Summary
While it would be great to see moreStar Trek: Prodigy,the ending of season 2 serves as a great send-off for the young crew members of the USS Protostar. Following Dal R’El (Brett Gray) and his ragtag group of friends,Prodigywas the firstStar Trekgearedspecifically toward children. Despite this,the show has something forTrekfans of all ages, with numerous connections to pastStar Trekshows.Star Trek:Prodigywas great from the beginning, but its second season, in particular, felt like classicStar Trekin the best way.
AlthoughParamount+ unexpectedly canceledStar Trek: Prodigyand removed it from their platform, Netflix picked up the show as the streaming home for seasons 1 and 2.Star Trek: Prodigyseason 2 follows Admiral Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) and the former Protostar crew as they embark on a dangerous mission to rescue Captain Chakotay (Robert Beltran). Hopefully, more people will discoverProdigyon Netflix, and the streamer will decide to tell more stories with Dal and his friends. Even if this doesn’t happen, though,I thinkStar Trek:Prodigyseason 2 was a great way to end the series.
Star Trek: Prodigy Season 3 - Everything We Know
Netflix has the option to order Star Trek: Prodigy season 3. Here’s what we know about the young Starfleet crew of the USS Protostar’s return.
Star Trek: Prodigy’s Season 2 Finale Circled Back To The Show’s Beginning In A Cool Way
Prodigy season 2’s finale circles back to the show’s premiere, illustrating how far the characters have come.
Star Trek: Prodigyseason 2 not only continued to incorporate characters and elements fromStar Trek: Voyager, but also added aspects fromStar Trek: The Next Generation.TNGis my favoriteStar Trekshow, and I love thatProdigybrought back Wesley Crusher(Wil Wheaton) and put his Traveler powers on full display.With a Traveler in the mix,Star Trek: Prodigywas able to play around with even more time-travel shenanigans, as Wes fought to save his favorite universe — the one where his mom, Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) lives, of course.
I have always enjoyed stories involving time travel, particularly when everything comes together to make a loop by the end of the story. AsStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2 came to a close,Admiral Janeway and the Prodigy kids sent the USS Protostar back in time to Tars Lamorawhere Dal first discovered it back inStar Trek: Prodigy’s series premiere. This closed the loop, and nicely tied up any loose ends, but also showed how far Dal and his friends have come.
For me,Star Trek’sgreatest strength has always been its characters. And as I spent more time with Dal, Gwyndala (Ella Purnell), Rok-Tahk (Rylee Alazraqui), Jankom (Jason Mantzoukas), Zero (Angus Imrie), Morph (Dee Bradley Baker), and Ma’jel (Michaela Dietz), I fell in love with them just as I have with every otherStar Trekcrew.
Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 Also Led Into Star Trek: Picard
Prodigy offers more insight into the devastating attack on Mars.
Like manyTrekfans, I love when oneStar Trekshow references another, especially when it fills in gaps in theStar Trektimeline. In the final scenes ofStar Trek: Prodigy’sseason 2 finale,the aspiring cadets watch the news break that rogue synths have attacked Mars.This tragedy became part ofStar Treklore inStar Trek: Picardseason 1, leading to a ban on artificial intelligence and a Starfleet whose main goal was no longer exploration. I particularly enjoyed seeing how Starfleet Command and Admiral Janeway reacted to the Mars attack.
In the devastation following the attack on Mars, Starfleet planned to decommission the recently completed Protostar-class ship, USS Prodigy, but Janeway convinced them to let her use it as a training ship.Janeway, Chakotay, and the Doctor (Robert Picardo) then come together to send off Dal and his friends for a mission of exploration,with Hologram Janeway as their guide. While this nicely sets up another season or film forStar Trek: Prodigy,it also serves as a lovely open-ended conclusion. After all, nothing feels more quintessentiallyStar Trekthan a group of wide-eyed young Starfleet officers boldly setting off on a mission to explore the stars.
