Star Trek: 10 MORE Greatest Time Travel Episodes

3. Star Trek: Prodigy

Star Trek Prodigy Temporal Mechanics 101
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As the Vulcan said to the Ferengi on the holosuite, 'I hope you like a curveball'. In fact, this entry might be more of a cheat, but then, picking just one episode from all of Star Trek: Prodigy (as we currently have it) would be justice to only part of a glorious, remarkably complex and cohesive, story.

In essence, both seasons of Prodigy combine to form a time travel epic. There can be no skipping of 'Temporal Mechanics 101' for 'Temporal Mechanics 102'. By the bootstrap, by the Ouroboros and combadge of a grand finale, the series masterfully concludes right where and when it had begun at Tars Lamora.

In the interim, we are introduced to foes and friends, the Vau N'Akat, across multiple timelines. Wesley Crusher returns as grand master time traveller, and so does Chakotay, stuck for a good while in (at least) two futures of Solum. Trans-dimensional baddies, the Loom, become the most terrifying consumers of all things paradox, second only in temporal troublemaking to one version of Asencia. And, if you're looking for more time travel within time travel, journey no further than season one's quite brilliant Time Amok.

Sadly, in this topsy-turvy world, sheer quality and two banner planes no longer convince. To #SaveStarTrekProdigy now, we might well need an 'Infinity' of our very own.

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Jack has been a content creator for TrekCulture since 2022, and a Star Trek fan for as long as he can remember. He has authored over 170 articles, including one of TrekCulture's longest, and has appeared several times on the TrekCulture podcast. He holds a first-class honours degree in French from the University of Sussex, a master's with distinction in Language, Culture and History: French and Francophone Studies and a PhD in French from University College London (UCL). He has previously worked in the field of translation. His interests extend to science-fiction television and film more widely. His favourite series is Star Trek: Voyager, followed closely by Stargate SG-1.