"Lower Decks" later confirmed that Orion is a matriarchal society, while "Lower Decks"/"Strange New Worlds" crossover episode " Those Old Scientists " showed that it was Orion scientists (they do exist) rather than Starfleet officers who discovered an ancient time portal on Krulmuth-B.

"I made sure to ask some of my favorites to be in the show," creator Mike McMahan says.Usually when the crew of Star Trek: Lower Decks say "go big or go home," it means some kind of accidental mass implosion that causes all kinds of ripples across the galaxy and really ticks off their superiors.

Lower Decks" Season 5 spoke with Space.com about the series coming to an end and what it will mean for their characters.