It took a very long time, however lastly, Garrett Wang is again within the Star Trek fold. Followers will seen a ton of Harry Kim on Decrease Decks‘ penultimate installment, which is likely one of the remaining Trek episodes set to air earlier than the 2025 TV schedule begins. CinemaBlend just lately talked to the actor, who mentioned Harry’s return was a very long time coming. Wang even alluded to a undertaking which may’ve proven up sooner.
Mr. Wang was gracious sufficient to talk to me forward of “Fissure Quest,” which is able to seemingly rectify one of many methods Star Trek: Voyager did Harry Kim soiled by displaying one iteration of the character with a promotion. There are a ton of Harry Kims on this episode, which can make up for the canceled undertaking that will’ve introduced Garrett Wang again to Trek sooner. As for that obvious manufacturing, the actor might solely discuss it in broad strokes:
I am gonna say one thing occurred, however then one thing else occurred out of my management. I had no management over it. And that provide was rescinded in a approach. That is all I can say.
There’s subsequent to zero info to go off there, however I feel many Star Trek followers would have an interest to listen to that each one the identical. I’ve advocated for a Voyager-centric film for years, and different stars, together with Kate Mulgrew, have agreed it might be enjoyable. That is to not recommend that was in dialogue behind the scenes or not, however I might like to know extra about what Wang was apparently provided.
The sector is huge open in regard to what Star Trek exhibits might reveal about the place Harry Kim might’ve appeared, and Garrett Wang has the receipts. He is been keeping track of each latest Trek present and instructed me about his hopes of receiving an invitation as every season got here and went:
I sat there on bated breath when Picard got here out. Season 1 of Picard I mentioned, ‘May they use Harry right here? No. Season 2? Possibly they may use Harry right here! No. Season 3, as a result of the entire Seven of 9 inclusion, I hoped that I might be Mr. Harry of 9 basically, however they took Seven in a unique course with Michelle Hurd’s character. So I stored considering, ‘Effectively, that is three choices. Three probabilities for Harry to have been on the cardboard.’ Clearly, Discovery wouldn’t have labored. Unusual New Worlds [is in] one other time interval.
I could not assist however chuckle on the considered Mr. Harry Kim, although I feel many, together with Jeri Ryan, would’ve most popular that versus Seven and Chakotay. Picard got here and went with out bringing again Garrett Wang’s character, so he needed to stay affected person and anticipate his subsequent alternative.
That different alternative could be Star Trek: Decrease Decks, which had already welcomed his Delta Flyers podcast co-host Robert Duncan McNeil as a visitor a few instances. Wang mentioned he’d been ready some time to be on the animated comedy, however showing within the penultimate greater than makes up for the wait:
Decrease Decks got here out, and in Season 1, I am going, ‘Oh, possibly it will occur in Season 2. No. 3 [and] 4. So, there are actually seven instances that I assumed Harry might have been launched however did not till lastly season 5. So these 9 instances are greater than handled in the truth that we now have a number of Harry Kims.
Having a number of Harry Kims is nice, particularly contemplating what number of instances he nearly or truly died on Voyager. The truth that Prime Harry is canonically useless and was changed by a parallel timeline model of himself did not make my WTF Voyager moments record, however it positively ought to have. Little question Decrease Decks will nod to a few of Harry’s wilder moments in his earlier collection, because it usually does with all visitor stars.
As for what the longer term holds past this, I feel there’s an opportunity we’ll see Garrett Wang return in upcoming Trek exhibits. With Robert Picardo’s EMH becoming a member of Starfleet Academy, he might pull up a Holo-Harry, which might result in a cameo position. (That is a free concept for anybody on the writing workers who needs to take it, assuming they have not already deliberate for that.)
Watch Harry Kim again in motion on Star Trek: Decrease Decks when the episode hits Paramount+ on Thursday. As somebody who has seen the episode, I can actually say it is my favourite episode of the collection, and I can not wait to see fellow followers’ reactions.