@MLClark I enjoyed this episode. Lower Decks makes me laugh. So did The Orville. But I recognize not everybody likes everything and that's just fine.
The reference that caught me was the Nausicaans, because it's a reference to the brilliant (as if it could be anything else) Hayao Miyazaki film Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nausica%C3%A4_of_the_Valley_of_the_Wind_%28film%29
@MLClark In-universe, yes of course. But the Miyazaki film is a decade older than the TNG episode where they appeared. They certainly referenced the name if nothing else. Anyway, I didn't remember the TNG episode because I have never rewatched the series since the original broadcasts.
It's a common problem in SF that sometimes there are overlapping names used for entirely different species/places across series. It's a perfectly easy mistake to make, especially if one doesn't remember TNG.
"PLAY DOM-JOT HUMAN" happens to be scored into my head because "Tapestry" is one of my favourite TNG episodes. The Nausicaans of Trek and Miyazaki are verrrrrry different peoples, though! π
@ianthealy
No, it's a reference to the Nausicaans of Trek, explicit from the dom-jot board. :)
The Miyazaki film is lovely, though!