Neither was the EMH envisioned with command subroutines... but the crew was able to integrate those into him.
Spoilers Star Trek: Prodigy 1x10 - "A Moral Star, Part 2"
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Neither was the EMH envisioned with command subroutines... but the crew was able to integrate those into him.
Ok. That was modification done due to emergent need. No reason for Janeway to be programmed thusly.
Wasn't exaclty a need.
The EMH himself daydreamed about things like that and it was later recognized by the crew that this may have its benefits in the long run, which is why Janeway assigned a team to look into it (which resulted in him getting those subroutines integrated).
This was a pretty good way to deal with a potentially catastrophic situation like the one that happened when the crew was kidnapped and VOY was almost captured as well (had it not been for the ECH inclusion).
I would have thought that SF would have seen this as a highly successful field test and would be integrating ECH protocols across the fleet if the need arose.
Considering the Protostar's original mission was in the DQ, and Prodigy takes place in 2383 (5 years after VOY returned home), you'd think that if a SF ship has a hologram in advisory form, in case of emergencies it would also be able to assume command if the CO is injured and no one else is able to assume command.
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Not from Starfleet, I would not. Everything has a function. Janeway is a training hologram.
That she is... but she's also an advisor and has access to basic maintenance and internal/external sensors, and is able to plot a course (among other things).
She also has the UFP database at her disposal.
Would be nice to learn SF initially DID program her with command abilities, but that due to the inclusion of Vau'ka'Nat code her system access got degraded... although I won't hold my breadth (besides, she has been insulated against being overwritten in the future and is able to physically interact with people).
Late to catching up on Prodigy, but I gave the finale two-parter a 10. This whole leg of the series has been solid, but the climax really took it up a notch.
The revelation of the villain's full monstrousness exceeded even my worst expectations... in the best possible way. Touching on the motives of genocidal madmen is powerful stuff for a kid's show, but they made it work. The Diviner -- whose supremacist faction of Vau N'Akat is, I'm betting, truly responsible for the destruction of his homeworld that he blames on Starfleet -- is a gaslighting, conniving bastard right to the end, and his undoing at Zero's hands is more than fitting. Even if that led to Gwyn losing the knowledge of his anti-Starfleet virus plan (which hopefully will prove to be about as foolproof as any of his other schemes). Good action, good characterization -- Dal has finally stopped being needlessly annoying and selfish, thank God -- and good fun all around.
"I've been pleasantly surprised about how good Prodigy has been, especially after the disappointing Discovery and Picard. The only problem has been all the Paw Patrol commercials."
Saw this comment on YouTube but if that ain't the truth. Prodigy has also now caused me to binge watch all of the new 2021 Rugrats cartoon. I am both ashamed and amused at the same time.
Yes, the cartoon ads were a pain. Though the Paw Patrol movie does seem kind of cute.
Only two things I'd change about the episode...
1. Add that super-adorable Caitian to the Protostar crew.
2. Have the bad guy left with some form of exosuit, since he presumably needed it to survive.
Only two things I'd change about the episode...
1. Add that super-adorable Caitian to the Protostar crew.
2. Have the bad guy left with some form of exosuit, since he presumably needed it to survive.
I don't like to get my hopes up, but the writers have earned enough of my trust for me to assume we're supposed to wonder about that exosuit and there's more to the story than we're seeing.
^ Unlikely.
In Prodigy, the Federation has not ended, and will not end, so I don't see how Seven's line could possibly have anything to do with this.
And even so, I highly doubt Prodigy would ever do any Borg episodes. The Borg are WAY too adult for a show like this.
And even so, I highly doubt Prodigy would ever do any Borg episodes. The Borg are WAY too adult for a show like this.
Picard is operating in an alternate timeline this season. The producers have said that events on Prodigy would reverberate on Picard.
Prodigy takes place pre-Picard.
Prodigy takes place pre-Picard.
Borg = Big Bad = Delta Quadrant. They're bound to run into them eventually.
Zero brainwashed The Diviner and Gwyn (albeit by accident). Prodigy can handle tough material (there's no need to go full-on First Contact and drill into someone's eye).
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As someone who saw first contact as a child (9 or so), the eye wasn’t particularly shocking.
Of course I had already seen stuff such as Alien by then, though.
Of course I had already seen stuff such as Alien by then, though.
They're not in the delta quadrant anymore...
Actually, we have no conclusive evidence that they aren't (in fact, nothing in on-screen canon says the Borg are no longer in the DQ).
In fact, all we know for sure is that VOY dealt a 'crippling blow' to the Collective by destroying their entire Transwarp network in a chain reaction that was started from that one hub... and also managed to destroy a Queen at the main unicomplex in the Delta Quadrant (its one thing to destroy a Queen at a remote location such as a Cube, etc... but there might be more 'severe' consequences for the Borg if the Queen was destroyed at the main unicomplex).
The Borg would probably be severely disoriented (unless they were able to rebuild the Queen at a different location) and are possibly more 'confined' due to their inability to access their TW network (which they'd also need to rebuild - though technically, their Warp speed is still higher than what's found among most spacefaring species, UFP included)... in fact, they'd probably be scattered throughout the galaxy, but a large concentration could still be found in the DQ probably (since this was showcased as their main 'base of operations').
We do know that certain Borg ships can open their own TW conduits (independently of the TW hubs) by using those TW coils, whereas others could not (and would rely on TW hubs)... though to be fair, 7 did demonstrate how a cube opens a TW conduit and what happens in it... but that could be in regards to opening a pre-existing conduit (not making a brand new one).
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I meant the Protostar, not the Borg. They jumped to Gamma.
I see.
Actually, it was stated by the show's producers the Protostar jumped to the border between Delta and Gamma, but still remained on the Delta side... and then in 'A Moral Star' they jumped back to Tars Lamora (deeper into the Delta Quadrant).
Whether or not the Protostar encounters the Borg remains to be seen, however, it may not happen due to VOY dealing a crippling blow to the Collective and their TW network only 5 years earlier.
So, chances of the Protostar encountering the Collective at this point would be fairly small, unless its in the form of a stray damaged vessel (damaged in the sense that it would be disoriented etc.).
The Romulans would have higher chances of encountering the Borg (if you go by certain star charts).
Still, the remainder of Season 1 will deal with the Protostar being chased by the Dauntless and Vice Admiral Janeway... with the final episode of the season (hopefully) culminating in a resolution that will allow the kids to go to the Federation too.
Plus, there's still missing Chakotay and his original crew... so there's plenty for them to do apart from the Borg (but, I wouldn't mind if they encountered them).
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So when does the next half of the season start?
“Later in 2022” is as specific a date as we’ve been given. I’m guessing, like the first half following Lower Decks S02, it will come after LD S03, which has been announced as coming “Summer 2022.”
If LD starts the week after SNW’s S01 finale, on July 14th, and ends on September 15th, and if Prodigy starts up again right after that, S01E11 could debut September 22nd.
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Purely out of interest, why would it be counted as "season 1B" rather than "season 2"? Is it an arbitrary thing, or is it that they're all part of the same production block (scripts/voice recordings/financing/etc)?
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