Star Trek fans are reacting to the return of the franchise’s most divisive character. In recent year,s fans have been treated to several spin-offs, including Star Trek Discovery and Star Trek: Picard , starring Sir Patrick Stewart . Now, Star Trek: Prodigy – an animated series created by Kevin and Dan Hageman – is whetting the appetite of Trekkies.
The series follows a group of young aliens in the 24th century who find the abandoned starship Protostar and learn about Starfleet, and the ninth episode of its second season, which was released on Paramount+ earlier this month, featured a surprise in the form of an unexpected cameo. *Spoilers follow – you have been warned* In the episode titled “The Devourer of All Things, Part 1”, Wesley Crusher ( Stand by Me actor Wil Wheaton) returns. Wheaton first appeared as the character in Star Trek: The Next Generation when he was 15, and returned in 2002 film Star Trek: Nemesis .
Wesley faced criticism from Star Trek fans, with some branding his boy genius character, who was actively disliked byJean-Luc Picard, “the most despised character” in the franchise’s history. Wheaton himself said of the negative response to his character: “When I was younger, people gave me such a hard time about Wesley Crusher, there was a time in my late teens and early twenties when I resented Star Trek. “It felt so unfair that people who had never met me were so cruel and hateful toward me as a person because they didn’t like a charact.
