She literally bows down to him, and certainly feels burdened with expectations of being the last of their race. Her loyalty is to her father, but the fear which incentivizes this loyalty is shown when they speak to each other. (The very first thing we see her do is show compassion for a young Caitian brought to the colony by a Kazon, even purring the native language spoken by the cat-like race.) She speaks of language as “a window into a new culture,” and while she ostensibly works for her father, Gwyn tries to act as a barrier to much of the violence and mistreatment of the prisoners that Dreadnok and The Diviner would see come to them. It’s a beautiful choice, then, to have Gwyn (Ella Purnell) serve as the living translator for visitors to Tars Lemora - showing offer her skills when a visiting Kazon arrives at the colony, in perhaps the first time the Kazon language has been heard aloud. “…you always wanted to see the stars.” (Paramount+) The Diviner’s abusive sheltering extends to the entire colony, as all translation devices are banned from the facility - adding a terrifyingly lonely touch to life on the planetoid, since all of the different prisoners (referred to as “the unwanted”) are prevented from understanding each other. We don’t know yet why The Diviner is so desperate to find it, but from his concern about the Federation, it’s clear he knows where the starship comes from - and that he wants to keep knowledge of the Federation away from his progeny, the only other remaining member of the Vau N’ Akat species. Managed by shifty robotic henchman Drednok (Jimmi Simpson), the mining operation’s real goal is to find the USS Protostar, a Federation starship that somehow found its way deep into the interior of the asteroid. Tars Lamora is the asteroid domain of The Diviner (John Noble), a ruthless villain who uses prisoners of all species - and all ages - to mine for a valuable crystalline substance known as chimerium that has an inner glow similar to dilithium crystals. Our young heroes’ escape from the Tars Lamora prison colony introduces us to Prodigy’s visual language it’s an expansive, intricately-detailed world filled with both natural and mechanical wonders.Įverything is meticulously rendered, from the smallest speck of chipped paint on mining equipment, all the way to the blanket of stars in the vastness of space. Nickelodeon’s animation is stunningly beautiful, to the point that some scenes almost feel like the artists are showing off. ‘Star Trek’ sets course for a new adventure with this new motley crew. I watched with my three children (ages 7, 9, and 11), and while some parts moved a little slow for them - especially for my 7 year old - by the time the USS Protostar made its triumphant first flight, all four of us were ready for the adventure to continue. There is enough intrigue to keep adults entertained while also just the right amount of fun to keep children engaged. With “Lost and Found,” its premiere episode, the Prodigy creative team has managed to strike a nice balance between this variety of interests. Star Trek: Prodigy has set itself an ambitious task: be a kids show, but one that can also appeal to just about everyone else, regardless of age or familiarity with the Star Trek universe.