tendi, and Rutherford are stuck with "Anomaly Consolidation Day," the task of collecting all the dangerous alien artifacts senior officers have stashed in their quarters.
The episode ends with a deep-cut fan reference. Mariner reveals she swiped a crystal that allows for long-distance voice broadcasting. The "Fave Four" use it to prank call , the malevolent "Skin of Evil" that famously killed Tasha Yar on The Next Generation . They spend the evening making fun of the sentient puddle of tar, much to his eternal frustration. Star Trek: Lower Decks review – Season 2, Episode 6
While Captain Freeman is on the Pakled homeworld attempting a peace initiative, Commander Ransom and Lieutenant Kayshon host a Pakled "refugee" named Rumdar. It becomes immediately obvious that Rumdar is a spy—specifically a very bad one. He uses a "hidden" wrist camera to take photos of his own foot and blinds himself with the flash while trying to photograph a window.