Finally, in the year 2022, did we receive quality children’s programming combining the joys of amorphous blob evolution with the spectacle of a cargo cult and the majesty of a Kate Mulgrew in the role she was born to play:…
Last week we left our crew trying to stop the imminent destruction of the Federation, after the Vindicator activated the construct weapon. At the start of this week’s finale, Dal contemplates self-destructing the Protostar, but Jankom says that their proto-core…
Last week finished on a cliffhanger, with Janeway in the brig and both the Protostar and Dauntless arriving in Federation space, met by an armada of Starfleet ships summoned by Asencia/the Vindicator. Opening this episode, Janeway tries to persuade her…
We pick up where we left off last week, with the crew scrambling to figure out what to do now they’re nose to nose with the Dauntless. Hologram Janeway deactivates herself, reasoning that if she doesn’t know what they’re doing…
When the episode opens our Protostar crew is under attack by both Romulans and the Dauntless, except it’s a simulation. In spite of their best efforts to find a solution, it’s feeling a bit like a Kobayashi Maru situation. Gwyn…
After an action-packed couple of episodes, we start with a more reflective tone. Janeway is on the Dauntless, listening to Chopin. Her first officer lets her know they received a bounty seeking message from outside the Federation that identifies the…
Episodes 14 and 15 of Star Trek: Prodigy Season 1 felt like a two-parter, so I wanted to write about them together. Let’s dive right in! “Crossroads” We start on the Dauntless, where they’re trying to track down Barniss Frex,…
We start in the Dauntless sickbay, where Admiral Janeway is talking to The Diviner. His memory is in pieces because of Zero’s impact in the mid-season finale but he does remember that someone took the Protostar from him, and that…