Star Trek: Prodigy
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I ’m mad thatStar Trek : Prodigymade me like Chakotay ( Robert Beltran ) . I was delighted as aStar Trek : Voyagerfan to see Kate Mulgrew ’s return toStar Trekas both Hologram Janeway and Admiral Kathryn Janeway inStar Trek : Prodigy . I lovedProdigyseason 1 ’s Delta Quadrant set and I eagerly anticipate further nod toStar Trek : VoyagerinStar Trek : Prodigyseason 2 , like the launching of the USS Voyager - A and the return of Robert Picardo ’s Doctor . I was less enthused , however , about the imminent arrival of Captain Chakotay , knowingStar Trek : Prodigy ’s main characterswould unavoidably determine him .
I think Commander Chakotay was one of the least - developed fictional character inStar Trek : Voyager . episode that focused on Chakotay , like " The Fight " ( Voyagerseason 5 , episode 18 ) and " Nemesis " ( Voyagerseason 4 , episode 4 ) were some ofStar Trek : Voyager ’s weaker entries . It seemed Chakotay was on the USS Voyager ’s bridge because someone has to be theFirst Officer onStar Trek , and the Maquis were n’t going to commit Lt . Tuvok ( Tim Russ ) . fundamentally , I was expecting Captain Chakotay onStar Trek : Prodigyto be the same fibre as Commander Chakotay onStar Trek : Voyager : dull , static , and subject to a hokey pastiche of stereotypical"Indigenous"spiritual practices . I was wrong .
Hold on … rewind . Did a Star Trek : Deep Space Nine time of year 2 episode really say Chakotay , as in Star Trek : Voyager ’s commanding officer ?
Star Trek: Prodigy Actually Redeemed Chakotay
The Prodigy Kids Know That Chakotay Is More Than He Seems, And They Prove It
Star Trek : Prodigyredeems Captain Chakotay as a fictitious character , which ironically , protrude with making Chakotay activelyunlikable . After witness Chakotay ’s present fix halfway throughStar Trek : Prodigyseason 2 , Dal R’El ( Brett Gray ) lays out the plan to write both Gwyndala ( Ella Purnell ) and theStar Trektimelineby rescue Chakotay and the USS Protostar , only to be met with a gruff"No . “Chakotay has little empathy for the cadets , leave them alfresco to fend for themselves in the element . Hologram Janeway explains that Chakotay lost his whole work party and his Leslie Townes Hope for the hereafter , and that ten years in isolation have hardened Chakotay into the man they see today .
Chakotay ’s contiguous refusal of Dal ’s plan echoes Captain Liam Shaw ’s ( Todd Stashwick ) famous"No"to Admiral Jean - Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) and Captain William Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) inStar Trek : Picardseason 3 .
Star Trek : Prodigy ’s young cadet begin understanding Chakotay , so we do too . Captain Chakotay is tired and grief-stricken , hold up in ego - imposed exile to keep theLiving Construct weapon system inside the USS Protostarfrom destroy the Federation . When Dal stumbles on the body of Chakotay ’s First Officer , Adreek - Hu ( Tommie Earl Jenkins ) , Chakotay go processing his grief . The cadets rehabilitate the Protostar and Chakotay together , as the Protostar ’s grime and Chakotay ’s fussy hermit persona fall aside to reveal a ship and captain ready to reelect home . It ’s a brilliant storytelling tactic that gets us on board with like Chakotay , whether we liked him to set out with or not .
Captain Chakotay Is A Natural Leader On Star Trek: Prodigy
And Chakotay Was Actually Okay On Voyager, Believe It Or Not
InStar Trek : Prodigy , Captain Chakotay is a innate drawing card and devoted steward of the USS Protostar and its crew , both before and after his expatriation . Chakotay ’s character emerges through action that are clearly motivated by values like commitment , altruism , and empathy . In delegating tasks , Chakotay lets the plebe own their strengths instead of making assumptions about them , as they did about each other . When Dal is knockout on himself for failing , Chakotay sit with Dal and heed before dispensing genuinely good advice that motivates Dal ’s next military action . Chakotay ’s not jazzy or bold , butChakotay is a good captain with his crowd ’s welfare in brain . Not likeVoyager , good ? amiss .
Star Trek : Prodigyis the cadets ' story , so we ’re called on to share their linear perspective , and the respect and heart for Captain Chakotay that comes with Dal , Gwyn , and the residual erudition who Chakotay actually is .
The exasperate aspect of this smart as a whip bait - and - permutation onStar Trek : Prodigyis that it is n’t one at all . Everything that makes Captain Chakotay a likable person inStar Trek : Prodigyis actually also present inStar Trek : Voyager . Commander Chakotay does care for the wellbeing of the USS Voyager crew whenChakotay argue with Janewayabout allying with the Borg . Chakotay uses the same patient role approach to mentor Dal R’El inProdigyas he does with Lt . B’Elanna Torres ( Roxann Dawson ) inVoyager . Star Trek : Prodigymade me realize that Chakotay has always been thoughtful , respectful , and compassionate , so even though I did n’t desire to like Chakotay … now I do .
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