Jeri Ryan’s Captain Seven of Nine needs to have an iconicStar Trekmoment to follow in the footsteps of previousCaptains of the Starship Enterprise. In the epilogue ofStar Trek: Picardseason 3,Seven of Nine became Captain of the USS Enterprise-G, itself formerly known as the USS Titan-A. Seven spent two years at the rank of Commander thanks to a field commission from Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), and served as the Titan-A’s First Officer, under the command of Captain Liam Shaw (Todd Stashwick). Commander Seven attempts to resign from Starfleet following the Titan’s harrowing fight against a new form of Borg but accepts Shaw’s recommendation for promotion.
Star Trek: Picardseason 3’s epilogue neatly sets upStar Trek: Legacy, a potential sequel series featuring Jeri Ryan as Captain Seven of Nine.Other alumni fromPicardseason 3 that would also appear inLegacyinclude Michelle Hurd as Seven’s First Officer (and on-again, off-again love interest) Commander Raffaela Musiker, Ed Speleers as Ensign Jack Crusher, and Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut as Lieutenant Sidney La Forge. AlthoughStar Trek: Legacyisn’t included on the slate ofupcomingStar Trekshowsjust yet, there’s a particular role that Captain Seven of Nine needs to fulfill shouldStar Trek: Legacyhit our screens.
Strange New Worlds' Pike Is Trek’s 12th Character To Repeat A Classic Line
Captain Pike opens Strange New Worlds with the famous “Space, the final frontier…” speech, making him the latest Star Trek icon to say the lines.
Captain Seven Of Nine Needs To Give Star Trek’s Iconic “Space… The Final Frontier…” Speech
These Are The Voyages Of The Starship Enterprise
Captain Seven of Nine needs to giveStar Trek’s iconic"Space, the final frontier…“speech.The iconic opening monologue is featured in three differentStar Trekshows about the USS Enterprise, so it’s become a tradition for the Enterprise Captain to open theirStar Trekshow with it. Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner), Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), and Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) all recited the familiar monologue over their show’s opening credits. ShouldStar Trek: Legacyget made, Captain Seven of Nine needs to follow in their footsteps with her own version ofStar Trek’s narrative introduction.
OpeningStar Trek:Legacywith the traditional monologue would help cementSeven of Nine as Captain of the Enterprise. AfterStar Trek: The Next Generationincluded a slightly revised version of the opening monologue fromStar Trek: The Original Series,Star Trek: Deep Space NineandStar Trek: Voyagerdid away with opening speeches altogether.Star Trek: Enterprise’s lyrical theme song negated the need for a monologue, and insteadmade the famous speech unique to captains of ships named Enterpriseby attributing the in-universe words to Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula).Star Trek: Strange New Worldsconfirmed the tradition with Captain Pike bringing"Space, the final frontier…“back at long last.
Captain Pike’s version of the introduction inStar Trek: Strange New Worldsretains Kirk’s description of the"five-year mission"fromTOS, while also preserving Picard’s more inclusive"where no one has gone before"fromTNG.
When Will Star Trek Fans See Captain Seven Of Nine Again?
The Fate Of Star Trek: Legacy Remains In Limbo
It will probably be a long time beforeStar Trekfans see Captain Seven of Nine again. There are no current plans to makeStar Trek: Legacyin any form.An ongoing USS Enterprise-G TV show was clearly set up inStar Trek: Picard,and showrunnerTerry Matalas would still makeStar Trek: Legacyeven if it takes a while. Paramount’s ongoing budgetary concerns, pending studio sale, andLegacy’s potential cast scattered to new projects mean it’s more likely thatStar Trek: Legacymight be a Paramount+ streaming movie, especially if Michelle Yeoh’sStar Trek: Section 31does well enough to warrant further ventures into a long-form format.
A series of streamingStar Trekmovies starring Jeri Ryan as Captain Seven of Nine might just be the best option forStar Trek: Legacyat this point.With serialized movies, audiences could check in on the continuing mission of the USS Enterprise-G on a semi-regular basis, not unlike the serialized story told inStar Trek II: The Wrath of KhanthroughStar Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Whatever format sees Captain Seven of Nine return toStar Trek, it’ll be great to hear Jeri Ryan givingStar Trek’s iconic opening speech as the brand-new Captain of the USS Enterprise-G.
