#gwyn/dal

[elephant-in-the-pride-parade]

Dal/Gwyn, Janeway/Chakotay parallels

I've been mulling this over for a while so I just wanna put all of these down. I really have been enjoying the parallels between these four, and there's a bunch. Will add to this as I think of more.

Dal and Janeway:

They're both on a quest to find home. Janeway back to Earth. Dal back to his family.

Both captain a nontraditional crew and bring them under the Starfleet banner. Dal captains his crew of escaped prisoners from Tars Lamora and Janeway the combined members of her original crew and the Maquis in each case this is born of expediency. They need the crew numbers to get the ship running. And for both part of their journey becomes learning to be a better captain to their unique crews.

Both explore and grapple with their relationship to starfleet ideals. In Dal's case learning Starfleet ideals and laws from scratch and putting them into practice. In Janeway's having her existing ideals tested by an environment where they are difficult to hold to. She and Dal both experience obstacles that test their commitment to these ideals and face consequences of straying from them.

Stars: Dal's window of dreams. Janeway's love of nebulas. The stars mean different things to these two: freedom to Dal and discovery to Janeway but both are seen to have a particular affinity for them.

Learning to lean on their crew: Both in one way or another return to themes of accepting help rather than depending only on themselves. For Dal, this comes from a past of self-preservation and survival. For Janeway, from guilt-driven instinct to put her crew before herself. Both see some of their greatest successes and moments of growth when they set aside those tendencies and accept help from their crew.

Gwyn and Chakotay

Both leave their home for Starfleet, and later return to it when it is in trouble. Chakotay leaves Dorvan/Trebus at 15 against the wishes of his father in order to pursue Starfleet Academy. and only returns when it attacked by the Cardassians. Gwyn idealizes Starfleet her whole life on Tars Lamora only to decide to try to save Solum rather than join her friends as warrant officers.

Both have complicated relationships with their dead fathers. Both of their fathers disagreed with their pursuit of Starfleet, and wanted them to embrace a future that more directly benefited their homeworld. Both were in conflict with them before their deaths and Both of their fathers were killed violently, spurring a shift in their thinking.

Both love exploring other cultures. Gwyn has a love of languages. Chakotay of archeology/anthropology. Both enjoy learning about new people and places and making connections.

Both of their homeworlds are abandoned by the Federation for political reasons - a treaty with the Cardassians in one case and a commitment to non-interference in the other. In Chakotay's case this leads him to turn against starfleet for a time, feeling that it had abandoned its ideals. I'm curious if Gwyn's mission to Solum will lead her down a similar path.

Both act the first officer to an equal. Chakotay was a captain of his own ship before agreeing to be Janeway's second in command. Gwyn has more technical expertise about the Protostar's systems than Dal, and more familiarity with the Federation.

Dal/Gwyn &. Chakotay/Janeway

Both pairs begin their relationship at odds in similar ways. Janeway is seeking to arrest Chakotay. Dal is first Gwyn's prisoner and then takes her as a captive.

The Moral Star/Coda parallels. I just enjoy a good "You might be dying in my arms and I never told you how I felt moment" okay. I am a sucker for it.

Gwyn and Dal ending Season 1 in a similar place to where Janeway and Chakotay were at the start of it. Chakotay winds up trapped on Alt!Future Solum after accepting a mission to complete some of the unfinished work/fix some of the mistakes Voyager had when it first traversed the Delta Quadrant. Gwyn ends Season one going to fix some of the mistakes made between Solum and Starfleet in the alternate future. Janeway and Dal, meanwhile, are at HQ with their own Starfleet-focused duties.

Speculations:

All of the above have me wondering if both couples are in a similar place romantically. Dal and Gwyn are just beginning a romantic relationship when they separate. Is that where Janeway and Chakotay are as well?

And will this mean that Gwyn will also need a rescue? Will her mission go sideways like Chakotay's did?

[evviejo]

STAR TREK: PRODIGY - S1E11 Asylum

[spockvarietyhour]

A first successful beam out. "First Con-tact"

Bonus:

[rosalie-starfall]

Star Trek: Prodigy

Lost & Found - Part I & II

#savestartrekprodigy

[frostymj]

Me rn:

People saying it looks like they're ready to drop an album. Well, y'know, Brett and Ella can both sing, sooooo....

[startrekprodigyfan]

Concept art from Star Trek Prodigy! Follow the link to see a lovely gallery exploring many different aspects of the show and it’s characters!

[fuckyeahstartrekprodigy]

*cacks knuckles*

imma fix this

[unknownfaceless-ds9]

Really hope that we will see Noum and Tysess in season 2 of Prodigy for he whole purpose of a scenario in which there is a major crisis on the ship and Noum and Tysess are freaking out and this close to quitting their job because 'What do you mean the Admiral is down on this planet that's going to fucking explode with the kids because they wanted to see how long Murph can stretch?!"

[aniketsanimationblog]

Day 16 Submission

I know most of you, alongside me, cannot wait for Janeway and Chakotay reuniting Again. But this is not about Janeway and Chakotay, I'm Sorry. I made this fanart Sketch a few days ago. And I think Dal R'El and Gwyndala the Unifier is Perfect to me. They Gravitate so much, that I am glad this ship has executed well enough!! And can't wait for them to reunite too in S2 of Star Trek: Prodigy!!

They are so cute, Together, that we are in Catboots!!

@25daysofvoyager @elephant-in-the-pride-parade @gijane-7702

[spiritintheinkwell]

Rok Tahk Tries Something New 💎☕🎂🧇

Created for Star Trek Potluck 2022! @startrekpotluck

Transcript available on ao3

[v-e-l-v-e-t-g-o-l-d-m-i-n-e]

Star Trek: Prodigy

Supernova, Part 1 (1x19)

[raurquiz]

#InternationalKissingDay #startrekdiscovery #culber #stamets #burham #tyler #book #lrell #keyladetmer #startrekpicard #7of9 #raffimusisker #agnesjuratti #chrisrios #lowerdecks #mariner #jennifer #tendi #ltoconnor #strangenewworlds #spock #chapel #tpring #startrek56 @TrekCore

[evviejo]

STAR TREK: PRODIGY // S1E6 Kobayashi So a good captain puts the needs of the crew before himself. Maybe I should be using these ears more than my mouth.

[spockvarietyhour]

Star Trek Prodigy "Supernova Pt. 2"

[ilovefredjones]

ok FINE i’ll get obsessed with prodigy. whatever

[frostymj]

Since people are posting theories, I have one of my own.

Gwyn was under the assumption Starfleet couldn't accept Dal. If that was the case, I suspect she was planning on asking Dal if he would go with her to Solum.

Because "everyone deserves a place they belong", and they belong together. Who better to introduce her people to the Federation, than someone who is a good combo of several Federation worlds and has the heart of Starfleet?

(And the idea of a little time with him away from the others was maybe an attractive bonus?)

She knew she needed to go, but didn't want anything stopping him from trying for his dream, which is why she kept her mission to Solum a secret.

But look how sad she was to realize she'd have to go alone. Still breaks my heart for her.

With everything going on for Season 2, I can't wait to see how they all find each other again.