Star Trek Picard Season 3 Episode 7 Review With Special Guest: Showrunner TERRY MATALAS!

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Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Episode 7 "Dominion". The episode opens with an unexpected appearance from Tuvok, played by Tim Russ, who reunites with Seven, played by Jeri Ryan. The crew is on a mission to locate William Riker, who was taken into custody by the Changeling-infested Starfleet. As the crew tries to uncover the true identity of Tuvok, they discover that they are dealing with another Changeling. Later, the crew discusses how they can stop the Changelings and save Riker. Meanwhile, Data's current Lore-shaped predicament is discussed, with Lore's cruel and snide personality clashing with Data's. Lastly, Vadic is reprimanded by the disembodied Changeling head for failing to capture Jack, and she is now prepared to do whatever it takes to bring the Changelings to victory.
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[@ThePopcast]

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[@andreanderson8639]

I love the little snip its with Terry! It makes it so much better!

[@andreanderson8639]

Because you get a real answer and you compare the episode by how close you get to the Creator point of you. That's unbeatable!

[@sivaschuh4396]

The third season of Star Trek Picard has been an amazing ride. Kudos to the actors, Terry Matalas and company.

[@dikshamen]

Lavar was incredible in his scene as jordi with deta .... he really moved me...i felt his raw emotional impact.

[@joetrolo7076]

Between the awesomeness of Strange New Worlds and this fabulous season of Picard, Paramount has listened and they are running on all eight cylinders now! Go Terry!

[@TomGallagherSuperboyBeyond]

If you can get through the first few episodes, Prodigy becomes surprisingly great too!

[@JanMichalSzulew]

Having grown up with Voyager Tuvok has always been "THE Vulcan" for me

[@jasonvoorhees8545]

Spock 🖖

[@JanMichalSzulew]

@@jasonvoorhees8545 Spock would be #2 for me (also he's not fully Vulcan. Wait, is this racism?)

[@boba6890]

Vadic saying of Jack: "I thought you'd be taller" is a trope from a bunch of movies and games about how you expect someone very difficult to kill (or capture) to be much more impressive both physically and intellectually. The line was arguably made most famous about S.D. "Bob" Plissken, (played by Kurt Russell) and is the opening line of "Escape from L.A." The running gag in the original movie, "Escape from New York", was "I heard you were dead", which was a homage to the John Wayne film Big Jake.

[@persephone342]

It’s also a jab at Picard.

[@wclarke101]

Tuvok was security officer on Voyager, not science officer

[@alvincura]

Yes indeed. I appreciate this channel, but little oversights in research like this, and mispronunciations of certain things make it kind of evident that the narrator hasn't actually watched the episodes that he is referring to.

[@SkepticalChris]

The creator is this channel has been replaced by a changeling

[@thomaspalmer6453]

Tuvok did indeed serve as chief security officer, but he also served as second officer and Chief Tactical Officer.

[@aartex9140]

He was a junior science officer on the uss excelsior under Capitan Sulu

[@Xaviar_St.Thomas]

Obviously using AI & ChatGPT as a voice

[@tracysweatt5401]

Did anyone else catch the line that Amanda Plummer had, "tick tock, tick tock..." I found it a bit amusing as it seemed like a call back to the roll Amanda played in Hunger Games.

[@ztomas1]

Hope you don't get upset for me pointing this out but at 3:35 - You forgot to also mention that Seven mentioned that she also had a procedure to stabilize her neural pattern, this was also a test because the real Tuvok would know that it was Tuvok himself that helped to stabilize Seven's neural pattern with a mindmeld in the Season 5, Episode 7 of Voyager called "Infinite Regress"

[@lorenzwinterhoff8049]

and Tuvok wasn't SCIENCE officer, he was tactical.

[@ThePopcast]

No not at all :) We actually had that in there, but we have to be careful not to repeat too much info or CBS will strike our video. So we stuck with the Kohlinar stuff. But you are 100% correct!

[@bdchiaccio]

How can we not get more? Dang, I wish there were a Season 4!!

[@meliss4603]

It is good to see so many of them; in that years on, this world still exists and their stories mattered, and they STILL matter 💜 I adore Sydney, and Jack is an interesting puzzle. Telepathy has always been an interesting topic in Trek. We shall see what this becomes.

[@Omegax34]

Honestly season 3 is the best of all 3 season. Every episode is just great

[@christianmino4073]

EVERY episode so far has been an ABSOLUTE BOMBSHELL!

[@Bobby_TX-210]

I’m not going to lie, I just tell myself in my head that the first two seasons were an “alternate reality” for Picard. 😂

[@WhittyPics]

No doubt

[@evolsdog126]

Who would’ve thought that a trek show would only really find its feet in season 3?

[@LCARSDATANODE]

its because the first two were dedicated to agendas instead of focusing on telling a story. Patrick Stewart used his platform to send a message. From Wikipedia: The producers focused on differentiating the season from previous franchise installments and rehabilitating the Romulan and Borg species. The story and setting take inspiration from the political landscape of Brexit and Donald Trump, as well as the Syrian refugee crisis. The season features special guest stars reprising their roles from The Next Generation and other Star Trek media.

[@boba6890]

The floating head says "Their kind is beholden to a singular flesh. Dismember one from the other". The thing may have meant tear a person, an individual, apart, but "Dismember one from the other" sounds like separating an individual from a group. It also doesn't refer to itself in the singular; as in "I", but instead uses "We" when it says "We Must Have The Boy".

[@ThePopcast]

Thanks Bob! That was hard to hear

[@WhittyPics]

Loved seeing Tuvox. I hope we get Janeway before the season is over. They said they were going to do a DNA scan for Picard on Frontier day but he doesn't have any DNA since it is synthetic. I didn't think anybody beat Tuvox at Kaltoe

[@DarinRWagner]

Tuvok was the security officer on Voyager, not the science officer.

[@MrSuperbad37]

Terry should just take over as showrunner for all future star trek series!

[@boba6890]

The opening scene has great writing/acting and tons of tension. Seven's cat-and-mouse game is a roller-coaster with us initially thinking it's Tuvok knowing Seven won at Kal-toh but then it gets tripped up since it didn't know Tuvok saved Seven in "Infinite Regress" with a mind-meld. Watching Tim Russ turn from the Tuvok we know and love into something malevolent when caught, without changing form, is chilling. The writers rope viewers in; driving home how sinister the changelings are. Jeri Ryan and Tim Russ are great; in an interview Russ said he thought Jeri Ryan was amazing.

[@technopirate304]

I was like "They killed Tukok...the bastards!!" . With episode we are losing fan favorites. I have a bad feeling about the status of Captain Janeway.

[@nooneatall8072]

@@technopirate304 You mean Admiral Janeway.😉 And from what he see/hear, very likely Fleet Admiral/CinC Janeway. 🙂

[@technopirate304]

@@nooneatall8072 Force of habit. You are correct Admiral Janeway

[@bettywing52]

With the Changeling story arc, Picard Season 3 is looking more and more like a Deep Space 9 spinoff. Amanda Plummer ruled in this episode. I'm just going along for the ride.

[@johnnynothumbs]

The transporters are the key. In the first episode Riker and Picard board the Titan via shuttle. Why not beam aboard? Then in another episode Riker asks why the transporter chief was chosen to be mimicked. At dinner with Shaw Picard gets a starbase closing wrong. Seven corrects him. Later on the bridge Seven orders maximum warp. Picard reminds her that engineering must be notified first when going maximum warp. And again she corrects him that protocol has changed. There was a reason the writers did this. Remember, changelings can't copy memories. So there's the reason they stole Picards body. The have figured out how to copy memories (up to the time of death) and implant them into a changeling. Picard is Picard until they "activate" him on Frontier day. And why didn't Vadek want to transport to the Titan? No clue about Jack.

[@mikes.7629]

I loved seeing Tuvok back, but the new Tuvok ears are quite a bit different than Voyager's Tuvok. Seven should have known he was a changeling imposter on that fact alone. 😆

[@DJADP]

Lol glad to know ur an ear guy....rikers beard is different too 😂

[@bobbyrays]

Yes, you are right. That was LaVar Burton's best acting since Roots, He definitely got the attention of all Trekkies at that moment

[@bet2600]

The real dominion could show up and save the day…

[@billkeithchannel]

I don't think the plea for help was from Data. I think that was a bit of Lal emerging to the surface since she had emotions.

[@criticPG]

Great that you and we have your voice back ;) Really love your videos you know what you are talking about with a great presentation and The Star Trek franchise needs people like you like we need the appearance of Janeway in the last episodes 🖖🏼

[@ThePopcast]

Thanks Critical!

[@bennymutant]

Data/Lore will know how Section 31 kept the changinglings in their liquid state. Oh, and remember Hanger 12........

[@Sattracer]

One thing that always stood out to me about "The Death of Data". Why didn't they simply make another Data by using his last transporter pattern and reassembling a new body for him? Since Data had no human soul, the only memories missing should have been from the time of the last transporter use. But who am I to question the writers?

[@meliss4603]

Very quickly, but dragging us along slowly

[@lordmichaelnolan3993]

Tuvok wasn’t a science officer, he was a security / tactical officer.

[@ruhafla8326]

Correct! I was like... huh???

[@SinginRabbit]

I'm glad we didn't go through the rest of the season, after the Changeling reveal, being able to trust all the familiar faces. I'm a little upset at the possibility that Tuvok is dead at the hands of the Changelings, but there's some hope he's still alive, since Tim Russ confirmed he's in two episodes. Hopefully the second appearance is as Tuvok himself. I've really been enjoying this season, a big improvement over seasons 1 and 2, and the well placed hits right in the nostalgia.

[@Kaezlo]

We never actually find out if Deanna is not a changling, considering we got Tuvoc'd this week...Riker giving up his code isnt enough proof.

[@darthsensei3838]

Tuvok was the security officer son

[@zekebush3939]

Go get em Terry

[@GalactusOG]

Tuvak is an OG.

[@nicholasgendreau1297]

Thanks for another great video

[@mfundonkosi6927]

Is Jack part of the Pah'rathe? The prophets in the wormhole? Last time I saw eyes like that was Gal Dukat and Sisko.

[@BlackNAVYAmericanVET]

Terry Trek Rules !

[@PCat2385]

I hope real Tuvok survives but if he or other characters die I hope it’s heroic like Ro and not how they killed off Icheb

[@paulmccloud9395]

Tim Russ said he's in 2 episodes. Since it's unlikely they will do the changeling Tuvok again, we'll definitely see the real Tuvok at some point. Maybe Janeway comes to rescue him :)

[@PCat2385]

@@paulmccloud9395 that’s great! Thank you for info and hope we see Janeway again

[@TheBlackCat1337]

@@paulmccloud9395 when all the ships are parading, the Voyager takes off with its original crew to help save the Federation and its allies. Where is Kess when you need her..

[@PCat2385]

Wonder if this will be like Battlestar Galactica where the modern ships all connected force the crew to use the older ships from the museum like how Galactica survived the virus that crippled the fleet since wasn’t modernized

[@paulmccloud9395]

I'm wondering if the 'big bad' is the Pah Wraiths, and so Sisko returns to take them on?...:)

[@marshallmonroe8803]

I personally think the Dominion war was some of the best Trek huge fleet battles. were awesome hopefully we'see some more

[@dmannouch]

In just a few episodes I care more about this Titan crew than the Discovery

[@olafbaeyens8955]

Picard season 3 brings Star Trek to a whole new level. Better than ST:NG

[@phrancklynbillsonmc2581]

Happy holiday of peace! 💚

[@PCat2385]

What I enjoy about the basic aspect of the plot is it is a larger scale version of the episode Conspiracy.

[@jplonsdale7242]

A lot of fans say this snd wish they used them instead of changelings

[@PCat2385]

@@jplonsdale7242 as much as I have wanted to see the conspiracy bugs return this is def a better way to do that plot

[@aartex9140]

This show is awesome. I can't believe how detailed it is

[@Star88859]

tuvok was not the science office he was the Tactical Officer and Chief of Security

[@robertweddle2374]

Tuvok had multiple jobs on voyger due to the fact so many officers were killed being pulled into the delta quadrant

[@scott1747]

Amanda Plummer is outstanding.

[@polishprince47]

Live Long And Prosper!! 🖖

[@Redshirt434]

Who started the Dominion War? The Dominion for annexation of Cardassia? Or the Federation for mining the entrance to the Wormhole?

[@seanwebb605]

Wasn't Tuvok the tactical officer in Voyager?

[@rickvanboberson]

Have a ton of issues with Terry-kurtzman trek but goddamn their use of data in this season is inspired.

[@atlanta2076]

Not my favorite ep thus far, but I trust Dave Cullen's account that EP7 and 8 should be watched back to back, so I'm looking very much forward to next week. One thing I didn't bought though was the identification of Jean-Luc. Number one; he's only supposed to hold a speech, not engage in negotiations with an enemy or something. And number two: if the security is infiltrated on the highest levels, the changelings could easily found a work-around. Most notable moment is when the face-thing tells Vadic that her species is expandable. That hints to the face not being a changeling but something else. Though I'm not sure if there is enough time left to introduce that certain species (we all have a suspicion who they might be) into the mix.

[@billkeithchannel]

Borg is a #1 suspect since Picard's body still had residual nano-bots. I like the Locutus/Changeling hybrid resurrection theory. The other is Species 8472 and is alluded to with tholonium-847.

[@nooneatall8072]

Data did say that the Changelings wanted to extract something from Picard's body. Not necessarily to use it to create a doppelganger. That was Geordi, Jean-Luc, and Beverly hypothesizing. It is likely something Borg-related. But it could be from some as-yet-unthought-of TNG episode. My guess is that this something is compatible with Jack due to Jack being Jean-Luc's son and that the Changelings want to put this something into Jack.

[@nooneatall8072]

The Talking Head could be an original Changeling from the Great Link. Vadic and those that she has linked with do have a different physiology from the original Changelings. In some respects they are "semi-solids". The original Changelings might not have a high opinion of them.

[@realzico]

Tuvok was the tactical officer on Voyager, not science :)

[@ricoproductions1]

What a show. I'm glad the ST franchise figured a way to continue the STG adventure. We are getting movie quality on TV. I know the curtain has to come down. But what a ride.

[@jimmime]

B4 there was Data there was the Lore of Star Trek.

[@dmannouch]

Wouldn’t mind seeing some more B4

[@MrFunkster]

That's strange, but I didn't realize that Tuvok was secretly Voyager's Science Officer, lol. I thought he was the Cheif Security Officer.

[@billkeithchannel]

Janeway is listed as the official Science Officer of Voyager.

[@ThePopcast]

Yep, I had Spock on the brain when I was reading. Scrips says Security LOL Sorry!

[@beesod6412]

This season of Picard is so good that it hurts knowing that it's going to end soon. I don't want the game to end brothers. :hugs: . Thank you! PS.. Lore is like one of those service packs updates from Windows updates that breaks everything. ok done nerding out.

[@muhnameizjeff]

I loved the subtle nod to Stargate.

[@Jammeraz1955]

Did anyone else hear Vadic's blooper line? She called it "USS Titan" instead of NCC. 7 of 9 did the same thing in part 6 calling it the "USS Voyager"

[@sillyrabbit734]

One thing about Vadic, yeah, it's the villain, (is it REALLY a she?) BUT (it) was tortured, (VERY un-Starfleet), AND it and it's friend's are being threatened by that head thing it keeps reporting to. So Vadic is a villain that one can relate to, maybe even be sympathetic to.

[@nirachien2274]

They'd better be lying about Kate Mulgrew not being in the show because they keep name dropping Janeway. If she doesn't appear by the end of the series, I'm going to be so disappointed. Also just have to say how great it is to see these characters again after so many years. After Voyager ended, I never expected to see Seven or Tuvok ever again. Paramount can really do something great here with building a Trek universe set in this time, with the outliers of SNW and the new Starfleet Academy set in the past and future.

[@danspawn85]

I just want to know if Tuvok is dead or not.

[@JoshuaDMaley]

This was a fun episode. A bit weaker overall, but still well done and very emotional given the limited cast and probable lower budget compared to the others. Hoping the Jack setup stuff pays off well and makes sense because his abilities are definitely getting more bizarre. Chilling to think the Irumodic Syndrome may have been incorrect and that he died due to something different. I also suggests Jack doesn't have it either. Although they didn't confirm and are only speculating that they needed Picard's body to make a "duplicate" because his participation in Frontier Day requires some kind of genetic confirmation, if that's the actual reason it's a bit of a letdown. But only because everything else about this season has been so remarkable. We did the duplicate Picard thing already and the "genetic confirmation" thing seems like a big contrivance. With the quality of writing this season I hope that's a red herring. But I guess even if it's not, that's a very minor quibble that I'd be okay with so long as the caliber of storytelling and respect for the characters and franchise continues to be as high as it has been. I am loving DataLore! Vadik was great this week and I enjoyed the interrogation scenes, as well as Geordi and DataLore. Incredible stuff, can't wait for next week.

[@technopirate304]

I joked with my wife this would be an excellent time for a Marvel/Paramount crossover. One of Picard's ancestors was a certain telepathic professor.

[@apocraphontripp4728]

Hey crazy thought. What if Worf took the Defiant or even Voyager?; Worf could also show up with a Klingon Armada. Maybe he took Jem ha dar personal Cloak on daystrum and is on the Shrike.

[@christianmino4073]

People out there saying this episode is weak but the only times ive ever re watched something so much was the anakin and obi wan moments in kenobi, and as far as I can remember i haven't EVER re-watched a show right after it aired.

[@billkeithchannel]

Episode 7 is a trick that is used in music. A song keeps building, and building layering more instrumentation and counter melodies and bells and whistles. It gets to the point that if you add more or make certain things louder you lose the entire mix and can't distinguish anything. So, the trick is to go the other way and add a section of lower volume and less intricate instrumentation so once the ears get used to that then, BOOM you can go back into more decibels without distorting it all and losing the nuance.

[@EnsignRedSquad]

Changing Tuvok’s ears also didn’t look quite right.

[@Achilles483]

Second episode without any real Shaw time. Hopefully our favorite new captain gets some more chances to shine!

[@pookhahare]

The point of DS9 was what happens to the good when faced with annihilation. How far will they fall in effort to protect.

[@davidrobinson3434]

Star Trek Picard, Episode 8 begins with Seven-of-nine in the hollow suite engaged in conversation with someone from a distant past. A renowned Psychologist with a specialty in dealing with multiple personality disorder: "Why do you think, Captain Vadic assumed the form of the woman who subjected her to horrendous torture while in her captivity? Thrall me with your acumen, Seven-of-Nine, tertiary adjunct to Unamatrix Zero One."

[@michaeldelarocha8029]

I rewatched the last episode of Deep Space 9 and realized that the primary female changeling (founder) surrendered herself to the Federation at the end of the episode. I’m wondering if what happened is they sent her to one of these research facilities and Vadic is actually that Primary Female changeling (founder) who led the Dominion. It would explain a number of things: 1. Why Vadic is so angry 2. The 9 Changlings would have been those who had infiltrated Starfleet but captured after the war 3. Why she refers to “killing her family”

[@CRanapia]

Assuming the Female Changeling was sentenced to imprisonment after a public trial, don't you think that would be a hellishly risky thing to do with the highest profile political prisoner in the Alpha Quadrant? No, I think it would make a lot more sense to assume that Vadic and her "family" came from elsewhere.

[@wayne3302264]

I would like to know what happened with the Borg Queen that wants to join the Federation. Are we not going to hear anymore about that or is that soooo last season?

[@dennisobrien19]

There's still an echo of Kirk in the String, just like Guynan's. Perhaps his living essence could be rejoined with his body. But it would take a lot of make-up!

[@danielshottopics8187]

Why Would Vadic want the USS Titan when the Shrike is a Way More Powerful Ship?

[@atlanta2076]

The Titan has cable tv.

[@kapttainK]

I really enjoy listening to this podcast and the coverage of each episode. I look forward to each and every one of them. This is the best one in the only one that I really can watch and listen to without cringing. It's very professional and informative. Well spoken and narrated. All the others always make me cringe with their silly Star Trek names and their attempts of trying to be more than what they're doing. You give just enough of you. An equaled with enough of the story at hand. Thank you

[@ThePopcast]

Thank you Kenneth! Your words make all the effort worth it! Blessings to you :)

[@pookhahare]

It is like they are trying to do an allegory of aftermath of Abu ghraib but the choice of the changlings doesn't totally track. The dominion didn't hesitate to kill on a vast scale . They didn't hesitate to create 2 slave species to serve them. They had threatened genocide on many alpha quadrant species for fighting against them.

[@CRanapia]

Sure - but nobody's the villain in their own story. From the Changeling's perspective, they're protecting themselves from the solids who persecuted and hunted them to the brink of extinction. The Dominion is not repression - it is the bringing of order to chaos.

[@chrscr3sp0]

I enjoyed season 3 very much. But I don't understand how the Borg was the big bad. I mean didnt the Borg join the Federation to monitor that huge worm hole and warned of a much bigger threat at the end of S2? So, what happen to that? Was the end of season 2 ignored, erased, recon? Or did something happen off screen with the Borg, we missed or I missed? Can you check into this in a future video. Thanks.

[@DrLeroyGreen]

Tuvok reminds me of Dave Chappelle in this one.

[@johnnyofguyana4836]

Jack's a Sith Lord.

[@dannylesbile8592]

The deeper it gets the more I worry how they resolve the situation will be ridiculous . I hope not

[@ruhafla8326]

Science officer? I'm pretty sure Tuvok was Morale officer.

[@seethransom]

The Data Lor thing works for me. If they can integrate, it would almost be the best of two worlds. Data gets closer to humanity, and Lor gets a conscience. It also kinda puts right his stupid resurrection explanation in season one. One iota of Data was found. I don't believe it would be enough to do a full restore. In fact it could have led to a complication that made him distraught to the point he did not want to live. In my head, Data would never tire of living. Especially as he lived less time than a human would. I can see him giving his existence in the line of duty, but never just wanting to waste away. The obvious route would have been B4 (which is a stupid thing I could rant about but I won't). But I THINK the writer on that season really didn't want to please the old Trek fans.

[@kennyhudson9201]

I don't like it at all. It would be effectively erasing two distinct sentient beings. It would be like a reverse Tuvix. And just like that it would be wrong. We may as well combine Sisko and Gul Dukat. Or The Doctor and that crazy hologram that tried to kill B'Lanna.

[@jasonvoorhees8545]

The writers were not competent enough in the earlier seasons and they would probably tell you that the Trek that they were making was not for you.

[@seethransom]

@@jasonvoorhees8545 And that's their wrong attitude. They separate us and wonder why we're at odds at times. I don't want to hate Star Trek. I don't want to act entitled or gatekeep. I want a show all of us can get behind. The third season of Picard isn't my ideal Star Trek but it's what we got. If we stand behind it we will get more tolerable, perhaps even fun Trek.

[@seethransom]

@@kennyhudson9201 and that's the writing decision that will spark debate, philosophy, and poses an ethical quandary.

[@kennyhudson9201]

@@seethransom I wouldn't mind that if it already sparked that, not only in the fandom but, in the show. But I haven't seen it mentioned at all. Everyone talks about like you did, like they will balance each other out or something. Like that is just something, that even if you can do, you should do with two people. If we want Data to be human, just give him his freaking emotion chip, don't let him turn it off, and be done with it. Data should either have found a way to be as human as possible for him or not by now. We shouldn't still be trying to "solve" that. I always wanted Data to stop wanting to be human and just want to be himself. It's bad enough Starfleet has Data/Lore locked up, forced to just be some security system, but now they are going to just start combining people together, so they can get the "best of both worlds", for their benefit. Damn, effed up quandary indeed. LOL.

[@NediSafa]

Frontier day is imminent, not emminent. You're welcome.

[@andremarc1275]

i would like Picard season 4 with the same writers, directors and producers of the season 3!!!!!!!

[@Nellak2011]

Star Trek Picard has a darker feel to it than the Star Trek of the 90's

[@pookhahare]

Deep space nine was pretty damn dark.i just wish they had on some deep space nine characters instead of just Worf. They are doing a DS9 sequel with TNG and voyager characters.

[@Kenny4AG]

"final data story" aka he's gonna die again

[@CR500R]

It's Chin•TOKE•a ... this ain't 420 blaze!

[@foxylady1048]

There is one word I have for Star Trek Picard and that is this the show that is in love with the word. F**K and F**k again. Is this the Star Trek i was fond of or is this going to be the word from now on every show,”? F**K, I hope not.

[@BrayzenPaddles]

Tuvok ears are over-sized and wrong shaped. The Emotion Chip?

[@DonTiberius35]

Why have section 31 got kirks body

[@MC-gj8fg]

The plan to create a copy of Picard doesn't seem to hold much water. Doesn't Star Fleet know at this point that the real Picard is with the Titan and likely considered an outlaw? If they somehow do not, unravelling the changelings entirely overcomplicated plan would simply be a matter of spreading that information. At that point it's not like fake Picard can just waltz in on First Contact Day and complete whatever nefarious mission is planned for him.

[@atlanta2076]

I too am still not buying that they have to 100% identify him in order for him to just hold a speech. Maybe this part will be explained. Having said that, the fact that they still need his authentication hints to Starfleet NOT completely being infiltrated at the highest levels yet. This could man that Janeway is still herself, and I so root for Mulgrew to show up this season.

[@Necronamakhan]

I can't believe they killed Tuvok and off screen no less.

[@thomasoaxaca3379]

I don't understand how there are two bodies of Picard. Please help me.

[@pumelo1]

🤣🤣🤣 Picard die,but consciousness was transferred into a synthetic Golem body invented by Soong and Section 31 took Picard's Earth body to the Daystrom Institute😉

[@Noone-jn3jp]

Why do some people dust and others dont when shot? I get Vadic but the henchmen?

[@NephritduGrey]

Don't expect Consistency in Nutrek xD

[@kriswalter560]

Enjoying the show, but am missing the techno talk that was always a central part of Trek. It's a bit heavy on the emotion side for Star Fleet, but am still enjoying the show.

[@anthony0358]

I enjoyed this video! This particular episode was my least favorite of season 3. But I think that it’s the next. 3 episodes which will bring us a great ending

[@devoted2knit177]

Loved this episode

[@richardwilliamsiv3778]

Tuvok was chief of security, not science.

[@timmcclelland5460]

Interesting that you guys haven’t commented on the latest news about another new Kurtzman led indoctrination series entitled “Star Trek, Starfleet Academy”, or the rumors about Section 31 ? Anyone anyone ?

[@GopherBaroque61]

That thumbnail is very misleading. You guys didn't show me anything I missed. In fact, there are many things you guys missed.

[@RosieGaelic]

I have been a Trekkie all my life. There is just something I am not getting about this season! 🤬

[@d.1.a_mayby18]

There CANNOT be a season four because Terry Matalas and the writers will be demanding massive pay days. Their the only people in the industry that can put together a great story.

[@ThePopcastLive]

We have it on pretty good authority that they'd do it for the same price ;) The question is will Paramount and Alex Kurtzman bring him back?

[@kobayashimaru8114]

This new android doesn't make any sense. Putting aside why Alton Soong would even create such a thing... why would such an unstable creation--containing a known evil personality--be put to work as the security system in one of Starfleet's most secure facilities? The crew then hard wire him into the Titan's systems and are surprised when Lore starts messing with the ship. Come on guys. Fool me once... Geordi also says that Data and Soong are the two primary, active partitions acting as the android's consciousness while Soong and B4 are simply stored as memory files. Yet in the previous episode, the android clearly says "I am B4". And... hologram projector eyes? Good one R2. That's almost as bad as the floatation device. I realize they had to come up with a plot device to get Data back into the story but this was pretty sloppy.