Star Trek: Prodigy

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Summary

Wil Wheaton recurrence as Wesley Crusher inStar Trek : Prodigyseason 2 , and executive producers Kevin and Dan Hageman explicate why and how Wheaton retort asStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s former son brainiac . Wheaton last portrayed Wesley in a brief cameo duringStar Trek : Picardseason 2 ’s finale . However , Star Trek : Prodigyseason 2 makes Wesley , who has cosmic powers as the Traveler , entire to its central crisis involving the possible doom of everyStar Trektimeline . Wheaton ’s comeback as Wesley Crusher is doubtless one of the joyous highlight ofStar Trek : Prodigyseason 2 .

In an exclusive consultation withScreen RantaboutStar Trek : Prodigyseason 2 , showrunnersKevin and Dan Hagemanexplainedwhy they convey back Wil Wheaton and their vision for how Wesley Crusher as the Traveler fits into the show . Read their quote below :

Kevin Hageman : He ’s the original Prodigy ! So we ’re like , it ’d be such a everlasting conniption . And seeing how he just walks off the screen in Next Generation , we ’re like , ' Why is n’t anyone using [ Wesley ] ? ' Everyone seemed afraid to touch him , and to work that fictitious character back . I ’m like,‘Let ’s do something great with him . rent ’s make him a wonderful mentor , but a little scatterbrained and a niggling untrustworthy .

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Dan Hageman : A little Dr. Who , a little Willy Wonka …

Kevin and Dan Hageman also uncover that Wil Wheaton ’s role was already"down the line"in terms of write Wesley Crusher intoStar Trek : Prodigyseason 2 whenStar Trek : Picardshowrunner Terry Matalas contact them about including Wesley in Patrick Stewart ’s serial . ProdigyandPicard ’s originative team coordinated Wesley making a cameo inStar Trek : Picard season 2 ’s close , butStar Trek : Prodigyseason 2 would utilize Wil Wheaton ’s talents and his Traveler case to their full . Read the Hagemans ' quote below :

Dan Hageman : We had spill to Terry Matalas about what they were doing with Picard . He had contacted us because he know we were toy with Wesley , and they were going to have Wesley in Picard . And so , we just kind of trace it up . He ’s got a brother and that ’s something that we can put into the show . So it was all Kismet .

Wesley Crusher and the USS Prodigy in Star Trek

Custom image by Simone Ashmoore.

Kevin Hageman : I think they were trying to be respectful because they knew that we were already down the line . We had write a whole season with him in it . And so they ’re like , ' let us have a niggling routine of him too . '

Star Trek : Picard season 3 lacked a Wesley Crusher cameo , but Star Trek : Prodigy had something much better in the works for the Traveler .

Wil Wheaton’s Wesley Crusher Comeback In Star Trek: Prodigy Was Worth The Wait

Prodigy season 2 even includes the Crusher family reunion that wasn’t in Star Trek: Picard

Star Trek : Prodigyseason 2 sure enough translate that Wesley Crusher is , indeed , the"original Prodigy"and remove full advantage of Wesley ’s power as the Traveler . It was Wesley who carry out a far - reach but dangerous plan to combat the realness - use up threat of the Loom while guiding the heroic youthful gang of the USS Protostar to reset the paradox timeline they were last in . Wesley unexpectedly turned out to be an ideal mentor throughoutStar Trek : Prodigyseason 2’s"timey - wimey"crisis , andit ’s clear from Wil Wheaton ’s exuberant performance that he enjoyed himself act Wesley Crusher like never before .

Wesley Crusher teased the greater destiny of the bunch of the USS Protostar , which can only happen if they stay together .

Star Trek : Picardseason 3 lack Wesley reunify with his mother , Dr. Beverly Crusher ( Gates McFadden ) , and meet his half - blood brother , Jack Crusher ( Ed Speleers ) , butStar Trek : Prodigy season 2 unwrap the Crusher household reunion actually pass off 16 years beforePicardseason 3 . Even in vitality , Wheaton ’s Wesley seeing his"space mammy " , McFadden ’s Beverly , again , was as heartwarming as sports fan hoped . And it does n’t foreclose Wesley and Jack group meeting as adults in a futureStar Trek . Hopefully , the Traveler will be needed again ifStar Trek : Prodigyseason 3 bump , and Wesley Crusher can aid save the multiverse once more .

Jack Crusher, Wesley Crusher, and Dr. Beverly Crusher in Star Trek

Source : Screen Rant Plus

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