⢠Captain Sokel and the VCF Shâvhal were both introduced in âwej Dujâ the same episode in which we first saw TâLyn.
    ⢠This is the first time the prefix VCF has been applied to a ship. Presumably it is Vulcan specific.
⢠The Betazoid diplomats the USS Cerritos is ferrying spent three weeks on Angel I, a planet with a matriarchal society introduced in the episode Angel One.
    ⢠The diplomatsâ whalebones have labels that read âAngel 1â in front of a flower-like emblem that was seen on the surface of Angel I.
    ⢠When the USS Enterprise D visited Angel I in âAngel Oneâ, Data described their technological development as being similar to that of mid-20th century Earth. Itâs never explicitly stated that theyâre pre-warp, though. The Federation considered it important to maintain excellent diplomatic relations with the planet.
⢠The Cerritos is taking the diplomats to Risa, a âpleasure planetâ first introduced in âCaptainâs Holidayâ. Itâs a popular destination for Starfleet officers engaging in sex tourism.
⢠We learn that ancient Catians used to hunt ancient Betazoids for food.
⢠Katrot has a cap that reads, *âItâs Romulan ale oâclock somewhere,â which she purchased from a woman on Angel I. Romulan ale was introduced in âStar Trek: The Wrath of Khanâ, and is illegal in the Federation. Of course, Angel I is not a Federation world, and it is very close to the Romulan neutral zone.
⢠In her personal correspondence to Sokel, TâLyn makes note of her âchaotic tendenciesâ and âpunishment,â both of which were plot points in âwej Dujâ; Sokel recommended TâLyn be reassigned to a Starfleet due to her inability to control her emotions.
⢠âI know you donât drink, but thereâs going to be a chocolate fountain if you want to get wild.â It has become a bit of fan canon that Vulcans become intoxicated consuming chocolate, though itâs not actually supported by anything weâve seen on screen.
    ⢠Vulcans do drink, however, despite Spockâs claim that they donât experience the âdubious benefitsâ of alcohol. Spock drinks in âThe Enterprise Incidentâ, âRequiem for Methuselahâ, and âThe Broken Circleâ. Sakonna drinks Bajoran spring wine and we learn that thereâs a Vulcan port in âThe Maquis, Part Iâ, which is where people think Quark offers Sakonna chocolate, but does not actually happen in the episode. Tuvok and Chakotay share some Vulcan brandy in âRepressionâ. And, of course, the Vulcans who made official first contact with Earth drank with Zefram Cochrane in âStar Trek: First Contactâ.
⢠TâLyn has a painting on her wall depicting a large statue carrying a lirpa. The painting is based on a matte painting of Vulcan made for âStar Trek: The Motion Pictureâ.
⢠Boimler is quizzing himself on the names of everyone aboard the Cerritos, and we find out the blue woman with barbels is named Sleepy Merp, making her the third named Merp on the ship, along with Big Merp and adjectiveless Merp, and I have several questions.
    ⢠Boimler does say heâs trying to remember âevery single crew memberâs name,â but one of the people in his quiz is Honus the bartender.
⢠âThis crew is always weird and yelling.â TâLyn has summed out three and a half seasons of âStar Trek: Lower Decksâ in a single sentence.
⢠Boimler asks Shaxs if heâs going to learn tsunkatse, a popular bloodsport on the planet Norcadia Prime in the Delta Quadrant that Seven of Nine was press ganged into participating in, in the episode âTusnkatseâ.
⢠The Bear Pack engages in activities related other security officers in or related to Starfleet.
    ⢠Haubold shares her slam poetry about Worf, who became chief of security aboard the Enterprise D after Yarâs death in âSkin of Evilâ.
    ⢠Kayshon uses charades to depict constable Odo, the security chief on Deep Space 9, introduced in âEmissaryâ.
⢠TâLyn proposes that Zanthi fever could be affected the Betazoids, which would then cause the crewâs increased emotional instability. In âFascinationâ Lawaxana Troiâs Zanthi fever affected several of the people aboard Deep Space 9.
⢠This is the first time weâve learned ensign Hauboldâs name, despite her being a background character since the series premiere, âSecond Contactâ.
⢠Shaxsâ ritual box is not the same as the containers holding the Tears of the Prophets, but it shares many of the same elements.
⢠Shaxsâ puzzle depicts captain Malcolm Reed and the NX-01 Enterprise.
⢠Shaxsâ Bajoran tarot deck has art based on the Rider-Waite deck, and features several Bajor specific cards:
    ⢠Celestial Temple i.e. Bajoran Wormhole
    ⢠Orbs - This card is based on the Ten of Pentacles and depicts ten orbs; originally it was believed there were only nine Tears of the Prophets, but Captain Sisko discovered the Orb of the Emissary in âShadows and Symbolsâ; because not all the orbs have been named on screen, with books, comics, and video games we have names for 16 different orbs.
    ⢠Invasion - A Bajoran in a field with a sword, facing down what I believe we can assume to be a Cardassian based on the legs and boots.
    ⢠Derna - Bajorâs fourth moon, seen in âImage in the Sandâ
    ⢠The Emissary - The cars is based on The Magician; we see Sisko wearing what appears to be the a hat Winn Adami wore as a vedek, and robes similar to those of Kai Opaka except in white and red.
    ⢠Borhya - In âThe Next Phaseâ Ro tells Geordi of the Bajoran spirits of the dead.
⢠The Betazoid delegates turn out to have been officers of the Betazed Intelligence Agency the whole time.
⢠The starmap depicting the Cerritosâ proximity to the Neutral Zone also show Romulus, and, notably, the planet Cheron, which was seen in âLet That Be Your Last Battlefieldâ and was the homeworld of Bele and Lokai.
    ⢠The map is a recreation of the one seen in âBalance of Terrorâ.
⢠TâLyn is actually the cause of the emotional outbursts aboard the Cerritos, and she notes that Vulcans can suffer similar afflictions to Zanthi fever such as Bendii syndrome, the same condition which affected Sarek in âSarekâ.
    ⢠TâLyn states that Bendii syndrome âis mostly observed in the elderly,â and lets Mariner know she is only 62 years old. Sarek was 201 when he became afflicted.
⢠We learn that Boimler was aboard the Cerritos when he turned 25.
⢠TâLynâs running with ridged arms bent at 90° may have been inspired by Spockâs running in âStar Trek: Into Darknessâ.
⢠âPhasers? Big phasers?â In âWhere Pleasant Fountains Lieâ when Mariner asked Boimler how the type-3 phaser differed from others, his response was, âThey take two hands.â ⢠Big Merp is playing the titular game from âThe Gameâ.
⢠Steve Stevens and another person are wearing anbo-jyutsu gear introduced in âThe Icarus Factorâ. According to Kyle Riker, anbo-jyutsu is âthe ultimate evolution of the martial arts.â
⢠Dolorex gives Capân Freeman a Betazoid PADD with an image of the Mysterious Threat on it. The PADD has the emblem previously seen on the Betazoid flag in âThe Star Gazerâ on it.
⢠âMaybe all three of us could go to the pottery shop and throw some clay?â We learned the Cerritos has a pottery room in âwej Dujâ.
Regarding Vulcans drinking, in SNW S02E01, âThe Broken Circleâ,
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Spock drinks Klingon blood wine for diplomatic purposes, and is punished with a hangover.
Sure, and in âThe Enterprise Incidentâ he drinks an unnamed blue Romulan alcohol to keep up appearances while leading on the Romulan commander. However, in âRequiem For Methuselahâ he consumes Saurian brandy simply to do so.