Warning! The next accommodates SPOILERS for the Star Trek: Decrease Decks Season 4 finale, “Outdated Associates, New Planets.”
Star Trek: Decrease Decks closed out one other season, and whereas we’re already assured at the very least yet one more season will arrive with our Paramount+ subscription, followers would possibly nonetheless be shocked by a stunning growth for a significant character. Tendi ended up leaving the Cerritos to satisfy a promise she made that helped save the day. Following that huge second, showrunner Mike McMahan spoke to CinemaBlend about all issues Tendi.
In trade for an Orion battleship that the crew used to assist thwart Nick Locarno’s plans, Tendi agreed to return to her household and resume her place at her sister’s request. I requested Mike McMahan in regards to the ending and deciding on sending her off, and discovered his ideas on the emotional closing scene of her on the Orion ship:
I really like that music cue and her expression at that second as a result of I feel there are methods to play that second the place it looks like she’s like–I did not wish to do what we did already with Captain Freeman when she was taken away in handcuffs. Tendi has been a personality who is clearly the guts of Starfleet, the guts of science. She’s the pure optimism and pleasure. However she’s additionally been burdened by, ‘Am I an Orion, or am I Starfleet? And I beloved this second on the finish as a result of she’s selecting to be neither. She’s going to be Tendi, who exists in each. . .Chris Westlake turned on this rating cue for that second that was an extension of her battle music on the Deep House 9 episode. And I simply thought it was so affecting and spoke to the emotion behind that second that I had them lengthen it for the complete credit. You’ll be seeing Tendi. Tendi subsequent season is Tendi, who we love, however is unburdened about questioning who she is. And it is a actually great point to observe.
So simply to make it clear for anybody questioning, this isn’t the tip of Tendi on Star Trek: Decrease Decks. She is going to return for the already confirmed Season 5, although we do not know precisely when she’ll reunite along with her mates again on the Cerritos.
Whereas Mike McMahan did not lay out a timeline for the way lengthy Tendi might be away, he did supply some recommendation for followers already looking forward to Star Trek: Decrease Decks Season 5. I requested if Tendi’s time away will supply a better look into the lives of Orions, and followers might be happy to listen to that is certainly on the agenda for upcoming episodes:
Yeah, there’s some deep-cut Orion stuff. I might extremely suggest for those who wanna savor each tasting observe of the start of subsequent season, I might bone up on all of the Orion episodes. Even those you do not assume it’s worthwhile to watch.
Now can be the correct time to observe each Orion-centric episode ever, as now we have time earlier than the following upcoming Star Trek collection arrives. I am very within the “Even those you do not assume it’s worthwhile to watch” as a cool little tease of one thing surprising on the way in which. After the Unusual New Worlds crossover and a shock love letter to Voyager, I am unsure I wish to rule something out for Season 5.
We all know we are able to anticipate extra T’Lyn, who’s impressed by Enterprise‘s T’Pol after she intentionally ignored a name that might’ve possible gotten her former place again. There are additionally loads of extra adventures available with Mariner, Boimler and Rutherford, and undoubtedly extra cameos to make occur.
I do know I used to be thrilled to see Wil Wheaton reprise Wesley Crusher two years after Mike McMahan instructed CinemaBlend in 2021 he had concepts to convey the actor again. Season 4 makes it really feel like the long run remains to be vivid for Star Trek: Decrease Decks, which makes me extra excited for Season 5.
Binge all 4 seasons of Star Trek: Decrease Decks proper now over on Paramount+. After that, you should definitely try all the different nice Trek content material obtainable, or possibly bounce into one thing totally new.
