Star Trek: Lower Decks answered a big question about Captain James T. Kirk's (William Shatner) retirement 28 years after Star Trek Generations. Kirk met Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) in 1994's Star Trek Generations, but the historical team up of the greatest Captains of the Enterprise resulted in Kirk's death at the hands of Dr. Tolian Soran (Malcolm McDowell). However, Star Trek Generations gave a glimpse into the brief, restless retirement of Captain Kirk and when that happened.

Star Trek Generations saw Captain Kirk enter the Nexus, an interdimensional space ribbon where time has no meaning. When Captain Picard found Kirk, Jim believed he had just arrived moments earlier. In Kirk's recollection, he was aboard the USS Enterprise-b performing a daring rescue when the bulkhead disappeared. Next thing Kirk knew, he was chopping wood outside the home he retired to in Idaho. Kirk was puzzled at his surroundings because he...