Among all the different iterations in the universe created by Gene Roddenberry, no two shows are more different than Star Trek: Prodigy and Deep Space Nine. One is an animated series about a group of alien kids who want nothing more than to join Starfleet and the Federation. The other is a show about war, religion and the fallibility of these utopian institutions. That's what makes it so surprising that one of Star Trek: Prodigy's greatest episodes shares some DNA with a discarded DS9 premise.
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