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.
Tendi, usually the optimist, finds the job soul-crushing as the crew is repeatedly slimed and mutated. [S2E6] The Spy Humongous
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 Back on the ship, Mariner, Tendi, and Rutherford
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. Mariner reveals she swiped a crystal that allows