S1 vs. S2 (AKA Voyager S8)

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

While we wait to find out if this show is cancelled or renewed, which season do you prefer, S1 or S2? I feel like the show is just one big story split into two halves. S1 represents finding a way off space prison, trying to figure out what to do with their new ship, finding out it's weaponized, realizing they can't go to the Federation, and moving on to being do-gooders.

Season 2 is almost a whole new show. Now the stage is our heroic characters as Starfleet cadets on Voyager-A and the story revolves around rescuing Chakotay, preserving the timeline, and dodging Stephen King's langoliers. I hate that Chakotay was trapped alone for a decade and that birdman still died despite the timeline changing. Think about it. 7 years on Voyager in the Delta Quadrant, then a decade marooned with no one and a "dead" Protostar for shelter. This man got it rough. When he returned to Voyager, he acted like it'd only been a month.

I've seen the first 10 episodes twice over, the rest of the series exactly once. I kind of want to go back and watch this again.

I love Dal. His make shit up as he goes and things like popping out the airlock on the wrong end of the ship. I relate to his character and his high optimism.

 

[Daedalus]

Season 2. It built on the first series and gave us some nice pay-offs. Returning characters were nicely done, and how it ended is just about perfect. It successfully added some depth to a another Trek show, too.

Definitely go back and watch it again, if I ever rewatch Voyager, this will make a nice little coda.

How many boxes of chocolates do you think it will take for Netflix to commission more?

 

[Sumire]

I liked Season 1 better than Season 2. I love Janeway and Chakotay and Wesley so I really loved seeing their characters develop more in Season 2 but I like the story of Season 1 better and I still love Gwyn’s stirring speech.

 

[Tosk]

I feel like my appreciation for season two got a little buried by the whole thing coming out at once and having to get to all the eps fairly quickly or be spoiled. Consequently I barely even remember big chucks of it already.

An eventual Blu-ray rewatch will undoubtedly do wonders.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Season 2. It built on the first series and gave us some nice pay-offs. Returning characters were nicely done, and how it ended is just about perfect. It successfully added some depth to a another Trek show, too.

Definitely go back and watch it again, if I ever rewatch Voyager, this will make a nice little coda.

How many boxes of chocolates do you think it will take for Netflix to commission more?

Mostly agree. Imagine Netflix surrounded by angry Trekkies wanting Prodigy S3.
Netflix people: What do we do?

 

[Wouter]

Allthough S2 was very good, I still prefer the original premise in the first season, especially the first half. The overarching story for the first 10 episodes was perfect, to my taste.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Allthough S2 was very good, I still prefer the original premise in the first season, especially the first half. The overarching story for the first 10 episodes was perfect, to my taste.

You preferred it when they were just wandering do-gooders who didn't know where the Federation was?

 

[Wouter]

You preferred it when they were just wandering do-gooders who didn't know where the Federation was?

Yes. They were in charge without Starfleet oversight, which really fits the show. And it was nice to see them failing, but then ultimately succeeding on their own (with a little help from Janeway).

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Yes. They were in charge without Starfleet oversight, which really fits the show. And it was nice to see them failing, but then ultimately succeeding on their own (with a little help from Janeway).

I really loved this aspect of the show too, but I'm glad it didn't drag out. I like how the back half of S1 shifted gears toward being on the run from real Janeway commanding the Dauntless while trying to keep the... whatever the weapon was called away from Starfleet.

It started off episodic, but mid-S1, it shifted toward serial, and remained so out to the S2 finale.

 

[F. King Daniel]

Love both seasons very much, although season 2 is maybe a trifle too much Voyager season 8.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Love both seasons very much, although season 2 is maybe a trifle too much Voyager season 8.

I was totally fine with this.

 

[Deks]

Love both seasons very much, although season 2 is maybe a trifle too much Voyager season 8.

Prodigy was still very much its own show while giving tribute to Voyager a well deserved 'sequel'.
Both seasons mainly focused on the kids while making use of some of VOY characters to push the main narrative forward.

I can only hope it continues.

 

[Enterprise is Great]

Season 2 was a step up from season 1 which was very good, Season 2 actually made Chakotay an interesting character. He was more developed on Prodigy than in 7 years on Voyager.

 

[Admiral Jean-Luc Picard]

Season 2 was a step up from season 1 which was very good, Season 2 actually made Chakotay an interesting character. He was more developed on Prodigy than in 7 years on Voyager.

I thought Chakotay was used pretty well during S1-5. It was S6-7 that I feel like he fell into the background. I do agree that come Prodigy, his character was redeemed and finally got some great development and screentime.