WARNING: Contains SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 7, “Erigah”.
Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 7, “Erigah”, reveals that Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) has left her mark on the 32nd century in a surprising way. Even though Discovery is set 800 years after the events of Star Trek: Voyager, there have been several references to the show so far in season 5. Voyager‘s Krenim villains created the time bug that caused havoc for Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and Commander Rayner (Callum Keith Rennie) in “Face the Strange”. Three episodes later, and Discovery season 5, episode 7, written by M. Raven Metzner and directed by Jon Dudkowski has two more Voyager callbacks.
The ending of Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 7, “Erigah” reveals that the final piece of the Progenitors’ puzzle is located in the Badlands. A dangerous region of space wracked with serious plasma storms, the Badlands was where the USS Voyager went missing in the Star Trek: Voyager pilot, “Caretaker”. Earlier in the episode, while trying to decipher the fifth and final clue, Lt. Sylvia Tilly (Mary Wiseman) and Ensign Adira Tal (Blu del Barrio) seek the assistance of Commander Jett Reno (Tig Notaro), who provides an update on Voyager‘s Seven of Nine and her legacy.
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Star Trek: Discovery Reveals Seven Of Nine Has A Surprising Legacy
You can order a Seven of Limes in Discovery’s bar.
Commander Jett Reno reveals that she has multiple talents in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 7. Including being a skilled engineer, Reno is also an expert in antique books, and even pulls in shifts at Red’s, the USS Discovery’s bar. Revealing this information to a surprised Tilly and Adira, Reno tells them that they haven’t lived until they’ve tried her “Seven of Limes“. Where some Star Trek characters, like Nog (Aron Eisenberg) have had starships, or in the case of Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula), an entire spacedock, named after them in the 32nd century, Seven has to make do with a cocktail.
It’s unclear exactly what’s in a Seven of Limes or how it compares to Kellerun Citrus Mash, but it’s good to know that the legacy of Seven of Nine lives on in Star Trek‘s 32nd century. While it may seem small compared to a starship or a spacedock, it’s worth pointing out that nobody has a cocktail named after them in the far future without having made some huge cultural impact. As Seven of Nine has recently become the third female captain of the starship Enterprise, it’s guaranteed that she’ll make a huge impact on Starfleet history.
Will We Ever Find Out More About Seven of Nine In Star Trek?
Star Trek: Legacy remains a hypothetical concept for now.
Star Trek: Picard season 3 ended by giving Captain Seven of Nine the center seat of the Federation’s flagship, the USS Enterprise-G. Since then, fans have been eagerly awaiting news of whether Captain Seven’s adventures will continue in Terry Matalas’ hypothetical Star Trek: Legacy show. There’s been no official statement about Star Trek: Legacy, or any future plans for both Jeri Ryan and the character of Seven of Nine. The only other 24th century Star Trek shows are both set before the events of Picard season 3, meaning that there’ll be no updates about Captain Seven in Star Trek: Lower Decks or Star Trek: Prodigy.
Given that Star Trek: Discovery is set at the extreme end of the Star Trek timeline, it’s a good sign that Seven of Nine is still remembered 800 years in the future. While she may not have a starship named after her, the very fact that Seven of Limes exists suggests that Captain Seven crossed over into the wider culture beyond Starfleet. Clearly, stories of Seven’s heroism post-Star Trek: Picard season 3 left an impact on popular culture within the Federation, inspiring a bartender somewhere to concoct the Seven of Limes in her honor.
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Star Trek: Voyager
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The fifth entry in the Star Trek franchise, Star Trek: Voyager, is a sci-fi series that sees the crew of the USS Voyager on a long journey back to their home after finding themselves stranded at the far ends of the Milky Way Galaxy. Led by Captain Kathryn Janeway, the series follows the crew as they embark through truly uncharted areas of space, with new species, friends, foes, and mysteries to solve as they wrestle with the politics of a crew in a situation they’ve never faced before.
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After starring in Star Trek: The Next Generation for seven seasons and various other Star Trek projects, Patrick Stewart is back as Jean-Luc Picard. Star Trek: Picard focuses on a retired Picard who is living on his family vineyard as he struggles to cope with the death of Data and the destruction of Romulus. But before too long, Picard is pulled back into the action. The series also brings back fan-favorite characters from the Star Trek franchise, such as Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton), Worf (Michael Dorn), and William Riker (Jonathan Frakes).
