Star Trek: Lower Decks' Tendi and Rutherford enjoyed a big Season 4 development when she returned to the Orion homeworld after negotiating for a battleship to help Starfleet. While we know from Season 5 clips we'll see Orion Pirate Tendi in full effect , trailers have also shown her reunion with best Starfleet buddy Rutherford.
So, will their time apart lead their relationshio into a potential romance? Of course, I had to ask about what "surprises" may happen between Tendi and Rutherford and had the voice actors responsible give their takes on it, and I feel like I learned a lot. Without any upcoming Trek series guaranteed to feature Tendi or Rutherford, I had to ask if fan shippers of the duo will be satiated by this final Lower Decks season.
Here's how Eugene Cordero responded when I asked about "surprises" in store for Rutherford's relationship with Tendi:. Not surprises necessarily. I think they constantly get surprised by each other of how well they are connected. There's just more of that. I mean, the cool thing that you don't get to see on shows, especially comedies, is a couple just being really great friends and that's it.
I mean, we don't know, maybe that changesβ¦I think we're very happy together, as friends. I can feel the wind being let out of some readers' sails after reading that quote, but just hang on for a second!
Okay, so that's a little more ambiguous than the first statement. And to her credit, I can't say I'd be outwardly surprised or shocked if Tendi and Rutherford either did engage in a romance, or if they remained best buddies. That said, I think it's pretty clear which direction it's headed by the end of this series, based on their comments.
