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Warning: This post contains spoilers forthe season 3 finale episode ofStar Trek: Picard.
In Thursday’s finale episode astutely titled “The Last Generation,” the crew of the rebuilt Enterprise-D took on the Borg one final time (maybe?) to save the day — and humanity.
The third and final season of the Paramount+ series reunitedTNGstarsPatrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden,LeVar Burton, Brent Spiner, Michael Dorn and Marina Sirtis for one last, grandiose adventure.
The finale also featured some wonderfulTrekEaster eggs, includingThe Original Seriesstar Walter Koenig voicing his character’s son, Federation president Anton Chekov.
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Essentially, Jean-Luc Picard (Stewart) discovered this season he had a son, Jack (Ed Speleers), whose mother was Dr. Beverly Crusher (McFadden). Jack heard Borg voices in his head due to Jean-Luc’s passed down Borg-altered DNA from being assimilated inTNG.
EachTNGcharacter got to showcase their abilities and shine, the most rewarding of which for many fans wasGeordi La Forge (Burton) taking the Enterprise captain’s chairwhile Jean-Luc, Capt. Riker (Frakes) and Worf (Dorn) were aboard the Borg Cube to save Jack and stop the global assimilation.
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The series concluded with Seven of Nine (Ryan) being named captain of a rechristened USS Enterprise-G, with Raffi (Hurd) as her first officer and Jack, named special councilor to the captain.
Before the credits rolled, theTNGcrew gathered for one final drink — and a game of poker, whichTNGfans will recall is exactly how that series concluded in May 1994.
In a mid-credits scene, Q (John de Lancie) returns to inform Jack that Jean-Luc’s trial for humanity was indeed over — but his was just beginning, leading to fan speculation a newStar Trekseries is in the works.
This season, and more specifically the finale, was fulfilling for manyStar Trekfans (who shared their approval on social media resulting in the show’s trending) as it was a proper sendoff for theTNGcrew 20 years after the filmStar Trek: Nemesisbombed at the box office, resulting in an unceremonious end to theTNGfranchise.
Picardstar Stewart told PEOPLE at the beginning of this season that theentire cast was disappointed withNemesis, so having another bite at theTNGapple was a cherished opportunity.
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Star Trek: Picardseason 3 can be streamed in full on Paramount+.
source: people.com
