D'Vana Tendi gets back to her Orion roots in "Lower Decks" season 5's opening episodes — and her species has a very long history in "Star Trek"

Lower Decks" Season 5 spoke with Space.com about the series coming to an end and what it will mean for their characters.

"I made sure to ask some of my favorites to be in the show," creator Mike McMahan says.Usually when the crew of Star Trek: Lower Decks say "go big or go home," it means some kind of accidental mass implosion that causes all kinds of ripples across the galaxy and really ticks off their superiors.