WARNING: Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Lower Decks, season 4, episode 7, "A Few Badgeys More"
Summary
- Star Trek: Voyager's Seven of Nine has a satisfying conclusion to her character arc as she becomes Captain of the USS Enterprise-G in Star Trek: Picard season 3.
- In the latest episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks, a new character named Goodgey is introduced as a spiritual successor to Seven of Nine, facing similar doubts and concerns from the crew.
- Goodgey's development in the series could potentially explore holographic rights and the struggle for recognition, but it remains to be seen whether he will follow a path similar to Seven or revert to his previous malicious nature as Badgey.
Star Trek: Voyager's Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) has a successor, as revealed in the latest episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4. As a former Borg drone, Seven was initially met with suspicion after being welcomed aboard the USS Voyager by Captain Kathryn Janeway (Kate Mulgrew). Unfortunately, even though Seven won the trust and respect of her Voyager crew mates, she was met with distrust and prejudice as she pursued a career with Starfleet. With her promotion to Captain of the USS Enterprise-G in Star Trek: Picard season 3, her arc has finally reached a satisfying conclusion, and she's now leading the next generation of Starfleet recruits.
In an episode that's all about former enemies finding redemption, Star Trek: Lower Decks season 4, episode 7, "A Few Badgeys More" introduces Seven of Nine's spiritual successor. Featuring the returns of AGIMUS (Jeffrey Combs), Peanut Hamper (Kether Donohue), and Badgey (Jack McBrayer), the episode sees each of the artificial life forms find redemption. AGIMUS discovers that friendship is more important than subjugation, while traitorous Starfleet officer Peanut Hamper returns to her family. Meanwhile, Badgey initiates his most daring and audacious plot to avenge himself against his father Lt. JG Samanthan Rutherford (Eugene Cordero). In the process, Badgey splits into several aspects, one of which could easily fulfill the role of Star Trek: Voyager's Seven of Nine in future episodes of Lower Decks.
