Summary Having watched every episode of the brilliant Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, I started to think that the showrunners, Dan and Kevin Hageman, might also be fans of 21st century Doctor Who. Given that Prodigy season 2 is an epic time travel adventure, it's only natural that it crosses the fandom streams between Star Trek and Doctor Who.
Star Trek: Prodigy Season 2’s Doctor Who References Explained "...this timey wimey stuff hurts my head." Close The most obvious reference to Doctor Who comes in Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, episode 1, "Into the Breach, Part I", written by Dan & Kevin Hageman, and directed by Ben Hibon. As the Doctor - not that one - briefs the young Academy hopefuls on their time-traveling mission to save Captain Chakotay , Dal R'El mentions that "...
At the end of Star Trek: Prodigy season 2, episode 3, "Who Saves The Saviors", written by Eric McNamara, and directed by Sung Shin, Gwyn is trapped inside an ancient tomb on Solum. In the next episode, "Temporal Mechanics 101", written by Keith Sweet II, and directed by Ben Hibon, Dal and the crew of the Infinity are given coordinates to travel back through time and rescue her.
Doctor Who spinoff media established that Time Lords weren't born but were instead crafted on giant genetic looms.