Star Trek Picard Season 3 Finale Review with Showrunner: TERRY MATALAS!

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Star Trek: Picard Series Finale Review - Embracing Legacy and Fandom's Clamoring for a Star Trek: Legacy Series
The beloved Star Trek: Picard series has come to an end after struggling to find its identity during the first two seasons. However, the show finally embraced its legacy in the third season and blossomed into a rich and fascinating story. Fans are now clamoring for a Star Trek: Legacy series, and while some would love to see Jonathan Frakes take the captain's chair, there is still excitement around the idea of exploring Jack's relationships with his father's former crewmates. The impossible can happen if you want it badly enough, as Picard Season 3 has taught us. Even if this is the end of an era, we are grateful for the chance to be a part of it. Thank You Terry Matalas!
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[@ka1mla1]

EPIC! Paramount has to pay Terry Matalas whatever Terry Matalas wants to continue telling the stories we all NEED to hear!

[@laurarules3642]

Unfortunately he'll be cast aside so they can continue churning out the miserable and depressing woke tripe thats become their bread and butter. Nobody wants it but they're determined to force it upon us

[@Paul_1971]

Yes!

[@gcampos5150]

Make it So.

[@boba6890]

"I love you Imzadi; we'll be waiting, me and our boy". Well, if the idea was to create an incredible Star Trek show totally faithful to the everything Star Trek was and should be, and filled with characters we all know and love, and also filled with scenes guaranteed to make just about everyone break down crying, this is it.

[@AdamBrown1980]

What can I say that hasn’t been said by all the Star Trek fans over the last 10 weeks? Epic, nostalgic, heartwarming, exciting, thrilling, amazing, heartbreaking, on and on for what this last season of Picard has been to me as a fan, and a person! Thank you Terry Matalas and the entire team behind a perfect final send off to TNG and to the Popcast crew for delivering such great content!!

[@minieb6807]

BRAVO 👏 perfectly said I couldn’t stop crying 😭 it was likes Gene’s spirit was there❤Thank you Terry and the STNG CAST 👏👏👏👏

[@SoHBetaSword]

That's how the CSB should have done the StarTrek all along! Other Seasons and shows, like Discovery as the worst example, did horribly wrong about what Gene Roddenberry imagined. But Picard Season 3 felt, like the Writers finally decided to follow the Vision, and finally made a great show.

[@djcata7474]

I want Paramount to put Terry Matale in charge of Star Trek, period.

[@tracysweatt5401]

1000% yes!

[@luisccastro]

And keep JJ Abrams banned of ever being near of Start Trek again!

[@djzeederbyshire2932]

Metalas and McFarlane - Dream Team. I wasn't keen on the final shot with Q either, I think they've done all they can with Q and whilst I love TNG I wasn't a massive fan of Q. But Captain Severn I dig it, would be nice to see cameos from Janeway and Chakotay too (and of course "The Doctor")

[@thebeeamberheardsdogsteppe6368]

@@djzeederbyshire2932 McFarlane in charge of Star Trek? Hell No. stupid fartjokes can stay at orville trash

[@WakeRoberts]

An absolute masterpiece! Star Trek: Legacy is a must. The people have spoken. Make it so!

[@sirellyn]

It has to be done with the care as Season 3 of Picard, otherwise it will just be another piece of garbage from Kurtzman.

[@robertw31968]

To be honest I've liked some of the Star Trek stuff Kurtzman has put out . But I Loved and I mean LOVED season 3 of Picard. I definitely want to see Star Trek Legacy with Terry Matalas that would be the best ever. I've been a fan since 1972 when I 4 years old. Maybe longer I just can't remember. Picard season 3 was the best Trek in my opinion since DS9.

[@robg1413]

Wondering if that will have Captain Seven and Jack Crusher 😊

[@Knightfall182]

I'll pass on Star Trek Legacy. There's already an Enterprise show on P+ , and having Seven/Raffi as the leads isn't very appealing.

[@jeffbudd7678]

​@Prax Kurtzman is on his way out with Paramount as per reports and Paramount Execs are BIG on Terry and his vision for Trek.

[@karenhultgren7810]

I teared up more than once. Loved this season and wish it was not ending.

[@jamiethornton6101]

After watching this adventure and getting introduced to Captain Shaw, the scene with Tuvok and Seven was one of the best ever. Here is Seven's mentor Tuvok from Voyager, about to give her the consequences of her actions. Seven who has let her frustrations with Shaw and Star Fleet be clearly known, is about to resign. Out of no where, Tuvok gives us Captain Shaw back for episode 10 and just about has me and does have Seven in tears. And with that, Tuvok in his Vulcan logic perfectly says, "resignation denied! CAPTAIN!" OMG, what a perfect scene.

[@VesiustheBoneCruncher]

And people say Vulcans are unemotional. I know Tuvok was emoting something pretty damn hard there.

[@persephone342]

@@VesiustheBoneCruncher he even had a slight smile! Lol! Vulcans tend to get more emotional as they age. They’ve got those emotions under control now.

[@Thedogdad84]

The best!

[@brentdolson3178]

@@persephone342 Maybe, just maybe, Tuvok has a mild form of Bendii syndrome

[@Shax117]

its nice that deanna sensed data's emotion, it means that data has finally evolved to being 'human'

[@williammitchell4417]

She was there and then when Data's emotion chip was installed.

[@adny02]

@@williammitchell4417 actually it's beyond that emotion chip. because that chip was destroyed in their last feature film. Data's emotion is a product of advance android tech by Soon's (if i spelled his name right) ancestor. Which is an acceptable solution because in TNG there was an episode featuring Data's "mom". She was so advance as an android, she herself never knew she wasn't human. Skin, eyes, emotions, hair...etc. So the tech is there. And then the android body they put Picard's memory into, well... that's even more proof that the tech has evolved even further since that TNG episode over 30 years ago.

[@williammitchell4417]

@@adny02 point taken since he was in a way download into a new body ( making it sound like Data's a Cylon) the software should still be compatible. Granted that his consciousness was now share by others.

[@KkevrockK]

Which also made zero sense , just like every other aspect of the season.

[@williammitchell4417]

@@KkevrockK hence why I decided to start blocking out everyone except Whatculture because I'm fed up with this rubbish

[@boba6890]

I didn't think Patrick Stewart had a performance like this left in him. To put it bluntly, his age made him seem frail in the early episodes, yet here Stewart shows why he's a legendary Royal Shakespeare Company actor; boy does he bring it! This rivals his great performances, with the intensity of his 2010 Macbeth for which he won the Peabody Award. Stewart joined TNG knowing nothing about the cultural influence of Star Trek or its iconic status. Stewart didn't want to sign the 6 year contract but did as he was sure the show would quickly fail and he'd return to his London stage career with far more money than he made as a Shakespearian actor.

[@Eagle6Airsoft]

I loved that everyone came back and that everyone seemed to enjoy it. Maybe it took two seasons of Picard to get everyone on board. I know from interviews not every member of Star Trek had good times on set. The original janeway left in a day. I get that sometime work is hard but we do it any way but i felt like after this others that said no might now say yes. Mulgrew was an avid no before but says she’s enjoying it now.

[@laurarules3642]

I know Patrick Stewart is in his 80's now but you're absolutely right about him looking frail, weak and I hate to say it decrepit in all seasons of Picard. I know growing old is part of life and it will happen to us all (if we are lucky) but you'd think with all the tricks, camera angles, editing and good direction they could reduce it so its barely noticeable. I mean Clint Eastwood is nearly a 100 and he is looking is age but he manages to disguise his age as best he can in his movies. I mean you can't hide how old he looks but he doesn't look tired and exhausted all the time like Patrick . In some scenes it looks like Picard is stumbling about. But then again in The Irishman they used all the latest de-ageing technology of the time to make the cast look younger (I personally thought it just made them look weird) but even though they did look younger in the movie they just couldn't conceal the posture and body language , they had young abnormal computer generated faces but they moved about like OAP's and the scene when Deniro at 80 beats up a man half his age just looks laughable

[@shauntempley9757]

@@laurarules3642 Having Picard an old man is great for Star Trek. Only here do we always hear of the human experience. There is no greater way of accepting that than showing a character through the course of his adult life when he appears. This not the sequel trilogy of Star Wars. This is more like Power Of The Doctor in every way, including the entire existence of that era.

[@stevenpitcher5585]

I NEED Captain Seven of the Enterprise to happen. I have never needed something to happen so much.

[@andremarc1275]

you need a woman captain ? Well ...

[@stevenpitcher5585]

@@andremarc1275 I see what you did there. :)

[@toddblankenship7164]

I agree she would be awesome

[@BillinHungary]

President Chekov was actually voiced by Walter Koenig the original Pavel Chekov from TOS. You may not have noticed, because Antov was speaking without Pavel's Russian accent, but when he quotes his father, Walter laps back into the classic Chekov accent.

[@warlock415]

On those lines, shame. SULU was the pilot (for all except the very last movie, when he had his own command). Chekov was the navigator for the TV series and the weapons/tactical officer through the movies.

[@Uzarran]

I watched Babylon 5 growing up, where he has a much less pronounced accent, so I recognized him immediately.

[@ZEKEDAWG23]

Outstanding job! It would have been imposible to honor 38 years of Roddenberry legacy for me, but they sure gave it their best effort. i also watched TOS ( live - first run) in the 60's with one of my aunts when i'd visit in summers in Huntington, WV. She was a science ( advanced physics theory) proffesor at Marshall University and and she would make it all seem possible one day from a scientific perspective! She would also be certain to point out the references to societal implications and race, sexism and peace over hate! She helped a 7-9 year old understand completely what Gene was really trying to say! Gene wrote the shows for my generation my Aunt would say! us old people won't change but the lights, strange creatures, phasers and space scenes were there so we'd watch and eventually see that hidden message erupt from the scripts as we grew! Today is a sad day for me but i'll try to go back and remember why Gene started all this and we've so much yet to learn from his message! THANK YOU TO GENE, EVERY CAST MEMBER BACK TO TOS AND OF COURSE MY FAVORITE CAPTAIN SIR PATRICK STEWART YOU'LL BE MISSED

[@OptimusNiaa]

Incredible episode! A fitting send-off for the TNG crew. We definitely need Legacy. And in that show, we're gonna need occasional visits from our TNG crew.

[@boba6890]

When Seven is ready to resign Jeri Ryan is a brilliant; she's overwhelmed with emotions, yet remains so understated and intense it's remarkable. Shaw of all people makes sure Seven finds her true place in Starfleet as a Captain. It starts out sounding like an insult yet is the highest praise: "She's reckless, she's unrelenting, doesn't give a damn about protocol or procedure, however She is Brave, and Loyal, and the book that she writes it going to be great, and the rules that she breaks, maybe they were broken to begin with". Watching the recording Seven finally understands Shaw. She believed he selected her as First Officer to torture her as an ex-Borg; the truth is very different. People are complicated. Shaw has PTSD because of the Borg, yet he holds Seven in the highest regard. Jeri Ryan and Todd Stashwick are both brilliant actors. Jeri Ryan has said repeatedly in interviews how amazing Stashwick was and how much she loved working with him; the two have already become very close friends.

[@billkeithchannel]

Dozens of times Picard in TNG went against protocol to resolve a situation.

[@boba6890]

@@billkeithchannel Didn't Shaw keep giving Picard hell for exactly this reason and doesn't that mean that Seven will be a great captain because in many ways she's whole lot like Picard and Kirk? In the Turbolift Picard and Riker say they saved the day many times. When that leads Shaw to respond by listing just a few of the times Picard and Riker violated protocol and almost destroyed the universe, Picard retorts: "Those were the days! "

[@billkeithchannel]

@@boba6890 People often chide what they wish they could be like but don't have it within themselves to break free from their own programming. He had a root of bitterness over Wolf359 to weed out.

[@joeshaver1104]

Worf falling asleep and the camera going to geordi is a nod to when he used to fall asleep behind the visor during filming episodes. Didn't they give his lines away once so he could finish his nap?

[@charlesallen246]

Great episode!!! Great ending!!! Great series finale!!! It was so great to see Data again even if it’s not his original body and it was so great to see NCC-1701-D in action again. I was moved to tears to see them playing poker just before the end credits.

[@nmenge87ify]

This episode was absolutely awesome!! I was crying from joy when seven was revealed as captain of the enterprise g. But one thing was missing the janeway cameo. Still a masterpiece of star trek!

[@MKDumas1981]

Apparently, Kate Mulgrew is property of _Prodigy,_ which makes me think that, while all the shows are under the Star Trek umbrella, they really are separate, at least, where Kurtzman Trek and Terry Trek are concerned.

[@Thedogdad84]

I agree. That was the only piece missing for me. Janeway should have acknowledged Seven’s promotion. Even if on a view screen.

[@redmatrix]

@@Thedogdad84 Or text on a PADD that we can see over Seven's shoulder.

[@adiuntesserande6893]

"The Last Generation" has done the impossible. "In the Pale Moonlight" is now the *second*-best episode of Trek ever shot.

[@dmacpher]

The right ending is the right beginning... Yeah he nailed it.

[@boba6890]

A huge part of Seven's story is that after she was liberated from the Borg Collective no one outside of Picard and a few others could truly understand her, and many hated her because while they might intellectually say they understood they couldn't truly comprehend what she had been through and forgive her. Yet as the assimilated Titan crew enter the bridge to kill everyone and the signal is broken Seven immediately forgives all of them (which means on some level she finally forgives herself), and now everyone under 25 will say "I am Seven". (Everyone under 25 also has PTSD now).

[@ThePopcast]

Everyone under 25 now has PSTD. YES! Good Thinking Bob

[@John_Ripper]

@@ThePopcast but what about the older generation that was being massacred by their own children???? did they not get any ptsd?

[@laurarules3642]

I live in one of the top 10 worse places to live in the UK. Its full of addicts , crime, poverty and a really miserable place. I'm 44 now but when I was in my late teens or early 20s me and my friends hung about in a local community centre. It was designed to give youths a place to go and keep them off the streets getting up to no good. It had a drama class and only a handful of people ever turned up and we would sit about smoking joints, drinking alcohol and just clowning around. None of us took acting or the arts seriously, if we had a supervisor there (which was rare) they'd force us to do plays and roles and stuff. Anyway one cold and miserable winters night the supervisor was babbling on about a visitor that would be dropping in and none of us paid any attention or cared. Anyway it was Patrick Stewart , none of even knew who he was because we didn't watch Star Trek and I think TNG was only in S1 or S2 at the time . Anyway he exuded wealth and class but was down to earth and great to talk with. We acted a while with him and he left. It was something to do with the performing arts that was funded by the national lottery EDIT: Just realised I replied to the totally wrong person here, sorry about that

[@SuperFighter94]

@@John_Ripper And the fact Starfleet had a very significant portion of their senior and mid-level offices killed. Be an interesting theme to explore if they continue with Legacy.

[@capt.america2737]

Good ending for them. This is the show we were missing. I hope we see Seven of 9 in a new series.

[@Charango123quena]

This is the Star Trek that we all were waiting for!! What the hell were they thinking with Star Trek Discovery and the JJ Abram movies ?? finally we get a show that's worthy of the legacy.

[@Goldtaker23]

I really hope Terry directs the Seven as Captain show with the new Enterprise hes done a stellar job with Season 3 of Picard :)

[@billkeithchannel]

It would be fitting to start with a Q episode just like TNG did.

[@drpreatorius]

He is just going to continue to plagiarize. It is unfair to the talented writers of DS9 and Lower Decks. He should be ashamed.

[@staroceans8677]

Amen🎉❤

[@RosieGaelic]

OMG ……WHAT FLYING, WHAT NAVIGATING. THIS WAS THE BEST!!!!!! BEV KICKING SOME MAJOR A**ON TAC!!! PERFECT SHOCKER ENDING!!!!!! TERRY REALLY KNOWS TREK!!!!!! GONNA WATCH IT AGAIN!!!! HE IS ALIVE! 💫✨🖖🛸🎬🎥

[@lucgauthier3201]

It was the best show ever . Much much better than expected !

[@boba6890]

Too much to write about this great show, but Frakes as Riker gives us a meta-commentary. Riker is so funny, especially dealing with Worf. To Riker Worf is the ultimate Klingon warrior but his Zen-like quest is mystifying especially as he says crazy things like how they're "friendly energy" and how he will make a threesome with Picard and Riker. It leads to Riker to respond: "do you even hear yourself?" and "we are all going to die", but my favorite is, "I don't understand the world anymore". With that, Riker gives us the ultimate meta-commentary on the awful Star Trek before Terry Matalas.

[@TheUltimateAlieN]

These reviews have been awesome! Here’s hoping we get a Star Trek Legacy show, helmed by Terry Matales, eventually. Thanks guys.

[@ThePopcast]

Thank you ULtimate ALien! We'll be back for SNW :)

[@SeaHorseTrading]

Just great. A legacy show is a must watch. Love Seven as Captain. More to come!

[@nathanwilkins3039]

The ending couldn't of been any better. A great conclusion and sendoff to the TNG crew. I'm ready for Star Trek Legacy.

[@jd31068]

I loved season 3, just incredible. I am 10000% all-in on Capt. 7 and crew. The sendoff was well deserved with a perfect final scene around the poker table. I will miss them as I have missed their predecessors (at 55, Star Trek has been an integral part of my life. My mom was a TOS fan, so it has been on in my home my entire life) I am eager to meet the next family. I NEED to know what Capt. 7 said before warp too BTW.

[@clint9040]

Search for "star trek continues" it's several episodes of original star trek theme but with different actors. It's like as if the original series would have had another season (it's very well maid)

[@SmugCanadian]

I have zero interest in any of the new upcoming Star Trek shows, but if we get Star Trek Legacy I'd 100% watch it. This show runner Terry Matalas gave me what I never thought I'd have again for the trek fanchise, hope.

[@CodeguruX]

Yeah, that pretty much sums things up. Just let the franchise die. TNG was the golden era and they managed to stretch it out this damn long. I'm not invested in any of the new characters and I never will be. This has pretty much been my stance through all of the god awful bullshit Star Trek movies post 2000 with them recasting everyone and expecting it to just... work. It was all crap, and the original TNG crew was able to give their canon a proper sendoff. And thank fuck they never let seven say engage. Gives all this new crap a sense of finality that I desperately want. End, forever.

[@mjohnson2737]

The scene with Data navigating / flying the 1701-D inside the Borg cube with enjoyment was super hugely enjoyable. In addition, Worf's comedic timing was spot on and very enjoyable. Awesome scenes from both characters.

[@photodude24]

Terry Matalas must be given the keys to Trek franchise. The respect and love that he has shown for the franchise as a showrunner is amazing. Ditch the STD and Strange New World prequel style and give us Star Trek: Legacy

[@carybdalyvideo]

Try them both!

[@BlackCeII]

Star Trek Discovery is depressing and unfamiliar. It's great sci-fi but terrible Star Trek. Strange new worlds got it right.

[@malkuth1974]

No keep SNW. I love that show, and give us STL. They can drop Discovery.

[@billkeithchannel]

At lest the keys to this incarnation corner of the franchise.

[@BlackCeII]

@@billkeithchannel better than letting jar jar Abraham's or Alex klutzman ANYWHERE near Trek or Star Wars EVER again.

[@romelpradhan806]

All I can say is wow. These last 10 weeks had me up and down with excitement had me in tears at one point. Thank you Terry Matalas for this, this is what star should have been. Also thank you to Popcast who brought us blow by blow with anything we missed. Can't wait for what's next

[@Anakele20]

This guy is so brilliant. It is cannon now. Q was gonna tell Picard about his son 😤

[@Areutherehello]

Q wouldn't have done that because he knew that Picard needed to let go of his past trauma in order to be a loving father for Jack. You should be thanking Q. 🥲😭😭😭🥲 not 😤

[@MOEMAN338]

I love the finale. I want more… The next generation plus with seven as captain and we must have more of Jack.

[@CFCMahomet]

Jack is a fitting next step. He is a great mix of Kirk and Picard.

[@davery07]

Simply a "Masterpiece" I hope Paramount+ is watching and listening.

[@ewplayer3]

After that Epic finale to an Epic season, if we don’t get Legacy, imma be real upset.

[@1976npk]

Terry Matalas for 25th century Star Trek shows⚡

[@williamantico7768]

It Was Totally Awesome !!! I would so love another show with Captain 7 on the Enterprise G. That would be spectacular !

[@sankalp6872]

This was a much-needed REBOOT and DETOX from the Discovery discovery. Finally, the HUMAN FEEL IS BACK. The only disappointment was reading Alex Kurtzman's name in the credits. Terry Matalas has now written his legacy. It's not just a thief, pirate, and spy that will command a new ship; it's two former Borgs. The Crusher-Picard nepotism jibe will become a regular pun at Jack in the new series.

[@redmatrix]

Sprinkle a little Q in there, and you've got a show!

[@harrydemkee3580]

For me it was simply fantastic. It brought the Generations story arc full circle! I’m from the TOS gen so a fan longer than I care to admit. I can only hope Paramount backs future Star Trek now that they seem to really understand how to make the Trek the fans want to see ❤

[@jlpicardUSS1701e]

Glad to hear that I am not the only one of the TOS generation here...

[@harrydemkee3580]

@@jlpicardUSS1701e ha your not, some old timers still out here 😉

[@jlpicardUSS1701e]

@@harrydemkee3580 I know, but every now and then it is nice to be reminded of this. 😄

[@harrydemkee3580]

@@jlpicardUSS1701e ha very true. I’m the dinosaur at work and pretty much everywhere else 🦕🦖

[@yoseidman4166]

Thanks boys. Enjoyed your review efforts the best of the bunch.

[@ThePopcast]

Thank you Yo!

[@rrrscience]

Absolutely incredible! This was the best sci-fi show I’ve ever seen!

[@rickybroussard5350]

Looks like we’re going from The Next Generation to The New Generation

[@zeppo20]

I believe so.

[@greybeard5123]

"Legacy" Seven even name drops it on the bridge near the end.

[@MKDumas1981]

​@@greybeard5123: Raffaella*

[@billkeithchannel]

@@greybeard5123 Picard said "Legacy" in the first episode and then again when he was in the restaurant talking to the cadets. So it is peppered throughout.

[@greybeard5123]

@@MKDumas1981 You're right. And Picard earlier. Not Seven though.

[@joelau3467]

We are ready for the follow on with new Ent captain and her crew.

[@420Gold]

Hearing Chekovs voice was a wonderful intro! He has always been one of my absolute favorite trek characters, and I’ve always wished they’d bring him back for these shows somehow. While we didn’t see him, or his son, i was still ecstatic hearing him!

[@ramahh979]

Oh 👏🏽 My 👏🏽 Gawd! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽. This was such a fulfilling episode! I literally can’t wait for the next show! ***Dries tears***

[@Mr_Kenneth]

TERRY YOU ARE A ROCKSTAR MAN!! Kudos to the love, respect and damn hard work you and the crews have caringly put in to give us a Star Trek masterpiece and masterclass on delivering what we really wanred the show to be.... THE STUFF OF LEGEND S

[@cxx00616]

Good job to Terry, the cast and everyone involved behind the scenes, this entire season was the best Star Trek in 20 or so years. This final episode in particular is an absolute masterpiece, perfect send off for the next generation and opening ways for the new generation. I did feel very emotional many times throughout this episode, I did shed a few tears during that scene with Jack and Jean-Luc aboard the Cube, as well as the last few scenes. The post credits scene in particular made me so happy because I hated what they did to Q in the last season. I really hope we will get a show with Captain Seven, Number One Raffi, Jack and Sidney aboard the Enterprise G going where no one has gone before🖖

[@knightrider20092000]

Sense they defeated the Borg for the last time. The new Star Trek Series should be about repairing the relations with Changelings and Starfleet. The changelings cause the mess with the borgs and almost cost the planet Earth. There has to be a lot of personal grudges that needs to be repair. Maybe this new show is about taking the new enterprise to the gamma quadrant explore there and them finding away for the Changeling and Starfleet to become peaceful to each other. Like with the klingons.

[@John_Ripper]

it was already stated that it was a rogue faction of the changelings. odo warned worf. peace betweeen the great link changelings and starfleet already exists

[@ns14725]

Picard S3 is the BEST Trek I have seen in over 30yrs. Simply outstanding bringing a 45 yr man to tears of having grown up with these characters. Seeing their love and care for humanity and the sacrifices it takes to boldly go is just such a rewarding experience. Thanks to everyone who brought the magic to this piece of art!

[@ScottSherman1]

Hi Will. This was a wonderful episode! I laughed and cried. It was perfect.

[@JK-dx4ob]

Will?

[@Kev-A]

This season was a wonderful surprise and a great send off to the TNG crew.

[@markkeyes6425]

A perfect way to send off the TNG crew while still leaving us wanting more from the new crew of the Enterprise! Great job by all involved in this season even though it’s bittersweet to say goodbye!

[@kewlztertc5386]

I loved it. It was incredibly sad that it was the end, and you could see it had a small budget, but they did an amazing job

[@billkeithchannel]

Some of the greatest works of Hollywood was the result of a limited budget that forced those involved to be more creative to be over-comers.

[@andyspark5192]

New Data is fun Flying thru the cube like an android Enjoying the ride like a roller coaster fan 😃

[@michaelquaid4679]

It was SO FREAKIN GOOD! I mean goodness I got goosebump after GOOSEBUMPYNESS! Thank you to the showrunner for finally after YEARS forgiving me amazing great STAR TREK. An amazing farewell to the next generation as well

[@dgamble45]

The borge didn't transport off the bridge themselves. Seven of nine was using a rifle with a micro transporter attached to it.

[@billkeithchannel]

She even quipped that she just invented a new technology.

[@sungleong]

We have seen the transporter gun in Insurrection

[@uttula]

Admittedly, I was somewhat surprised that this invention was not the one used to save the Picard et al from the Borg cube (because introducing ground-breaking tech in the beginning of an episode usually ties in with the end of an episode somehow) … but seeing as that did not happen, now I’m thinking that this might be the beginning of the personal combadge transporters seen in the 31st century.

[@lewisbentonjr4681]

This is the awesome way to give generation teams a great good ending keep trekking 🖖

[@JonGates]

There was so much emotion and energy to this final show. You couldn't help to get teary eyed more than once if you were a true fan. I looked and it said 62 minutes. I said, no way they could stitch up all this. Glad the rumors were wrong that we were going to lose a character. But it literally was a perfect ending to an amazing series on TV. Now looking forward to the next series!!! Can't wait.

[@Albert23456]

Terry Matalas gave new vitality to Star Trek...he has given hope to all Trekkies...thank you Terry and thanks for posting this video

[@shaunwatson1000]

A superb send off for our TNG heroes, and a well conceived beginning for the next next generation. Supreme writing!

[@reginaldbrady6800]

What a WONDERFUL ending...and beginning! Having Picard playing cards with the crew immediately took me back to the ending of "All Good Things" when he comes into the room where his crew is playing cards and says, "I should have done this long ago." and Deanna says, "You were always welcome". Nothing but chills! I'm SO looking forward to the next Star Trek adventures with Jack, Seven, and the rest. Please make it so!

[@Hunteress14]

I just wanna thank the podcast team for doing these reviews / breakdowns. For me I don’t have access to paramount plus. As well as my parents won’t let me watch anything over PG 13. I’m still a kid. Who loves Star Trek and really what’s to know what happens in Picard. So thank you popcast team! Also did they just skip the Enterprise NCC-1701- F?😅

[@ThePopcast]

Thank you Huntress! Nice to see some younger people who enjoy the final ride of the TNG crew. Comments like this make all the hard work worth it. And the Enterprise F was seen very quickly during Episode 9, with Admiral Shelby onboard. During this show it was in the process of being decommissioned. So leaving us with the G here at the end is a nice way to let us know the Enterprise will continue on!

[@vinumcopia9850]

Check out their review of episode 9. The Enterprise-F was showcased with Admiral Shelby in command as it leaves Spacedock, which is when the Borg took over the fleet.

[@Hunteress14]

@@vinumcopia9850 @the popcast sorry didn’t notice that 👍

[@mitchnutt]

@@ThePopcast While it was scheduled for an early decommission, I wonder if it may have also been destroyed during Space Dock's (amazing) defence of Earth. It looked like a starship graveyard at the end----much worse than Wolf 359.

[@valenrn8657]

The results from Enterprise-F with Admiral Shelby's command are no different from other ships in the fleet. Seven's command and Titian did a better job in resisting the Borg compared to Shelby's command. Admiral Shelby's "by the book" approach is not good enough for STO's Battle Group Omega.

[@khanmandalor7227]

Beautiful, perfect final episode.

[@toofast4radar]

They said "Planetary shields are down, space dock has fallen" and it looks like space dock lost it's shields and took heavy damage. Space dock doesn't appear to be destroyed (likely disabled along with the planetary shields) so the Borg can attack their intended target with the highest casualities, the cities of earth. Given the amount of time it takes to build a single ship I don't think they would be able to build something as big as a new Space Dock from scratch in just one year.

[@Machokenn]

New show by Terry. I'll watch it. I love this season of Picard.

[@timjerrom7173]

Been following this crew for most of my life, so yes loved it! Roll on the Next, Next Generation with Star Trek: Legacy.

[@doctoralzheimersacademiama]

It was better than I hoped and I desperately want a Trek Legacy Show!❤

[@alvincura]

I appreciate that you've read my last couple of comments. I think this was your best work yet. The script and the narration was crisp, and the pacing was so good that the sponsored advertisement to wasn't too jarring. The insights into the story and its plot were great. I think this was some of the best use of b-roll footage as well. The visual effects were cool the first couple of times, but they might have been overused a little bit. Not a huge criticism there. Overall, this is great stuff. I'm looking forward to strange New worlds with you guys.

[@ThePopcast]

Thank you Alvincura! Love the feedback. It's positive and constructive. We try hard to put our our best products each time. This means a lot! Let's go SNW!

[@romanewing9364]

it was brilliant. the whole season but the finale was brilliant. truly a love letter and truly genuine damn good story and television. i only wish they had done a janeway cameo with tuvok giving seven the news and her captains pips .. it would have meant a lot to mine and many hearts but for me, i imagine she was running behind and tuvok already knew she'd show up late with the captains bars so thats how i evision it in my head... here's to legacy!!!

[@davidcovert4915]

Terry needs to be THE MAN in charge with any future Star Trek.

[@jlpicardUSS1701e]

Fascinating... as Spock would say. I know that many fans didn't like Season 1 and 2 of Picard, but I immediately absorbed it and recognized its true potential. To me it was a refreshing renewal of old glories, who did bond together with new ones without any effort. Of course the 3rd is the finest of them all, since it has that added thrilling feeling from the start. I certainly didn't expect the finale's outcome, including the coda at the end of the End Titles. I was convinced that our heroes would blast off into a grand finale that meant into oblivion, but lo and behold, surprise surprise, in a twist of fate and in a moment's glance, when one would have expected everyone being consumed into a vast explosion. hence by now, vaporized into space, what we get is simply amazing. I was stunned at the outcome, that to some might seem a bit of a stretch, but to me it was simply a pleasant and comforting revelation. We simply could not loose our dear friends who accompanied us on their adventures throughout these 30+ years. And so there is hope still. Especially hinted by the mentioned "coda" at the end, when a familiar face reappears, that was actually supposed never to return, approached Jack Crusher stating that a new trial was about to begin. Those who know TNG know what I mean. and to me that means, somehow, that there will certainly be a continuation, probably with Seven-of-Nine in a new series of adventures. I am sure that Jeri Ryan would be the ideal new Captain commanding the Enterprise-G, and who knows who else will join her into those adventures. My only hope is for good and original writers to come on board and enthuse us into a completely new set of interesting stories. And again, it might also be that some of our old friends, if not all, will have cameos, or guest starring appearances in it. The formula has revealed itself as successful, and yes, I count to find Kira Nerys, Captain (now Admiral) Janeway, Tom Paris, Quark and Chakotay among others, being dragged into it as well. But everyone knows the saying: "If wishes were horses", and therefore I wouldn't hold my breath on that, and yet miracles are known to happen... so let's wait... These will be the new voyages to seek new life and new civilizations again, and once more explore what man hasn't as yet explored... Make it so! Engage!

[@billkeithchannel]

I know this is gonna get hate but the fact that S1 & S2 showed a beaten down Picard made S3 ever more sweet. Picard himself said he was just wasting his time in his vineyard waiting to die. S1 he got his new body and S2 he resolved childhood issues. And in S3 the healing cycle is completed.

[@jlpicardUSS1701e]

@@billkeithchannel Absolutely no hate. You nailed it on the head. This is exactly what I thought. But the 3rd season was indeed the absolute culmination of all three, and this made it extra special.

[@billkeithchannel]

@@jlpicardUSS1701e Thank you. And I meant hate from other commenters not you. ;)

[@jlpicardUSS1701e]

@@billkeithchannel Got it. Thanks.

[@LorenzoCuconato-xi9qs]

What a show. If I was in charge at a big studio like Disney, Paramount etc I would want whoever put this show together in my office by tomorrow.

[@gvelden1]

Great finale!!! Only improvement is in the schedule. Would have been best to air the last 2 episodes together all at once. Question is if there will be a follow-up show. When will they decide???

[@chaz405]

The sheer effing hubris of Matalas to give us the best Trek, the best send off for these heroes. I have never teared up more as it brought me back to being a kid on Saturday afternoon sitting down to watch the next TNG. How he redeemed characters I hated (Raffi, Shaw) it’s incredible

[@toddwestfall5457]

A great ending for the gang. Thank you for your reviews. I can't imagine Kurtzman being mature enough to allow Matales to do a legacy show. He presents himself as another self-absorbed Hollywood hack who couldn't stand someone else actually doing good Star Trek.

[@ThePopcast]

Thanks EOHic!

[@thomaswayne1852]

Yes to ST: Legacy. Thank you, Terry. Thank you, Popcast. Until we meet again.

[@23hughmann]

Terry Matalas writing LEGACY!! Make it so, Paramount!!

[@ljvm180]

Locutus is the king who gave the queen a prince, a heir to throne, a new voice for the collective.

[@drumguy1384]

As the Queen said when she first met Jack face to face: "That is why you are Võx. Not Locutus, the one who speaks. You are the voice itself."

[@michaelpapp5518]

2:16 Walter Koenig also voiced the character of Anton Chekhov. Pretty much proving his lineage conclusively.

[@MKDumas1981]

I could tell it was him by listening to him, but I didn't see it in the credits. Anton Chekhov (spelled a bit differently) was a playwright. I thought that was an amusing accidental reference. Speaking of which, they might want to rename the USS _Chekov_ to the USS _Pavel Chekov,_ since Anton Chekov will also likely be famous as the President who saw the Federation through Borg Scare 3: The Search for Jack.

[@dennisud]

What I like about this finale is not only all the Easter eggs within but how they Borg here was a single amalgamated ship with but a few Borg left. If I remember correctly, they were named dropped on a Discovery episode as being gone by the beginning of the 25th Century! So I can now imagine also that one scene on Lower Decks where the children were in class being told of the Epic Engineer Miles O’Brian, with 2 of them being most likely 'Jurati' Borg! On "Q" returning, I would have thought that Wesley should have been there, but IMHO Why not have Q2 instead! The kicker is that he is John Delancie's real son, who played Q2 on Voyager and would have had an interesting change in direction here. I Love this homage to so much Trek over the last 50+ years.

[@ThePopcast]

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[@paulbarnes9738]

33dds

[@Thermool]

Any announcements made at the IMAX Spectacular last night?

[@staredsky]

Season 3: the best Star Trek season ever, with the best grand finale ever. We truly hope that Terry Matalas will be in charge of a new series based on the premises he put in this episode

[@Eagle6Airsoft]

Bravo 👏 it was a great season of Star Trek. Strange new worlds, prodigy and now season 3 of Picard, feels like things are turning around finally. I’m still hoping we find out about the ds9 crew and more voyager crew in the future. Hopefully prodigy makes it to live action and they get allowed into star fleet. It would have been great for janeway to give seven her promotion but tuvok was great too

[@tracysweatt5401]

God it was incredible! It was heartbreaking to see an end, but at the same time it was such a beautiful ending that makes us feel okay with letting go of those treasured memories, moments and feelings we have with the TNG crew. If we don’t get the continuation that Terry Matalas has set up, I will be utterly devastated. We need it! It’s probably one of the biggest things in my eyes that makes the idea of leaving the TNG case behind okay. We need to see the LEGACY!

[@davidyoung9009]

I cried, I laughed, I was filled with awe. Born in 65 I grew up with tos and I never thought anyone could take the place of Kirk as captain of the enterprise but tng won me over and captain jean Luc Picard became captain my captain. I learned so much from star trek. Gene Roddenberry was such a visionary and yet I not sure he could have envisioned what this show has become to so so many people. This was such a fitting end for the the next generation crew yet I think somehow they will still be somewhat involved with the continuation of the new adventures of star trek. I'm already on board for Captain 7 and the new crew of the Enterprise G. This was such a beautiful way to say thank you for all you have done Captain Picard for the lives of millions of people. Seeing that ship brought more tears to my eyes than almost any other scene in the entire show of Picard. Only one last thing to say, Warp core is on line, ship stands at ready. Awaiting your orders Captain 7.

[@timothyoos7899]

Thank you for making this! We cried through the whole finale last night while we watched it, superb, glorious, fantastic, we can't say enough! I hope that they make the next series with seven of nine as captain!

[@polarissucks]

Oh my God what an ending

[@blindrocket]

I loved just about everything! It was so fun watching The Enterprise flying through the Borg Cube. I felt such an attachment to the ship, as if it were its own character. The only real thing that perhaps bothered me was who they chose for Captain and Commander of the new 1701-G. It feels really forced.

[@katgray4830]

Absolutely perfect. Beautiful capstone to the end of a long story that has been apart of my life and a hopeful beginning to a new continuing story to enjoy. Thank you.

[@joelmaynard7542]

Awesome episode! Terry and the rest of the cast and crew🖖👏👏👏 Brought a tear to me eye!

[@larryprice521]

❤❤❤❤❤❤ that meant a lot to me. Thank you guys very much.

[@Me.......]

Picard finally got that big "D" energy!

[@danielmarinucci9342]

I want the DVD of season 3. It's totally worth buying.

[@redmatrix]

Everyone should buy it to support Terry. Show the brass that Terry can kick ass and bring what fans want, and what the execs want (money).

[@davidgriffin9412]

This season of Picard was awesome. The only real down side was that Captain Shaw died. His character was written exceedingly well and I really grew to like him and looked forward to possibly seeing him again possibly in a new Star Trek project.

[@MKDumas1981]

COMMS OFFICER: Captain Seven, you are being hailed by Starfleet Medical. SEVEN: Me? COMMS: Yes, Captain - by name. Someone calling himself "Joe". SEVEN: Joe? _(Realization comes over Seven's face.)_ Onscreen. THE DOCTOR: Seven! Or, should I say, _Captain_ Seven. SEVEN: Doctor, or, should I say Joe. DOCTOR: Either one is fine. I don't even know that I've settled on Joe. Choosing a name is still so difficult. SEVEN: Tell me about it. _(smiles)_ So, what can I do for you? JOE: I need you and the _Enterprise-_G to come to Starfleet Medical right away. I need help with something, and only you can help me. _Beat while Seven thinks._ SEVEN: Very well. We will see you soon. _The_ Enterprise _warps to Starfleet Medical. SEVEN and RAFFI beam down. THE DOCTOR is waiting._ DOCTOR: Come with me, please. _THE DOCTOR leads them down some hallways, and through a double door._ SEVEN: This is the morgue. DOCTOR: Thank you, Captain Obvious. There's someone here with whom you are well acquainted. _THE DOCTOR opens a drawer to reveal the body of Captain LIAM SHAW._ SEVEN: Captain Shaw! DOCTOR: You're two for two. As you know, he suffered a nasty phaser wound, which was his cause of death. We have had him in cold storage for a year, waiting to give him a hero's burial. SEVEN: You mean, put his corpse in a photon torpedo casing, and shoot him out into space. DOCTOR: Well, not quite. However, I had a different idea. Why can't we revive him, using your nanoprobes? SEVEN: Because, as you know, I can only reanimate necrotic tissue if it's been less than 93 hours. It's been an entire year. DOCTOR: Since we've had him in cold storage, there has been almost no decomposition. Besides, what would you lose? A few nanoprobes? You can just make more. RAFFI: You can bring people back from the dead?? SEVEN: I did it once, to my regret. _(Looks at THE DOCTOR, but is speaking to RAFFI.)_ I'm not in any hurry to do it again. RAFFI: Why not? You could give him his life back, since he gave it to protect you and your friends. All of us. SEVEN: The last time I did it, one of _my friends_ had his entire belief system thrown into chaos. I don't want to do that to Captain Shaw. RAFFI: Why not let him make that decision? SEVEN: By the time he's able to make that decision, it will already be too late. RAFFI: We could always just kill him again. SEVEN: Not funny. RAFFI: Wasn't supposed to be. _More tired of RAFFI arguing with her than anything else, she puts her right fist up to SHAW's neck. Tubules extend from her hand to his neck. Grey lines decorate SHAW's face for a moment, then disappear. After a beat, he gaspingly inhales, and opens his eyes another beat later. SHAW looks around, obviously confused._ SHAW: Where...where am I? The last thing...I was on the _Titan,_ and... _(Shaw puts his hand on his chest to find the phaser wound healed. He looks up and sees SEVEN and RAFFI. Says, more to SEVEN than RAFFI) What are you doing here? _THE DOCTOR interrupts._ DOCTOR: We brought you back from the dead. SHAW: How long was I...? DOCTOR: A year. You didn't miss much. Just Picard and his crew saving the entire galaxy, with Seven's help, of course. You were a hero. You _are_ a hero. You gave Picard and his crew the time they needed, to escape. SHAW: How did you bring me back? DOCTOR (in an uncharacteristic moment of humility): I didn't. Seven did. She used her nanoprobes to heal your injury, and bring your vital functions back online. SHAW: BORG nanoprobes!? _A look of discomfort shows on Seven's face._

[@snupjeve]

One must excuse Worf - Worf cannot cry, as Klingons have no tear ducts. The hug says it all.

[@borg972]

You were undoubtedly right about this season being very good. And certainly Matalas was the right man for producing it. But about him being the right man to make future Trek I think you're wrong. We need someone capable of doing the Roddenberry bold move of taking us to an advanced future, and not keep obsessing with the past and keep tying everything to it. And we also need a showrunner who love futuristic ship looks instead of despising them. What he did to the Enterprise-F was shame, very disrespectful. And making the Enterprise-G an old ship with that renaming was a step too much too, doing a disservice to the titan as well.