Star Trek is franchise with over 50 years of history. 1 / 8
Fans have been keeping track of every small reference since the beginning. 2 / 8
One of the funniest lines was spoken in Star Trek: The Next Generation 3 / 8
In the episode "Yesterday's Enterprise" an alternate timeline sprung up. 4 / 8
The Enterprise-D of this timeline orders and officer to "Cetacean Ops." 5 / 8
Cetacean is the scientific classification for whales and dolphins. 6 / 8
It was unconfirmed if Cetacean Ops existed in the main timeline. 7 / 8
That is, until Lower Decks explicitly states the U.S.S. Cerritos has a Cetacean Ops. 8 / 8