Time dilation on planets occurs due to unique structures or space-time disruptions, causing varying impacts. Some of the best episodes of Star Trek have told the stories of what happens when Starfleet officers get stuck in places where time moves much faster than it does on Earth or Starfleet vessels.

Lower Decks producer Barry J. Kelly talks to CBR about what makes the Paramount+ show unique, and why it's been better every season.

OUR TAKE Lower Decks continues careening towards the end of its run, though this week we get one of the most fun episodes this season, and probably the most fun so far! It’s another girls trip episodes,

Fully Dilated, fully everything. This week's episode was beyond a doubt the highlight of the season so far. Temporal shenanigans are often a sure-fire success, but Lower Decks isn't one to rest on the laurels of relativity. Besides, laurels were sooo last week.

"Lower Decks" is unique among the armada of "Star Trek" TV shows in that it doesn't focus on the upper echelons of starship/space station management — this is the only TV show in the franchise where a story about bridge officers could be an anomaly.

The aptly named 'Upper Decks' follows on with Lower Decks namesake to give us an episode from the perspective of its senior officers.