Agreed. I think the show is doing a terrific job of both showing kids/new folks what Star Trek is all about and reminding some of us older fans why we love it.
Didn't need a reminder to know what UFP and SF were about... but it was great to see that regardless.
I always relish those kinds of moments when familiar characters uphold UFP principles and ideals as much as possible.
Also, say what you will about VOY, but I think Janeway DID behave in line with Federation principles and ideals as much as she could during her time in the DQ (barring a few distinct situations that were out of whack - and she was still more than willing to be judged fairly and openly by Starfleet upon the ship's return based on her actions - unlike Sisko of course, though I suppose in his case its explainable the whole thing needed to be kept secret, but that doesn't change the fact he's assisted in murdering a Romulan official and broke the Prime Directive).
I've been wondering about that too. It makes more sense. Unless he was somehow involved in designing the ship.
This crossed my mind too. He seems WAY too familiar with the ship and the way he talks about it... but that could be due to a number of reasons.
Also, Starfleet and UFP do NOT strike me as the sort who steal other species property (apart from the Omega Directive, but that doesn't apply here because the Proto core is NOT the Omega Molecule - I mean, I suspected it may have been when we saw the core for the first time, but it was described as a Protostar - unless someone renamed it?).
Another possibility is that he is Chakotay and got severely twisted along the way (like Krall was in the Kelvin Timeline)... but that seems a bit out there.
Or he could have been somehow involved in creation of the ship... or the Proto-Core itself... but honestly, I just think he's being overtly posessive about the ship and what he thinks it can do for his species, so he took it upon himself to view the Protostar as 'his' (especially given his familiarity and disdain for the Federation - which suggests he or members of his species worked with UFP in a way of sorts, but then due to the Prime Directive and/or ethical/moral concerns, the UFP withdrew - and while a single man is hardly representative of a whole species, we were told that we will see another Va'uk'nat in disguise who has less than friendly intentions towards the crew).
Perhaps the Federation discovered someting about the Va'uk'Nat while they were collaborating which forced them to withdraw on principle alone. Similar to how Janeway was very wary of the Vau'Dwaar in 'Dragons teeth' after learning about their past - and its possible the UFP still wanted to help despite this revalation with some 'amendments' to the original agreement (to protect themselves - much like Janeway tried with the Vaud'Waar), but then the Va'uk'Nat (like the Vaud'Waar) may have resorted to more hostile methods and we end up in a situation where UFP withdraws entirely (but not before the Diviner and Drednok attack the Protostar crew and seize control of it).
Fascinating to thing about, but its mere speculation.
Agreed!
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