10 Star Trek Episodes With The Highest Stakes

3. Ouroboros

Star Trek Prodigy Ouroboros Part II Loom Voyager A Protostar
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Star Trek: Prodigy, when announced, came under fire for being 'a kids' show'. How the writers must have hid their grins behind their hands when people assumed this, knowing what was coming. A kids' show, you say? Would you like some galactic levels of death and destruction with that happy meal?

The first season gave audiences the Living Construct, while the second season gave us the Loom. These villains were simple creatures that travelled through time and space, feeding on the energy left by temporal cracks. Oh, and did we mention that if they catch you, they erase you from history? 

They. Erase. You. From. History.

Everything you ever were, or ever could be, is vaporised. No one remembers you, as you never were. If that isn't terrifying, we don't know what is. The only way to make it worse would be to deliver an entire army of these nasties upon the universe, which is exactly what happened in Ouroboros, Pt 2. Though Wesley Crusher was able to help the crews of the Protostar and the Voyager-A beat them back, they managed to inflict devastating levels of damage on time. 

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Seán is the host and head writer/presenter for TrekCulture, as well as a writer/presenter on WhoCulture and WhatCulture Horror. He has authored two novels, dozens of short stories, and hundreds of articles for WhatCulture. He holds a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from University College Dublin. As part of his work with TrekCulture, Seán has been invited to participate in collaborations with Roddenberry Entertainment, as well as contributing to several Star Trek community projects. An avid fan of Star Trek, Doctor Who, and the horror genre at large, Seán's expertise has helped develop these channels to the successes they are today. As host of the Ups & Downs series on TrekCulture, Seán has become internationally recognised for his positive yet critically informed approach to reviewing every episode of modern Star Trek, ensuring he is one of the go-to voices in the Trek community. Favourite Quote to describe himself: "I'm serious about what I do, just not always about the way that I do it"