Ouroboros, Part II (episode)

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The cadets fight Asencia in a battle for control of Solum and the future – but a sudden invasion by a destructive species complicates their end-game.

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Log entries[]

Admiral's personal log, stardate 62314.8. An old friend once said we do not feel the passage of time, but the presence of time within us. We grow from what we leave behind as we reach for what lies ahead. In the trials we've endured, I've tried to impart such wisdom on the young Starfleet hopefuls in my crew. But I've discovered, to my surprise, they've still much to teach me. Time's importance lies in what you do with it. From humble beginnings to unknown possibilities, they've shown you must always go boldly towards the future. You may not arrive at the coordinates you set, but you'll find where you belong. And sometimes the space between us isn't as far as we might think. There are always new chapters ahead, even when you think your story has finished. As for my next chapter, I've delivered my papers for an early retirement. Because don't we all deserve a new beginning every now and then? If not, how would any of us grow?

Memorable quotes[]

"You were right all along."
"About what?"
"Us, why we needed to be together, to get to this moment. This is the future you saw."
"Oh, Dal, I wasn't talking about now. The reason the universe needs you all together, that hasn't happened yet. Things yet to come, wonderous and terrible things. But you'll have to wait and see."

-- Dal and Wesley Crusher

"It's time, isn't it?"
"Not yet."
"Not yet? When the kids find this ship, I can't have any memory of them, of the weapon onboard, of you."
"Doctor?"
"Yes, she just finished copying to our EMH backup module."
"You found a way to save my program."
"You gave me a second chance. Let me return the favor."
"You're sticking around this time."
"Well, then I suppose I'll see you on the other side. Computer, reset Janeway holoprogram."

-- Hologram Janeway, Chakotay, The Doctor, and Dal

"Farewell, old friend."
"And thanks for the memories."

-- Zero and Dal say goodbye to the Protostar

"All temporal incursions are gone."
"We did it. The time loop is closed."
"It appears we just saved history."

-- Tysess, Wesley, and Janeway

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Continuity[]

Wesley Crusher meets his younger half-brother, Jack Crusher, a character who was first introduced in the Star Trek: Picard episode "The Next Generation".
The Attack on Mars was first shown in the Star Trek: Short Treks episode "Children of Mars".
Jellico mentions that Admiral Jean-Luc Picard did not take the news of the Romulan evacuation plan's cancelation well. In a flashback in "The End is the Beginning", Picard states that he resigned his Starfleet commission in protest.
Several characters are seen wearing the Starfleet uniform from the mid 2380s, as first seen in the flashbacks from Star Trek: Picard Season 1.
Janeway's reference to an old friend in her log intentionally alluded to a deleted scene between Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Data from Star Trek Nemesis, Aaron J. Waltke later noting: "It was such a beautiful scene, and I was like, 'It's too bad that's not canon.'" [1]

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Cast[]

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Kate Mulgrew as
- Admiral Janeway
- Hologram Janeway
Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher
John Noble as Ilthuran
Robert Beltran as Captain Chakotay
Robert Picardo as The Doctor
Jameela Jamil as Asencia
Michaela Dietz as Maj'el
Daveed Diggs as Commander Tysess
Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher
Jason Alexander as Counselor Noum
Ronny Cox as Admiral Jellico
Erin Macdonald as Dr. Erin Macdonald
Isabel Krebs as Young Jack Crusher
Bonnie Gordon as
- Ship Computer
- Universal Translator

Previous episode:
"Ouroboros, Part I"

Star Trek: Prodigy
Season 2

Next episode:
Not yet announced