The New Next Generation' is the last-ever episode of 'Lower Decks', but it almost feels like a backdoor pilot for a new 'Star Trek' show.

"The New Next Generation" kicks off with a fleet of Klingons patrolling the edge of their territory when the fissure shows up and emits waves that mess with the universe. Before one of the ships is destroyed, one of the Klingons transforms from their regular style based on the TNG era to resembling the Klingons from Star Trek: Discovery.

The New Next Generation' ties together Lower Decks' final season the way it should–just perhaps not the way some may have hoped.

Given these explanations, most fans grudgingly accepted that Discovery's Klingons were just a natural variation of Klingons. However, the events in the series finale of Star Trek: Lower Decks offer another potential explanation for why Discovery's Klingons are so different from their brethren.

Sam Witwer is certainly having quite the few weeks — appearing twice now in Lower Decks, and once as Kirk (s) in 765874: Unification. The brothers of A Farewell to Farms are a fun duo. It is Malor who adds the most intriguing twist on what has arguably become a rather stilted portrayal of the Klingons,

After five seasons, fans are preparing to say goodbye to the misfits of Star Trek: Lower Decks as it approaches its finale on December 19. But when the cast, along with creator Mike McMahan, stopped by TV Insider’s studio at New York Comic Con this fall to talk about what the future holds,

A fter four years on the air and 50 episodes under its belt, "Star Trek: Lower Decks" finally signs off this week with a series finale that's as epic and exciting as anything the