A one-shot that celebrates characters and their respective relationships during pride month.
So first up, Mariner and Jennifer in Lower Decks! Mariner takes Jennifer to a bar not long after Jennifer dragged Mariner to her friend’s salon, at the bar Jennifer says ‘we need to talk’, Mariner freaks out so she enlists Boimler to help her keep Jennifer, with hilarious result.
Okay, this doesn’t work. Especially if you’ve seen the last season and we know Mariner bows out from Jennifer without actually dumping her and then spends a whole episode avoiding her, so what was the point of this story? I mean it’s a quick kind of fun, I guess, but it’s pointless and doesn’t reveal anything about either character that we don’t already know. 4/10
Next! T'Lir and Lily Sato go after a Vulcan extremist!
Hey remember the Theseus? Remember Star Trek Omega? Well post omega T'Lir is helping Lily who’s left the fleet and is now helping the Fenris Rangers……the story wraps up with them capturing the Vulcan then dancing T'lir's leave away.
This was short and to the point. If you liked the Theseus comics and Defiant comics, and wanted more this story is a good short look in on a couple of those characters. 8/10
Behold! The holodeck date of Seven of Nine and Raffi!
Is a weakly drawn romp through Seven’s past in what should be a good story where seven shows Raffi some holo scenarios of her time on Voyager, and instead its holodeck malfunctions. While I’d love more Seven of Nine and Raffi in Star Trek this isn’t it. 4/10 it only gets that cuz it’s Seven. Seven was always a good character. But this should’ve been its own one off.
Now! To DA FUTCHA! The galaxy’s most boring Klingon goes out with the lamest white guy in the 32nd century.
Jayden explains to Kyle (seriously could that be any lamer? Kyle, boo) how Klingons of the 32nd century date and announce their intention to date.
This is a 3/10. There are better couples to use than the one from the show that got cancelled by CBS/paramount for paramount reasons.
Moving into the Kelvin timeline! Oh look! It’s the Kelvinverse!
This is the story of how Kelvin Sulu met his husband. 5/10 for remembering the Kelvinverse.
And Finally! Strange new worlds! Chapel accidentally poisons Sanchez then tells her a story of two fish women who fell in love but were torn apart.
Aside from the ‘art’ the story is fine. it's just fine. 5/10
Overall, I mean these should've all been more fleshed out standalone released throughout the month of June. These doesn’t give us any new insight into these characters or their relationships, well Sato and T’Lir was a decent story and the KelvinSulu actually does give us insight into how he met his husband, but other than that, these stories are kinda pointless. 4/10!
“Girlfriends”
Writer: Ashley Cooper
Artist & Colorist: Jack Lawrence
“Mx. T’Lir’s Night Out”
Writer: Ben Kahn
Artist: Mikael Lindeberg
Colorist: JP Jordan
“Worst-Case Scenario Protocol”
Writer: Meghan Fitzmartin
Artist: J. Clarke
Colorist: Xenon Honchar
“Klingons Don’t Flirt”
Writer: Karim Diané
Artist: Andrew Drilon
Colorist: Katherine Shuda
“Love’s First Bloom”
Writer: Jarrett Melendez
Artist: Kiku Hughes
Colorist: Bex Glendining
“Lovesick”
Writer: Jamila Rowser
Artist & Colorist: Helena Janečić