Starbases are supposed to be a home away from home for starship crews, a sanctuary where they can take a time-out in Starfleet-approved surroundings. Starbase 80 is different, a space station so riven with neglect that many officers believe it's cursed.
Starbase 80 has been mentioned on several previous occasions in "Star Trek: Lower Decks" — Mariner was temporarily exiled there, while Captain Freeman's doppelganger is the station's commander in a parallel universe. Now, in new episode "Starbase 80?!", we get to see what life is really like at the Federation's least desirable pitstop.
