Get ready, Star Trek fans! A long-awaited moment is finally here, thanks to Star Trek: Lower Decks season 5!
Harry Kim Finally Promoted!
For nearly three decades, Ensign Harry Kim (played by Garrett Wang) was the heart and soul of Star Trek: Voyager, always ready for adventure! This is an event fans have been anticipating! His constant heroic acts never quite earned the promotion he so rightly deserved. Well, he has been waiting, and his incredible time has finally arrived. In the new season of Lower Decks, the comical tale reaches a milestone that fans have been awaiting.
Lower Decks Season 5
The latest Star Trek: Lower Decks is dropping on Paramount+ starting on October 24, 2024, and there's so much happening! You can get a first look as there's already a trailer released! The final episode gives audiences some hints. With the hilarity and all the mayhem that the USS Cerritos crew get themselves into. Fans are getting what they want- even more adventures! With Orions and Klingons showing up.
It gets even better, too. You're in for something very unusual as there are a lot of Harry Kim duplicates showing up!
Harry Kim's Promotion
It's no spoiler alert, if you watch the trailer, the answer is apparent. But just in case you haven't caught this sneak peek- the Lower Decks finale brings the grand reveal! That's right Ensign Harry Kim is finally a Lieutenant! Even though all his duplicates, including several Harry Kims in the episode still have their ensign stripes, it does show a certain sense of humor about the timing. One that Star Trek fans around the world will fully appreciate and celebrate.
Garrett Wang's Return
To make it all the more spectacular, Garrett Wang voices all of these Harry Kim clones. Wang has continued his love and dedication to Star Trek by reprising the iconic role of Harry Kim after over 20 years! What might make his work all the more meaningful is he is just the latest Star Trek: Voyager star to appear in Lower Decks!
Why Lower Decks Was Perfect for This
The creators knew they had to honor this moment with one of the best known shows! Star Trek: Lower Decks, is super popular and features hilarious moments about those that are a part of the Starfleet! It only makes sense, really! Considering what Harry had to go through in Voyager including several strange encounters! It almost felt that promoting him was absolutely necessary! Not only that but after everyone on the USS Cerritos got promoted as part of the storyline of season 4, it really would have been an insult to not let him join this team and level up.
Harry Kim's New Rank
The result! Harry now outranks Beckett Mariner, Brad Boimler, Sam Rutherford, D'Vana Tendi, and T'Lyn, the main crew! Lower Decks has found a way to honor this momentous occasion, for one of the series' beloved stars and truly creates a great comedic moment! What might make it so much more special is how Wang was going to reprise his role. A major appearance! Unfortunately, they canceled plans to bring him on for Star Trek: Picard season 3, but it really is amazing to celebrate Wang's reprising the beloved Harry Kim.
Whether or not we get to see Lieutenant Harry Kim meet Lower Decks' amazing team aboard USS Cerritos remains to be seen! But anyone who sees this new episode should just prepare to see just how fun Boimler will act after a major guest star finally appears from Star Trek: Voyager! This could certainly be something special and a huge surprise. We already know the special effect and what it means for viewers! Fans of Star Trek and especially for fans of Voyager should really tune into Lower Decks!
