Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Ep: 10: The Last Generation Review (Spoilers)

[@alienrefugee51]

Why did Picard season 3 work so well? Because of the characters. Even when the story lacks, they can save it because they're that well-written. Gonna miss Captain Shaw. He was such a great addition.

[@burntsauce9136]

I really liked Shaw. I almost shouted when he died.

[@ColinPMcEvoy]

I screamed when he got shot. He was a terrific addition to the cast and a terrific character arc. He propped up Seven and contributed to her growth and eventual promotion.

[@EazyNrough]

Is this a joke? Are you serious? This was the dumbest character ever written. Senseless actions and confusing statements. Please explain why this is good writing

[@kev30631]

The classic characters worked but also the format . Filming it as a big movie worked . Putting dynamic cliffhangers at end of every show worked also

[@alexvalin9085]

@@burntsauce9136 Big missed opportunity in killing him off, i dont think the showrunners expected him to turn into a fan favourite.

[@snowcrow4536]

Watching the last episode of Picard was frankly emotional for me. I felt like it was going to be the last time I would see these characters on screen together. When I was growing up my home life wasn't that great. We moved a lot, turmoil, and I eventually ended up in foster care. To me Picard, Riker, LaForge, Worf, Troi, Crusher, and Data were sometimes my only friends, and family I had. I couldn't talk to them, but what they represented and the stories told made me feel like they knew me. I will miss them even more now as an adult that understands what they were to me then. I wish them all the best, as they gave me all the hope as a child. A sincere and always grateful fan, thank you for what you gave the world.

[@dasparado]

Great post

[@shawnregina9110]

I had a similar experience 🙏

[@stevefrench7036]

A touching comment 🙏

[@projektkobra2247]

That got me in the feels, bro...for me drawing is sometimes my only real friend... And sometimes even today...(especially today?) I’ll put in a good TNG and feel not so alone.

[@JeremyBell]

My parents divorced and my dad went through a rough patch with alcohol. However the next generation was like a warm blanket every night when I watched it. When I close my eyes I can still feel every detail of the room that I watched the show in. Farewell team. It's bittersweet

[@rontwentyone]

13:43 Yes, we need more positive male, father / son dynamics. Growing up in the 80s/90s, Picard was actually the main male role model for me on TV. I wanted to be like him. There are so few characters like Picard on TV today. Hopefully, this will change for the better.

[@beuller7]

Same. 100% agree.

[@themcp]

Not on tv, and sorely absent from positions of power and influence. Anybody who can't define "woman" probably would have counted 5 lights - after lecturing him to use CFL's in his torture sesh.

[@vroonos]

I agree we need more positive male family role models, but not Patrick Stewart. As I understand it, he was a major factor in the creation of Picard seasons 1 and 2. I've heard him in other interviews. I think he's easily dismissible as a person. His ORIGINAL incarnation of the Picard character during TNG had some superb moments. Of course I don't know the details of what happened, but I also believe he ruined some of TNG prior to season 3. In my opinion, the best Star Trek father is Benjamin Sisko. No contest there.

[@BlargeMan]

For me it's Sisko, but I agree

[@fredrika27]

While I agree with the male role models, Star Trek has ALWAYS been MALE oriented with EXCELLENT role models for MALES while the women who are portrayed as competent and professional have often been there as eye candy until DS9. This changed with DS9 and Voyager, but the old format was returned in Enterprise. Discovery finally broke the mold. Your comment ignores the fact that a) Picard NEVER wanted to be a father which made the interaction with Jack look forced and b) that Data, Riker and Geordie are better parents than Picard will ever be while Sisko puts all of them to shame. What's worse is how daughters are treated in P3. Jack Crusher treats Alandra LaForge as his personal dessert with little regard for her person other than sexual. Meanwhile, Troi and Riker are so much in grief that their daughter Kestra is literally and figuratively kicked to the curb and barely mentioned. Just poor writing on so many levels. I won't go into the fact that Picard, Riker, Data, Shaw, Jack, Beverly, Seven and Vadic as leads made this season of Picard the WHITEST EVER returning the series to the 90s where POC where background characters and secondary roles. That there was no secondary reader or proofer to actually call this out lead to a mostly white cast shooting at Black and Brown actors in Episodes 9-10. Just horrible. And when I point this out, I am told to go watch Discovery because TNG/Picard was made for us aka white males. Just wrong on so many levels. We were banged over the head for seven years about what a great person Jean-Luc Picard was, but P3 made him into a "victim" while many people ask themselves how Jean-Luc didn't contact Beverly or find out where she was in 20 years. No on so many levels.

[@SoundOfOceanBlue]

Having grown up with TNG this was the perfect send of to old friends. It was very emotional for me. I cried. A lot! Given the age of the cast I wouldn’t think that they would want to get into any contracts. If the new series does go ahead I am sure they might cameo. As the saying goes, all good things must come to an end. TNG will always have a special place in my heart. From collecting comics and cards to re decorating my room into a Starfleet dorm. Dressing up as a Bajoran cadet learning all the technical Enterprise specifications from the technical manual, to How to Host a Mystery nights with “space food” with friends. TNG is the best part of my life.

[@sgshaday]

That brought memories :) I, honestly will say, there are some stories that could still be told. The cast and crew want to continue, and if the stories can be just like this, I say, Make It So.

[@jonfreeman9682]

Perfect ending. If they stopped here it does the series justice.

[@jaminschmitt]

Same for me.

[@hawkstringfellow]

Yes sir Anders I laughed cried cheered I was an emotional wreck...

[@timeless74]

Me too 🤫

[@Redshirt434]

This is the true send off the Enterprise D deserves: to be laid to rest at the Fleet Museum, where she can be admired by countless people for generations to come. You deserve better than being crashed and abandoned on some lonely planet, rusting exposed to the elements...no. I'm so glad the old ship had one last adventure, and to exit with dignity.

[@alejandronopasanada5302]

It’s not really weird to anyone that this isn’t The D or Picard? I mean cannon wise none of the other galaxy class ships look alike on the inside. I don’t know, can’t turn off my brain.

[@beayn]

You must admit the saucer section crashing was cool. I watched that scene many times!

[@beayn]

@@alejandronopasanada5302 What do you mean? Picard is an Android and the D is rebuilt? You know that thought experiment the Ship of Theseus?

[@mistere9099]

@@alejandronopasanada5302 It's still the D's saucer section. What I thought was weird was how the bridge looked like it did pre-Generations for nostalgia's sake. It's all modular in this world, and I'm sure they reused the D's original bridge module (at least, that's my head canon).

[@DKTD23]

@@mistere9099 they did use the original module designs with the designer himself, this was highlighted in Ready Room.

[@davewilliams1157]

I thought I saw a wedding photo of Jean Luc and Beverly as Jack was unpacking his stuff in his new quarters.

[@ChrisCommenting]

Chief O'brien came up with rewriting altered DNA in the transporter to cure Pulaski of her disease in season 2. So it was his concept that Beverly must have used to expand upon to make it fleet wide.

[@nagillim7915]

Of course O'Brien saved the day. Goes without saying. That's why they didn't have him in the series: he'd have had it all worked out and sorted by episode 3.

[@BNuts]

Of course. Screening foreign bodies from the body with the transporter should have been standard operating procedure by the time of _TNG_ . Not doing so was responsible for the _Lesser Decks_ pilot. But of course, this would prevent several plots. Considering the central importance of the transporter system, they should have also regularly checked the systems for bugs and hacks, to prevent such schemes as what the Borg do here from ever happening, especially considering the frequency with which Starfleet seems to get hacked in modern media. Again, it's smart planning on the part of Starfleet if they did do this as part of their regular maintenance, but it also prevents the story from happening. Likewise, properly screening against people like Founders and Undine (Species 8472) from infiltrating your navy.

[@ChrisCommenting]

@@BNuts In the episode I mentioned with O'brien called Unnatural Selection he mentions the transporter keeps a record of all transmissions for security purposes. I guess Starfleet security didn't look at them, or maybe that is what made Ro suspicious. Or the changelings got to the logs. Either way some credit to the Chief would be nice from Starfleet.

[@didinx8417]

@@nagillim7915 Miles was the boss.

[@jceggbert5]

I 100% expected the announcement of the transporter fix to be attributed to O'Brien

[@ForeverAmber_1]

I gave up on Picard after the S1, but my sister made me watch the last few episodes of S3 while I was over one evening, and I'm so glad I did. It certainly did get me emotional (primarily the TNG cast). I was also intrigued by the Borg signal from Jupiter triggering assimilation in those who didn't even know that their DNA had been corrupted. It immediately reminded me of...some recent events...and the theory by someone (who YT shall not allow to be named) that frequencies from Saturn control our reality on Earth. I'll have to go back and watch from Ep.1, for sure!

[@DaveFu]

In a world where a season of Picard was better than a season of the Mandalorian.....:(

[@dominushydra]

Crazy world we live in

[@n.l.4626]

A world where Mandalorian became the best thing Star Wars had to offer (at the time) is already pretty crazy in my book.

[@brantleyrobbins7188]

No doubt, crazy! This season of Mando sucked and Picard was actually genuinely good and I hate new trek.

[@Scourge77]

Exactly how I felt. Picard beat Mando this season. Paramount should totally give Terry his own show or even control over Trek itself.

[@jaqenhghar2970]

What Mandolarian? Season 3 is more like Womandolarian.

[@gamiensrule]

Data commanded the entire ship by himself from one rear bridge station in the series. The Galaxy class can be crewed by very few people as long as there aren't any issues.

[@yammt3148]

Amazing what happens when Kurtzman isn't allowed to showrun.

[@stevegiles9080]

Keep that man away from star trek forever

[@kev30631]

I think the format helped this. They filmed it like a big movie. Every episode ending on a dynamic cliffhanger. It was frustrating as a fan to have that anxious anticipation to see the next show. But that's a good thing, isn't it.

[@All2Meme]

Kurtzman. Not Even Once.

[@michaelschmidt1101]

Raffi was shoehorned into the series and was quite grating and to see her remain is - disappointing. Jack as No.1 learning from 7 of 9 would be so cool...

[@Leadeshipcoach]

Yeah… I got tired of Raffi’s character in season 2. It seems she got so better in season 3. But yeah…she does seem "shoe-horned" in.

[@filipvadas7602]

I think I speak for everyone when I ask: *"Where the fuck did this come from?!"* This show was *hot garbage* for over 2 seasons, but now suddenly season 3 overall feels like a love letter to TNG with the actors being on point as always I dunno where or how the writers pulled this out if their asses, but we *need* more.

[@tuseroni6085]

new writers. knowing hollywood the old writers/director got promoted and after having killed tng, and literally killed picard, they left it for someone else with a shoe string budget and we got this. and i'm sure they are furious about it, here they are trying to kill Hollywood and this guy comes along and makes a good season with strong characters and tells a good story, and to make things worse he doesn't make the men incompetent idiots who are useless without a woman. what the hell is this guy thinking, if he keeps it up he will never work in that town again.

[@BlazingOwnager]

Alex Kurtzman got bored and pawned it off on "the help." Turns out "the help" knows an infinite amount more about how to make a good sci-fi show.

[@SuperSnakePlissken]

Alex "Franchise Killer" Kurtzman didn't touch season 3. THat's what. That MF'er is poison to everything he has ever touched from Fringe, to Spider-Man, to Star Trek....he's a piece of shit.

[@sirrickardjameses]

Terry Matalas needs to be given Kurtzman's job

[@philiptom2799]

They brought in writers who loved trek, but had their own vision of how it should be. Matalas worked on Voyager and Enterprise. He wanted to return to that universe for the fans.

[@toneloc7910]

I noticed that when they were aboard the Enterprise-G, LaForge had a second pip on her collar. She earned it.

[@TheMarrowMan]

Keeping this whole season a secret must have been painful

[@kev30631]

Nothing, nothing as far as I know slipped out. That's incredible. The entire script of the rise of Skywalker was put online.

[@TurdFurggison]

I think the reason why nothing slipped is in part to the last 2 seasons being so atrocious that no one cared about season 3 enough to leak it.

[@Excalibur_LP]

​@@TurdFurggison amen

[@VirtualTrucker74]

@@TurdFurggison So basically it was a massive twenty episode version of never let them know your next move? 🤣

[@HawkGTboy]

@@kev30631 Several months ago, Levar Burton spilled the beans about the Enterprise D bridge being rebuilt. He was at a convention on stage and just started talking about it, like he forgot it was supposed to be hush-hush.

[@mrbit10]

Star Trek Picard is only Season 3 for me, well done.. just binged watched and could not stop.... loved it.

[@ThatElfNerd]

Honestly, Chekov passing off Spock's line as his own to his progeny feels very on-brand of him, considering how many of Earth's accomplishments he tried passing off as Russian-specific.

[@SirDobbsdaGr8]

Or rather he liked it when Spock said it, and started using it himself as he was inspired by it. Not really stealing it for himself, but propagating it.

[@SethJL]

Everyone keeps saying it was a Spock line but I SWEAR I remember Kirk saying it.

[@basilforth]

The line works best in the original Klingon.

[@bratton79]

Kirk did recite the quote but he always gave Spock credit for saying it originally. Kirk to Saavik in Star Trek II: “As your teacher Mr. Spock is fond of saying” There are always possibilities” Star Trek III when Kirk was talking to Sarek and he suddenly realizes that Spock transferred his Katra to Dr. McCoy: “There are always possibilities, Spock said.” Ironically I can’t remember a single time when Spock delivered the infamous quote.

[@SethJL]

@@bratton79 ah, that’s right. I remember now. Maybe he never said it on screen but it was attributed to him.

[@gamiensrule]

I'm so fucking glad the fully restored D is in the fleet museum. All is right in the Galaxy and I can sleep well tonight.

[@spunkush]

Data was great. I cried seeing him show so much emotion and going with his gut. I love seeing Data with emotions finally.

[@apreviousseagle836]

Dude, I legit started sobbing when he came back. I love everything they did, but that scene, by far is my favorite, and just having the character BACK.

[@MKDumas1981]

"Okay...we go with Data's gut!"

[@josephgraham3006]

I so so loved how the younger generation was infected by a (mind) virus and begin a sort of revolution, only to be saved by the relic generation of heroic geriatrics. Superb. A real breath of hopeful fresh air.

[@leyenda6149]

Why does Worf's jacket have yellow instead of red? He moved into command on DS9

[@AlexFariaOliveira]

There was an episode in TNG in which they stated that the computer could take the Enterprise back to a Starbase by itself if it was necessary. I think the Enterprise can operate alone if its necessary, the resolution to M5's dilema might have been: The computer can, but lets not make human beings feel useless. Also in multiple ocasions you can see Starfleet ships raising shield alone and coming to red alert when they are attacked.

[@yellowpete79]

'Picard' is an alternate universe. Similar to the TNG series but it's too different in tone and so many silly things in terms of characterisation. Season 3 was good though. Pity Stewart and friends wasted 2 seasons.

[@HawkGTboy]

I loved how Troi had Enterprise hover overhead, as if she and the ship itself were saying "It's okay, we've got you." Matalas did an excellent job of giving every character a way to shine in this season.

[@SarahRenz59]

Since Sirtis now lives in London, I would think that she insisted Troi have a decent character arc to make the trip to LA worth it.

[@philiptom2799]

My favorite is the phaser/torpedo salvo Beverly dropped on the cube. Everyone looked at her and she says "A lots happened in the last 20 years". Brilliant

[@NavarinoDC]

That was an awesome shot.

[@dasparado]

@@SarahRenz59 I just cant get over her politics. She is soooo tribal. When she said Star Trek is not made for "Republicans" I just felt sorry for her.

[@apreviousseagle836]

@@dasparado Honestly, I think she is just sore that her character was shafted quite a few times. And she as an actress probably had to give the "Gene Roddenberries" of the era, some special luvin' to even be able to keep that part.

[@vernontk]

This season was occasionally dumb, but mostly fun to watch and competent. Incredible music and action scenes. Momma Borg looked cool.

[@vroonos]

Not occasionally ...

[@DJADP]

Dumb? Lol. 🤡

[@ericprzepierski5686]

Another cherry on the sundae moment could have been if they worked in the saucer separation. Maybe for going in the cube.

[@notgonnahappen7899]

No Barclay cameo, the season/series is ruined. Also, the Titan-A, which itself is a refit, being renamed the Enterprise-G is just insulting. The G should be a ship fresh off the line.

[@MKDumas1981]

A _Ross_-class. It looks like the 25th-century update of the _Galaxy_-class.

[@thespacemelody]

Words can’t express what this season and the few final episodes meant to me. I 100% cried. ❤

[@themcp]

Totally. From Data's cut and paste to Vadic's T1000 moment to the D's unveiling and handbrake turn over the heroes, those episodes will go down as the greatest hat trick of all time.

[@RolandTengu]

as someone that didn't watch seasons one and two, i have to say, thanks for getting me to watch season three. The last ten weeks have been a wonderful adventure, catching the ep, and then watching your recap. Thanks Dave, from Hal.

[@matthewdevalle404]

Three hundred years into the future and they still haven't figured out redundancy in control systems? It's kind of important!

[@KeybladeHeart]

I love how they honored the actor who played chekov from the Chris pine Star Trek movies by naming the president after him

[@speedlearner]

You didn't see the photo in the mid credits scene? It was a wedding photo of Picard and Beverly Crusher. They got married. The end.

[@Dsturb85]

My biggest choked-up moment was when seven of nine was recommended to be promoted to Captain by Captain Shaw and it got to be tuvok of all people who got to promote her. Captain Shaw was my favorite character of this series and his ark with seven of nine was really well done.

[@sgshaday]

Of the new characters? Definately. The dipshit from Chicago was great XD

[@MoA-Reload...]

Todd Stashwick absolutely nailed it imo. Heads up btw this Sunday on the Shuttlepod Show channel, they'll have him on for an interview 🤗

[@apreviousseagle836]

@ki-roasted I wonder why they didn't bring her. I was fine with Tuvok though, he's my favorite Voyager character, so I'm a bit biased.

[@MyBrainGlows]

@ki-roasted Tuvok had also a great connection to Seven. Like the doctor and Janeway. But on a emotional way it had to be tuvok i think. Janeway raised a daughter, the Doctor had an equal, but Tuvok was her mentor

[@UskoJojo]

Agreed

[@OMARA.OFFICIAL]

Season 3 really was like anniversary of “TNG” or the sequel we needed after “Nemesis”

[@StephanieManley]

I loved this episode. It was the perfect wrapping up of the entire cast. I never had so many moments of being almost choked up watching Star Trek. I expected Picard to not make it out of this episode due to all the foreshadowing. Terry Matalis does a beautiful job of getting the emotional beats right. I loved how this series wrapped up the cast's adventures. I am so happy this year's season was good, and played into fan service was terrific. I was nervous about this season because Discovery deviated too much from what I feel Gene Roddenbery's vision of Star Trek is/was. I am so glad this season wasn't a disappointment.

[@GeorgeCarlinWasAGod]

Stephanie Manley: You loved this episode because you are easily entertained just like the rest of the idiot majority. I am sick of the friggin' Borg! The storyline should have been more about the Dominion (including the Jem'hadar and Vorta) working with the Federation to stop the rogue changelings. But instead we have to once again involve the Borg who did nothing more than weaken and discredit the rogue changelings.

[@MKDumas1981]

Season 3 should have been season 1. After defeating the Borg, New Data could have worked with Geordi, enlisting the help of Bruce Maddox (and his assistant/girlfriend Agnes Jurati) to repeat the attempt to procreate that he did with Lal, to create Dahj and Soji. Season 2 could then haha happened the way Season 1 did. The remaining TNG alums could make independent cameos (to keep costs down), even bringing in Wil Wheaton and Denise Crosby (in a different role, maybe one of the Daystrom scientists), and is the rest of the story the way they had. Sort of...

[@constellation982]

I just want to say Thank You all for this timeless journey through the stars you brough to my life. God speed Star Trek The Next Generation and its crew.

[@kev30631]

I don't go to startrek conversations but I heard the stars get paid very well. They will all still be together in some sense at least

[@Mukation]

So, on a technicallity, Riker has been the Captain of 'The Enterprise'.

[@Albert23456]

Great job Terry Matalas...you've made long time Trekkies happy...hope Terry can do Legacy too...TNG gets the sendoff it deserved...Great video thanks for posting this

[@TroyUlysses]

The Return of the Jedi remake didn't work for me. I thought the final showdown with Jack, Picard and Borg Queen was a letdown. And I thought the renaming of the Titan was totally unnecessary and disrespectful to the crew and what the Titan earned.

[@JasonAdank]

I was really hoping the Raffi character was just gonna go away.... but now it looks like any continuation of this series is gonna turn into yet another girl boss show - no thanks.

[@modifiedprogramjam4830]

I appreciated ur warm remembrance of TNG. Im guessing we r about the same age cuz we see thru the same trek lenses, my friend.

[@meuconmyeuc1337]

I loved Enterprise. It really started getting it's cohesion in season 4 and I was really looking forward to a season 5 as it was getting better. Fuck Les Moonves.

[@Mephilis78]

The fact that the writer's didn't understand the crushing gravity of Jupiter kind of bothered me too, but your bringing up the D flying through the tight spaces reminded me of that. Both of these things are kind of weird for sci-fi of Star Trek caliber. Remember when Captain Archer had to try and free a Klingon ship from a gas giant before it was crushed? As for the D, they could have done something to make it more manueverable , like everyone go to the battle bridge and separate the saucer, taking only the star drive section in.... I remember a line from the first season of TNG where Worf brags to the other Klingons on board about how agile the Enterprise could be when it "shed it's bulk"

[@gamiensrule]

The fact that jack still had his hair as a Borg speaks to a change in the assimilation process.

[@Flatlower]

data even got his arc after 7 seasons and 5 movies...he listen to his gut

[@sbeaber]

I loved Enterprise. It's the Trek I grew up with. I caught TNG reruns with my dad but watching the new series(Enterprise) with him was incredible. He grew up watching tos as a boy so it was like patching the torch. Plus Scott Bacula is amazing.

[@wayneanderton4953]

Yeah the only thing I didn't like is why they made Jack crusher captains councillor. He doesn't seem like the counciling type

[@squoblat]

I did not expect to cry watching Picard. I checked out of the show after the first two episodes of S2 and never bothered to finish it. I only picked up again for Season 3 because of videos like yours and the Critical Drinker's. Season 3 has really knocked me over, the scene where Picard was talking to Jack completely pulled the rug out from under my feet.

[@Highdownfox]

Weirdly it was Raffi and Worf that got to me.

[@willdwyer6782]

When the crew walked onto the bridge of the Enterprise D at the end of episode 9 I got a bit choked up.

[@DipsyMum29]

Could I start from season 3?

[@BishopWalters12]

I also didn't finish season 2 and I was pretty much done with new Trek at that point but I'm glad that I jumped into season 3. It was really well done and a good send off for TNG characters.

[@RUSE321]

I teared up at that scene between Jack and Picard. In fact, I had watery eyes several times throughout this season. I don't think I've ever gotten so weepy over any other piece of media.

[@allanwhitehead6720]

.loved it..loved it... was jumping around like a teenager again and I am 46 years old Disney and other Productions need to pay attention this is how you give a fanbase what they are asking for I don't have a single complaint I'm giddy

[@TrayChester01]

I can't believe so many people are giving kurtzman era trek a positive response. Even if it is one season, we must not encourage him. This was nothing but memberberry nonsense and the destruction of Star Trek will continue.

[@allank534]

Yeah I think it was too little too late and although S3 would have been an enjoyable start to the series, rather than an ending, you can't ignore the fact that PIC as a whole was terrible and being used as a platform to sell dystopian stories which fly in the face of what ST has always been about.....a better, more enlightened future, not one where we have 21st century people in a 25th century setting!!

[@silikon2]

Terry hit welcome reset buttons: Enterprise D destroyed by the Duras sisters flying in a tin can? Gone. Q dead: lol, nope. Data killed: nopey McNopeNope.

[@superginrai8036]

This was a great last ride for both the Next Generation crew and the Enterprise-D. I'm so glad the ship's fate in Generations was undone and she now has a place of honour at the Fleet Museum. She looked absolutely beautiful in this episode. This was the sendoff that Picard and company deserved. I'll admit, there were parts in the episode when I really feared that a few if not all of the Next Gen crew were going to die and the Enterprise-D was going to be destroyed so soon after her resurrection. This is a sign of great writing and great performances by the cast because it elicited those feelings in me. However, I'm very thankful that wasn't the case.

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

If this is going to be out on director's cut Blu Ray then it may be the first such box set I've bought in many a year.

[@robertdrexel2043]

I had a similar fear and that was the reason I rushed yesterday to watch it after I nearly got spoiled on the fate of the crew. Still glad they managed to live through it and everything. While the Big D herself got the fate she really deserved.

[@scottwalker6947]

Love Rikers line: "Do you even hear yourself?"

[@JDoe-gf5oz]

He's addressing all the sell-outs pretending it's a good show.

[@BigNoseDog]

It wasn’t a great hour of Star Trek, but it left things in a satisfactory place. Nobody died, the Enterprise wasn’t destroyed, the characters got the proper ending they never got with Nemesis. The resolution to the crisis stays true to the premise of the show. It’s about Picard, who finally comes to terms with what he wanted in his life. The show also clearly sets up a spin-off, but I would be happy if we never see it. Seven, Rafi, Jack have all completed their character arcs. There’s no need to see what lies next for them. Glad to see Tuvok survived, disappointed that Shelby didn’t and that we never got a Janeway cameo given all the name drops. As a show, Picard won’t be remembered as great Star Trek. But season 3 somewhat redeems seasons 1 and 2.

[@bradleybear5791]

The shout out to Kirk's enterprise and his legacy was super appreciated.. HMS bounty? That bird of prey is legendary for a reason.. they did alot of stuff right.. TNG can rest now.

[@emdee8840]

Great comments.. Dave Cullen is a bit of a windbag, and here you cleanly and succinctly said it all in this post. To Thank you!

[@Evil0tto]

I'm cool with the lengthy ending, of saying goodbye to characters in a respectful manner.

[@Sam_T2000]

no one ever told Data he has a daughter who almost killed everyone in the entire universe.

[@sebastianschmidt3869]

He knows that because he has Altan Soong's memories.

[@Sam_T2000]

@@sebastianschmidt3869 - oh. I guess that’s why he’s in therapy.

[@xheralt]

so, it was all for the lalz?

[@jceggbert5]

@@Sam_T2000 deanna shopping for vacation spots while Data was in overtime was hilarious

[@remo687]

@@xheralt No not Lal it was Soji and Dahj

[@olsk0004]

"Swords are fun."

[@user-yv4mm6bx3c]

I just finished watching the episode. Now that is how you pass the torch to The Next Generation. This season needs to be studied by all the creatives in media (especially Disney) to know what to do when bringing back a beloved franchise.

[@aaronbryant8074]

I would say studying TOS > TOS Movies > TNG series would be a better case study in how to bring back a beloved franchise

[@user-yv4mm6bx3c]

@@aaronbryant8074 I do agree. However, I was a child went TNG started so I had little context of what happened before. I did see TOS around the same time as TNG. I was always a little disappointed with how the torch was past from TOS to TNG. Generations was supposed to be that film, but TNG was already well established by that point and Generations, while I like it, could have been a much better film.

[@stevegiles9080]

I hope star wars is looking how it Is done

[@GrundleGrump]

I would say simply studying the first two seasons of Picard would help you bring back a beloved franchise, by doing the OPPOSITE of what they did.

[@bobhope912]

You mean after 2 seasons of being spit in the face we now need to praise them for giving us crumbs from the table? Not a chance.

[@bdekraker]

Had the exact same Doctor Who vibes 👍 Ed channeling Matt Smith here.

[@QuicknStraight]

That was a great finale. Season 3 has been very good. I was glad they devoted the final 15-20 minutes to give the TNG crew the right send-off. Hearing that music while we watched the poker game from overhead was wonderful. And, to top it off, the managed to get Q in there, too!

[@emmaslyons]

Loved season 3. I watched a few episodes of season 1 and quickly got bored and skipped to season 3. Absolutely loved season 3..was exactly what you said, a long and really good STNG movie. Almost full 5 stars

[@txmagyar32]

Jack is the new Troi lmao. I'm sorry but that is just hillarious. Don't let him drive the ship.

[@kev30631]

Jack has a charisma and charm

[@BlazingOwnager]

Troi redeemed herself this episode by using what I call "The slug people from FTL" powers, where she could use emotions like a sensor ping.

[@HawkGTboy]

@@BlazingOwnager Damn. Now I want to go play some FTL.

[@HawkGTboy]

Yeah, and he gets to the bitch not one but TWO Girl Bosses! The whole bridge is women now that I think about it. He's the token male LOL.

[@ps5426]

Honestly, get the feeling he is going to be like a more charismatic Neelix.

[@TheDunbartxeen]

Remember Laris from Ep 1? Love how this Character was never even mentioned again.

[@waveman0]

too little too late, Pacard can barely say his lines, the convoluted plot is still messed up and we still have lots of plot holes. It just reeks of desperation and pandering. We do not get any of real Trek in this season, most of the characters are still as they were or not as they should be. It was IMHO a little better than seasons 1 and 2, and still a travesty. Star Trek is DEAD.

[@redelephantsdotnl]

Funnily enough, we know that if we can build a ship like this - we can operate it with naught but a cell phone from the comfort of our beach house. But in Trek, it's always been portrayed as a classical nautical operation. Heh, go and watch the Original Balance of Terror. They'll tell the gunnery deck to fire a phaser, where an officer replies; 'yes sir', presses a button and the phaser is fired. It wouldn't and couldn't work that inefficient - but that's how they understood naval warfare in the 60's. Now it seems weird that a 1000-man-crewed-Luxury-cruiser suddenly can be manned by just a bridge crew, and the chief medical officer turns it into the Miracle-worker-Galaxy-Pilot-Dreadnought-T7... But that actually makes more sense than it ever did on Star Trek.

[@martynstembridge7714]

INCREDIBLE ... For the first time in a LONG time, I'm depressed that a season of television has ended ... I will miss being excited again for something linked to Star Trek ... probably the first time that's happened since I first had access to the internet!! TNG crew finally have the send off they deserved ... but damn I will miss them ...

[@markoragnos6757]

Watching Enterprise the show is like being forced to eat reconstituted vomit from few days ago. No thanks.

[@bethanygee6939]

I was so scared someone was going to die. I played right into their hands emotionally. It was so nice to be able to trust the writers enough to let go and immerse myself in the story.

[@bethanygee6939]

And OMG... the shot of the Enterprise hovering above Jack, JL, Riker and Worf? Holy sh!t. Amazing. They pulled out all the shots on this one. The nitpickers will nitpick (I will too eventually), but right now? I'm just happy.

[@BlazingOwnager]

I'm glad the writers got that people are sick of having their "expectations subverted" and see every beloved character miserable and ruined. Sometimes an uplifting ending is still a good thing.

[@beayn]

@@BlazingOwnager I agree, although I was still angry they killed Captain Shaw, Admiral Shelby, and Ro Laren. Shaw was such as ass at first but started to like him near the end. It was an unnecessary death at the time, but did give more meaning to Seven's promotion. I do feel like after Game of Thrones and Walking Dead became so popular for killing many characters off that TV show writers seem to think that in order to be good, characters must die and it really isn't the case.

[@AquilaSierra]

I wasn't, because Dave Cullen has spent weeks describing the last two episodes as a wonderful send-off that would leave a massive grin on fans' faces, and I was grateful for it!

[@HawkGTboy]

I was afraid they were going to blow up the D...

[@TheStammzilla]

The Next Generation Technical Manual says that one humanoid can theoretically control a Galaxy Class starship from a data padd for a definite amount of time before subsystems and main systems need regularly scheduled maintenance intervals, secondary and tertiary backups are there for this reason. So the Enterprise-D being controlled by 7 members of her original crew for at least a few months in narratively possible.

[@mrsickukxx1332]

When Jean Luc and Jack separate themselves from the collective the message is….Love Conquers all….even assimilation. What a fantastic Finale, had everything. An amazing, emotional and respectful send off for the TNG cast. Personally I’m hoping that this is the last time we see them on screen outside of the inevitable cameo here and there.

[@HawkGTboy]

Same. This has to be the end, full stop. They're all in their 70s and 80s for god's sake.

[@JuricksEnterprise]

I think they needed a post-credits scene scene where Jean-Luc is sitting in a room explaining to Beverly and Jack about his friend-with-benefits back at the Chateau!! 🤣🤣🤣

[@JS-yb7pr]

I liked the finale but I wish things were more grounded. In the penultimate episode worf commented how the ship had only limited weapons, next episode they go on an absolute tear through the cube. What was limited? Nothing apparently. Also, the cube was at jupiter while the assimilated fleet was at Earth. Part of the fleet could have broken off the to defend the cube in a fraction of a second with an intra system jump to warp but nope they had to keep hammering away at the defenseless station and lose the cube. Also how was the station able to survive so long? There was a conflation of the station and the planetary shield being almost one in the same. That would have been a cool detail to say "Earth has extended the planetary shield around space dock but it won't hold forever". Lastly it would have been nice to see a slightly less rosy ending. That's not to say I wanted someone dead, no. But there had to have been a major picking up the pieces effort after the loss of spacedock, the mass homicide of older starfleet crew members, and the trauma the assimilated crew must feel knowing how they were used. Imagine the purpose it would give the TNG crew at the poker table to talk about where they were headed to help repair and rebuild. Sadly we didn't get any of that. It was simply a perfectly happy ending for everyone within minutes. Still, despite the less than ideal finale, season 3 is a breath of fresh air compared to the previous two seasons. Lots of moments to replay, some fantastic musical scoring, and one last ride with a legendary group of actors.

[@RebMordechaiReviews]

It was OK I suppose. A bit pedestrian. It was never explained why Jack couldn't bring himself to shoot the Borg Queen. Then, when Picard does shoot her, she has a forcefield making his phaser useless. Now, that's convenient! Then Picard proceeds to pull out all the Borg pipes, even after the queen warns him it could kill Jack. That's odd. Now, it's supposed to be a race against time with billions of lives at stake, yet the crew decide to wait a while before destroying the transmitter. That's outrageous. After the crew of the Enterprise D destroy the transmitter, I could understand that the new human biological Borg could be confused and be suffering from a lack of Borg communications, but how is it that they instantly revert back to healthy human beings? That makes no sense. Then, when Jack comes on board the Enterprise, all those Borg implants which are supposed to be slowly removed by multiple operations, have somehow, fallen off of him? OK, I did enjoy all the shmotzy bits, but I thought that the script was very lazy. It's good Star Trek nostalgia but bad Science Fiction. I'd be interested in possible future episodes of Enterprise G with Jack Crusher/Picard and Q.

[@jonesy6354]

Lmao

[@veganconservative1109]

Did they ever do an easter egg for Montgomery Scott? Last I saw or hear of him was ST: TNG: Relics where he was given a shuttlecraft. To my knowledge, that was it?

[@snakeplissken2963]

I loved it when Picard was embracing Jack, Jack pulled out his lightsaber and stabbed him through the chest.

[@happyreaper5562]

you must have been watching the mirror version episode of Picard

[@remo687]

Or the part when Jack yelled "It's Jacking time!" and then

[@aurona]

"Subvert expectations"

[@evertonporter7887]

No lightspeed ramming here...

[@slinkerdeer]

Best part was when he went on to create Jackass and all the wonderful things they got up to and filmed.

[@SlayerSantiago]

Star Trek: Picard Season 3 not only fixed the disappointing end of TNG in Star Trek: Nemesis but also managed to bring the Enterprise D back to life after it was destroyed in Star Trek: Generations!

[@JamieTheBangles11Fan]

Now I see why Terry said he would call a spin off "Star Trek Legacy" and not "Star Trek Titan". I've got to say. I didn't see that coming. I felt like the entire borg thing should've been a little harder. Maybe adding another 20 minutes on this final episode. All in all, just a spectacular job on the entire 10 episode season.

[@ShaneDocPuff]

I agree with you so much about Star Trek: Enterprise, it never got its just dues.

[@italianviking80]

When Jack said the Titan had been rechristened, I half-expected to see USS Jean-Luc Picard, but I guess Enterprise-G makes more sense.

[@Designsecrets]

I like 7 being a captain I didn't like calling the titan the enterprise g

[@jasonnickerson5705]

Liked seven of nine as captain. Don't like the neo constitution. But i think it would be more fitting for her to get the voyager B that they teased us with. But damn I didn't see seven of nine being capn of the enterprise.

[@stevegiles9080]

@@Designsecrets enterprise G deserves more a bigger advance ship.

[@eddiek8179]

@@Designsecrets Agreed. The Titan is NOT an Enterprise level ship. My second quibble is that they kept Rafi. She was one of the least interesting characters on the new series. They could have easily Elnor instead as ship's security officer like how they did with Worf. I don't mind Hurd but her character on the show is painful.

[@StreetPreacherr]

YES! For a second I also thought they might have named it the USS-PICARD! lol

[@kenthomas505]

It's good to know you actually enjoyed this series. The negative reception that recent series and films of Star Trek, Star Wars, DC, Marvel, etc. gets tiring after a while. People can like or dislike properties of course, but it's good to hear the every so often new shows/films from the above can still work and please fans. Whether it's because the creators and show runners of these properties don't know, are incapable, or even unwilling to give us good content, doesn't bode well for the future of said franchises. But, when something good does come along, we can still enjoy it and not fall into the hype that such-in-such franchise "is dead!" as many online pundits and commentators would have us believe. If they ever put Series 3 of Picard out on DVD/Blu-ray 📀 I'll be sure to buy it and add it to my collection. Series 1 and 2, nahhhh... 😅 Kudos for the review, and hopefully we'll have some more positive ones to give in the future 🔮 for other series/ films when they're warranted, and not have to go back to the gloom and doom of sitting, and suffering through bad storytelling. 👍

[@NinpoUK]

One you missed Dave, how can Picard connect as Locutus when he's not got that DNA anymore, he's an android now? That's even spotlit earlier in the season and Picard doesn't hear the Borg signal (mention that he used to be able to like in First Contact BECAUSE of that DNA) like Seven does.

[@apreviousseagle836]

The S1 thing was just so stupid, I don't even count that as canon, and I get they had to at least hand wave it away in S3. So for me, S3 is the band-aid on the gash of S1's nonsense. Not a perfect solution, but good enough to stop the bleeding.

[@jackglabere6653]

What was missing was the green visor that Data always wore at the poker games. It would have been a nice touch.

[@4davidrosen]

What? Jack is a terrible Mary Sue character. He and Picard have only known each other for about a week. This idea of this connection being infinite and deep is laughable. I'm disappointed that they didn't kill off Jack as an homage to Star Trek 3. Honestly, the fact that he even had this secret son was ridiculous. The Borg assimilated him, the Romulans cloned him nd now they've combined assimilation and cloning to make yet another Picard copy. It's all dumb. You can't replicate Picard. He's one of a kind.

[@JoshuaKevinPerry]

Seems like you've proved Picard is easily replicated.

[@erichtomanek4739]

I'm glad this season 3 is so much, objectively, better than the previous 2 seasons. I have not watched it. If it comes out on DVD, I'll buy it when it goes on sale, perhaps $5.00. What angers me is the attitude of Patrick Stewart. He was instrumental in the writing of seasons 1 and 2; of how "deconstructed" Jean Luc Picard was. Stewart truly has no idea what this character means to millions of people. Or he does, which makes his actions all the more reprehensible. And now here he is as if nothing has happened. Sheer fkn hubris.

[@tuseroni6085]

i liked the part where data was asked to give a toast and he begins with "there once was a lady from venus" before being cut off by everyone and following up with "i just wanted to finish it" a great callback, also i wanted him to finish it too.

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

I don't get it 😏

[@tuseroni6085]

@@goodlookinouthomie1757 its a reference to an episode of the next generation, i think it was "the naked now" data was reading a dirty limerick he didn't understand but never got to finish, it went: there once was a lady from venus whose body was shaped like- and that's where he got cut off. pretty sure the end of that line was "a penis" but then comes the question, what follows the rest of the limerick?

[@goodlookinouthomie1757]

@@tuseroni6085 I'm joking.

[@TheFunkyJawa]

It's like a 10 hour Return of the Jedi homage. First third lesser villain to be overcome? Jabba and Vadic. Rescuing a frozen Data/Solo, planning and stragedy in the middle, Death Star and Borg plans revealed and the end? well..It's a trap! Our young hero Jack/Luke realises what he has to do and takes a visit to the evil Emperor/Queen, His once fallen father ultimately saving him from the same dark fate he suffered, whilst "Here goes nothing!" exclaims Data/Lando and the Death Star/Borg ship is exploded from within. Enterprise/Falcon escapes through the fire, Emperor/Queen "dies" etc. There is some good Trek in there in between. The first four episodes in isolation are just fantastic.

[@Semeyaza]

Well... this has been a shitty voyage, badly written and with a shitty rushed, inconsistent conclusion. The Big D pulling a "Millenium Falcon inside the Death Star" was the last straw for me. Matalas has to be pulled from ANYTHING Trek related and let's just hope they don't follow up with that terrible, terrible after cradit scene implying ANYONE would be interested in Jack's adventures in the future. My God!

[@WarWolf01]

Fun fact: Walter koenig is a good friend and neighbor from todd stashwick. He asked him, if he want a little cameo.

[@MarcosJesusEnrique]

Raffi should have died and The Titan should not have been named Enterprise. Other than that it was a great ending

[@VaderGhost124]

Your last couple of minutes summing up I both really agreed with and it made me think. Yeh if people like the stuff that’s been Star Trek for the last ten years. Ok that’s their choice I personally think it’s trash but as you say I loved Voyager and Enterprise and people hated that. The crux of all this is your final statement though. The creative dearth in Hollywood and the arts in general has meant that Star Trek along with Star Wars, now Indian Jones the Marvel universe - insert any long running franchise with multiple sequels/prequels have all over run by decades in some cases when really new fictions and aspects of genres should have been devised and invented. The original creative ideas for getting on 20 years now have been few and far between. Thanks for your video, whilst I don’t like anything Star Trek has done since part way through Enterprise your summing up of it all really resonated with me. 👍

[@chrislehmier]

They pulled a lot of punches, but I love the characters enough that they deserved a happy ending. 🙂

[@AnnBearForFreedom]

"Favorite Trek ?" is a bit like asking "Favorite Doctor?" Both franchises are our families: we may have our most favorite or least favorite family member, but we tolerate the boring uncle to spend time with our beloved grandma. And, in the end, we realize we love them all.

[@-M0LE]

It's STILL cringe trek They overdid fan service it was a facial Also it lacked a soul like that last clone from the 6th day film just nothing real about it

[@JustinSCampbell]

I can't believe they made us sit through three movies, Star Trek Disco, countless animated shows and 2 seasons of Picard before giving fans a story that advanced the Star Trek Universe beyond the events, of TNG, VOG and DS9. Had they done this 15 years ago, they could have done so much more, but now too much time has passed. At least we got this one session. Now we need a show to tie up any loose enterprise threads!

[@Calenrandir]

This season was such an unexpected gift. I'm just speechless.

[@GeorgeCarlinWasAGod]

I am very disappointed in S3 overall. For one thing, the Borg have been completely overused and overdone. All 3 seasons of Picard have involved the Borg. Why do the writers feel the need to keep involving the Borg? Could we not have had at least one season without the Borg? I am sick and tired of the Borg in all honesty. Plus it also weakened and took away all credibility from the rogue changelings. The changelings are far more superior than the Borg due to the fact that a Changeling cannot be assimilated. There should also have been a Dominion presence (involvement) in S3 of Picard. The story line should have been about the Federation and the Dominion (including the Jem'hadar and Vorta) working together to stop and take down the rogue changelings without any Borg involvement whatsoever. I also found the "Jack Crusher" story line very boring and uninteresting. I could care less about Jack Crusher and Picard having a son. I wanted to know what was going on with the Cardassians along with the current state of their home world, "Cardassia" along with seeing Garak again. Outside of Worf, I am very disappointed that there were NO characters from "Deep Space Nine" in S3 of Picard. I really would have liked seeing either O'Brian, Ezri Dax, Doctor Bashir, Kira , Garrak, or Quark again. Sorry, but this season which looked so promising to me in the beginning turned out to be a major letdown for me personally in the end. Plus I have higher standards than what most people do and I am not easily entertained by most of today's TV entertainment. I am also a non-conformist who usually does not like what the majority of other people like.

[@laurarules3642]

I rated S1 & S2 of Picard on the same level as She Hulk they were miserable and depressing experiences. The only way I can describe those three seasons is like car crash television , utterly awful but you can't help but look to see just how bad it is. I expected to detest S3 and it was such an unexpected surprise and very entertaining. As somebody who used to love movies and TV and has practically stopped watching most new things due to how terrible they are this was a real treat. Unfortunately the tripe will most likely continue and it will be a long time before we get anything good again

[@hgurwiP]

This is exactly how I feel as well

[@kev30631]

It will be sad if they don't learn their lesson from this .... And hire Terry Matalas immediately!!!!

[@danielbyrne5402]

You actually couldnt argue that the augmentations of the 25th century are much better now when trying to fill the plot hole of the skeleton crew cuz if that were the case, they could never have used the enterprise D in the first place for the very reason they were using it, which was that it was using old untouchable tech

[@yjdaniel8237]

It couldn’t have ended better than them playing poker ❤

[@LegendaryBadass]

And it didn't feel scripted. It felt like friends playing a game.

[@JynxedKoma]

Don't forget the post-credits scene.

[@aaronbryant8074]

Well, they all could have been playing Anbo-jyutsu...

[@user-yv4mm6bx3c]

@@LegendaryBadass And I love how they lingered on the shot while the credits played. Beautiful.

[@jokester3076]

The TNG bridge Crew always played Poker on the tv series

[@Chefbriank]

Mr. Cullen, Thank you for your reviews, i've seen them all for Picard the series et al. however I've never read the review that actually describes my feelings about the subject reviewed much. Neither have i ever been a fan of accents that sound posh and dismissive. Thats likeley the Scott in me😂 I apologize! We each have our own thoughts and feelings about the subject matter and I've yet to read the critic who's opinion is the slightest bit better than my own ! i actually agree with 85% of your reviews of ep 10 , it seems clear i just dont like when people are paid to criticize others for others! I too thought the newest Starship would be Picard , however named for Renee. I watched TOS first run in the 60's and likely every episode of every series of TOS, TNG, EVERY MOVIE AND PICARD, many DS9 and Voyager but not nearly all! so i come into this well informed! this being said , my only point in authoring this is the hope you will please keep in mind the power you have to affect the futures of young artists! Thank you kindly,

[@occupywallets9096]

I refuse to be gaslit by stockholme syndrome people! This finale was only great for the many memes which will come from it... UNENDING PAIN was us trying to watch it!

[@JohanSmalls]

points I didn't like: - dark lighting - even on the bridge of the Enterprise D - Seven of Nine basically failing at everythins she attepts to do and having only 5% of her razor sharp mind and knowledge about astronomy, technology and science which she was famous for on Voyager - half of starfleet dying (kind of made the celebration mood feel a little bit awkward) - hardly any scenes on planets... the dark star ship setting really became monotonous after a while points I liked: - ignoring the borg plot of season 2 - fan service nostalgia we all deserved