Star Trek: 10 Worlds We Should Probably Check On

Now that we're back in the Delta Quadrant, we might as well stay there for a bit to find out what happened to a set of potential crewmembers so unusual Chakotay left them behind. 'Strap in!' — as Tom Paris said to Captain Janeway — we're going to warp 10!

Let's look at this from the perspective of Star Trek: Picard, which ended in 2402. The events of Threshold took place in 2372, so that means Janeway and Paris' biological children would be, under normal circumstances, 30 years old, if they weren't otherwise evolved.

Putting aside the fact that both parents might want to check on their progeny — salamander or no — it's worth wondering what impact, if any, the now grown-up grim glimpses at humanity's 'future biology' have had on the planet and its ecosystem. That said, the episode was, with good reason, called "most likely to give Darwin a migraine" in the book Star Trek 101: A Practical Guide to Who, What, Where, and Why.

It is unlikely the salamanders could do much more than waddle or swim about on the unnamed planet, but did they continue to proliferate after Voyager left? Are they sentient? They might not be homo sapiens anymore, but they could still be described as 'human,' and there's probably a whole colony of them by now. Tom, Kathryn, I think you need to meet your grandchildren!

Oh, Anthony!