Borg Cube Destruction + Jack's Rescue Scene • Star Trek Picard S03E10

#picard3
#firstepisode
#crusher
#laforge
#worf
#lore
#moriarti
#titan
#riker
#son
#troi
#vadic
#changelings
#data
#q

[@RobTheSquire]

And they said the Galaxy class couldn't look cinematic.

[@edwinmoy1402]

The D took out the biggest MF Borg cube ever, that's why it will always be the GOAT!!

[@SlyWolf5]

It's really fitting that the first Federation Starship the Borg ever encountered was the last thing they ever got to see. Sweet, poetic justice.

[@ASMRMuzz]

Never thought ot that! Yes!

[@billodonoghue9781]

Not entirely accurate, as according to star trek voyager, the USS Raven (7of9's parents, The Hansens, ship was the first Federation ship to encounter the Borg) approximately 17 years before Q flung the Enterprise off to meet the Borg. But on official records it was the enterprise as the Raven disappeared until voyager found 7of9 and eventually the Raven. Also not including the time travel shenanigans from First Contact that led to Archer fighting the borg.

[@SlyWolf5]

@@billodonoghue9781 Forgot about the Raven one. The Archer one, those were still Borg from the Next Gen era, so the NX wasn't their first either. But yeah, totally forgot about the Raven.

[@ASMRMuzz]

@@billodonoghue9781 yeah but the raven wasn't a Federation Starship, I mean not really.

[@billodonoghue9781]

@@ASMRMuzz The USS Raven (NAR-32450) was an Aerie-class Federation-registered starship, which was used by Magnus and Erin Hansen for their independent and unauthorized exploration of the Delta Quadrant. Taken straight from Memory Beta. I get alot of folks wouldnt consider it a starship cos size and role but hey.

[@UncleMikeNJ]

"You've failed, Your Highness. I am a Picard, like my father before me."

[@who-ny5oe]

So be it Picard.

[@erikjan15585]

This battle has so many parallels to the battle of endor, 'here goes nothing'

[@joe9739]

Alot of green, in general.

[@winstonp.prescott3845]

I'm so glad the Enterprise D got it's chance to go out like the big dog ship she always was. That scene was magnificent!

[@URSoDead2Me]

I know! When she flew down to beam up the boys, I was jumping for joy, saying, fuck yeah baby!

[@highstepperARF]

I like when Picard and Jack are looking up as the Enterprise arrives, grinning away and look at each other as if to say “That is so cool!” 😁

[@lionsjourney29]

I'm glad they EFFING remember impulse speed is essential 90% or more of the speed of light. I know old school SFX demanded ships moving and flying at essentially nautical navigation style. That is 2D flight and slowly. But it MAKES perfect sense for Star Trek Starships to fly like an F-22 strike fighter. Specially in a vacuum or orbital flight. Even a bloody behemot like the old Galaxy's. Because impulse is not tylium chemical burn thrust like the impressive engines of the massive Battlestars. Of the Battlestar Galactica universe.

[@iamoctonate]

​@@lionsjourney29 And factor in that this cube is waaaaaaay bigger than a normal cube so the Enterprise fits, it definitely makes sense that they are maneuverable here compared to fighting something smaller in size.

[@82lostsoul]

Taxis here….

[@DarthAverage]

"Sorry, Queenie - there's our ride!"

[@kbanghart]

​@@lionsjourney29nerd moment

[@colerichardson1026]

When the Enterprise slides in all Tokyo drift style…god that was amazing!

[@JozMkII]

Seeing the damn thing hovering overhead with Picard and Jack looking up at her was amazing! Truly magical seeing that ship defy death to re-emerge in today’s generation of Star Trek as the hero!

[@donkeytime1704]

​@@JozMkII And Picard looking up at his old ship and looking back at his son like that's my old girl your looking at before they were all beamed up.

[@sonicxrich0789]

2:56 The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) ""Admiral Jean-Luc Picard said Picard to Enterprise. Four to beam up." 3:10 3:14 Admiral Jean-Luc Picard, Jack Crusher, Captain William T. Riker, Worf are beam them to the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) 3:17 3:29 Borg Queen said NOOOO!!! 3:34 The Borg Cube Exploding!!! "The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) save Jack Crusher and def. The Borg Cube."

[@TheNitroG1]

"HOLD MY PHYSICS, IMMA TRY SOMETHIN." -deana

[@dirdib69]

Queen: You are all gonna die! Big D: *slides in overhead* I think not. Also, great that Troi got a chance to get back in the helm seat and save the day, after the Generations thing.

[@erikberg8098]

The father/son relationship is what I love most here. A man who never really got the chance to meet or know his son, who didn’t even know he had a son until a week ago, goes to the depths of his own personal hell to rescue his son. The heart of a father, a parent, is to stand with their child to the very end. If Jack won’t go, Jean Luc will stay with him, even if they both perish. You can’t protect your kids from every trial or danger, but you can walk through the fire with them. Well done, sir!

[@greencello599]

Jean-Luc never expected to be a father. He warmed up to the idea once, but that was an elaborate revenge plot by a Ferengi. It really hit him hard in Generations when he received the news that his brother and nephew were killed in a fire. Even though Jean-Luc and his brother barely got along, family meant more than anything to them. At this point, when he was seeing Jack borgified the same way he was(except Jack kept his hair), Jean-Luc put his own demons behind him to let his son know that no matter what, he was going to be there. Standing next to HIS son, put all the anguish Jean-Luc had with his own father aside.

[@Globalman43]

@@greencello599 I am a Father and that has touched me as well.

[@dirdib69]

Joined as they are, Jack can feel everything his father is feeling, he knows that Jean-Luc is telling him the truth and that he is loved. He knows that his father chooses him, chooses to stay with him even if it means dying.

[@sonicxrich0789]

2:56 The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) ""Admiral Jean-Luc Picard said Picard to Enterprise. Four to beam up." 3:10 3:14 Admiral Jean-Luc Picard, Jack Crusher, Captain William T. Riker, Worf are beam them to the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) 3:17 3:29 Borg Queen said NOOOO!!! 3:34 The Borg Cube Exploding!!! "The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) save Jack Crusher and def. The Borg Cube."

[@Shadowfax-1980]

And it’s earned. By that I mean, throughout the season we see Picard learning from his crewmates on what parenthood means to them and how it’s affected their lives. He also learns, belatedly, that he missed an opportunity to be there for Ro Laren as a surrogate father to her when she needed him.

[@ryanr1701]

1:56 Riker’s goodbye to Deanna was what broke me. He is the ultimate family man-the one who would sacrifice everything for those he loves. Jonathan Frakes was magnificent this season!

[@junbh2]

So much was communicated just in the look they shared as he walked off the bridge to the turbolift. Picard was the one who acknowledged what all of them knew - the chance of any of them surviving was remote.

[@SlyWolf5]

Yeah I stopped smiling and started tearing up. I thought Deanna was going to say goodbye, but when she said "I know where they are" I was like, YES!

[@erikberg8098]

From episode 4 where he wasn’t sure there was anything after death to saying goodbye to his Imzadi, saying he’d be waiting with their boy….yeah, that made my heart break.

[@MrJamiesilaban]

That bond that shared was the perfect climax to a love story.

[@seneca1932]

And then Deanna got her Leia moment. This entire season was awesome.

[@NLaertes]

03:05 Dont you just love how Jean-Luc gives his son this look, telling him: Yep...thats my ship

[@sonicxrich0789]

2:56 The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) ""Admiral Jean-Luc Picard said Picard to Enterprise. Four to beam up." 3:10 3:14 Admiral Jean-Luc Picard, Jack Crusher, Captain William T. Riker, Worf are beam them to the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) 3:17 3:29 Borg Queen said NOOOO!!! 3:34 The Borg Cube Exploding!!! "The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) save Jack Crusher and def. The Borg Cube."

[@jstalk1]

"No. No I am NOT alone!" As someone who has felt isolated mentally for most of his life, this one line resonates and makes me emotional.

[@Arfarf69]

Me too! I battle depression and social anxiety and this scene is powerful and the concept of the Borg taking care of peoples loneliness needs like Jack is something I can identify with

[@MrCCollins1993]

Same. But you're not alone. That's the beauty of Trek and sci-fi fandom in general. We all come here and share and listen to how we feel watching Trek. No, you are not alone 🖖

[@HawkGTboy]

I think the whole Jack/Borg/Picard story is an allegory for depressed, on-the-spectrum kids being groomed into extremist/cult ideologies over the internet. The Queen said “HE found me! I had only my words”, but that was enough for her to get into Jack’s head and turn him against the people who loved him. And of course this cult message spread to every young person, turning them in the same way. In the end it was the power of a fathers love that got through to his son and convinced him to turn back before he did something there was no coming back from. Destroying the federation was an allegory for doing something horrible like going on a shooting spree, or cutting off his junk.

[@darthnarodnik]

In order to combat he's loneliness he decides to become genocidal. That's really accurate. LoL.

[@jstalk1]

@@darthnarodnik No.....in his loneliness he was vulnerable to manipulation.

[@hellfish2309]

I do appreciate how they aesthetically leaned harder into the HR Geiger influence on the Borg

[@robkemp8021]

yeah, absolutely awesome and grim at the same time.

[@jnlaw2644]

i just hope this isnt the last of the Borg. Id be crushed to know that the Borg were destroyed by one action. Seriously eons of survival and that takes you out. No way are the Borg actually gone gone.

[@jnlaw2644]

@Opterongeek again logically it's doubtful. A species who's entire premise is too adapt. Taken out by a virus. Yea no. Anyone with a brain knows the Borg are alive. Just waaaay knocked down in power. Happened to the Klingons with Praxis. Now the Borg and the transit hub.

[@shreddersaurusrex323]

@@jnlaw2644 Janeway is not one to he trifled with. Jean Luc & co just dealt the final blow. I’m sure there are other timelines they’re in. But the show may want to move on to other races & threats.

[@TheBigExclusive]

@@jnlaw2644 - I don't think. The Borg are gone. The Janeway virus fractured the collective into different factions. This Queen was one of many. So other Borg are still out there. Thst being said, it may be time to try a different approach to the Borg. Maybe let them rest a while, then try to introduce other Borgified enemies. Also, Guinan implied that the Borg were one of many extremely powerful races out in the universe. The Borg aren't the only ones out there, and the Federation isn't ready to face them head on. So we should come up with ideas about other races. Like Species 8472 from Voyager.

[@LGranthamsHeir]

2:16 Troi manages to pilot the D away from the Borg cube as it explodes and rescues her Captain, his son, her husband, and her former lover. She is now fully redeemed

[@jeffreymiller6847]

You left out rescued her ship also

[@mastere6115]

Not only that, she pulled off the sickest Galaxy Class drift ever seen xD

[@dhinton1]

and Deanna never really needed a redemption, TBH 😂😂😂

[@ozsteve1307]

If Deanna Troi hand brake-turning the D model over everyone to save the day doesn't prove she's a boss helmsmen then I don't know what will. She saved everyone on the D saucer section, rammed the E into the Scimitar and flew to transport everyone off the cube. All with a degree in psychology. She rocks.

[@cubdukat]

I gotta say, I never knew the Enterprise-D was so...throwable.

[@BurritoVampire]

@@cubdukat Q did, he tossed that mofo around the galaxy.

[@LocksAndChains]

Yeah, as much as I like to joke about her crashing the Enterprise twice... There was no way for her to avoid the stardrive explosion and she helped land the saucer safely. And she was ordered to ram the Scimitar and most certainly succeeded. I shall continue to joke about it, but I do so affectionately.

[@Network126]

​@@LocksAndChainsLol 👍

[@wintercat2605]

@@cubdukatIt is when it's not full of school kids. Watch the Galaxy Wing attack in DS9.

[@chrisalexthomas]

Deanna power sliding a galaxy class star ship was a boss move...

[@kinajardine9009]

Something that's easy to forget in the Star Trek universe; even an outdated ship like the E-D has shields strong enough to protect it while entering the coronaphere of a star for a few hours, so escaping the explosion of a Borg cube of that size wouldn't even be that hard on them. I like that they remembered just how powerful Federation tech is supposed to be.

[@shanenolan5625]

True. Meta phasic shields . Season 6 I think. ( Beverly episode. )

[@FekLeyrTarg]

@@shanenolan5625 And put to use on the Enterprise in "Descent Part II".

[@shanenolan5625]

@@FekLeyrTarg yep

[@SuperGamefreak18]

which is why they used the galaxy class to show the threat of the dominion...a regular galaxy class can deal with the cornaphere of a star for a few hours, so think about what a ship has to do to negate with firepower alone, which is what was supposed to make the dominion look as scary as they are and they forget that point.

[@Zebulization]

I am a bit confused, what happened to that ablative armor technology Janeway smuggled back from the future?

[@supportveep380]

I literally shouted when the Enterprise D slid in overhead. Bests 1701-D shot in the history of the franchise! That gun metal finish to the ship looked amazing and the sheer size. Why retire that class? It's perfection

[@nataliewestby7696]

IKR the D is my favorite besides TOS Enterprise.

[@lamotiengodidal6511]

If the Enterprise D is perfection, how does its specs compare to the Enterprise J?

[@theinvestigativemillennial9381]

I don't think the class is retired, just the Enterprise D itself.

[@garycannon4644]

Because they have the Ross class, which a modernized galaxy

[@supportveep380]

@@garycannon4644 Perhaps, but naming is such a letdown compared to the rather grand label of Galaxy Class, which represented the pinnacle of the federation technology at the time.

[@sailorx72]

Great to see Troi piloting the Enterprise without crashing it.

[@Timberwolf69]

She never crashed the Enterprise. She did her best to get the saucer section down in one piece after it was hit by a blast that shoved it around like a semi truck hitting you on a slippery road (to use an analogy of our time).

[@Qardo]

​@@Timberwolf69 She still is known for crashing TWO Enterprises. Every time she took the helm. The ship ends up crashing into something.

[@blairbrown4812]

In Nemesis,​@@Qardo, Picard ordered her, via text message to the hill, to Ram the Scimitar when the Enterprise's weapons were exhausted. In both instances, she had no more control over the helm and a leaf blowing in the wind. Deanna was just doing the best she could under impossible circumstances.

[@Timberwolf69]

@@Qardo Two? Huh? Oh, the E in Nemesis? Geez, you guys are some real trolls.

[@Kuribohcoast]

@@Timberwolf69 people blame her for crashing the D onto Viridian III in generations but A) Helm was offline, B) Data was doing it and C) *it was literally by the book.*

[@chrisx7322]

This moment when Picard said "You have changed my life forever" and coming close with his son brought tears into my eyes. Beautiful scene❤️

[@cane6074]

This is got to be the most epic take down of a Star Trek villain in history and was poetic in line with trek ethos. The epic spectacle is just half of it, the queen is defeated not through force and strength, but by loyalty, solidarity, self-sacrifice and compassion as well as individualism. The ideals that the federation and Starfleet are built upon, and the very things the Borg are the antithesis. A very symbolic victory.

[@kfures3469]

I never saw it that way. Interesting though

[@chrispekel5709]

​@@kfures3469 it was hitting you over the face with it

[@alexgataric]

Well said!

[@elijahtheprophet4544]

Yes!

[@christopherchance4860]

fantastic thesis!!

[@SimonsBand1]

I totally missed the fact that Jack and Jean-Luc both being connected via the hive means Jack is experiencing Jean-Lucs feelings and memories of how he viewed his discovery of Jack and how he felt. That's what saved him and made him come back, and that is brilliant writing.

[@SwobyJ]

Yeah the visuals were mostly representations of the information they were sharing to each other (which ST does with lots of things because this is a visual medium). They bore everything in the span of seconds.

[@tek512]

And probably the memories of Picard's time as Locutus as well.

[@6Qubed]

@@tek512 he saw what they did to his dad

[@215alessio]

So the big enterprise became as nimble as the Millennium falcon

[@shreddersaurusrex323]

@@215alessio Data has serious skills!

[@Ozzyorcborne1]

That scene at 1:25 when Jack wakes up and springs into action to save his father, mixed that that amazing music. Well done!

[@hollyamaducci449]

When I realized Jack was experiencing Picard's memories and feelings in that hug.....So! Much! 😭😭😭😭😭

[@ian.6778]

Man, i really teared when Picard said he was gonna stay and he hugged Jack + with those flashbacks. That was a Picard I've never seen. The breaking in Riker's voice, pfff. Thank you for this season.

[@treycollins9222]

2:55 The way the Enterprise just smoothly slides in and parked was 😍

[@krakenpots5693]

You've got to remember though: that ship is enormous!!! It's still miles out!

[@tomyrody4412]

I refuse to belive that was Deanna. data did the park job

[@diamondjim7560]

Although it is a bit reminiscent of the scene in Star Wars The Return of the Jedi, where the Millennium Falcon flies into the Death Star, blows up the power source and flies out through the explosion.

[@johncookie4415]

@@diamondjim7560 A bit?

[@diamondjim7560]

@@johncookie4415 Yeah, just a bit 😉

[@thespacesbetweenstudio3346]

Seeing the D drift in above is like seeing your entire condo building show up to save you from danger. You are immediately home and flying away

[@wintercat2605]

42 decks and handled like that. Always let Data fly!

[@blue18404]

I thought it was ridiculous

[@apreviousseagle836]

@@blue18404 You can never make everyone happy :(

[@andrejouan5564]

Just hearing the glorious musical score of the brass sound in the scene where Jack disconnects from the collective Borg and saves his father Picard and says that the Borg's reign is over gives me a really unique strong emotion and especially seeing the coming of the ship Enterprise D by the thundering sound coming over their heads teleporting them is an epic scene.

[@ilikemilfsandcougars]

I loved that in the end it was Jack who freed himself from the Borg through sheer mental control, resistance was definitely NOT futile

[@JingleJangle256]

I know everyone is comparing Data flying though the Borg Cube like Lando flew through the Death Star in Return of the Jedi, but I love how nobody noticed how Dianna was able to telepathically know where they were, kinda like how Leia sensed Luke through the Force in Empire.

[@heartoffire5902]

This hit me so emotionally and I love it. That's what I thought of too when I watched it. There's so much to love about this episode and set of scenes.

[@MrJamiesilaban]

Will was ready to go but Deanna practically said "Not today, Satan!"

[@elijahtheprophet4544]

Amen 🙏🙌💜😇☝️

[@dhinton1]

and that bond is the ONLY way she would have found them ..... another nod to TNG movie lore in her using her empathic abilities to find a needle within a stack of needles.

[@ejokc6182]

The thing I took away from this, Counselor Deanna Troi was piloting the Enterprise when it Tokyo drifted into position. This is the second time she's piloted an Enterprise in an insane situation; Nemesis. I think her abilities were greatly understated throughout the entire series but we do get to see glimpses of them when she's needed.

[@matthewmcnerlin231]

Three times

[@TheMadTube]

Everyone gave her shit for crashing the D in Generations. However, they were heavily damaged from the battle made worse from the core breach. The saucer was going to burn up in the atmosphere, but Troi piloted it into that narrow space between burning up and skipping off the atmosphere. The fact they survived should’ve really showed she knew what she was doing. Troi deserved vindication for her piloting skills, and we got it here.

[@jack1701e]

Considering she's the daughter of a very strong telepath, Lwaxwana, she must be strong. Even though she's half Betazed I bet she is a hidden powerhouse!

[@williamnixon3994]

@@TheMadTube I never really got why, either. She managed to bring the saucer section down in one piece, and it looks like nobody who made it into the saucer ended up in a body bag as a result of the crash. I'd say that's a complete win

[@ShaunKeefe]

If you read any of the extra stuff on the wiki, it says that each of the command officers that are on the bridge must be individually trained to pilot the ship in the event of an emergency.

[@hanyoukimura]

Watching the Enterprise-D swing in for the rescue was incredible to see.

[@wintercat2605]

That made me ten years old playing with a toy Enterprise again. That was glorious.

[@girl1213]

She always takes care of the ones who take care of her.

[@crazyrabbits]

Objectively BEST girl

[@mikematthews6862]

Can anyone else imagine cheering if this was played in a theater when the Enterprise-D swoops in to pick them up?

[@junbh2]

Haha. Yeah, people probably would. So glad I get to watch it at home without other people to distract me from it. ;)

[@wintercat2605]

They showed it in some IMAX theaters, and that's what happened. Whole theater erupted in cheers.

[@haydnplaysgames]

I was there for it in a theater. And believe me, we all clapped.

[@Quantumman2007]

Its bad that we doesn't had the same chance here in Germany. I would have clapped too. The old girl is as good as ever

[@masterskrain2630]

Only Deanna could powerslide a Galaxy Class Starship!

[@seamusburke639]

Full on Akira motorcycle slide!

[@infernium2068]

The last time she slid the Enterprise it didn't go so well.

[@danielhaire6677]

@@infernium2068 Last time, the Big D had been crippled by the Duras sisters. And she still got the saucer down with no fatalities. Would you do better?

[@kckwlrjjrr]

DeAnna did the same thing when Shinzon's ship was cloaked and firing on the Enterprise in Star Trek Nemesis. She located Shinzon's Viceroy using her abilities....

[@RaceDayReplay]

When the Enterprise swoops in to rescue our heroes. I nearly peed my pants. One of the greatest scenes of all time

[@mikehance6086]

Yep and deanna piloting like a boss

[@alexgataric]

Certainly one of the best in the franchise.

[@venezzrok-fz1du]

I wish I was so unintelligent as you are... Oh how easy the simple creature that you are finds hapiness.

[@Caracajou]

You gotta love how they let that scene linger, purely for the fans enjoyment. Epic scene!

[@BillinHungary]

And that scene would have been impossible to create without the latest CGI. It was the last episode, and they went all-out.

[@AlbertoGarcia-wd7sc]

The way Alice Krige relishes every word, the way she chews scenery by just being there in a voice form (I'm not sure if the actress is behind the makeup but the voice is hers). Fantastic. And Jack is a character with lots of potential. Ed Speeler has the charisma to play a guy with bits of Kirk's swashbuckling personality combined with Beverly Crusher's kindness and empathy, and Picard's charisma. I hope they continue with that new series, Legacy or whatever, with Seven of Nine as a captain.

[@mlr4524]

Different actress for the in-person stand in, as indicated in the credits.

[@TheNoybusiness]

They used a body double dubbed with Alice Krige's voice, since they didn't want to subject a 68-year-old to prosthetics that extensive.

[@repulser93]

Eragon has come a long way.

[@AlbertoGarcia-wd7sc]

@@repulser93 yep. Including being a butler in Downton abbey

[@AtenRa]

@@TheNoybusiness I think this makes it more interesting. Besides grafting herself to the ship, the Queen has grafted other drone parts onto herself to attempt to survive. She got another woman drone's face, but this one was also shriveled by Janeway's virus. But that voice can never be mistaken.

[@AttackerNumberTwo]

That shot of the Enterprise flying away is truly magnificent.

[@wintercat2605]

"Those old shields" glowing like a blue jewel at the head of a comet and holding flawlessly. Loved seeing the return of TNG bubble shields.

[@SoranoGuardias]

So THAT is what a Galaxy sounds like in-atmosphere.

[@freerocky3774]

Once again the enterprise-D saves world against the borg

[@MrMoorkey]

The Enterprise handbrake-parking will never get old.

[@MultifandomMashup]

A son saved by a father’s love; a man who never thought he could be a father. And then a soulmate saved by the same love they denied each other of for so long. Truly breathtaking

[@noahkadner7756]

This was the best Trek ever- nostalgia at 100%. Thanks Terry for nailing it.

[@JingleJangle256]

It’s the TNG movie we deserved after all these years.

[@noahkadner7756]

Totally!

[@alexgataric]

Some of the best TNG material ever. Truly an awesome send off!

[@Icybubba]

The Next Generation Season 8 we needed, God speed

[@LGranthamsHeir]

Scene is so touching especially when Jack woke up and immediately checked whether his Dad is all OK

[@simon2344000]

I loved that it was a wordless scene.

[@chrispekel5709]

Even though he had been in the collective for long enough to be full of implants. Every other person who was unplugged from the collective was weak, he just acted like nothing happened. This was an ok season but it's got too many writing issues and inconsistencies for me to really enjoy it

[@holni1]

​@@chrispekel5709 He's born as a borg, he doesn't have the weakness of assimilated species.

[@chrispekel5709]

@@holni1 I guess that's a good fanfiction excuse

[@xagon2012]

The way Picard expressed his love for his son and the way it was acted brought a tear to my eye. Great acting from both. Great music and imagery as well. What a wonderful and beautiful scene.

[@wintercat2605]

Seeing the Enterprise-D of my childhood do that glorious airlift drift into save everyone was something I never knew I needed, but DAMN did that make me ten years old again. Notice she was only put back in the museum "One Year Later", that means Matalas left the door open for a story of another year of service for her as Starfleet gets back together. She's still one of the biggest ships they have. If they budget it for it, that would be a heck of an adventure.

[@briangriffin3368]

2 humans reconnecting in the borgs collective network of pure malevolence. Epic. As scattered glass we reflect off eachother, separate, but possess a singular universal voice....To make ourselves more than we were, together. We are Human. We are not perfection. We are more...

[@ianmc87]

I really thought some of these characters were going to die. This was such a good season and a joy to see these characters again and the Enterprise D.

[@diamondjim7560]

Feared the same thing. Yeah, it’s fiction, but dammit, these characters mean a lot to this audience. They pissed off the fans in Generations killing off Kirk they way they did.

[@Gmon750]

Having the Enterprise-D hovering above them, I was not seeing it as a ship, but as a living, breathing being coming to save those close to her. I am not ashamed to admit that I had shed several tears at that moment. Such an amazing tribute and farewell to a special ship.

[@macsenplays]

2:38 If the Federation can accept Seven of Nine, there is no way they would reject Jack Crusher.

[@christopherg2347]

Nice to see it not explode in one big explosion, but in dozens of small ones. The borg distribute reactors all over the ship rather then having one big Warp Core.

[@DG_Teg]

This season of Picard was amazing to watch. PLEASE make a new series with captain 7 of 9 with her crew and Q.

[@jdhowell916]

0:53 to 1:53. I can't stop replaying it. I loved this scene and this score so much!!!!!

[@artloverivy]

What the previous seasons of Picard failed to do was brilliantly achieved here. Actual compelling character drama that we can care about. We want to see them reconcile for lost time. Jack realizing how much his dad actually means to him was so emotional 😭

[@Jameshawk105]

Troi telling the universe no and finding them to save them was awesome

[@wooning5356]

Jack, realising in the flashbacks that he has a loving family, starting to cry, coming back, taking a deep breath, being reborn as human, tearing out the connections like crazy, saving his father from the hive, confronting the Borg Queen, standing there proud and tall as a human in his prime in front of pure evil, shouting:'It's done! The time of the Borg is OVER!!!' It's so epic! And Riker's voice breaking when he says farewell to Deanna... I've an overload of emotions... 😱😮😮😮😮🤯 It so goooooooooood! and it's not over the top, it just feels right. The epic ending of a voyage that started decades ago Thank you all who made it happen.. 💕

[@Acbdc82]

Riker: "Baby we about to die...see you on the other side with the little one" Deanna: "Thhhhhhhe Haiiill you feeeeling...your not running from therapy or me...."😂 Worf: "Today is a good day to be silent"

[@sisterblissuk9253]

Seeing the Enterprise D in all the new graphics made me cry a little... She will always be my Enterprise 😢

[@LGranthamsHeir]

0:30 This is indeed a game changer for Picard - someone who has longed for having a family ever since his experience on "The Inner Light." For a very long time he thought it was impossible to achieve. Hence it's a very emotional scene for him to reunite and embrace his son and also reunites with the love of his life Beverly Crusher

[@MrImastinker]

They didn't really make it clear whether he leaves Laris or not. Personally I'm fine with Jean-Luc and Beverly just co-parenting. He and Laris are pretty cute together.

[@krakenpots5693]

​@@MrImastinker I don't consider Insurrection to be canon... so many things were just... wrong in that film... I don't think any showriters take it as Canon either, seeing as at the end of the film, Picard talks about coming back and settling there, but never does... sure, they're cute, but they're tere just as a gimmick to add a love interest for the main character, so that they (and we) have a personal interest in aiding them...

[@LGranthamsHeir]

@@MrImastinker Off-screen :Laris hears a beep on her PADD phone. She receives a text and opens it: Dear Laris: I'm very sorry! I just got reconnected with a long lost soulmate. I found out from her had a son together and after we got reconnected we decided to elope! To make things better for you I'm giving the Chateau Picard estate for you! It's yours! You're always a better winemaker and estate manager than I ever was. May you life long and prosper! Sincerely, JLP

[@TromboneConductor767]

@@krakenpots5693 the woman from Insurrection was named Anij. Laris is his (supposedly) current partner, who we saw at the beginning of this season. They also did specifically mention the events of Insurrection in episode 4 or 5.

[@TromboneConductor767]

@@LGranthamsHeir oh yeah classy. Dump her by text and leave her the chateau... I think she would have just gone on to Chaltok IV on her own at that point.

[@heatheradams4221]

The view of the Enterprise when they rescue everyone is so cool.

[@dorgeousmac9478]

I cannot believe they saved Star Trek. That was amazing, still in shock.

[@ppipowerclass]

When Troi jumped up to drive the ship, I thought for sure everyone was gonna die cause she was gonna crash it, again. But her drifting it like a total boss to save everyone.. She has been 110% redeemed.

[@andrewshearsby8125]

Such a wonderful shot off the Enterprise D saving her captain one last time

[@darrellhall6622]

Nothing is powerful than love. The love of the father for his son. This is why the Borg will never win. And like the Phoniex, the Big-E will raise again.

[@stephenmac25]

Power slide a galaxy class starship, beam 4 folk up and leave like your ass is on fire ..... Who says Deanna can't pilot a ship!!!!!

[@JanusMikaelos]

Ok, so this was a view of the E-D I never would have guessed I would one day see! Seeing her floating above the people below. Troi-Data Manuever! The cool factor is up there with the Adama Manuever! (Dropping a Colonial Battlestar from orbit right on top of the baddies).

[@ericpeterson5994]

I'd call that the Troi maneuver.

[@Utubesuperstar]

The one time deana flies an enterprise and doesn’t crash

[@LGranthamsHeir]

Troi is now fully redeemed. I'm sure Marina Sirtis must've grown tired hearing all those "Troi crashed the-D" jokes for the past three decades.

[@Utubesuperstar]

@@LGranthamsHeir and the e lol

[@deniseherud]

Oh for the love of god, man…the thing was already effed when they told her to drive🤦🏼‍♀️😂😂😂 She did fine now bc she had an intact, fully not-broken vehicle.

[@crazyman8472]

That was awesome! Right up there with the Death Star attack from “Return of the Jedi”. 😎

[@crzrck]

yeah I noticed that too

[@PeachWookiee]

I personally heard the music from Episode 1 when the Trade Federation ships went boom.

[@damoncoombs9307]

Loved the scene when Enterprise come out of the Borg ship like the Falcon did in Return of the Jedi out of the Death Star.

[@chadryan9900]

Love the scene were Deanna jumps to the con.

[@wooning5356]

'Once more unto the breach dear friends, once more!' What an epic finale!

[@LGranthamsHeir]

3:38 The love of Picard Sr and Jr plus four well-aimed torpedoes to the Cube's Viculum together destroyed the last knowm evil Borg Cube. It's a very powerful scene

[@drmayeda1930]

The only Borg left is the Borg continuum, led by the Agnes hybrid

[@LGranthamsHeir]

@@drmayeda1930 Exactly. Under Agnes' leadership, we can bet they will remain aligned to the Federation - at least as long as she is their Borg Queen.

[@anniec.]

When Riker says I love you, Imzadi, and I'll be waiting with our boy, I was literally crying so hard I couldn't see. When Jean Luc tells Jack he'll stay with him until the end, then hugs him, I could NOT take it. Deanna and Beverly giving Geordi the ok to destroy the cube (and with it their hearts). This is one of the most moving scenes from the entire season for me. This is what ST: Picard should have been from the start, in my opinion. Families, love and being together in the end. ❤ TNG cast and crew from 1987-2023, 24, 25.... a fitting end and all were fucking brilliant. ✨️💜

[@L0rd_Ju66y]

Butterfly tears? 🦋

[@anniec.]

@L0rd_Ju66y I wish! It was more like crying so hard I couldn't breathe, and I'm SURE not very cute looking tears. I'm the biggest Imzadi fan ever, so that part in particular KILLED me! I loved it. LOL! cheers! 💜

[@hdreyfus1]

It was about this from the start. Picard season one and two were excellent. Season 3 was a masterpiece.

[@Artoofeva]

A sad ending where people connect and then lose themselves? No, the story ends with a father connecting to his son and a family loving each other so much they find themselves despite all the odds. That's a fucking good ending.

[@artloverivy]

0:58 The part that had me crying was when Jack realizes how much he actually loves his dad. He was willing to die, but when Picard stayed with him and hugged him, it made him realize that he didn’t only change Picard’s life forever, Picard also changed HIS forever. He claimed on the holodeck that he doesn’t need this connection, but now he’s seeing that the thing he wants most is to just spend more time with his dad.

[@RHHoward-er8lc]

Reminiscent of the millennium falcon flying out of the second death star just as it exploded at the end of return of the Jedi. I'm a trekkie and a star wars fan and proud of it.

[@Onry1]

2:55 Now that's how you parallel park a starship...

[@shininginshadows]

I grew up watching TNG during it's original airing, these characters feel as real to me as most anyone in my life is. This past year, my first child was born, a son no less... this scene hits me so fucking harder than I would have expected.

[@vicoregano]

Freaking EPICCCCCC!!!!! ❤

[@jasonh1808]

Wow just Wow! This season was excellent and I thought and everyone in it played their characters so well. What a brilliant segment of history to add to Star Trek. The build up to the finale was epic to follow.

[@stevecowder4774]

Wow, what a moving and spectacular finish. Picard gets his revenge on that evil empire once again.

[@cane6074]

I wouldn't say it was revenge, it was more about him getting closure for all the suffering he endured at the terrible things they made him do, and saving with the person who gave his life the personal meaning and belonging he always wanted.

[@matiasrocha317]

Star Trek Picard season 3 is the best season ever made . The final episode is top notch for the fans of TNG 🖖🖖🖖 .

[@zoso1980]

"Top notch?" It was utterly laughable. The whole season was built on fan service. The story wasn't built around a good story it was about supporting the mountains of fan service. It was an insult to TNG.

[@apreviousseagle836]

@@zoso1980 There's always one.

[@zoso1980]

@@apreviousseagle836 Yup. Someone with taste that calls out bad writing that's just about fan service. Yup. Guilty as charged.

[@apreviousseagle836]

@@zoso1980 Do you call out the bad writing in S1 and S2?

[@radgegadgeinmateek]

Fek it... I'll say it- probably one of the best 4minutes of Star Trek I've seen. Certainly in a good long while anyways. Well acted, directed, scored and visualised. Loved it.

[@IronhorseSara]

To see that ship and the crew like this....wow!!!!!!

[@sonicxrich0789]

The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) was a 24th century Federation Galaxy-class starship operated by Starfleet, and the fifth Federation starship to bear the name Enterprise. During its career, the Enterprise served as the Federation flagship and was in service from 2363 to 2371 when it was destroyed during the Battle of Veridian III. During the Changeling/Borg threat of 2401, the rebuilt Enterprise was pressed back into service by her old command crew and flown from the Fleet Museum, where it was stored at the time. Command crew: ◾ Commanding officer (CO) - Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (2363-2371, 2401-) ◾ First officer / executive officer (XO) - Captain William T. Riker (2364-2371, 2401-) ◾ Second officer / Operations officer - Lieutenant commander Data (2364-2371, 2401-) ◾ Chief engineer - Commodore Geordi La Forge (2365-2371, 2401-) ◾ Tactical officer and security chief - Captain Worf (2364 - 2371, 2401-) ◾ Chief medical officer (CMO) - Admiral Beverly Crusher (2364, 2366-2371, 2401-) ◾ Counselor - Commander Deanna Troi (2364-2371, 2401-) ◾ Flight control officer (conn) - Commodore Geordi La Forge (2365-2371, 2401-)

[@JH-mo7xm]

Commodore LaForge! Respect his rank!

[@JH-mo7xm]

And Captain Worf!

[@Elvisbackpack]

Thank you for this information, Memory Alpha.

[@billyboblillybob344]

At the end of the series, Deanna was going by the rank of Commander rather than Counselor, wearing her blue uniform rather than the cheerleading outfits she wore previously.

[@sonicxrich0789]

2:56 USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) 3:10 3:14 Admiral Jean-Luc Picard, Jack Crusher, Captain William T. Riker, Worf are beam them to the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) 3:17 3:29 Borg Queen said NOOOO!!! 3:34 The Borg Cube Exploding!!!

[@johncookie4415]

Oh yes, the magical power of friendship and family. Fast & Furious: Jupiter Drift

[@ttanza4004]

I will admit it! When Troi took the helm, I quietly said to myself "Oh No!".

[@b2511]

This is just the most beautiful Starship ever...

[@lordcommander3224]

Indeed

[@AlternicityBlogspot]

Lol do you like fat girls as well?

[@jaivan30]

I’m still an A guy myself but you have me moved here.

[@danielhaire6677]

"Treat her like a Lady, and she'll always bring you home." - Leonard "Bones" McCoy.

[@notunremarkable]

Jack had not seen the Enterprise D until it dropped down out of nowhere Millennium Falcon style to pull them out of the fire.

[@elijahtheprophet4544]

Between this scene and the Q scenes these are the BEST ever in the star trek series!!! 💜😇☝️🙏💯👍

[@ilikemilfsandcougars]

This scene had me jumping outta my seat flipping the Borg queen the finger. Loved it that Troi was able to save the day for once.

[@TheIrvy]

The shield bubble :)

[@Mainframev1976]

The ending this crew & ship deserved. Finally!

[@ryanspencerlauderdale687]

In Deanna’s defense, she was ordered to ram the Scimitar by Picard, and nobody thought to remodulate the shields in Generations. There’s no way an old D12 Bird of Prey is an outright match for the Federation flagship, even without shields.

[@jtkirkfan2002]

This season has been some of the best Star Trek in a long, LONG time. I didn't think CBS/Paramount still had it in them.

[@diamondjim7560]

Yeah, we started to give up hope that the CBS brass could do anything right. Quite frankly, they need to turn this franchise over to Terry Matalas so that he can do the NEXT GENERATION with Jack, Seven and Raffi the right way. And of all things, the return of Q?! Who would’ve thought that was possible? More Trek… done the right way.

[@fjorgyn7438]

Because Kurtzman didn't touch it.

[@tylerseverance5789]

​@@diamondjim7560 they need to give him the keys to the kelvin timeline movies now

[@diamondjim7560]

@@tylerseverance5789 Oh I wholeheartedly agree. Abrams screwed it up so bad. Okay those three movies were a little entertaining, but Abrams was so arrogant to rewrite canon. Not sure who is worse, him or Kathleen Kennedy. Season 3 Picard gave the fans closer on the old generation, but left us with wanting more of the real Star Trek. There maybe hope for this franchise. On the other hand Star Wars and Marvel are dead. Let’s hope Paramount doesn’t sell the franchise to Disney where good things go to die.

[@carriew5106]

"No! I am not alone". Enter giant starship to prove the point! 🥰

[@hogfry]

Even tho the Galaxy isn't the powerhouse of a modern starfleet Sovereign, Odyssey, or it's replacement the Ross class. They were still one of starfleets most powerful starship. Add to that one of starfleets best engineers basically tinkered with that one personally for years and the Enterprise D in particular would be an absolute nightmare to contend with.

[@rmg598]

The tactical systems could always be upgraded to even outclass what the Enterprise-E was at her end time. Remember a certain Excelsior-class that was giving the USS Defiant a good kick in the teeth? ;) As Geordi once said to Scotty, "just because its old doesnt mean you throw it away". With what we saw in this episode, can you imagine a Galaxy brimming with current gen armnaments? Oh my...... 😎

[@FLAME4564]

sure the Galaxy class may not be as powerful as the Ross Class but time after time the Galaxy class has proven to be just as reliable and as badass as all those that have came before it. That the Enterprise D herself has proven along with those sister ships of the Glaxy class line.

[@wintercat2605]

The stardrive section was also much newer, from a later USS Syracuse that was presumably destroyed in the Dominion War. Probably much newer tech.

[@pathfinderdiscovery9395]

This scene gets my heart ❤everytime I watch it does not matter if I just watched it 200 times or once , jacks face says it all on how his dads words I’ll stay with you , forever !!! Hit him in his heart knowing this moment is what he desired all his life , a dad to hug an love him more than enough to sacrifice his on life to be with him , that’s true love an that’s what Star Trek is about in so many ways as well , those eyes as Picard hugs him an knowing also what Picard said in the dinner to the cadets an jack asking bout his him bout having his own family , Picard responds Star fleet was all the family he needed an then jack left , all that came back to him once his dad said those words , he knew his dad missed all that time with him an it was hard on both of them , such good acting or to me it was real , Ed an Patrick hit this mark 1000% .

[@sonicxrich0789]

The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) save Jack Crusher and def. The Borg Cube. NOW THAT'S SUPER AWESOME!!! ⭐💙💯

[@sonicxrich0789]

2:56 The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) ""Admiral Jean-Luc Picard said Picard to Enterprise. Four to beam up." 3:10 3:14 Admiral Jean-Luc Picard, Jack Crusher, Captain William T. Riker, Worf are beam them to the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) 3:17 3:29 Borg Queen said NOOOO!!! 3:34 The Borg Cube Exploding!!! "The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) save Jack Crusher and def. The Borg Cube."

[@brianwilli2002]

Our old girl did it one last time

[@Belorofontt]

Perfect. Beautiful. The end of this clip is a masterpiece. The D-ame was vindicated as the great ship she was.

[@japerkins3565]

Rest in Peace Admiral Shelby;🙏 Welcome back Lt Cmdr Data;💥 You are missed Wesley.💫 Live long and Prosper all Trekkie's🖖

[@MrCCollins1993]

I didn't think I could smile any wider than when I saw the Enterpsie come to the rescue. Then I saw Jack and Jean Luc smiling too and mine got impossibly bigger 😁