Star Trek: Picard brings in a major Star Trek: Voyager cameo

Star Trek: Picard has brought back a major Star Trek: Voyager cameo.

We talk a lot about how Star Trek: Picard is a successor and sequel series to The Next Generation. It brought back most of its cast and characters, while continuing some storylines from the show, and has tried to set up future series revolving around the next generation of Next Generation characters.

One thing that often gets buried, however, is the fact that there are elements of Voyager in the series. We saw this with the use of the Borg in the first two seasons, as well as the return of Voyager characters Seven of Nine and Icheb.

Well, Picard decided to bring back another name from Voyager in their latest episode, “The Bounty”. It wasn’t a character or an actor/actress, but instead a ship. The most beautiful ship Star Trek may have ever created; The U.S.S. Voyager.

In the clip below, you can see Seven of Nine talking to Jack Crusher and explaining to the son of Picard the significance of the ship.

Picard now joins Prodigy as shows that have honored Voyager, a series that was once lamented during its latter days. The UPN staple brought Star Trek to the masses via Voyager, and while it had its moments while it aired, it’s only since been truly appreciated after the fact.

Star Trek: Voyager deserves all of the praise

Voyager was truly a great show, and that was something I felt the first time I watched it. While not every episode is a winner, looking at you “Threshold”, it hits more than it misses. It may be, in my opinion, the most consistent Star Trek show out there and the only one that really does a good job of embracing the original series.

Both shows had the same gimmick, they were out in deep space usually on their own. Though Voyager was in a far more precarious situation.

Still, seeing it get the love that it has is a wonderful sight, one we hope continues on.