Excellent exciting fun. This is a show disguised as a children show, but don't underestimate it. It has all the scale and adventure of a motion picture paced over 10 episodes.
For the Star Trek gatekeepers insisting it misses the traditional formula that distinguishes Star Trek, this is true to a degree. Prodigy doesn't completely discard that formula, not at all, the intellectual dilemmas, bonding of crew mates, strange new worlds, diversity of culture and much more are still there.
Prodigy democratizes Starfleet by telling us the potential to be, not merely a lower decker, but a bridge member, can be drawn out of the most unexpected of us. That within the least of us, lies the Prodigy required for Starfleet greatness. With the right conditions the greatness Starfleet crews excel to is formed. That by trying conditions not merely Starfleet academy testing prodigy's are found.
Prodigy does exactly what Star Trek proclaims to do. It boldy goes, without reserve, where it's predecessors were either unwilling or lacked the courage and vision to. By flipping formulaic tradition Prodigy reaches an audience of the pragmatic and not merely the academic. With it's ragtag team of youth it opens Starfleet to all of us.
It has heart, genuine character arcs, strong dilemmas and a fun mystery. If you're a hard purist gatekeeper stay far away. If you can see the good in what I described, you'll enjoy it.
