Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2’s Finale - “Ouroboros, Part 2”
Summary
Jack Crusher’s appearance inStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2’s finale left some viewers who watchedStar Trek: Picardseason 3 wondering if there is a mistake with young Jack’s accent. Written by Kevin and Dan Hageman and Aaron J. Waltke, and directed by Ruolin Li,Star Trek: Prodigyseason 2’s finale saw Wesley Crusher (Wil Wheaton) help the young Starfleet hopefuls of the USS Protostar save everyStar Trektimeline.Prodigyseason 2’s ending also resolved the pivotal question ofwhether Wesley would ever visit his mother, Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden).
Wesley Crusher made a surprise cameo inStar Trek: Picardseason 2’s finale, but Wes did not appear inStar Trek: Picardseason 3, which introduced Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers). Jack is Beverly’s son with Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), which makes him Wesley’s younger half-brother. Jack finally met his father inStar Trek: Picardseason 3, and by the end of the series, Jean-Luc and Jack formed a bond, and a new family unit with Beverly, A chip off the old black,Jack Crusher has a British accent just like his Starfleet legend father.
Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2 Ending & Shocking Season 3 Set Up Explained
Star Trek: Prodigy season 2 brings the time travel saga of the USS Protostar full circle. Here’s what happened and what it all means for season 3.
Why Jack Crusher Doesn’t Have A British Accent When He Meets Wesley In Star Trek: Prodigy
Picard season 3 explains Jack’s accent
InStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2’s finale,Wesley Crusher finally visits his mother, Beverly, who introduces him to his little brother, Jack.When Jack says hello to Wesley, he doesn’t have a British accent. However, this is not a mistake.Star Trek: Picardseason 3 established that Beverly and Jack moved to London, where Picard’s son picked up a British accent that he retains in adulthood. ButStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2 takes placebeforeBeverly and Jack move to London when the Crushers are making their home in Cor Coroli V, Young Jack doesn’t yet have a British accent when Wesley meets him.
Jack Crusher’s age inStar Trek: Picardseason 3 might be a bigger question than his British accent. It’s not clear what year Jack was born, butPicardseason 3 established that Dr. Crusher left the USS Enterprise-E to give birth to Jack in secret sometime afterStar Trek: Nemesisin 2379. Jack must have been born around 2380-2381, and he would be about 20 inStar Trek: Picardseason 3, set in 2401. However, Jack comes off as older - Admiral Picard guessed Jack’s age to be about 24 - but this was credited to his years of experience in space. Plus, space is vast, andJack’s age may not reflect the 12 months of the year used to tell time on Earth.
Ed Speleers was about 34 when he was cast as Jack Crusher whenStar Trek: Picardseason 3 filmed in 2022.
Wesley Doesn’t Know About Jack Crusher’s Borg Destiny In Star Trek: Prodigy
There are limits to what a Traveler knows
Wesley Crusher is a cosmic being who crosses space, time, and realities as the Traveler, but upon meeting Jack Crusher, why didn’t Wesley know Jack’s destiny to become a Borg?Star Trek: Picardseason 3 revealed thatJack inherited organic Borg DNAfrom his father, stemming from Captain Picard’s assimilation to become Locutus of Borg. Jack’s Borg connection manifested in waking nightmares that plagued him into adulthood, Finally, the Borg Queen (Alice Krige) assimilated Jack to turn him into Vox of Borg. But thanks to the love of his father,Jack was able to reject his Borg ‘inheritance’ and help destroy the Borg for good.
Wesley obviously mentally juggles a profound amount of information in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2.
Should Wesley as the Traveler have sensed Jack Crusher’s Borg future? One explanation for Wesley missing his brother’s Borg infection is thatTravelers are concerned with the bigger picture, i.e. protecting space, time, reality, and the multiverse.Travelers utilize Supervisorsto protect certain individuals crucial to their universe’s timeline. Wesley obviously mentally juggles a profound amount of cosmic information inStar Trek: Prodigyseason 2, and perhaps the Traveler must focus on the universe instead of family. Or, it’s possible Wesley knew something but trusted that Jack Crusher’s future was in good hands when he eventually met his father, Jean-Luc Picard.
