STAR TREK: PRODIGY
SEASON 1, EPISODE 1
SEASON 1, EPISODE 1
Lost & Found, Part I
Series: Star Trek: Prodigy - (2021 - current)Season: 1
Episode #: 1
Original Airdate: 10/28/2021
Writer(s): Kevin & Dan Hageman
Director(s): Ben Hibon
Guest Stars
John Noble as The Diviner
Jimmi Simpson as Drednok
Brook Chalmers as the Kazon Slave Trader,
Brook Chalmers as Rok-Tahk (Brikar Language)
Bonnie Gordon as the voice of the U.S.S. Protostar's Computer
Ben Thomas as Miner 3, Miner 6, and other Miners
Debra Wilson as Miner 2, Miner 4, Miner 7, and other Miners
Dee Bradley Baker as the Caitian child,
Dee Bradley Baker as a Lurian Miner, Miner 1, Miner 5, and other Miners
Stardate: Unknown
Synopsis
Dal, a young alien of unknown origin works as a laborer at a prison colony called Tars Lamora. Dal does not have any friends or colleagues in the colony because there are no universal translators available to the prisoners. Everyone is alone, though Dal manages to hold onto his sense of humor. Drednok, a menacing cybernetic being, is the head enforcer of the colony. He informs Dal that he is looking for Fugitive Zero, but before they can make any real headway into their conversation (and more specifically, before Drednok can harm Dal), Zero sabotages a piece of mining equipment, which leads to Dal’s ankle bracelet falling off. Of course, Dal sees this as his chance to escape the colony and find a better life for himself.
Luckily, he already has a plan: Dal takes off running and steals a ship from the engineer Jankom Pog, but not before he runs face-first into the large and intimidating alien Rok-Tahk. For a few minutes, it looks like Dal just might make it — but it turns out Dal has caught the notice of the overseer of the entire colony, The Diviner, and he is determined that no one will escape. Dal falls back to the planet, dejected that his escape attempt failed.
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It is not clear what Dal did to merit being in an underground prison colony, but the next scene gives us a clue: The Kazon are supplying Tars Lamora with labor, and it is not just criminals they are selling but orphans as well. The Kazon hand over a young Caitian as they apologize for shortages in the labor supply — they have already handed over “every criminal and orphan this side of the Delta.” Gwyn, who is The Diviner’s daughter and is extremely adept with languages, negotiates with the Kazon before sending him on his way, dejected. She is clearly frustrated with her situation — being ordered around and used by her father yet does not have any clue what his plan is.
The Diviner’s mysterious intentions remain unclear, suffice that he is searching for something of extreme importance on the planet that the prison colony Tars Lamora is located on. One thing about The Diviner is clear: he is immensely powerful. He orders Gwyn to find out what Dal knows about Zero — or else Drednok will use other, more painful, means to discover the answers they are seeking. After Gwyn leaves, a conversation between Drednok and The Diviner’s reveals more about his grand plan: Whatever he is looking for has to do with the Federation. He wants to protect Gwyn from their influence — it seems that he is afraid that she could turn against him if she is exposed to more noble ideals and goals and learns that there is a better way out there.
Back in Dal’s cell, he has a conversation with a mysterious disembodied voice — one about hope. The Diviner wants to make sure that none of his prisoners have even the hope of escape. Dal is the only one who still has that spark, that hope for something greater than the sum of his current existence. He is taken to see Gwyn, and it is clear that the two have a bond — they have talked about their dreams of seeing the stars. Gwyn makes it clear to him that he needs to figure out where Zero is or Drednok will hurt him. Dal heads to the northwest crevasse, a dangerous area, where he is buddied up with Rok-Tahk. After an altercation (during which Rok-Tahk saves Dal from falling rock), they uncover something magnificent: a Federation starship, hidden below the surface of the planet, completely empty and just waiting to take Dal and his companions on new adventures.
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