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The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3

Every episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3!

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The lives of the support crew serving on one of Starfleet's least important ships, the U.S.S. Cerritos, in 2380. Ensigns Mariner, Boimler, Rutherford and Tendi have to keep up with their duties and their social

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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 1 - Grounded
    7.7/10(1218 votes)

    #1 - Grounded

    S3:E1

    Mariner enlists her friends on a rogue mission to exonerate her mother, as Captain Freeman faces a military tribunal for the destruction of Pakled Planet.

    Director:Jason Zurek
    Writer:Chris Kula

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  2. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 2 - The Least Dangerous Game
    7.7/10(1118 votes)

    #2 - The Least Dangerous Game

    S3:E2

    On a tropical paradise planet, Mariner questions Commander Ransom on how he structures his away team. Boimler makes a bold career decision.

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  3. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 3 - Mining the Mind's Mines
    7.4/10(1100 votes)

    #3 - Mining the Mind's Mines

    S3:E3

    On a remote science outpost, stone orbs are bringing fantasies to life. Tendi starts her first day as a Senior Science Officer Trainee.

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  4. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 4 - Room for Growth
    7.5/10(1056 votes)

    #4 - Room for Growth

    S3:E4

    Mariner, Boimler and Tendi clash with their arch-rivals: Delta Shift. The Cerritos engineers go on mandatory relaxation leave.

    Director:Jason Zurek

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  5. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 5 - Reflections
    8.1/10(1117 votes)

    #5 - Reflections

    S3:E5

    Mariner and Boimler work the Starfleet recruitment booth at an alien job fair, Rutherford challenges himself.

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  6. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 6 - Hear All, Trust Nothing
    8.6/10(1399 votes)

    #6 - Hear All, Trust Nothing

    S3:E6

    The Cerritos crew unexpectedly spends a day on Deep Space Nine.

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  8. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 7 - A Mathematically Perfect Redemption
    6.9/10(1310 votes)

    #7 - A Mathematically Perfect Redemption

    S3:E7

    A wayward Starfleet ensign struggles to find a path to redemption.

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  9. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 8 - Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus
    7.9/10(1088 votes)

    #8 - Crisis Point 2: Paradoxus

    S3:E8

    Boimler's holodeck movie sequel tries to live up to the original.

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  10. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 9 - Trusted Sources
    7.8/10(1002 votes)

    #9 - Trusted Sources

    S3:E9

    A visiting reporter on the Cerritos puts Captain Freeman on edge.

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  11. Star Trek: Lower Decks Season 3 Episode 10 - The Stars at Night
    8.6/10(1117 votes)

    #10 - The Stars at Night

    S3:E10

    The Cerritos crew must prove their worth in a mission race.

    Director:Jason Zurek

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Grounded" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: Lower Decks" season 3. It scored 7.7/10 based on 1218 votes. Directed by Jason Zurek and written by Chris Kula, it aired on 8/25/2022. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Least Dangerous Game".