Warning: This Article Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2
Summary
Star Trek: Prodigyseason 2’s new Vulcan hero, Maj’el (Michaela Dietz), is confirmed to be a descendant of an iconic Vulcan fromStar Trek: The Original Series. Originally a member ofStarfleet Academy’s elite Nova Squadron, Maj’el logically heeds the words of Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) that her destiny is tied to the young Starfleet hopefuls of the USS Protostar. Joining up with Dal R’El (Brett Gray), Gwyndala (Ella Purnell), and their friends,Maj’el becomes a steadfast member of the USS Prodigy’s crew inStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2.
Star Trek: Prodigy’s executive producersKevin and Dan Hagemanconfirmed toSyFy SistasthatMaj’el is a descendant of T’Pau (Celia Lovsky) from theStar Trek: The Original Seriesseason 2 episode, “Amok Time”,which was further verified by co-executive producer Aaron J. Waltke. Check outSyFy Sistas' and Waltke’s X posts below:
Maj’el’s family history with T’Pau was not stated on-screen inStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2, but was hinted at by Maj’el’s hair, which is a visual nod to the white trim of T’Pau’s hair inStar Trek: The Original Series.
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Described as"All of Vulcan in one package"by Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner),T’Pau was a Vulcan legend in the 23rd-century era ofStar Trek: The Original Serieswho was the first Vulcan to turn down a seat on the Federation Council. T’Pau oversaw theKal-if-feeritual that ended the betrothal of Spock (Leonard Nimoy) and T’Pring (Arlene Martel). A century earlier, inStar Trek: Enterpriseseason 4, theyoung T’Pau (Kara Zediker), joined Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) and Subcommander T’Pol (Jolene Blalock) in liberating Vulcan from the corrupt Vulcan High Command and re-instituting the teachings of Surak.
Maj’el is named for anotherStar Treklegend, Majel Barrett-Roddenberry.
InStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2, Maj’el carries the burden of T’Pau’s legacy.Though Maj’el doesn’t speak of her ancestry, her desire to excel stems from the pressures she feels to live up to her legendary ancestor. Maj’el is a top pilot with Nova Squadron, and her cool logic proves essential when she, Zero (Angus Imrie), Rok-Tahk (Rylee Alazraqui), and Wesley Crusher solve the complex temporal mechanics dilemma of repairing their broken paradox timeline. By the end ofStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2, Maj’el shows she is a worthy successor to her ancestor, T’Pau, and joins the proud list of thebest Vulcan characters inStar Trek.
