the plot thickens after four episodes of the final season of Picard and it only gets more
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last week's episode ended with the Titan being disabled by its own weapons fire and sinking
into the nebula's gravity well we learned that a faction of terrorist changelings
wouldn't accept defeat in the Dominion war and is now planning something big Picard
suffered Parenthood trial by fire when Jack nearly died in sickbay some of the things we
hope to learn from this episode include what was really stolen from daystrom now that we
know the portal weapon was a distraction how did a changeling infiltrate the Titan
and are there more and will the Titan find a way out of what looks like certain Doom
this is the end my friend We Begin five years ago and we are back in gainan's bar we see a die-cast
model of the Enterprise sea whose only appearance was in the TNG episode yesterday's Enterprise we
then see a painting of Picard when he was a much younger captain on the Enterprise D I can't break
away from that girl by slam Allen as playing and Picard is about to have something to eat
when several Starfleet Cadets approach his table and want to ask him questions about his career
they specifically mention his encounter with the hirogen the herogen or a species of hunters who
first appear in Star Trek Voyager they are known for their hunting prowess and their philosophy
that hunting is the highest form of honor and discipline and of course they ask if Admiral
Janeway gave him any advice because she was the captain that first came into contact with the
erosion Picard decides to spontaneously give a stirring speech to the cadets in which he says
as long as they in their crew stay steadfast in their dedication to each other you are never ever
without hope this is truly what Star Trek is about the flashback ends and we are back on the Titan
which is falling deeper into the nebula's gravity well Captain Riker and his Bridge crew attempt to
dissect the situation to find a way out this is a fantastic moment that really connects us
to the bridge crew we already feel connected to This Crew as they expertly help Riker determine
the situation in danger of losing life support they have to divert all power from their engines
which only gives them four hours before the end a bioelectrical wave coming from the nebula occurs
forcing them to lower their Shields Riker and Picard have a heart to heart about the situation
and Riker tells Picard he was right before he tells the story of thaddeus's death because
will has found nothing to prove an afterlife in all of his travels he feels empty at the loss of
his son Riker tells Jean-Luc this is the end and suggests he takes time to get to know his son and
get his Affairs in order we then get to Seven who is searching quarters looking for the changeling
on a desk in the room we see two Vox Vulcan game called Toe from the Voyager series I think you'll
find my game has improved how did you get here seven finds the actual crewman a transporter
officer dead in the closet the changeling was mimicking Ensign Foster which could be a nod
to Lieutenant Foster's character who appears in the Star Trek Deep Space Nine episode The Maki
part 1. the episode also features Lieutenant Dax who discovers evidence that a high-ranking
Starfleet officer may be secretly supporting the Maki someone posing as an officer to sabotage
Starfleet seven tells Riker that the changeling could have changed its appearance to look like
anyone at this point and Riker wants to keep it quiet Riker tells seven he could reinstate her
but her working in an unofficial capacity could work to their advantage and send seven out to
find the changeling Beverly seems to be timing out the bioelectrical waves and Picard asks for
some private time with Jack we then see seven going to Shaw to give him the bad news about
the changelings and she tells him something big is happening and she needs him because no one
knows the ship better than he does Riker tries to record a message for d Anna and Casey dies but he
can't find the words Picard offers Jack some wine from his Vineyard but Jack tells him in
a moment of levity that he's not really a wine guy guess he won't be taking over the family business
preferably cheap and on the rocks Jack asks why the Holodeck is open and we learned something we
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for recreation while being Out Among the Stars for months at a time but did you know it's also
a place crew members can go in times of distress Picard explains to Jack that the Holodeck is kept
working on low power so it can be used as a place for people to go in times of distress it's a type
of sanctuary you can add that to Star Trek Canon Jack adds a bit of levity to the situation and
wants to know when Picard lost his hair I think when you to talk about the elephant in the room
the hair it's a nice moment and something any son of Picard would want to know Picard wants to know
more about his son and asks him why he didn't want to know him jack changes the subject and
instead tells Picard a story making a joke about matalis 4 being a real dump we were on a medical
supply run to metabus 4. it's a fireplace a real dumb which is a great inside joke for showrunner
Terry matalis back in Shaw's quarters seven and her Captain go through all of the information Shaw
begins to compliment seven making us believe he is apologizing to her but since that's not
something he would actually say it shows her how she might find a changeling yes Shaw almost had
us there you have great instincts you're a natural leader make a great Captain one day we then get an
unexpected cannabis joke from Seven I'm assuming you're not referring to cannabis sadly no as Shaw
tells her to look for the pot the changelings would need to regenerate him steal their pot
hot Beverly has timed out the bioelectric waves as sick Bay braces for another impact seven is
back in the dead crewman's quarters searching for the pot and she finds it hidden in a light
receptacle over on the shrike we now learn vatic is also a changeling as she cuts off her hand and
then begins to communicate with it this is very reminiscent of a form of communication witches
or wiccans use to speak with demons or Spirits for guidance what is this a Supernatural episode
are you actually listening to this sir are you freaking not shut up for a second Sam shut up the
both of you The Entity vatic is communicating with demand she pursues Jack Crusher into the gravity
well despite it being suicide the demon looking entity tells her that she her crew and the ship
are all Expendable all that matters is retrieving the asset the shrike then follows them into the
nebula we return to five years earlier where Picard is finishing the story to the cadets one of
the cadets brings up his friend Jack Crusher and an incident on a shuttle with a no-win scenario
you and your friend Jack Crusher mishap now back in the present in geinen's Holodeck bar the ship's
crew come to be distracted from the coming Doom Jack tells Picard he never felt like he needed
to be a part of something he tells Picard being on the outside and alone is his thing Jack then
tells his father this isn't a moment he needs I get that you well I think that I need this but
John Luke says that it's something that he needs I do the changeling now in the body of another
crewman destroys the pot 7 is carrying and escapes into the walls after killing another crew member
back in the bar Jack asks about the toughest situation Picard has been in and also Beverly's
first husband Jack comes up he asks if it bothers him that he was named after her ex-husband but
Jean-Luc tells him he was also his best friend and would have named him that himself Picard tells the
story about him Jack and the shuttle spending 10 grueling hours to find their way home unexpectedly
Shaw shows up and asks Jack if Picard ever told him about the time they met at the Battle of
wolf 359 suddenly everything gets very serious in this moment we finally learn what Shaw has
against bakar he was on that Borg Cube setting the world on fire Shaw was on the USS Constance
during that decimating battle that lacutus led the Borg against Starfleet of course Picard had been
taken unwillingly and the Borg used his knowledge to wipe out the defensive Fleet against the board
Cube the Constance was first introduced in the Star Trek New Frontier series of books about the
Titan and Excalibur ships Shaw then tells the story that there was only one life pod and we
learn he has served survivor's guilt over his friends that died when he lived because he was
randomly selected to escape eleven thousand dead Shaw says as he points at Picard and asks Jack
if he knows where his father was that day in this very serious and emotional scene we also
get a retcon of the board from Picard season 2 on the Stargazer as Shaw says forget about
all that weird [ __ ] off the Stargazer the real Borg are still out there this retcons the Borg
for both previous seasons of Picard as the common thought was that the Borg were all destroyed Shaw
not finished delivers the clever line that lacutus was the only Borg so deadly they gave him a name
the only Borg so deadly they gave him a goddamn name Jack hearing enough comes to Picard's aid
but Picard says it's all right he looks at Shaw and says he understands and then he leaves with
Jack following it's obvious this deeply affected Shaw as it would anyone Jack tells Picard he
doesn't owe him an explanation you don't need to explain yourself to me Picard gets to Beverly and
she explains the bioelectric waves are putting them in danger Jack suggests that they plug into
the waves and ride them out of the nebula the science here is so fantastic it is classic Trek
and exactly what we need we learned that the nebula is actually a womb Beverly says we've
encountered species like this before and Picard points out farpoint which goes all the way back to
the first episode of the first season of Star Trek the Next Generation lock it in on farpoint station
Jack suggests navigating the Titan the way Picard did in his story with ex-husband Jack and we see a
smile from Beverly as she recognizes a connection growing between her son and Jean-Luc Riker fights
against the suggestions obviously in the middle of an existential crisis but Beverly reels him
back in and says Deanna would say it's about trust all of us together Jean-Luc delivers the hopeful
line if this is the end let's do this together doing what we know we do best the doubt melts off
of Riker energized and excited he finalizes the plan and they move into action Riker prepares the
crew and delivers a rousing speech about working together to get through this hang tight and work
together we're going to get through this picardon 7 seek out Shaw for his help they need an old
grease monkey and Shaw agrees to help with only 18 minutes of life support left Shaw is trying to rig
the nacelles and Riker gives Picard the Khan as he is the only one there with experience Flying
Blind it's awesome seeing Picard in big chair again as he delivers his famous line engage
the Titan moves into position to catch the wave as Shaw and seven work together suddenly Ensign
laford shows up to help but seven is ready with her phaser as she realizes she is the changeling
seven asks her a key question she asks her what's her name when the forge says it's Hanson seven
kills her and Shaw finally understands how seven feels about her name and just as Jack Picard's
friend did years ago on that shuttle Jack his son begins calling out the position of asteroids in
The Titan's way the symbolism about the building relationship between these two is apparent Picard
definitely Maneuvers the ship out of danger and the bridge crew is relieved as Riker orders all
power transferred from life support the Titan goes dark and they wait for the wave when it comes
the ship rides out of the nebula and gains their power back at the same time the shrike comes into
picture and vatic says open the jaw wide enough the prey run right into the mouth of the Beast
but Riker does have something waiting for her open mouth and she doesn't see it coming an
asteroid thrown by the Titan's tractor beam disables the shrike with the shrike disabled
the Titan is able to escape as we see the space babies being born from the nebula it's a magical
Star Trek moment and a reminder of life and hope Beverly says seek out new life and Riker says I
think we should boldly get the hell out of here we then hear the voice of Picard finishing his
speech from five years earlier when he is talking to the cadets he says you were only as good as
those around you your crew becomes a part of you complete you they lift you up to accomplish the
things you never could do alone we then see that Jack was behind the cadets in the bar listening
the whole time he asked Picard if he ever had a life outside of Starfleet a real family Picard
tells him Starfleet has been the only family he has ever needed and we finally see why Jack
didn't want to get to know his father back in the present Picard seems to realize what he said and
you can see the regret on his face now safe from the nebula and the shrike Riker finally finds the
words he has for Deanna he calls her and tells her everything is going to be okay that something
has changed and the birth that he witnessed has restored something inside of him he seems to be
at peace with the loss of his son finally and in a wonderful moment Picard finally gives us a
Starfleet log it's great to hear he still doesn't know who vatic is or what she wants with his son
we then cut to Jack who's having another vision of the vines and a voice telling him to find me he
begins hitting his head as he sees a vision of red clouds in the same door that is now opening wider
the episode ends with a female voice saying find me this episode has a level of depth and emotion
we would argue has not been seen in Star Trek for a long time all of the characters are more fleshed
out than we would have hoped and the true depth of their feelings only brings us closer to them
than we've ever felt before and while our crew is currently out of trouble we still have many
questions left unanswered what does the changeling vatic want with Jack who is pushing her to pursue
him what are these visions of the vines and the door that Jack keeps having all will be
revealed as the showrunner and his team leave no stone unturned and every plot Point earned
were the last moments of this episode not the most hopeful you have felt about Star Trek in
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Tallis but first what do you think did this episode of Star Trek Picard season 3 lock you
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link is in the description below and now Star Trek Picard season 3 showrunner Terry matalis
we thought it would be really interesting to tell the story of a former engineer who Rose through
the ranks of Starfleet who was there that day I I even remember when I was a kid watching Star Trek
the Next Generation after Picard was assimilated two episodes later he's back on the bridge
seems like a bad call for Starfleet it seems like you know obviously they did a scan and
he seems like they you know they thought he was fit for Duty and then in first Contact they sort
of suggest he still has some connection to the collective he can still hear them so it's always
been this thing in my mind that there's got to be people like Cisco who have a real resentment
to this guy being this legendary Captain who is also a key component to essentially Pearl Harbor
to a surprise attack you know this this this this this horrible uh tragedy what
better way to do it than this um monologue by Todd stashway this this Indianapolis
Robert Shaw yes monologue um by by Todd to Patrick and he's he's
just phenomenal in that scene he was on that board Cube setting the world on fire
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