PICARD Season 3 Episode 9 BREAKDOWN - Ending Explained & Every Star Trek Easter Egg

[@ronnyandernie]

I like that Giordi is basically a dad who is semi-retired and is restoring old cars in a space garage. Maybe he hangs out w/ Tom Paris

[@leons.kennedy6710]

And the federation just throws resources for him to do this? Doesn't make sense but I still loved it lol

[@ronnyandernie]

@@leons.kennedy6710 “Economics of the 24th century are quite different.” Giordi is just bettering himself✨

[@RandomNPC001]

He’s in charge of the fleet museum, so I’m assuming he’s pulling parts from old ships sent his way. Also never forget the book of acquisition and the material river where all things flow!

[@ryanmonument3992]

Probably some time spent with Scotty as well. No way 7 people can effectively crew a Galaxy class ship without some serious automation lol. Scotty probably helped recover the saucer section, and perhaps help Geordi do a little restoration work. "I dinna expect to take us into combat ya know!" Engineers do tend to learn from their mistakes and share those lessons with fellow engineers. I hope we get a quick line about that in the finale lol.

[@esitu5655]

Obsolete torpedoes that no one wants, so Geordi decided to keep them in safe place.

[@FrenkMelk]

THAT. WAS. EMOTIONAL. I'm so crushed that we're 9 weeks in and there's only one damn episode remaining. I want this to carry on interminably.

[@jimmyzhao2673]

How can the writers wrap it up in one episode ? It must be a 2 hour special or something.

[@griffgames9538]

@@jimmyzhao2673 Some theaters are showing it, so it'll have to be at least slightly longer...

[@mattheweisley8570]

Bring on the next feature film.

[@MegaBriarpatch]

Yes, Colin. But you know the saying. "All good things"

[@btrees]

@@MegaBriarpatch Exactly 😢

[@shawnmcvey7789]

This season has been a complete 180 from season 1. It's a love letter to TNG in the best way possible.

[@elphiegleason3899]

I got teary eyed watching it

[@aleta5873]

@@elphiegleason3899 Lots of tears for me.

[@pendarpr]

It feels like another season from TNG

[@langm1701]

Both Season 1 and Season 2 of Picard were also amazing.

[@shawnmcvey7789]

@@langm1701 I enjoyed them at the time but doubt I'll ever watch them again. I think this season will become an integral post movie epilogue to any TNG watch through.

[@user-vn8xo7dx3v]

Vadic's execution of a crew member in the prior episode was not random - she purposely killed an older Vulcan rather than a younger member who would be assimilated.

[@Hurbie_53]

That is some Marvel level of continuity care and hiding purpose in some seemingly random action that turnes out to have much more deeper meaning later.

[@velvetknapp]

Yes I agree the Vadic laughed when the cadet told her he had a son she knew full well what that meant".

[@btrees]

Very good point. That’s why this series is so amazing, the continuity is some of the best ever.

[@elektralyte1]

When Jack took over crew members in previous episodes, were they under 25? I think they might’ve been. Now I’m gonna have to go back and look 😂

[@Msvalexvalex]

​@@elektralyte1 they were all young.

[@jrd1848]

Small tidbit during an episode of voyager titled “dark frontier” seven was taken back to the Borg queen where she was told “traditional assimilation” didn’t work on humanity and the Borg would use a virus that they would use to infect humanity slowly and by the time they figured out, it would be too late. This is exactly what we are seeing during this episode. I thought that was cool Easter egg

[@kenkyukai96]

Nice. Thanks for that.

[@pendarpr]

Borg revenge, after being infected by Future Janeway.

[@Sk8rToon]

I had thought that referenced the alt timeline of First Contact before the enterprise traveled back in time.

[@ehenyor]

Wow --- cool catch and great memory!

[@J.Wolf90]

I hope we actually get to see some fully assimilated people and not just the cheap black eye shit we got last season

[@BasedF-15Pilot]

This has been the most emotional episode of trek I can remember, maybe ever. Matalas is a Saint sent by the Trek gods to save us all from Kurtzman.

[@pendarpr]

Maybe Matalas is from th Q Continium

[@firefly135i]

Amen to that! ❤🖖🏼

[@TheFunkyJawa]

Can't praise Terry Matalas enough for what he has brought us BUT punching down on Kurtzman is less likely to get us more quality Trek.

[@Mcsqw]

​@@TheFunkyJawa And yet, we're getting Kurtzman's Starfleet Academy :-/ I absolutely get your point about demonising him though, it doesn't help.

[@DunedinMultimedia2]

But it's not a cult.... right.

[@triton302]

I'm not a very emotional person when it comes to nostalgia, but knowing that the Ent-D was behind the bay 12 door before seeing the sillouette, the crew walking onto the bridge, and the Ent-D powering up and warping all made me shed many tears. TNG was a big part of my childhood and to this day, I think the Ent-D was the best Enterprise ever built. To see it back in action all these years later is something that warms my heart.

[@NPractitioner]

Couldn't have said it better. Amen brother!

[@josephlingered1637]

@@NPractitioner I'm right there with you!

[@fabnapp]

„she went before her time“

[@superamario6464]

I was a wreck when I clocked the Defiant. NO WAY did I even imagine we would see the Enterprise D. I was a blubbering mess !

[@luiszuniga5037]

ok, who decided to start cutting freaking onions just as the Enterprise D was shown?

[@romigithepope]

“Let history never forget the name… Enterprise” In a few moments, all the hope and positivity from the 80s and 90s Trek came flooding back.

[@ghanimaatreides5889]

Let history never forget the name... InvalidEntityName. Amirite fellow STO players?

[@jap322]

This was an emotional episode for me see the old crew back. Tons of flashbacks of watching Star Trek as kid in the 90s

[@J.Wolf90]

​@Ghanima Atreides that game is too much of a grind for my liking. Plus all the damn mictrotransactions 👎

[@Mcsqw]

@@J.Wolf90 To be fair to STO there is plenty of content for free, and every so often they'll hand out a free Tier 6 ship. I just play through the story missions every once in a while when there's new content though, getting all kit to max level and duking it out in PVP would definitely be a major grind.

[@lostree1981]

That was the plan. They burned up the last of the nostalgia kindling because they couldn't find any new material apparently. But hey, here's Data, and the Borg, and the Enterprise, remember the Enterprise kids? and Majel, remember Majel kids?

[@tiffanysmith4153]

Those last 10 minutes were undeniably the best trek nostalgia ever. I teared up

[@luiszuniga5037]

tear gas cannister is leaking somewhere. (snif)

[@krissyt-ru7tf]

Love the “Picard maneuver” as he sits in the captain’s chair despite not wearing the old uniform.

[@rotunnoe]

I noticed that too !😊

[@Ireland914]

Old habits :)

[@cwebbwash3]

the shirt "pull down"? Yeah, that was a nice subtle touch

[@eagleschick95]

He also did "The Picard Maneuver" in Ep 4, "No Win Scenario"...

[@backstepjedi369]

They need timer to stand next to Geordi and put his leg on the beam

[@danknight7068]

Not afraid to admit that as a 49yo man, seeing them all on the bridge of the Enterprise D again made me cry. This season has been sensational. The TNG crew putting the recent Star Trek shows in their place.

[@aceman67]

The CBS Set crew had a lot of help from the Enterprise D Bridge Restoration Project as well, who are the custodians of the Original TNG bridge set and its original blueprints. The Bridge set itself is on tour and shows up at Conventions.

[@johngill704]

The difference is the set for the show has to be made of wood, which is cheaper but heavier. The stuff for the conventions is made from fibreglass.

[@doomedhuh]

are they gonna keep the set standing?

[@tamlynhart]

I cried like a baby and cried again watching this recap. I just LOVE this whole season so much! RIP to Captain Shaw. He was such a great character and a welcome addition to the story with his acerbic wit and irreverence for the past heroics of Picard and Riker. We need more of his type in Star Trek.

[@TYSniper]

I wouldn't even be mad if they bring him back as a synthetic. I really liked Shaw and wanted a Titan spinoff with him.

[@eddiek8179]

Yeah. That was a gut punch. Shaw would have been great addition to the verse. He brought so much character and depth to his role.

[@heathers.6424]

I really hope he comes back as a synthetic too. The spin-off needs him and Seven for an interesting dynamic

[@chriswright6245]

He was a decent character I thought. I didn't like him at the start then I warmed to him when it was explained why he was the way he was.

[@tamlynhart]

@@chriswright6245 Same. He had to grow on me and knowing his trauma really helped.

[@LightningSt0rm]

There was a person that announced during the "Synchronization Technology" speech that the "USS Pulaski" was online. It's right after Shelby says "Demonstrate our newest technology, Fleet Formation" then it happens. I was pretty proud of hearing that myself before seeing any videos about it online.

[@kris8165]

I loved dr.Pulaski! Actually I preferred her over Crusher any time!😊

[@derboehsevincent3791]

@@kris8165 what? No - she was horrible, unlikable and a failure as person (which makes her a good actor though)

[@Mister_Mag00]

yea but that probably means Pulaski is dead

[@kris8165]

@@derboehsevincent3791 I couldn't disagree with you more! Disagreeable people like her,have character! Unlike the Crusher, I could never stomach her! Pulaski and Data,the only 2 characters wordy of watching in that show!

[@itfryguy]

I caught that too... I was waiting to hear it in this recap video. Surprised that it didn't make it

[@KyMirabel]

In Best of Both Worlds II, they mention that there have been DNA changes in Picard's parietal lobe, the same part of the brain removed from the stolen body of Picard. Also, Jack seeing the vines in the transporters in one of the earlier episodes foreshadowed he was sensing the code in the transport beams. The red door could be a callback to First Contact and the red door Picard walks through in the final act to confront the Borg Queen.

[@MusicOverMyHead]

I don’t know how you manage to get these videos out so fast. At this point I look forward to your videos just as much as the episodes themselves.

[@Jason-ml1ot]

Couldn't agree more

[@TangoMikeOscar]

As a media outlet they have early access to the epsiodes, theres other channels admitting they saw all the episodes when episode one was first released they are just under NDA to not reveal anything. So screen crush have had plenty of time to research and generate a video on each episode.

[@mattheweisley8570]

Except for the dog. 🙄

[@MusicOverMyHead]

@@mattheweisley8570 I barely even notice the dog.

[@napnip]

He really does a fantastic job on these videos!

[@MAFion]

Here's a couple more: We had a USS Pulaski among the ships (Diana Muldar retired from acting long ago). And the USS Gilgamesh (an easter egg to Picard's story in "Darmok"). It was awesome to see Shelby return. I'd love to see O'Brien still. There's hope yet.

[@NoeChannel]

Yay! I made it into the video! ❤🎉😂😅. I'm the Vulcan crew guy who got assimilated and walking the hallway! It was super cool to work the show. Im a big fan and I love following your work here on Screen Crush!

[@barbedwings]

That's awesome, you had a great little scene, glad you had fun filming it.

[@pacman_17]

Majel Barrett as the computer's voice was a nice touch

[@ScreenCrush]

What did you think of the episode?

[@nydabeats]

I knew what was going to happen and I still freaked out when it did... Season has been really enjoyable, can't wait for the finale.

[@ghanimaatreides5889]

NGL could barely see them on the bridge of the Enterprise-D, because I was wiping away tears.

[@Andropov-l2w]

really boring

[@GopherBaroque61]

Shelby is so ambitious, she made it to Fleet Admiral (five pips).

[@verasloane]

Loved it! However, Shaw must live. I am pretty sure they can figure a way to bring him back. You cannot let such a great character go to waste like that.

[@kerimbozkurt3301]

I am happy to see Dr.Pulaski honored ❤ Also, they should check the holo decks, I wonder if Lt.Barclay still hangs out there…

[@WrestlingWithGaming]

Seeing Ryan getting emotional about the TNG family being back on the bridge of the D together made me emotional all over again. I've been waiting since 1996 for that. Never thought it would happen 🥲

[@JamesNYCGuy3]

The first time I cried in this series was when Picard reunited with Hugh! But Hugh was killed. When the hangar doors opened to the USS Enterprise D. I fell all apart when they entered the deck.

[@al28854]

Chewie we're home.

[@TheGreatMerman]

Picard also does the "Picard Maneuver" when he sits down on the ENT-D's bridge - where he pulled his shirt down. Also, Geordi takes place at the Helm in front instead of the Engineering station behind Worf because that was his original position throughout Season 1 of TNG.

[@robread5468]

Little fact check. It wasn’t the USS Castillo, but the USS Callisto NCC-80109, a Luna Class from the Titan novels.

[@Kiwibirdman1701]

Just like there is a Ganymede

[@digitalis303]

I noticed that too.

[@trevorreniger5670]

The entire last half of this episode had me jumping up, dancing, cheering, and crying. ALL THE FAN SERVICE! As a kid who grew up watching TNG with my whole family, this hit me in all the feels.

[@rowdyruffmojo]

It was all earned fan service too...not just references for the sake of references.

[@VuotoPneumaNN]

Am I the only one who noticed how the “Analogue, off-the-grid ship” is basically a lift from Battlestar Galactica?

[@VisitingwithMrV]

Yup. The reference alone prompted me to start the series again from top. 5th viewing straight through, here we go...

[@relwaretep]

The boss and tips of the hat to other sci-fi shows throughout this season have been quite phenomenal. The attention to detail of both script and direction are unquestionably impressive

[@DadCanInJapan]

Caught it too. Not only are they taking from their past episodes, but from other shows too.

[@BradDavis_vr]

My take is that Jack didn't travel via transwarp. He arrived at some nebula or cloud area and THEN the borg cube used a transwarp conduit to show up. EDIT: based on the preview for next week, it looks like the cloudy environment is Jupiter.

[@bhill170167]

I got teared up watching the reviews! This episode hit me in the feels hard, as a fan of the E and not so much the D, Seeing the D back in action and everyone back on the bridge including Majel Barrett Roddenberry as the voice of the computer! Totally amazing at 3 am!

[@idontwannaidontwanna7307]

Have to say that hearing Majel's voice again just brought back a lot of memories. God this episode was phenomenal, in fact, this series (i.e. TNG series 8) has been nothing short of perfect.

[@1914fallen]

I’m so glad to hear I wasn’t the only one who teared up seeing the USS Enterprise 1701-D 30 years after thinking it was destroyed. I was there opening night of Star Trek Generations seeing the Enterprise saucer section crash land. It’s design wasn’t my favorite back then but it hit home seeing it restored with the original crew back on board!

[@jimherbert007]

@@1914fallen turns out I did miss the carpet

[@HardNorthOutdoors]

i cant believe this sequence was missed where Picard says hes "reluctant to ask" for thier help and " stations pls" were direct quotes lifted from Kirk when they stole the enterprise in the search for spock.

[@theswhites]

Yes!!

[@RickyLeong]

Ah! I was trying so hard to remember where I had heard "Stations please!" before. Cheers

[@skumchiken01]

that movie had one my favorite scenes... "my god bones, what have i done?"... "What you had to do, what you always do. turn death into a fighting chance to live"

[@HardNorthOutdoors]

@@skumchiken01 agreed, brilliant exchange.

[@rockjianrock]

This show is literally becoming Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra

[@boba6890]

Picard: "You know, it wasn't until this moment, Reuinted with all of you...I realize what I miss the most.......The Carpet." Brilliant! I never liked the carpeting when I first watched the series thinking it made the Enterprise bridge look a bit like a hotel lobby, (I'm pretty sure I wasn't alone in questioning it, which is why Picard saying how much he missed it was perfect). Now I thought how incredible it looked and how great it was that the original crew was there on this amazing recreation of that bridge AND that all the lights were on, instead of then standing around in the dark!

[@rotunnoe]

As a kid, I always wondered who vacuumed that carpet. Was it the night crew?

[@snramadhan]

​@@rotunnoe of course, lower decks crew 😂

[@henryharrington4108]

Lower decks lol

[@Betterlattethannever307]

It is amazing how simple lighting can make the whole show feel more hopeful.

[@samuelgendreau4753]

In one of the books he also got to go back to the d and missed the carpet not canon I know but cool they added that

[@itfryguy]

The Picard Maneuver (shirt tug) I love how this was originally Gene Roddenberry's request for the actor's to keep their costumes nice and 'flat'. Yet all these years later, and Roddenberry has been gone for most of that time, Sir Patrick is still tugging on that shirt. Because that's how Picard rolls.

[@literalsarcasm1830]

RIP Captain Shaw. You were a real one.

[@markmuir3566]

Incredible episode! The acting was amazing and it was so emotional seeing that glorious ship back in action.

[@MikeEPerez]

I wept throughout this entire episode... So many emotions!! I bawled when I heard Majel Barrett's voice. Of all the modern natural-sounding computer voices, hers makes the computer sound like an actual character most.

[@simoneattivissimo]

Of all the voices we have encountered in our travels, hers was the most human. 🖖

[@TheRemedy87]

It cannot be understated just how incredible a job this season is. It redeems the misgivings of the first two whilst adhering to them, gives us TNG/VOY nostalgia in a classy, story-driven way, and finally has mastered how to modernise and mature Star Trek whilst maintaining everything fans love about it. Bravo. I wept 🥹

[@CarlosLindade]

I can’t stop thinking that this is the perfect revenge by the Borg. I wonder where is Admiral Janeway and the Voy crew during this madness…

[@The_Irish_Fox]

Janeway is probably popping Borg heads with her phaser

[@joshuamckenna2981]

Janeway would be welcome but possibly overkill- if we even get Tuvok all bets are off

[@CarlosLindade]

@@The_Irish_Fox I can only imagine what the Borg queen would do to her if she was captured.

[@Novarcharesk]

She’s gotta make an appearance now. She’s been name dropped 3 times in this season, and she has more experience with the Borg than anyone else. She’s gotta be here

[@MannyLectro]

@@Novarcharesk And she's been involved again in Star Trek through Prodigy. She will definitely be there.

[@SaltyViper]

Was holding back tears until I heard the voice of Mijell Barrett and then I couldn't help but shed one or two.

[@lostree1981]

bot comment.

[@SaltyViper]

@@lostree1981 beep boop I am a robot I am here to take American jobs.

[@zerokool2575]

Been waiting for this breakdown! I was in nostalgia overload this whole episode. Had me in tears at the end.

[@Lurkin925]

Star Trek TNG was the first show me and my brother ever remembered watching. We watched it with our father and when we saw the Enterprise D my brother and I were laughing and crying like maniacs. This whole season has felt like not just a love letter to TNG but Star Trek in general.

[@Bobi816]

Ryan choking up at the end when talking about the crew reunion on the old ship is all of us. 😪 So good

[@enderjed]

"We're the crew of the USS Enterprise" Goosebumps and tears

[@natchnieni0]

The clip of Barrett"s voice is likely from the TNG episode Chain of Command.

[@Novarcharesk]

Most likely. It just reminds me that Majel Barret actually recorded huge amounts of lines that were never used in the show. With todays technology especially, they could make a Majel Barret voice for starships EASILY

[@itfryguy]

I'm hopeful that we'll get to hear her even more in the last episode. It just really completes the nostalgia.

[@Trek001]

Look at the underside of the saucer at the forward section - it still has deep scars from where it crashed on Veridian III

[@jimmyzhao2673]

Excellent observation.

[@dwmarch]

Shaw's death was sad but also really reminded me of Mirror Archer snarking "bridge is youuurs, Captain!" at Forrest in IaMD.

[@iamtheliquor809]

This season is the best thing to happen to TNG era trek in 20+ years!

[@slack__]

@andrew jenkins season 1 was good, season 2 was season 2, and season 3 has been amazing

[@pendarpr]

Much better than the films.

[@eddiek8179]

@@slack__ Agreed. Season was promising and had a good beginning and then faltered towards the end. Season 2 was abysmal. Season 3 is the opposite of everything Season 2 is and beyond.

[@staceyc6289]

Great video Ryan. The end of this episode was so emotional. It’s heartwarming to see you get emotional describing what it means ❤️

[@psnitkin4059]

I love how Terry Matalas used Shaw to say what he (and all of us) thought of Picard S2: "Forget all that weird shit on the Stargazer."

[@philiponeill6903]

Ryan, your voice breaking at 14:14 mirrored me EXACTLY when watching the last ten minutes of this episode. My first thought when seeing the E-D was "now there's hope."

[@carriew5106]

Taken me two days to watch as pretty much everything has been setting me off in tears since I watched episode 9. The music Jack hears at the start of ep 9 was also playing on the Eleos in ep 1. There's a massive clue in the sneak peak that was released with the Ready Room yesterday, but don't want to spoil that for people who haven't seen it.

[@michaelspear9238]

The ships have more references, but the two that stand out are the Oberon and the Gilgamesh for call backs to TNG. In Time's Arrow, when the crew follows the Ophidian's back in time to save Data, they are performing a Midsummer Night's Dream as their cover, Riker is playing Oberon in the play with Ms. Carmichael. The Gilgamesh, references the classic "Darmok" episode where Picard is trying to make headway with the Tamarian Captain, played by Paul Winfield... who was also the Captain of the USS Reliant - seen in screen as well - in Wrath of Khan. AND... there is a USS Clark off to the right which might be the Clark Terrell named after that same captain??

[@Funk_Reactions]

This was a really great episode. Terry Matalas and his crew are killing it. I know a lot of people were misty after Shaw and seeing the Enterprise D. I can’t wait to see this in IMAX next week.

[@roaklin]

Imax?

[@Funk_Reactions]

My comment keeps getting deleted.

[@Funk_Reactions]

Yes the this episode and the series finale will be shown on April 19th in IMAX.

[@roaklin]

@@Funk_Reactions must be regional. Not seeing it at IMAX near me

[@eddiek8179]

@@Funk_Reactions That's fantastic.

[@ladawndrestinson4215]

One Easter Egg you missed is that as Shaw is dying he says to 7/9 "Im not the Captain you are" which is what Pike says to Spock before he beams over to the Romulan ship and also what was said to Kirk's father when that Captain beamed over to the Romulan ship at the beginning of the movie.

[@socialwill]

Was it just me or did Picard actually look and sound like the Picard from TNG once he was on the bridge of D? The tone, the tug of his shirt when he sat in the chair, to the word “Engage!”

[@GregsGameRoom]

Here's one you missed: After Picard sits down the tugs on his shirt like he did countless times in the show. I think it was called "The Picard Maneuver." ;-)

[@donjonescu5443]

I would add that when PIcard sits down he does the infamous Picard Maneuver.. now does anyone know what the significance of the Borg attack formation? It kinda looks like a DNA strand

[@lawr17]

The Excelsior being destroyed by the Sulu is a nice bit of irony.

[@grokashrimp]

Thank you. Seeing you get emotional got me more emotional. So thankful we can share in this together.

[@Shoegazer75]

I felt Beverly's "All systems online, captain." was a nod to Sigourney Weaver's role in Galaxy Quest. Art imitating life imitating art.

[@AviationJeremy]

Seeing so much detail and attention given to the Enterprise bridge set, and the lack of cutting corners demonstrates the amount of love poured into her return. Seasons 1 and 2 were ok, but this might as well be TNG Season 8, and I love it!

[@JL0ndon]

Off topic i wish i could give Doug a treat he does such a good job in these videos! But god i cried when i saw the bridge of the enterprise D. I first watched TNG with grandpa at 5 years old and he got me a Data action figure I’d bring with me everywhere. Watching every one gather on the bridge made me feel like i was seeing old friends. Just wished my grandpa was here to see this too

[@RedHeadKevin]

In the list of ships, there's also the USS Trumbull, likely after Douglas Trumbull, the SFX Supervisor on ST:TMP and 2001. There's the USS [Zephram] Cochrane, after the inventor of warp drive. Also, the USS Venture, named of course, after Doctor Thaddeus S. "Rusty" Venture.

[@moshe_nativ]

Awesome video for an amazing episode, Ryan. Got so emotional seeing the TNG family back on the bridge of the Enterprise D. One more for the list: Bay 12...Terry Matalas's nod to his '12 Monkeys'.

[@boba6890]

I love the small scenes. The escape to the shuttle is great; Riker says they'd be taken over, and Data responds: "Shuttles don't connect to the new system. They're autonomous". When Seven said: "The Robot is Right. It's the only way." I totally cracked up. Seven says it to Riker totally ignoring that Data's offended and Georgi's shocked. It's exactly what Seven would say, or to use an oxymoron, Seven's the master of pointedly blunt statements. Seven never met Data, including this most human version. Being ex-Borg means she views biology and technology differently.

[@RandomNPC001]

Majorly Barrett’s voice over the com broke me hard! 😢

[@slowdevil]

The only thing I noticed that you didn't mention was that when Picard and Dr, Crusher are standing at the window as seen from outside the ship, lamenting losing Jack to the Borg, it's reminiscent of the shot of Picard standing alone at the window at the end of Best of Both Worlds part two after returning from his Borg ordeal.

[@amybiblewski6038]

Loved this episode more than expected. The "what's going on with Jack" kind of dragged out one ep too long so I was worried the reveal would be a let down but it wasn't. SO happy to hear Majel's voice but kind of cranky Shaw died... unless.... at the last second Seven injected nanites that repaired his injuries. I would love to see him in Star Trek Legacy.

[@akdamagecontrol]

This episode could have been the entire series up to this point, in which case you could easily write out Jack. Why even introduce him? It could've been a 2 hr TV movie. hahaha

[@amybiblewski6038]

Well maybe he does something amazing in the last ep. I would hope they wouldn't just introduce a new "main" character just to kill him off.

[@ChicagoDeb]

Hate hate hate that he is (seems to be) dead. And not only because I am a fellow dipshit from Chicago (as I like to say now...before, I was just from Chicago :-)

[@Elvisbackpack]

When the Borg Cube shows up at the transwarp conduit, a piece of V'ger's theme from TMP plays.

[@lucrecean]

With the arrival of The Enterprise and M. B. Roddenberry, we finally have the complete crew together again.

[@al28854]

and Data now stepping back on that same spot on the bridge and a little more complete besides being 'fully functional' is reminiscing the 'bonding experiences' he had with Thasha Yar, especially what they shared together before she said: 'Data, I'm only going to say this once ........ it didn't happened' from S1, E2 of ST: TNG. Let's not leave out Thasha shall we. 😁😁🙏😍

[@paulfreyer9515]

Thank you for pointing out the field demotion comment, I thought that was great. Several other reviews skipped that moment which I thought was a nice bit of levity given what had transpired to put them on the old bridge and the emotional call back that it likely represented for many fans.

[@MKDumas1981]

One of the ships announced for Frontier Day was the USS _Pulaski,_ implying the doctor had a ship named after her. It also implies that she's dead, as they don't name starships after living people.

[@smr32061]

Vox was such a great episode! Seeing Enterprise D blew me away! And of course, seeing the original crew on the Bridge and reunited from Next Generation was just priceless.

[@badman3000]

My favorite part of the episode is when Picard said I don't have a crew I have a family.

[@ghanimaatreides5889]

My favorite part was when Picard said IT'S PICARDIN' TIME and he Picarded all over everyone.

[@jimmyzhao2673]

That's how he messed up with Jack, he said that Star Fleet was his family.

[@Lance37a]

Was that Picard saying that or Patrick Stewart, I couldn't tell. Dude wasn't acting there.

[@alejandronopasanada5302]

I turned 40 Monday and when I was a kid we had that portable TV and I watched TNG on it.

[@Ravvick]

I was gutted to see Shaw die. He was a character who deserved more stories.

[@jos1515]

Matalas brought the feels damnit, I don't shed tears on nostalgia but i did for this since it's my childhood memory of watching Encounter at Farpoint for the first time and thought TNG will be amazing.

[@KathrynBarrett158]

Literally burst into happy tears when they revealed Enterprise-D. I have so many memories of watching Star Trek: TNG with my family. I got to meet Patrick Stewart when I was like 6 years old. I still remember that meeting! That series has been like a warm, familiar blanket to me my entire life. So seeing this set of characters on "their" Enterprise was moving beyond words. ❤❤❤❤

[@ibraithwaite9688]

@ Kathryn St. Aubin It’s totally the same for me. I always tell my husband that the Enterprise-D is my favorite because of the plush welcoming feeling it has for me. I cracked up when Pickard said he missed the carpet the most.

[@DAAHOOVAA]

There was a U.S.S Cochrane listed in the ships participating in frontier day. Obvi a nod to Zephram Cochrane.

[@derekp1422]

I am kind of so-so on how many Easter eggs they drop on a weekly basis for us fans, but I was very very emotional about seeing the D back in action. In a lot of way, the D was the main character of TNG and they did it a disservice by “killing it off” for the movies. To see it rejoin the cast for the last episode is just so great

[@Da.Onus.Burger.618]

I agree: the Enterprises are more than just a “wvessel”, they are a main character!

[@taw277]

Its just a gut punch when see the Borg manage to assimilate starfleet, you actually feel that the federation is doomed. Then you see the crew on the Enterprise-D and you feel like there is nothing they can't do and the Borg better look out.

[@ryanmonument3992]

USS Callisto....not Castillo. You missed the USS John Kelly (the deceased astronaut Voyager found in the Graviton Ellipse, commander of the Ares IV mission to Mars).

[@alextirrellRI]

So glad to hear Majel Barrett as the computer again. I've been so annoyed they haven't used her voice seeing as it was widely reported she recorded enough phonetic material before she passed to properly synthesize her voice for that purpose. It's unclear if they used that tech here or just archival recordings.

[@itfryguy]

I wonder if her son won't sign off on it? I could see them holding off on doing this if he has any issues with it. It would be awesome though.

[@atnggnta]

Archival recording was used here... Terry Matalas confirmed in an interview with Collider on April 14.

[@kevin.a.countis]

I really noticed the more pronounced flash from the nacelles when they went to warp, reminiscent of the original show. The other ships in this season don't have that much of a flash, so I thought it was a nice touch.

[@GetMiked]

I immediately picked up on the bridge difference from Generations. I loved that it was darker and moodier, and the side consoles were a bit more badass. Loved this episode though. Really emotional!

[@robotarms]

I think you missed one! The Enterprise D warping away at the end had the TNG style warp effect and not the current more abrupt JJ Abrahms style.

[@storiestotell]

The acting was incredible so top notch. The older Star Trek fans are proud. We await episode 10

[@MKDumas1981]

The walls in the room Jack was kept in had a honeycomb pattern, which goes with the bee motif he was discussing at the time.

[@Novarcharesk]

Totally saw that myself.

[@Andrea9578]

I saw those honeycombs earlier in the season and thought is this a reference to a hive, to the borg.

[@michaelgrant1723]

Needing an analog ship reminds me of Battlestar Galactica, where older tech could not be remotely controlled.

[@drpreatorius]

This is not much of a review but I think you did a great job summarizing and explaining the plot of episode 9. It's nice to see someone who is mature enough not to gloat about being right. We all knew that the borg were coming. However many of us are sick of the borg.

[@alegopiece]

@ScreenCrush : don’t forget the way Data looked back at Picard when he was receiving the order to chart a course for earth - it was the same exact way he would look back in TNG. Picards tunic pull. Also, how Riker and Troi were sitting (Troi hands folded, Riker with left hand on his lap) was reminiscent of how some TNG episodes would close; even how Picard stared straight ahead reminded me of old TNG episode closes.

[@kamikazekeebler]

I loved this so much. ❤ and the episode ❤. Shaw acknowledging 7 of 9 by her name at the end was touching.

[@richardchristie3203]

So much for Troi being right by Jacks side. She nope out of there real quick.

[@BPGalvin]

Thanks for the recap as always great work and give the pooch an extra treat tonight for me he deserves it

[@matthewwyatt7912]

Hands down trekkers... This season of Picard is the BEST ever of the ENTIRE Star Trek universe! I am so loving this series! Wasn't sure with the first season of Picard but the 2nd grabbed me because of the Borg and now... NOW well DAMN... ! This is Star Trek re-imagined and brought to life on a massive scale of BOOM. I grew up with Kirk and loved TOS... then along came TNG.. took a bit because it wasn't Kirk, Spock and the gang but then Picard, Riker and the new gang had it! Fast forward from DS9, Voyager (I'll give Enterprise a mention) , Discovery (nice shot at a decent reboot, Lower Decks (bloody funny) and now Picard season 3 BOOM!

[@cassandraanclam9610]

You forgot to mention the Picard Manuever! After Picard sits in the captain's chair on the enterprise D, he pulls his shirt down (Picard Manuever) and says engage. That's an Easter egg you forgot.

[@moviegooner49]

Cried like a baby when the enterprise D was revealed. This is perfect Star Trek. Hope they do a spin-of with Seven and the titan.

[@Rockhound6165]

I had said in another thread that what the Borg did here is similar to what was proposed in the TNG episode I, Borg when they were going to infect Hugh with an unsolvable geometric algorithm which would essentially drive the Borg insane. This was similar in which the Changelings infected all transporters with this gene that got into anyone who used a transporter.

[@FHB71]

Well, for Picard being referred to as Captain seems correct to me. Besides being a rank this ia also the way to address the commander of a single ship while a commander of more than one ship is adressed as Admiral 😀

[@allthingsnerd.4484]

Yup. When an admiral is in direct command of a ship, he is the captain of the ship. Whoever is in direct command of a ship is the captain of the ship, regardless of their rank.

[@mikenkcity267]

So many edits. How do you have to put this out the day the show airs. Well done.

[@ericjefferson6249]

Pretty sure certain trusted reviewers get an advance copy with the understanding they can’t release their videos too soon

[@lawr17]

Yes we get advance copies, but episode 9 only came a few days ago. We also don’t have closed captioning, which makes the audio references even more challenging.

[@crestonchi5427]

25th century Star Fleet went cheap with their floors. Those carpets were made from the finest Tribble.