Spoilers Star Trek: Prodigy 1x08 - "Time Amok"
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Unrelated.
I wonder how long was Rok Tohk's timeline given her "Slow Rate" of her time-line.
I wonder how long was Rok Tohk's timeline given her "Slow Rate" of her time-line.
Time passes in different speeds on the ship, there is no time travel in terms of jumping to the past or future.
It seems to be unrelated, as it’s caused by going through a tachyon storm. That being said, the tachyon storm caused them to become disjointed in time when it interacted with the protostar engine, setting a precedent that a time anomaly plus protostar engine equals time shenanigans.
When I saw the small size of the storm I just though...........why didn't they just go around it?
One more thought after a quick rewatch before heading to sleep, I loved hearing Drednok use Chakotay’s voice when he used his access codes, just like Data used Picard’s for the same purpose in TNG S04E03 Brothers.
That was fucking great. I very rarely give modern Trek a 9, but this one earned it. Rok-Tahk is my favorite, she reminds me of my younger daughter.
When the episode started I believed I wouldn't enjoy it as much as some of the earlier ones, as a temporal anomaly is a pretty hackneyed trope within the Trekverse. But the episode closed very well and gave me some genuine feels. Like, I almost got misty eyed at the end.
I was really pleased with the unexpected focus on Rok-Tahk by the end of the episode. They gave her a coherent character arc from beginning to end, with the throwaway comment by her that she never asked to become security officer, to realizing her actual role on the ship should be more...science officer I guess? I thought that was Zero's thing. But there's no reason why there has to be strict roles like on a real Starfleet vessel. The secondary focus of the episode on the concept of teamwork was also appropriate for a kids show. Anyone who didn't get feels at the group hug at the end is dead inside.
I was really pleased with the unexpected focus on Rok-Tahk by the end of the episode. They gave her a coherent character arc from beginning to end, with the throwaway comment by her that she never asked to become security officer, to realizing her actual role on the ship should be more...science officer I guess? I thought that was Zero's thing. But there's no reason why there has to be strict roles like on a real Starfleet vessel. The secondary focus of the episode on the concept of teamwork was also appropriate for a kids show. Anyone who didn't get feels at the group hug at the end is dead inside.
Still reasonably enjoyable, but this and "Dreamcatcher" are the two lesser Prodigy's for me. This one just didn't quite gel.
The emotional arc and the actual plot seemed at odds. The character setup is that everyone needs to learn the value of teamwork -- but then the actual story is about separating the characters, and to save the day what they actually have to do is find the strength to function alone. That mismatch threw things off. This ep would have resonated a lot more if the emotional lesson was more along the lines of "sometimes there won't be anyone to help you, and you will have to draw on your inner resilience", or if they'd kept the "teamwork" moral but given us a story where the characters were trapped together instead of forced into isolation.
I also found this ep a bit lacking in fun. A Trek temporal anomaly is usually an occasion for some delightful craziness. By contrast, this was kind of drab & somber. It was giving me "Time Squared" when I was hoping for "Timescape."
Dal continues to grate and is potentially going to join my personal pantheon of Worst Trek Characters Ever, but at least he didn't have as much to do this week.
Nevertheless, it all still basically worked and was fine. Not a bad episode, just the weakest outing so far of the episodes yet released.
The emotional arc and the actual plot seemed at odds. The character setup is that everyone needs to learn the value of teamwork -- but then the actual story is about separating the characters, and to save the day what they actually have to do is find the strength to function alone. That mismatch threw things off. This ep would have resonated a lot more if the emotional lesson was more along the lines of "sometimes there won't be anyone to help you, and you will have to draw on your inner resilience", or if they'd kept the "teamwork" moral but given us a story where the characters were trapped together instead of forced into isolation.
I also found this ep a bit lacking in fun. A Trek temporal anomaly is usually an occasion for some delightful craziness. By contrast, this was kind of drab & somber. It was giving me "Time Squared" when I was hoping for "Timescape."
Dal continues to grate and is potentially going to join my personal pantheon of Worst Trek Characters Ever, but at least he didn't have as much to do this week.
Nevertheless, it all still basically worked and was fine. Not a bad episode, just the weakest outing so far of the episodes yet released.
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But there was teamwork. They had to learn to work together under unconventional circumstances, each contributing to the problem's solution, building upon what the others had done.
My thoughts exactly. I love the show so far, and it's gonna be a 20-episode first season, so they won't all be gems. This was a set back but not a major one.
Its Dreadnock actually (but don't feel bad... I couldn't remember his name either).
Its also interesting that he knew all of Chakotay's command codes. That suggests Chakotay was indeed captured and interrogated by Dreadnock (at least).
There is another option (though this one might be out there)... what if Chakotay IS Dreadnock?... Or part of him ended up in Dreadnock?
True, but for me I don't think the execution succeeded in centering this as the primary concern. They were using too complicated a plotting device to facilitate the teamwork, and so the power of that was diluted.
The thing that really had punch for me was Rok-Tahk's long period of solitude & study. The emotional impact of all that storytelling was much more cleanly communicated -- the piles of discarded food bowls, the Murf doll, Rok's triumphant litany of all the skills she's acquired at the end, Janeway's haunted refusal to answer the question of how long Rok had been out of phase.
So that's what I was trying to say. All the biggest emotional impact in this episode was centered around solitary achievements, which felt askew when the moral is "teamwork!" Teamwork was present, but it didn't ultimately feel like the main point.
Adequate. 6.
Good plot idea but kind of rushed and uneven, but I liked the cross-temporal teamwork and Rok being the hero in the end. Did I miss a clip of Chakotay or something because Robert Beltran is listed in the closing credits but I don't recall seeing his hologram or hearing his voice?
Good plot idea but kind of rushed and uneven, but I liked the cross-temporal teamwork and Rok being the hero in the end. Did I miss a clip of Chakotay or something because Robert Beltran is listed in the closing credits but I don't recall seeing his hologram or hearing his voice?
Drednok (or Dred 2, per the credits) speaks in Chakotay's voice when giving the command to delete Hologram Janeway.
Gotcha. Missed that. Thanks!
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