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Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Episode 4 Review – No Win Scenario
A life or death threat brings out the best in Star Trek: Picard's characters.
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Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Episode 4
Star Trek: Picard ’s “No Win Scenario” feels like the closest we’ve come yet to an old-school Star Trek: The Next Generation episode on the Paramount+ series, complete with a main story that highlights the necessity of collaboration and teamwork, a textbook inspirational captain’s speech, and a reminder that the vast and wondrous potential of the universe is the real reason this franchise exists in the first place. There are life and death stakes, a seemingly unsolvable problem, a surprise revelation about the season’s Big Bad, and more than one surprising heart-to-heart talk between legacy characters reflecting back on a lifetime in Starfleet and what its mission has both cost and meant to them.
Of course, the whole “impending death by gravity well” thing is technically the least interesting part of the hour, possibly because we know the threat only goes so far. This is the fourth episode of the season, after all, and there won’t be much show left if Picard, Riker, and young Jack Crusher all bite it in the middle of what’s essentially a black hole. They’ll be fine, we all know it, and the episode deserves praise for at least being relatively creative in finding a way to get them out of their predicament while rightly keeping the bulk of its attention on other things.
The hour is primarily dominated by its smaller, more emotional moments: Perhaps most impressive is the way that “No Win Scenario” weaves two timelines together, as Picard, via flashback, recounts a previous mission to a rapt crowd of young cadets at 10 Forward while the present-day version of the character struggles to connect with the son he never knew by telling the same story about his namesake, Jack Crusher. That the lessons of his tale—the necessity of community, the strength of the bonds that form between a captain and his crew, the power of believing in and trusting others—are the same reasons that the U.S.S. Titan manages to fight its way back to freedom is thematically lovely and honestly works better than it has any right to, narratively speaking.
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But there’s also Captain Shaw ’s bitter and traumatized recounting of escaping the Battle of Wolf 359 when 11,000 other souls perished, Riker’s confession of his loss of faith in the wake of his son’s death that has nearly destroyed his marriage, and Seven’s embrace of the fact that she’s never going to be the textbook Starfleet officer some people insist she should be. (And that’s okay.) And, of course, there’s Picard, Riker, and Dr. Crusher’s group decision that if they’re going out, they’re going out as the best versions of themselves. “No Win Scenario” is full of emotionally rich character work, the sort of stuff that’s compelling precisely because of the pre-existing history at work, both between individual characters and within the world of the show at large. Heck, I don’t even like Jack Crusher that much, and the revelation that he did actually try to find out if Admiral Picard’s life had space for both him and Starfleet was still an emotional gut punch.
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That said, the more action-oriented aspects of the hour also have a lot to recommend. This is the second episode in a row directed by Jonathan Frakes—a surprise, to be sure, given how much he appears on screen in both—and he does an exceptional job balancing those genuinely moving emotional beats with explosions and life-or-death threats. Plus, once again, everything about this episode looks great, and we love Paramount+ for not skimping on any of the cinematography or effects budgets here.
The Titan’s ultimate escape from the gravity well is tense and thrilling, as Picard pilots the ship blind through the nebula and Riker literally throws an asteroid at Vadic and her Shrike . The sequence is topped off by the nebula essentially giving birth to a new species of beautiful jellyfish-like creatures in the vacuum of space, providing everyone with a timely reminder that the reason they started all this in the first place was to seek out new life and new civilizations. (Plus, an “Encounter at Farpoint” shout-out !!) Truly, how does anyone who has ever watched a single episode of The Next Generation not love the heck out of this?
In fact, it’s all so compelling that I suspect I’m not the only person who didn’t even realize until the final credits rolled that “No Win Scenario” completely ignores the Raffi and Worf subplot. This move was probably for the best, given that that particular story often feels like it’s happening on a completely different show at the best of times, though last week’s episode made it fairly obvious (portal tech, echoes of the Dominion War) that the two stories will converge in the weeks to come. Instead, it is left to Seven and, strangely, Shaw to advance the Changeling story as they fruitlessly search the Titan for whoever has been sabotaging the ship.
Jeri Ryan and Todd Stashwick have excellent, vaguely antagonistic chemistry with one another, and the grudging almost respect Seven and Shaw seem to slowly develop over the course of the hour is even more satisfying when you realize that, of course, the reason he has been nasty toward her is that she’s a former Borg, and he has a whole lot of lingering and clearly unprocessed PTSD from his admittedly extremely traumatizing experience at Wolf 359 . That they learn (albeit begrudgingly) to work together (resigoo!) is maybe predictable, but it’s also exactly the kind of story that Star Trek excels at telling.
As for the Changelings, the biggest reveal this week is likely the fact that Vadic herself is one, working for a mysteriously powerful boss who wants Jack Crusher badly enough to send the Shrike back into the gravity well to get him. The strange PTSD-esque vision (flashbacks?) Jack experiences at the end of the episode indicates that trying to find his father isn’t the only life experience that the youngest Picard has been lying about. The reason for the Changelings’ interest in him remains a mystery whose answer could be anything—Did he see something he wasn’t supposed to? Steal something that wasn’t his? Find a cure for a rare species-specific illness they can’t survive without? All of the above? —and something only future episodes can solve.
Of course, none of those guesses explain why he’d be hearing—or remembering, it’s not entirely clear—disembodied voices telling him to come and find them, but I think we have to assume that the answers to those questions will somehow tie into the rogue group Raffi and Worf are chasing, what they’ve been doing since the end of the Dominion War, and why they’ve chosen this moment to take on the Federation again. Here’s hoping, anyway.
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‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 Episode 4 Recap: Truth and Consequences
Picard and Jack finally get a long-overdue bonding moment in "No Win Scenario."
With its fourth episode, entitled “No Win Scenario,” Star Trek: Picard Season 3 delves into the tenuous relationship forming between Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) and his newfound son Jack ( Ed Speleers ), which plays out against the backdrop of the dire situation that the crew of the Titan finds themselves in, after Picard’s impulsive decisions in Episode 3 . While the family drama plays out aboard the starship, Captain Shaw’s ( Todd Stashwick ) distaste for Picard and the Borg finally comes into focus, with revelations about the last time Shaw crossed paths with Picard.
Following last week’s tense closing moments, Episode 4 opens in a far more upbeat manner, with a flashback to five years ago. While Picard nurses a drink at 10 Forward, a gaggle of starry-eyed Starfleet cadets approach him—all eager to hear his triumphant tales from his travels out amidst the stars. One of them asks about his encounter with the Hirogen, which Star Trek: Voyager fans may remember from their numerous appearances in the series, and he launches into a rather eloquent recollection about the event, which he turns into a neat little teaching moment too. He explains to the cadets that his encounter with the Hirogen taught him that when the time comes, you must remain steadfast to your crew, no matter how dire the situation is. Which is a perfect segue into the predicament that Picard finds himself in, in the present storyline.
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With Shaw incapacitated, Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) is forced to make life-or-death decisions for the crew of the Titan , and unfortunately at the top of the episode, it looks like the only decision he has been left with is a quick death or a slow death. Their shields are no longer able to handle the debris they’re colliding with as they sink further and further into the nebula, and nearly every single one of their systems is facing critical minimums—including life support. On top of that, the nebula is also causing weird bioelectrical waves, which is putting further strain on the starship. With things looking beyond dire, Riker goes to find Picard and eat a little crow. As death looms over the crew of the Titan , Riker recognizes that Picard wasn’t wrong when he called him out about his fear of loss: he does, in fact, fear the nothingness of death. Riker pushes Picard to spend the final hours they have alive with Jack, before it's too late.
Picard heeds Riker’s advice and heads straight to the Sick Bay, where Beverly ( Gates McFadden ) and Jack are tending to the injured crew members. Picard reports that their situation does not look good and asks Beverly for a few moments alone with Jack, and of course, she’s quick to say yes. Jack, on the other hand, seems less than thrilled about spending a little alone time with his old man, even though Picard makes strides to be as casual as possible by using the Holodeck to take them to 10 Forward. But perhaps it’s because Picard asks Jack if he’s ever been to 10 Forward, and he’s quite clearly lying when he says he hasn’t.
While it may seem surprising that the Holodeck is still perfectly functional, when the rest of the ship is running on fumes, Picard reveals that the Holodeck is designed to pull energy from a separate power system for just such an occasion: a nice diversion from the inevitable. If Jack is the rock n’ roll to Picard’s classical tastes, it’s not surprising to learn that Jack is the whiskey to Picard’s wine. To Jack’s credit, he does try to lighten the dour mood by asking about the elephant in the room: when is his hair going to go? These interactions really underscore how well-crafted Jack Crusher’s character is, in addition to highlighting what perfect casting Speleers is for the role.
Elsewhere on the Titan , Seven of Nine ( Jeri Ryan ) continues investigating the Changeling situation and discovers that the Transporter Officer that the Changeling was masquerading as had been killed days before Picard and Riker boarded the ship or brought Jack on board—meaning the plot to sabotage the vessel was in place long before Picard even received the message from Beverly. She immediately reports her findings to RIker who cautions her to keep them to herself, because they might kill what little morale remains onboard the ship. He also decides not to reinstate her, since she is more help in an unofficial capacity because she can kill the Changeling without jumping through Starfleet’s hoops.
Despite Riker’s advice to keep her investigation under wraps, Seven goes to Shaw with her discovery and asks him for his help: which is a surprise to both of them. Seven recognizes that out of everyone on board, Shaw knows his crew better than anyone else. If anyone is going to recognize a Changeling, it’s going to be him. Shaw imparts what little knowledge he has about Changelings to Seven, and sets her off on a mission to find the Changeling’s pot—but not the fun kind.
On the other side of the nebula, Vadic ( Amanda Plummer ) reports to a fellow Changeling about the search for Jack Crusher and calls it a suicide mission to attempt to follow the Titan into the nebula, but that is of little consequence to the other Changeling. Vadic is, apparently, expendable—and not at the top of the food chain. This brief interlude creates even more questions about what the Changelings want from Jack, and by extension Picard.
Speaking of Picard, the episode’s second flashback picks up on the tail end of Picard’s war stories, which have attracted even more star-struck cadets. One of the cadets asks him about his various exploits with the late Jack Crusher, which prompts Picard to dive head-first into a story about a “no-win scenario” which is where the episode’s title hails from. As he tells his tall tales of heroics and reckless antics, Picard is entirely unaware of the fact that it isn’t just cadets listening to his story.
Meanwhile, back on the Holodeck, more crewmembers are slowly filtering into 10 Forward, looking for an escape from reality. Picard and Jack are more than happy to share the Holodeck, especially Jack who seems very over the father-son bonding time. Jack admits that he doesn’t need this, and he isn’t trying to be harsh about it—it’s just the facts. In a rare moment for Picard, who has been so very good at keeping a safe distance from everyone around him, he admits that he’s the one that needs this moment with Jack. Jack might be fine with not needing a connection, but everyone needs them, especially Picard.
Later on, as the Holodeck continues to fill up with wayward crewmembers, Jack asks Picard about what the worst jam he has ever been in was. This leads to Picard relaying the same story he told to the cadets in 10 Forward five years ago. Picard admits that even though it may seem like an odd choice for Beverly to name him after her late husband, Picard would have done the same because Jack Crusher was his very best friend. As Picard revels in the memory of how the two friends inched their way home after screwing up big time on an unsanctioned trip, he realizes that Jack has definitely heard the story before—there’s something very knowing about his expression. He assumes, incorrectly, that Jack knows the story because his mother told it to him. Before Jack has the opportunity to correct him, Captain Shaw makes his grand appearance on the Holodeck.
With the crew of the Titan ’s lives hanging in the balance, it’s safe to finally admit that Captain Liam Shaw was actually right all along. Sure, seeing Picard and Riker rescue Beverly and her son is what audiences want to see, but morally speaking—risking hundreds of lives for two lives isn’t the right call. Especially not after two legendary heroes turned up under false pretenses, commandeered an escape pod, and used essentially hijacked a starship and its crew for their own personal mission. But to really drive the stake right through the heart, Shaw delivers a harrowing speech to the crew that reveals exactly why he has such an issue with Picard and, by extension, Seven of Nine.
Seizing on Picard’s tall tales, Shaw begins to tell the story of when he first met Picard, back on board the U.S.S. Constance , when Starfleet went up against the Borg cube. Of course, it wasn’t Picard that Shaw encountered—it was Locutus, and he was raining down fire and hell on the crew. Left with only one life pod, with only ten seats, Shaw and his forty-nine fellow crewmen were forced to wait and be given orders which would decide who would live and who would die. Shaw points out that every single one of those crewmen was his Jack Crushers—they were his friends, and they were made to wait and see who would live because of Picard. Ultimately, he was picked to live, even though he was just some dipshit from Chicago. Jack attempts to stand up for his father, but Picard pacifies him because he gets it. He knows what he did as Locutus, and it isn’t something he can run or hide from. But he does get up and leave, which prompts Jack to follow after him, leaving Shaw surrounded by horrified looks.
While all of this has been going on throughout “No Win Scenario,” Beverly has been carefully keeping track of the bioelectric pulses that the nebula has been giving off. She has deduced that there is a pattern to them and that they are, essentially, exactly like contractions. She goes straight to Picard and Jack with her theory, and in turn the three of them go to Riker with a plan to use the energy being created by the pulses to divert power to the thrusters to escape the gravity well. Riker is skeptical about the plan but willing to give it a try considering they have no other options but waiting for their deaths. Jack points out that, just like Picard’s story with his namesake, they’ll have to slowly navigate their way out of the nebula while harnessing its power, which ties everything together very nicely.
In order for the plan to work, Picard and Seven have to pay Shaw another visit. Even though the Titan has been updated to be state-of-the-art, they still need a grease monkey who can hot-wire the old engineering parts. Shaw and Seven head to engineering, and within seconds of arriving and getting to work they’re joined by Sidney La Forge ( Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut ) who claims she’s been ordered to assist them. Only she hasn’t. In last week’s episode, they smartly showcased Seven and Sidney's friendship, and the second that she calls Seven by Commander Hansen—Seven realizes that she’s dealing with a Changeling. Shaw asks Seven how she knew, and she reveals that Sidney has always called her “Commander Seven” as a sign of respect, which forces Shaw to think about the way he has refused to call her by the name she prefers.
Back on the bridge, Picard enlists Jack to help him inch the Titan through an asteroid field and, at the eleventh hour, their plan works. The nebula manages to give them just enough of a power boost to not only get them out of the gravity well, but supply them with enough power to kick-start all of their systems. When they emerge they come face-to-face with the Shrike, yet again, but this time they show them a taste of their own medicine by chucking an asteroid at them, the same way Vadic threw a ship at them.
As the crew of the Titan celebrates their victory, Jack watches all the connections—new and old—that have been forged around him. As Picard watches him, and his voice from five years ago begins to bleed into the present scene, he realizes that he has seen Jack before. The final flashback picks up with Jack listening in as Picard tells the Starfleet cadets, “You’re only ever as good as those around you. Your crew becomes part of you. Completes you. They lift you up to accomplish the things you could never do alone.” The real sucker punch comes when Jack interjects and asks him if he’s ever had a life outside Starfleet or a real family. Picard tells him, “Starfleet has been the only family I have ever needed.” This is exactly why Jack chose not to forge a connection with his father when his mother gave him the chance years before fate forced them to meet.
Later, after the dust has settled on their harrowing adventure, Riker finally reaches out to Deanna ( Marina Sirtis ) to reconcile. Earlier in the episode, he had attempted to record his final message to her, in case they died, but he couldn’t find the words he needed to say. Now, after everything they went through to survive, he realized that he needed to actually discuss things with her. This moment feels like a taste of what is to come with this pair, especially with so many episodes left in this season . “No Win Scenario” ends on a rather ominous beat, with Jack once again faced with the terrifying red tendrils, the red door, and a mysterious voice whispering “find me.” What could all of this mean, and why do the Changelings want him?
Like the first two seasons of Star Trek: Picard , Season 3 has been an exceptional study of the fallacy of man and the reality of being a living legend within the constructs of the Star Trek universe. As Riker so astutely and simply put it in the previous episode: everyone is faulty. Picard is no more a perfect character than he was a perfect captain—he made mistakes, and he owns up to the mistakes he made, even if he often got through them without serious repercussions.
“No Win Scenario” may be the title because the crew of the Titan finds themselves in a no-win scenario, but it also has overarching connotations. Picard has found himself in a no-win scenario with his son, which is largely caused by his own machinations—past and present—whether he fully recognizes that yet, and Riker has similarly found himself in an impossible situation with Deanna. In both situations, they recognize the error of their ways, but forging forward can’t truly atone for past mistakes. There’s really no way to start over or make up for the lost time. These imperfect decisions, made by imperfect characters, and the fallout of those choices, make for engaging television. It adds drama, intrigue, and a degree of nuance that is often missing in modern storytelling.
This is also showcased in the relationship between Shaw and Seven. He may have a completely rational reason to loathe the Borg and everyone associated with them, but he still chose Seven to be his Number One for a reason—even if he does give her a hard time. Shaw may be flawed, and with good reason, but that’s what makes him a great captain. He could’ve iced Seven out and denied her an opportunity to rise through the ranks in Starfleet, but he didn’t. And we see in the episode that they work very well together and they both hold great respect for each other.
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‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3, Episode 4 Recap: A Sinking Ship
In this week’s “Picard,” the crew of the Titan is powerless in more ways than one.
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Season 3, Episode 4: ‘No Win Scenario’
All the world’s a stage, and all the cadets are merely players.
Jean-Luc Picard, on some level, has been playing a part. That much is clear in this week’s “Picard.” When he sits down with his haddock and regales the eager cadets with stories of his biggest professional successes, he is putting up a front. The purposeful blocking makes this clear: The lunch table is the stage. The cadets are the audience. And in a brilliant bit of acting by Patrick Stewart, you can see that he’s hamming it up for the cadets. Underneath it, there’s a loneliness.
It’s an interesting window into Jean-Luc: He likes the attention, but especially because he doesn’t get it from other places. It’s not ego. It’s insecurity.
In that same bit of theatrics, Jean-Luc blithely discusses high jinks he got into with Jack Crusher’s namesake and smiles as he describes himself as being “a little bit reckless” in those days.
So later in the episode, when the cadets part to reveal a younger Jack at the bar asking Jean-Luc about a life outside of Starfleet and “a real family,” it’s a visual “Let’s cut through the garbage” moment. Jean-Luc’s answer: “Young man, Starfleet has been the only family I have ever needed,” followed by applause from Starfleet cadets. But that’s not as revealing as the visual: They are applauding him, but Jean-Luc is eating alone.
One can understand why Jack didn’t feel the need to have Jean-Luc be a part of his life. Jack is established to be a teenager when he shows up to this bar. He learns that Picard never cared about having a family and views the death of the man Jack is named after as an amusing story to be used to charm cadets. It surely rings hollow to Jack on the holodeck in the present day story line when Jean-Luc remarks to Jack, “I think we all need connection, don’t we?”
In some ways, Jean-Luc and Jack are very alike: They are both putting up a front about not needing other people and mostly focusing on work; Jean-Luc on his career in Starfleet and Jack on his medical supply runs.
Meanwhile, Riker and the rest of the crew’s situation on the Titan is quite bleak. The ship is sinking in a gravity well and losing power rapidly. The officers on the bridge inform Riker that the situation is nearly hopeless. So hopeless that Riker tells Jean-Luc to get his affairs in order and that everyone is essentially about to die. Jonathan Frakes puts in a wonderful performance describing the death of Riker and Troi’s son, and how it created a gulf between grieving parents — one who thrives on sensing emotion, and the other trying his hardest to be numb to the pain.
“This is the end, my friend,” Riker tells Picard. “And if I were you, I’d take the next few hours to get to know your son.”
I would put Frakes’s work in this episode among the best of any he has done as Riker, including the movies and “Next Generation.”
But when Jean-Luc takes his son to the holodeck for some father-son bonding, it’s an extraordinarily distracting plot point. One of the first scenes of the show features officers talking about the hopelessness of the situation because the power is draining from essential systems. Yet, Jean-Luc and Jack go to a perfectly functioning holodeck to have a drink? Jean-Luc waves this away by saying the holodeck relies “on a small, independent power cell for this very reason so that in times of distress it can be a kind of sanctuary.”
In other words: plot armor. No one thought to tap into the holodeck for extra power when they are so desperate?
(The Picards can handle their whisky. In the “Next Generation” episode “Relics,” Picard throws back a glass of whisky with Scotty as if it is absolutely nothing .)
As Jean-Luc and Jack bond, they are interrupted by several crew members who arrive to commiserate. Uh, hey Titan crew? Your ship is falling. Maybe the bridge crew could use a hand with repairs? Or you know, anything? Why are you in a bar?
This goes double for Shaw. Seven recruits him to help find the changeling, which is, on its face, a great idea. But why is Shaw in his quarters rather than on the bridge of the ship he is supposed to be commanding ? If he’s well enough to perform a complex maneuver to save the ship, why isn’t he well enough to, you know, be captain?
And that’s before does he go to the holodeck himself to hang out! In the previous three episodes, Shaw has been painted as putting the concerns of his crew above all. So the notion that as the ship is rapidly losing power, he would just go chill at the bar to yell at Jean-Luc while his bridge crew and Riker try to figure out a way out feels ridiculous.
But let’s leave that aside — because I don’t want my head to explode — and examine the big reveal here: the reason for Shaw’s antipathy toward Jean-Luc and Riker. Shaw angrily (and unprofessionally) yells to the whole bar that he was at Wolf 359, and saw many of his fellow crew members die as a result of Locutus, a.k.a. Captain Picard. (Benjamin Sisko was angry at Picard for similar reasons in the pilot of “Deep Space Nine.” ) Jean-Luc is accustomed to adoring crowds in bars. He’s not used to being confronted about all the deaths that he — or a version of himself — caused.
Todd Stashwick does a nice job conveying Shaw’s righteous anger at Jean-Luc, but it is a bit odd that he selected Seven to be his first officer. Unless she was thrust upon him, he chose a former Borg to be his most trusted commander. (Then again, people are complicated. Maybe he wanted to see past that, and that’s why he insists she go by Annika.)
Odds and Ends
A cadet asks Jean-Luc about an encounter with the Hirogen. The Hirogen were a predatory species that Voyager encountered in the Delta Quadrant, and I am certainly curious how Jean-Luc’s Enterprise would have encountered them.
Riker offers to keep Seven in an “unofficial capacity” to root out the changeling, rather than reinstating her command. You can see how much more comfortable Seven is with an off the books arrangement rather than playing by the rules.
Jack mentions offhand to Jean-Luc in the holodeck that he’s been to M’Talas Four, a “vile place.” Raffi has been doing intelligence work at M’Talas Prime this season, and one wonders if these two things are connected. (I’m not entirely clear what M’Talas Four is.)
I am also wondering if Vadic’s boss — obscured by, uh, changeling goo — is someone we will find familiar in the future. It demands that Vadic go on a suicide mission, while also making clear the Shrike does not matter in the grand plan.
Beverly’s solution of moving “with the wave,” and seeing the old “Next Generation” pals work together to get out of the sticky situation had the feel of the old show. Beverly had the best line: “Look where we are. Here, all of us in this moment. So let’s do what we spent our entire lives learning to be great at.”
Does anyone want to command the Titan? Shaw hands it off needlessly to Riker for no discernible reason in a previous episode. In this one, Riker hands it to Jean-Luc for no reason.
An earlier version of this article described in error a scene in “Star Trek: Picard.” Jean-Luc Picard did not discuss the accident that killed Jack Crusher Sr. while speaking with cadets. He talked about a different incident.
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Star Trek: Picard Recap: Space Womb
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Our connection to our families, our friends, our found families — they’re what make life worth living. And in the fourth episode of Star Trek: Picard , “No Win Scenario,” our connections to each other (and to this cast!) are front and center.
Let’s get right to the holodeck scene. It’s moving for many reasons: the re-creation of Ten Forward as a holodeck program, Jean-Luc working behind the bar — clearly, it’s a place he’s comfortable. But what got to me most was Picard finally making a real effort to get to know his son, Jack.
It plays out about how you’d expect, with a little banter and a few jokes. Some honest questions, but Jack shuts off once they start getting too deep. He explains to his father (oh, that feels weird ) that he doesn’t really need the connection. Jean-Luc doesn’t need to put on this act for him. In a rare moment of emotional honesty, Jean-Luc admits he needs this. “We all need connection,” he says, as the Titan crew members begin streaming in to be with each other before the end.
It’s a weird episode when you step back. It’s fantastic to watch because the pause in action allows for some really strong character moments, but there’s something strange about watching an episode of Star Trek that feels like it’s just people sitting around waiting to die. It’s antithetical to what we know of this group, who fight to live with the very last fiber of their being.
But they also take their cue from their captain, and both Riker and Shaw are not in a good place right now. Captain Riker is having a crisis of faith after the extremely uncomfortable (I’d even call it devastating!) fight he had with Picard on the bridge of the Titan at the end of the third episode. Here, they have a bit of a heart-to-heart. Riker admits that he’s lost his way. The Titan is bleeding power, they don’t have enough to save themselves, and Will doesn’t know how to save this crew, let alone help himself.
Jonathan Frakes is doing some of his best acting in the series (and he’s directing on top of it!). Frakes beautifully portrays Riker as a man who hasn’t fully processed the trauma from his past. It’s why he reacted like he did to Jean-Luc and opted to flee rather than fight. I’m not sure he was wrong, but this tendency to do whatever is safe isn’t typical of Will. Now we know why. At a time when he needs connection the most, Will is alone. His wife and daughter are across the quadrant, and he doesn’t even know how to begin to close the gap between them. Riker tries to send a farewell message to Deanna, but he can’t find the words. He doesn’t know how to come to terms with all of it. It’s why he told Jean-Luc to connect with his son before it’s too late.
But it’s not just Jack Crusher that Jean-Luc connects with. A still-injured Liam Shaw also makes his way to the holodeck, and we finally begin to understand where he’s coming from. He interrupts Jean-Luc and Jack’s attempts to build a relationship with his own story: the first time he met Jean-Luc Picard.
If you know The Next Generation well, you probably reacted like I did. I stiffened up and immediately went on high alert — I knew what was coming.
It’s the specter that has followed Jean-Luc Picard around for decades: Locutus of Borg. The Borg kidnapped him and used him as a tool to destroy his own people. It seems like everyone in Starfleet has a Wolf 359 story, and Jean-Luc has had to bear witness to pretty much all of them. (Remember Commander Sisko in the series premiere of Deep Space Nine ?)
It’s a harrowing story, and Todd Stashwick’s delivery is perfect. You can see how traumatized he continues to be by what happened. Even though he’s basically attacking Jean-Luc for something that wasn’t his fault, you can’t blame him here. Even when he’s being an absolute dick, he comes across as sympathetic — a testament to the writing and Todd Stashwick’s performance. “The only Borg so deadly they gave him a goddamn name” is a line that will stick with me for a long time. It also immediately explains (but doesn’t excuse!) his animosity toward Seven of Nine.
To his credit, Jean-Luc is gracious. If we’ve seen this confrontation repeatedly onscreen, it must have happened endlessly offscreen. At this point, he knows the best answer is just to bow out. Thankfully, Jack comes looking for him, but Jean-Luc is ready just to brush it all off and welcome the end alone. But Beverly arrives just at the right second, and together, they do what they do best: figure out how to save everyone.
It’s notable that when the three of them go to Will with a semblance of a plan, his inclination is still to say no. He wants to preserve the ship and their memories in case someone comes looking for them. It’s not until Beverly brings up Deanna that Will softens and listens to her. It’s about connection, but it’s also about trust. Can Will find it within himself to trust these people after everything he’s been through?
It’s clear that Will has always feared the part of himself that feels nothingness. In hindsight, it may be tied into why he broke up with Deanna in the first place, before they were assigned to serve on the Enterprise-D together. He wanted to focus on his career, yes, but he also didn’t want to face this void. Now he has to, will he surrender, or will he fight?
Will finally chooses to fight, and Seven does the same off the bridge. She goes to Shaw to find out how, exactly, she can hunt a changeling, and he gives her great advice. This scene between them feels like the first honest one they’ve had. He admits he underestimated Seven. It’s amazing how much the character of Liam Shaw has redeemed himself since the first episode.
Seven finally catches up with the infiltrator, who disguised themself as a transporter officer and then heads with Shaw to nacelle control. It seems this isn’t a nebula but some sort of space womb. The energy pulses affecting the ship are timed like contractions, and when the space creature gives birth, they can ride the energy wave out. To absorb that energy, though, they have to manually open up the nacelles, which only Shaw, our resident dipshit from Chicago, can do.
It’s a tense scene, as Jean-Luc takes the conn, and they manually fly out of the nebula, throwing some rocks at the Shrike on their way out. And speaking of Vadic’s ship, it’s increasingly clear that she’s specifically after Jack Crusher — alive — and whoever she is working for doesn’t care if the entire crew of the Shrike dies accomplishing their goal.
Speaking of Jack, he’s not doing well. He’s having hallucinations or visions — could this be related to why the changelings want him? Or has he inherited Irumodic Syndrome from his father?
Things are looking up for the Titan, but there’s still a lot to figure out. Will has a nice heart-to-heart with Deanna (I noticed Jean-Luc didn’t check in with Laris after his brush with death). Jack isn’t doing well, though. It seems he’s having hallucinations or visions — could this be related to why the changelings want him? Or has he inherited Irumodic Syndrome from his father? For now, though, at least this crew has each other. That’s enough to give them hope.
Captain’s Log
• Legacy character count: Four! (Five if you count Ten Forward!) Deanna was just on the view screen, but I’ll take it. I missed Worf, but hopefully, we’ll see him again soon.
• “I need your help despite the fact that you are indeed a dipshit from Chicago” will go into the history books as an all-time great Trek line.
• Why do the changelings look like a cross between raw meat and the goo from Ghostbusters 2 ?
• Jack Crusher and Sidney LaForge? That’s a legacy spinoff show I’d watch (after Captain Seven, of course).
• The “Encounter at Farpoint” callback was really well done here. Fan service? Yes. Lovely? Also yes.
• I appreciated the frankness with which Jean-Luc asked, point blank, why Jack didn’t choose to get to know him.
• I also appreciate that all changelings apparently come with their own bucket. Is it a standard issue thing when they’re leaving the Great Link?
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Star Trek: Picard season 3 — next episode, trailer, cast and everything we know about the final season
The Next Generation cast reunites as Star Trek: Picard heads into the Final Frontier in its final season.
The final season of Star Trek: Picard promises to boldly go where no other Trek franchise has gone before as members of the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast join Patrick Stewart on one last adventure to the Final Frontier.
Details about Star Trek: Picard season 3 were revealed during Star Trek Day. The Paramount Plus celebration of all things Star Trek on September 8 commemorated the anniversary of the original series’ premiere in 1966.
Here’s what we know about Star Trek: Picard season 3.
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Next episode of Star Trek: Picard season 3
The series finale of Star Trek: Picard airs Thursday, April 20. The title is "The Last Generation" and here's the episode description: "In a desperate last stand, Jean-Luc Picard and generations of crews, both old and new, fight together to save the galaxy from the greatest threat they've ever faced."
Star Trek: Picard season 3 episode guide
Keep track of all the episodes of Star Trek: Picard season 3 right here:
Star Trek: Picard season 3 episode 1: "The Next Generation" "After receiving a cryptic, urgent distress call from Dr. Beverly Crusher, Admiral Jean-Luc Picard enlists help from generations old and new to embark on one final adventure: a daring mission that will change Starfleet, and his old crew forever."
Star Trek: Picard season 3 episode 2: "Disengage" "Aided by Seven of Nine and the crew of the USS Titan, Picard makes a shocking discovery that will alter his life forever, and puts him on a collision course with the most cunning enemy he's ever encountered. Meanwhile, Raffi races to track a catastrophic weapon, and collides with a familiar ally."
Star Trek: Picard season 3 episode 3: "Seventeen Seconds" "Picard grapples with a life-altering revelation, while the Titan and her crew try to outmaneuver a Vadic in a lethal game of nautical cat and mouse; Raffi and Worf uncover a nefarious plot from an enemy Starfleet has long since forgotten."
Star Trek: Picard season 3 episode 4: "No Win Scenario" "Picard, Riker and crew must confront the sins of their past as the Titan drifts helplessly in a mysterious space anomaly."
Star Trek: Picard season 3 episode 5: "Imposters" "Caught by Starfleet and facing court martial, paranoia grows as Picard struggles to uncover whether a prodigal crewman from his past has returned as an ally or an enemy hellbent on destroying them all."
Star Trek: Picard season 3 episode 6: "The Bounty" "Now on the run, Picard and the skeleton crew of the USS Titan must break into Starfleet's most top-secret facility to expose a plot that could destroy the Federation. Picard must turn to the only soul in the galaxy who can help: an old friend."
Star Trek: Picard season 3 episode 7: "Dominion" "Crippled, cornered, and out of options, Picard stages a gambit to trap Vadic and reveal her true motive, a gamble that puts the Titan in the crosshairs and forces Picard and Beverly to question every moral code they've ever held."
Star Trek: Picard season 3 episode 8: "Surrender" "Vadic forces Picard to make an impossible choice: deliver what he can never give or watch his crew perish."
Star Trek: Picard season 3 episode 9: "Vox" "A devastating revelation about Jack alters the course of Picard's life forever - and uncovers a truth that threatens every soul in the Federation; the final battle begins as Picard and his crew race to save the galaxy from annihilation."
Star Trek: Picard season 3 release date
During the Star Trek Day event, Patrick Stewart revealed that Star Trek: Picard season 3 would be beaming onto Paramount Plus on February 16, 2023.
Great news for UK Trekkies: you can watch the new season on Paramount Plus.
Who is in the Star Trek: Picard season 3 cast?
As soon as Picard was initially announced, Star Trek fans wondered whether it would present an opportunity for the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast to reunite. Brent Spiner returned as Altan Soong and Adam Soong, along with reprising his role as Data.
In season 3, the entire Star Trek: The Next Generation cast is back together again in a reunion for the ages.
There was a bit of controversy when Wil Wheaton wasn’t announced as part of the TNG reunion. Wheaton, who played Dr. Crusher’s son Wesley Crusher, was a big part of the series in its early seasons. Wheaton currently hosts the Ready Room aftershow and remained mum about being left out until the Picard season 2 finale revealed that Wesley was back in his role as the Traveler, picking up where his character left off in his final TNG appearance.
Here is the Picard season 3 cast so far:
- Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard
- Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine
- Michelle Hurd as Raffi
- Jonathan Frakes as William T. Riker
- Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher
- Michael Dorn as Worf
- LeVar Burton as Geordi LaForge
- Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi
- Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher
What is Star Trek: Picard season 3 about?
There’s no official synopsis for Star Trek: Picard season 3 just yet, but it’s safe to say that the events of Star Trek: Picard season 2 will trickle down into the final season. In season 2, Star Trek villain Q (John De Lancie) returned to wreak havoc with the timeline.
Based on what’s revealed in the sneak peek teaser, Beverly Crusher sends a message to Picard asking for help. Picard goes to Riker and they devise a plan to find a ship and go on their new mission to help their friends.
It's possible we'll learn more about the new season when several members of the cast, including Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn, LeVar Burton, Marina Sirtis and Brent Spiner travel to NYCC to celebrate the final season. Deadline reports that the entire TNG cast, minus Wil Wheaton, will be together for this special occasion.
Is there a Star Trek: Picard season 3 trailer?
The latest look at Star Trek: Picard season 3 aired during the AFC Championship game. Give it a look below.
The first official sneak peek for Star Trek: Picard season 3 was introduced by Patrick Stewart during the Picard panel at Star Trek Day. Seeing the entire TNG cast makes us emotional. Not only that, but newly minted Starfleet officer Seven of Nine utters Picard’s iconic "engage" command to the delight of fans everywhere.
How to watch Star Trek: Picard season 3
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Star Trek: Picard Brings Everyone Together With the Threat of Impending Death
If you thought last week put the pressure on, "no win scenario" makes it look like a walk in the park for star trek: picard 's heroes..
Star Trek loves itself a nebula . It loves itself a starship that gets stuck inside a nebula. When that nebula is actually a living being? It’s downright giddy. This week’s Star Trek: Picard not only did all three, it used that classic premise to give all its characters a choice: come together or crack under the pressure.
“No Win Scenario,” the fourth episode of Star Trek: Picard season 3, build s on last week’s barnstormer of an episode where Picard, Riker, and everyone else aboard the Titan were having the absolute worst time of their lives. Turns out, there’s always a way to make things worse! With the Titan all but scuttled by Picard’s failed, hail-mary attack on the Shrike , the ship’s dwindling power reserves leave it in a tailspin down deep into the gravity well at the heart of the nebula. If that wasn’t enough, their power reserves are so low the Titan ’s life support systems are very close to shutting down, so the crew is either going to freeze, asphyxiate , and/ or be crushed by the gravitic forces within the nebula. And if that wasn’t enough, there’s also a changeling saboteur operating aboard the ship, and no one really knows where one of Star Trek ’s most sinister foes is lurking, or who they are.
Suffice it to say, if “No Win Scenario” was about getting out of all these individual no-win scenarios and nothing else, it’d be a pretty tense, exciting episode of Star Trek . But Picard continues its strong streak this season by not really focusing on the hows and whys and technobabbles of these plot threads, but their immense impact on the characters—the pressure of multiple lethal scenarios compressing them into the best versions of themselves, primarily through a lot of hurt.
Riker, fresh off of his very public dust-up with Jean-Luc, spends any time he’s not trying to keep what’s left of the Titan together long enough to figure out a way out while reflecting on how the loss of his and Deanna’s son Thad—which he used to reass ure Picard about getting closer to his newfound son last week—has left him emotionally distant, damaging their relationship along the way. Doing so lets him reflect long enough that if this is the end, he can’t leave Picard on the terms he did last week, leading to an emotional calming of the waters between them.
Picard, meanwhile, tries to spend what could be his last hours with Jack, retreating to the holodeck’s recreation of Ten Forward (the Picard bar, not the TNG one, alas) alongside several other distressed members of the Titan crew to try and calm his son in the face of almost certain death. It’s a powerful series of scenes, as Patrick Stewart exhibits a rawness rarely seen in his portrayal of Picard—human, funny, melancholic, a little expletive —and the bittersweet nature of it all is contrasted with a series of flashbacks to the actual Ten Forward back on earth, as Jack, unbeknownst to his father, surreptitiously overhears him regale a crowd of Starfleet Academy students about his history. There, Picard concludes when a student asks him if he ever intended to start a family, that Starfleet was his family, breaking the heart of his unseen son. But in the present, just as Jack and Jean-Luc are on the cusp of finding some connection together, the moment is thrown into emotional chaos instead... as a recovering Captain Shaw enters the bar.
It turns out part of Shaw’s animosity to Picard isn’t just the way the Admiral bludgeoned his path aboard his ship with his own legacy. Shaw was stationed aboard a ship that took part in the infamous Battle of Wolf 359, where Picard, as Locutus, le d the Borg in a devastating assault on Starfleet. There were no heroic survival tales of determination like the ones Picard tells, Shaw bitterly rails at the Admiral, assuming this is the only chance he’ll ever get. H e survived his ship’s destruction by being randomly selected to escape on the remaining life pods, then watching his friends die in his place. For a season already bringing as much Deep Space Nine nostalgia to the fore as it is TNG by making Changelings the big threat of the show, there’s a fascinating parallel between Shaw’s relationship with Picard and Benjamin Sisko’s relationship with Picard as seen in DS9 's premiere, “Emissary,” 30 years ago in that the bitter recriminations of survivors of Locutus’ assault undo the man completely. B efore Jack can come to his defense , Picard glumly accepts both Shaw’s hatred and that his moment with his son has passed, retreating from the bar and into himself while the Titan faces its doom.
Speaking of Shaw, the other rocky relationship we get this week comes in the form of his questionable bond with Seven of Nine, who is still technically awaiting court martial even as she runs about the Titan trying to do her job. Tasked by Riker with finding the Changeling saboteur as quietly as she can , Seven finds herself having to go to Shaw for help, who only begrudgingly agrees to offer information when Seven likewise begrudgingly admits she needs his familiarity with the Titan to find the saboteur. Seven and Shaw work together to trick the Changeling after destroying its regenerative bucket (which, apparently, tells us all Changelings copied Odo’s bucket design, which is oddly sweet ) while Shaw tries to hotwire the Titan ’s engines after Riker and the bridge crew come up with a madcap plan to get out of the living nebula. In a moment of catharsis, everything comes together, and it’s the important connections everyone has made in the pressure of this episode—Shaw and Seven, Picard and Riker, Picard and Jack—that win the day. When Ensign LaForge shows up to help Seven and Shaw, the former plays on her friendship with the young officer... goading her into revealing she’s the Changeling in disguise, referring to Seven as “Commander Hansen” instead of “Commander Seven,” as the real LaForge does.
And so, after all this tension and intrapersonal drama, Star Trek: Picard allows itself a moment of catharsis—the Changeling agent is dead, the Titan escapes the nebula ( timing its velocity with the release of a wave of newborn nebula-jellyfish) , and Riker even gets to return the proverbial favor and use its tractor beam to lob an asteroid at the Shrike on the way out. Everyone’s happy, everyone’s alive, and for the first time in a few episodes, almost all of Picard ’s characters can catch their breath.
It’s a great climax to this opening chapter of Picard ’s final season, even as it’s very clear things aren’t over. The question of just why these Dominion renegades want Jack Crusher still plagues Picard, and Jack himself is still likewise plagued by his strange visions. And, of course, albeit a bit battered, Vadic is still out there and eager to claim her bounty. But if “No Win Scenario” proved anything, it’s that even if things are bound to get worse again from this moment of respite, the crew aboard the Titan , in spite of their differences, are more than ready to face the pressure .
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‘Star Trek: Picard’ Season 3 Cast and Character Guide (Photos)
Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Enterprise embark on one final adventure in space
The crew of the “U.S.S. Enterprise” reunites for one final mission in Season 3 of “Star Trek: Picard.”
It marks the first time the entire cast from “Star Trek: The Next Generation” (“TNG”) — Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, LeVar Burton and Michael Dorn — have reunited on screen since 2002’s “Star Trek Nemesis.”
See what your favorite “TNG” cast members look like now.
Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard
Now retired and residing at his family vineyard, the Starfleet admiral is called into action for one final mission after receiving a distress call from Beverly Crusher.
Aside from Picard, Stewart is best known for playing Professor Charles Xavier in the “X-Men” movie franchise. His character recently crossed over to the MCU, appearing as a member of the Illuminati in “Dr. Strange and the Multiverse of Madness.”
Jonathan Frakes as William Riker
Picard calls upon his former first officer for assistance. Riker, no longer in command of the U.S.S. Titan and needing some time away from his family, jumps at the opportunity.
After “TNG,” Frakes appeared in numerous shows and hosted “Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction.” He’s also a prolific director, with episodes of “Roswell,” “The Librarians,” “Star Trek: Discovery” and even “Picard” under his belt.
Marina Sirtis as Deanna Troi
Troi is the former ship’s counselor and is married to Will Riker. They have a daughter, Kestra. As a half-Betazoid, she is able to read the emotions of others.
Sirtis (and Frakes) voiced lead roles in the animated series “Gargoyles.” She’s appeared in numerous shows in the U.S. and U.K. including “NCIS.” She reprised the role of Troi in Season 1 of “Picard.”
Brent Spiner as TBD
Data, the beloved android who served on board the Enterprise and perished in a battle against the Romulan warlord Shinzon. Whether Spiner is playing Data, his evil brother Lore, or some other being is to be determined.
Although his character Data was killed in “Nemesis,” Spiner has played various characters with familial connections to Data in other “Trek” series and films. He’s also known for playing Dr. Okum in the “Independence Day” films.
Michael Dorn as Worf
Worf is the former Enterprise security chief. Despite being raised by humans, his Klingon heritage imparts a strong sense of honor, particularly in battle.
After “TNG,” Dorn joined the cast of “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.” He’s appeared in more “Trek” shows than any other character. He’s also lent his voice talent to numerous shows.
LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge
La Forge is the former Enterprise chief engineer. He is currently running the Starfleet museum. He also has two daughters in Starfleet.
Prior to “TNG,” Burton was the beloved host of “Reading Rainbow.” There was a campaign to have him replace Alex Trebek as the host of “Jeopardy,” and he even guest-hosted. Like Frakes, Burton has directed numerous episodes of “Trek” series.
Gates McFadden as Beverly Crusher
Crusher is the former Enterprise chief medical officer. She lost contact with her crewmates but reaches out to them in a time of need. She and Picard had a former romantic relationship that became a close friendship.
McFadden starred in “Marker” and “Mad About You” after her stint on “TNG.” She’s also reprised the role of Dr. Crusher on “Star Trek: Prodigy.”
Jeri Ryan as Annika Hansen/Seven of Nine
After being rescued from the Borg, Seven joined the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager. She later joined the Rangers, a space vigilante group, before re-enlisting in Starfleet. She is currently the first officer on the U.S.S. Titan, where she goes by Annika Hansen, her human name before assimilation.
Ryan wasn’t a part of the “TNG” cast. She joined “Star Trek: Voyager” in 1997. Her character was extremely popular, and she reprised her role in Season 1 of “Picard.” After “Voyager” Ryan starred in “Boston Public.”
Michelle Hurd as Raffaela “Raffi” Musiker
Musiker served with Picard late in his Starfleet career but burned out. She eventually helped him root out Romulan spies. She re-enlisted in Starfleet and joined the U.S.S. Excelsior crew, but has since taken on a special mission.
Hurd is best known for playing Monique Jeffries in “Law and Order: SVU” and Ellen Briggs in “Blindspot.”
Amanda Plummer as Vadic
Very little is known about the villainous Vadic. She captains the warship Shrike and has a grudge against Picard and the Enterprise crew.
Plummer, the daughter of legendary thesp Christopher Plummer, had had a long career on stage and screen. But her most memorable role might be playing “Honey Bunny,” one of the restaurant robbers in “Pulp Fiction.”
Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut as Sidney La Forge
La Forge is the eldest daughter of Geordi La Forge and the helmsman on the U.S.S. Titan.
Chestnut has had recurring roles in “Rap Sh!t” and “NCIS: Los Angeles.”
Todd Stashwick as Liam Shaw
Shaw is the no-nonsense captain of the U.S.S. Titan. He took over command from Will Riker. He previously served on the U.S.S. Constance, one of 40 ships destroyed in the Battle of Wolf 359 against the Borg and an assimilated Picard.
Stashwick is no stranger to the “Trek” universe, having appeared in “Star Trek: Enterprise” as Talok. He appeared in the sci-fi show “12 Monkeys” from 2016-18.
Ed Speleers as Jack Crusher
Speleers’ character is the son of Beverly Crusher and Jean-Luc Picard. He never knew his father while growing up.
Speleers played the title role in the fantasy film “Eragon,” and had a memorable stint playing Jimmy the handsome footman on “Downton Abbey.”
Michelle Forbes as Ro Laren
Ro served aboard the Enterprise as an ensign before defecting to the Maquis. She is back with Starfleet working in the Intelligence division. She is sent to interrogate Picard and Riker for treason.
Forbes previously appeared on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “Battlestar Galactica.”
Mica Burton as Ensign Alandra La Forge
Alandra is the youngest daughter of Geordi La Forge who works with her father at the fleet museum. She has an interest in engineering.
Burton is the real-life daughter of castmember LeVar Burton.
Daniel Davis as Moriarty
Moriarity was a hologram created to be a foil to Data’s Sherlock Holmes. He gained sentience and outwitted the Enterprise crew. Eventually, he was placed in a memory module to continue running but appears to have escaped his program.
Davis is best known for playing Niles, the sharp-tongued butler on “The Nanny.”
Tim Russ as Tuvok (doppleganger)
Tuvok was the former security officer aboard the U.S.S. Voyager. Seven of Nine turns to her former crewmate for information about the kidnapped Captain Riker.
Elizabeth Dennehy as Elizabeth Shelby
Admiral Shelby is the commander-in-chief of the U.S.S. Enterprise F during the Frontier Day celebration. She previously served aboard the Enterprise D during the Federation’s earlier encounter with The Borg.
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SNEAK PEEK – Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Ep 4
It’s been an interesting past week for the Star Trek Universe. While Star Trek: Picard keeps us entertained for the moment, Paramount+ confirmed the end of Star Trek: Discovery . Still, we’ve got a new episode of Picard to look forward to this coming week. Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Ep 4 airs this Thursday, and we have preview pictures and a trailer. Additionally, we’ve got speculation on what we might see in the upcoming episode.
However, this is also the second episode of season three, directed by Jonathan Frakes . Therefore, with last week’s cliffhanger ending, we should expect some exciting scenes. This week’s episode is written by Showrunner Terry Matalas and Sean Tretta. Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Ep 4 is titled “No Win Scenario”. The official episode synopsis reads as follows. Spoiler Warning!
“With time running out, Picard, Riker & crew must confront the sins of their past and heal fresh wounds, while the Titan drifts helplessly toward certain destruction within a mysterious space anomaly.” Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Ep 4 – Synopsis
Preview Pictures
As usual, Paramount+ has dropped press pictures for the upcoming episode. These show us what is coming up in Star Trek: Picard Season 3, Ep 4. For starters, it looks like Jean-Luc Picard (Sir Patrick Stewart) is in the command chair of the USS Titan-A. Perhaps he and Riker (Jonathan Frakes) put aside their differences, and Jean-Luc takes command? He certainly has the experience. He and Riker have different opinions on how to command the Titan during the fight with Captain Vadic (Amanda Plummer).
We’ve also got some nice shots of the USS Titan-A’s bridge crew. These individuals are getting some fantastic screen time. However, there is also a shot of Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) which might shed more light on her adventure in this episode. Personally, I think she’ll be hunting down a Changeling onboard the ship. We’ve seen Ensign Foster as the person behind the sabotage. Now Seven needs to find him. Additionally, press pictures show Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) and Jean-Luc in the Ten Forward Bar.
Given the Ten Forward bar is located on Earth, this has to be a Holodeck simulation. Perhaps it’s finally time to see some bonding between Jack and Jean-Luc. Picard has not spoken to his son yet, so this might be the right time to do so. Perhaps Jack encourages him to take a different approach with Riker and such.
Preview Clip – Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Ep 4
Naturally, we’ve got a preview clip for Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Ep 4 . Straight from The Ready Room, we see more of William Riker commanding the USS Titan. However, am I the only one wishing we see more of this? Frakes is natural in his role as Captain William Riker. While we may all want other spin-offs, I could easily watch more of this. Riker is on the bridge as the Titan drifts helplessly into the Nebula. Essentially this is a very classic Star Trek moment.
This bridge scene highlights the actual bridge crew. Riker is our main star here. However, the sequence expands the roles of those pushing the buttons. For a series packed with legendary stars, moments like these make the ship and crew feel alive. The clip sets the tension here. Riker is a man charged with ensuring the safety of the crew. However, he has got few options left. Although, the cliffhanger ending of the clip leaves us wanting more.
Theory Time for Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Episode 4
The title and synopsis of this episode give us a lot to work with. Riker and Picard are going to need to make up. Many Trekies have been commenting on how the pair’s relationship deteriorated through last week’s episode. But the dynamic between them was flipped, and it was stressful. However, I can see this being resolved in this episode so that they can work together more effectively. Additionally, the title of “No Win Scenario” references previous Trek.
I’d imagine we’ll get a good bit of Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) content in this episode. While Captain Riker and his crew deal with the outside situation, we still have a Changeling running around the ship. We always knew something was up with Chad Lindberg’s “Ensign Foster”. Other trailers for Star Trek: Picard Season 3 have shown Seven running around the Titan. Perhaps in this episode, we’ll see her hunt down the Changeling and ensure the ship stays in one piece. However, will we see more of Vadic this week?
As a Star Trek villain, she has made her debut strong. However, I’d love to spend a bit more time with her. While firing torpedoes and Portal-gunning the Titan is fun, let’s let Amanda Plummer talk more. Additionally, this “mysterious space anaomly” sounds fascinating. Honestly, watch it be some deep call back to Encounter at Farpoint, and we see Giant jellyfish aliens save the Titan. No, I am being serious. With the number of references and easter eggs, you could see something like this happening.
Sneaky Villians
The reveal of Changelings being back was a big one. However, fans believe we might have had one in plain sight the whole time. No, not Ensign Foster, but rather Captain William T. Riker. This stems from his rather confrontational attitude toward Jean-Luc Picard. Therefore, due to his strong words towards his former Captain, many believe that Riker is, in fact, a Changeling himself. Sure, there is room for this to work, but I don’t think it is the case.
Speaking of villains in Star Trek: Picard , we can’t forget Lore ( Brent Spiner ). In the recent episode, it’s mentioned that other items were stolen from Daystrom. This is Starfleet’s giant toybox of random things that can cause buildings to crash into themselves. Honest,y who is doing security? Many Trekkies believe that the body of Lore was stolen from the facility. Therefore, it would match what we see of him in the trailers.
Star Trek: Picard Season 3 Ep 4 looks to be exciting. As fans, we’ve already seen series creatives hyping this one up. Additionally, we’ve again got Jonathan “Two Takes” Frakes directing. Therefore, I am very excited about the sequences we’ll get in the upcoming episode. With Showrunner Terry Matalas also writing this episode, along with Sean Tretta, I think we’ll get a nice blend of action and story which always works well in Star Trek .
Star Trek: Picard Season 3 airs on Thursdays via Paramount+ for those in the United States. Additionally, on Crave and the CTV Sci-Fi channel for viewers in Canada. However, new episodes air Fridays via Amazon Prime Video in international regions like the United Kingdom. Paramount+ also streams the episodes in select locations, such as Italy, Germany and France.
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Star Trek: Picard (Season 3), Episode 4: Recap and Ending Explained
Star Trek: Picard (Season 3), Episode 4: If we look at Star Trek: Picard Season 3 as a long movie, then these first four episodes could be taken as the end of the first act in this movie. This fourth episode manages to close out a definite arc within the show itself, completes the Wrath of Khan homage it had been evoking for the past three episodes, and yet manages to be about big ideas and inter-relationships, which Star Trek has always been known for and idealized.
Star Trek: Picard (Season 3), Episode 4 Recap:
“no-win scenario”.
In Star Trek lore, a “no-win scenario” usually refers to the Kobayashi Maru test, a test employed at the Starfleet Academy where the cadet tested had to captain a ship and face a literal “no-win scenario.” There is no possible outcome within the test where the captain of the ship could “succeed,” and the test was designed to teach the cadets to accept the no-win scenario as a form of unthinkable inevitability.
The episode opens with Picard sitting at a corner table at 10 Forward Avenue in 2396, getting his lunch. However, he is accosted by a bunch of young cadets who want to ask him about his encounter with the Hirogen and how he managed to escape from the Alpha. Interesting, because this mission sounds like it takes place after the events of Star Trek Voyager, as the Hirogen had usually been localized in the Delta Quadrant, which is why one of the cadets questions whether Janeway had advised him in any way.
Initially deflecting, saying he “isn’t one for stories,” Picard finally relents and recounts how Lieutenant Commander Worf had constructed a “deadfall trap,” making the hunter into the prey. He then urges the cadets to remember that even a no-win situation could seem manageable if the crew held steadfast in their determination, as that would inspire hope.
Five years later, in the present day, with the USS Titan following deeper into the gravity well, Riker orders more power from other systems. Still, Ensign Esmar (the Bajoran) informs them there is no system to pull power from. With the damage sustained to the ship’s systems, the main power is down to 9% and depleting faster every time they try to draw power. When Riker suggests pulling power from either the warp core or the impulse engine, Esmar warns that it might melt the warp core.
Riker finally takes the grim decision to divert everything to life support and sustain it for a few hours. He orders the crew to huddle in common areas to conserve life support—just then, a blinding flash heralds a bio-electrical wave that is going to strike the ship. Ensign Mura reports damage to the shields, warning that they will lose them altogether if they are not lowered between impacts. Riker, who has resigned, orders the shield to be lowered.
Riker goes to Picard and stops him from apologizing, informing him that the Titan is dead in the water and will be crushed by the gravity well within four hours. By that time, the life support would have already failed. Conceding that Picard had been right, Riker recalls how the burial of his young son Thaddeus resembled looking through a dark tunnel of nothingness, even though the depth of the grave was only six feet. Riker laments that their travels across the cosmos haven’t proven to him the existence of an afterlife or anything resembling one after death.
Riker had been unable to shake that feeling of all-encompassing emptiness. Deanna Troi, the empath (Betazoid), couldn’t stand to live with a man unable to feel anything, and Riker admits he could not live with it. That was the reason why he escaped to join Picard on this adventure, only to face this darkness again. He advises Picard to use these few hours to get to know his son, as this is unequivocally the end.
Seven of Nine reports to Riker that the body of the real Ensign Foster has been found in his quarters. Judging by the decomposition of the body, there are seven reasons that the changeling had infiltrated the ship days before the ambush on Jack Crusher. Riker orders her to keep it quiet. When Seven protests, Riker reasons that the morale of the crew is at an all-time low, and if Vadic’s mission was to capture and deliver Jack Crusher, she would have done so already.
He suggests that Seven’s rank could be reinstated, but her working in an unofficial capacity might work to capture the changeling, which Riker orders Seven to do. Back at sickbay, Ensign Foster’s body is being put in a body bag while Beverly counts down from seven to one until another bio-electrical charge hits the ship. Picard enters and requests that Beverly give him a few minutes alone with Jack.
Alone in his quarters, Captain Shaw is visited by Seven of Nine, to whom he comments sarcastically at how his ship had been done a bang-up job by his heroes. Seven gets straight to the point and informs him that there is a changeling on board. Judging by the state of the body, the changeling had been on the ship before they had picked up the Crushers. Thus, she reluctantly requests Shaw’s help, as they have a major personnel problem, and no one knows the ship better than Shaw.
Alone in the conference room, Riker begins a recording for Deanna Troi if the ship is recovered from the gravity well but is unable to begin a message coherently. Meanwhile, Picard takes Jack to the holodeck, which has been recreated into the 10 Forward Avenue bar, a place of great significance to him. He asks Jack whether he has been here before, to which Jack answers in the negative. Picard invites him to have a drink, something from his backyard, but Jack declines as he is not a “wine guy.” He asks for a whiskey on the rocks, preferably a cheap one.
Jack is surprised that the holodeck is running given the state of the ship, but Picard explains that the holodeck runs on a separate independent power source, such that the crew could utilize it in times of distress. While Jack sarcastically comments on how this “tropical paradise” is as good a place to die on while the ship implodes around them, Jack’s question feels like one of those pesky fandom questions that finally resolves some of the questions fans had regarding the Holodeck (especially Voyager).
Jack tries to refer to the “elephant in the room”—the lack of hair. We realize that humor is Jack’s defense mechanism to break the ice. Picard then finally cuts to the chase, asking Jack directly why he decides not to get to know his father. Instead of answering his father directly, Jack deflects and regales him with a story about one of his adventures.
Back at Shaw’s quarters, Shaw explains to Seven about the changelings, considering that she has never encountered one before. Calling them “walking, talking clay dough,” able to replicate voices, speech patterns, and mannerisms on sight, Shaw explains that the only way to identify one is to ask them a personal question the Changeling wouldn’t know and would answer wrongly, or check if the character behaves differently from his normal patterns. As Shaw explains, if he were a changeling, he would have apologized to Seven by now, having gotten off on the wrong foot and underestimated her; he truly believes she would be a great captain one day.
Seven rolls her eyes but understands Shaw’s reasoning. Shaw also reveals that the changeling is unable to hold their solid structure for a long period and has to reconstitute in their liquid state in a receptacle. He shows her an outline of the receptacle based on Starfleet’s files on Odo. He explains that the receptacle would contain residual goo, which could help her scan for the changeling by inputting it into the computer in the biochemistry lab. Another bioelectrical wave strikes the ship while Seven tears through Foster’s quarters, ultimately finding the receptacle hidden in one of the light fixtures. She finds the “resi-goo” in the receptacle Shaw had foretold.
On the bridge of the Shrike, Vadic walks over to a nearby console and cuts her hand over it. The hand turns into a levitating face, revealing that she is a changeling. Vadic informs the levitating face, which we believe is her boss, that the Titan cannot escape gravity well. When ordered to pursue it, she believes that it is suicide with the “payload” on her ship. Her boss threatens her, saying that it is suicide to pursue it and that anyone is expendable at the cost of the mission, which is delivering the asset Jack Crusher. Vadic agrees, and as her hand reconstitutes into her arm, she orders the portal device to be disengaged from the ship and follow the Titan inside the nebula.
Back at 10 Forward Avenue in 2396, we find Picard regaling the cadets with his adventure with the Children of Tama (TNG Season 5 Episode 2: Darmok) and how their communication system depended on metaphors. One of the cadets asked him to regale his mishap with Jack Crusher, to which he admitted that he might have been a tad bit reckless.
In the present, a group of young cadets requests to enter the holodeck, asking if it’s private. As Picard beckons them in, Jack looks around at the holodeck recreation of 10 Forward Avenue Bar and realizes the importance of this sanctuary, but as he explains to Picard, he doesn’t need it. Picard explains that they all need connection and urges Jack to look around. This finally allows Jack to open up, revealing that he had grown up on his own, and while he had his mother, he was content with being an outsider, not wanting a “moment.” Picard, however, refutes that perhaps he does.
Seven, meanwhile, calls the biochemistry lab to get the resi-goo scanned. The biochemistry lab is closed to conserve power, but she insists it’s an emergency. Immediately, an ensign draws a phaser and kills one of the crew before turning and vaporizing the pot in Seven’s hand. Seven pulls her phaser and blasts off one of the ensign’s arms, revealing the changeling regenerating his arm back. He charges at Seven, who fires several more shots until the changeling reconstitutes itself in its gelatinous form and escapes through the vents.
Back at the holodeck, Jack asks about the “worst jam” that Picard has been in other than the current situation. Picard reveals that it involved Jack’s namesake. Furthermore, Picard reveals that back when they were on the USS Stargazer, Jack Crusher Sr. and Picard had met two delightful young women on vacation in Argelius IV. Picard decided to “borrow” a shuttle for him and Jack to accept a romantic invitation. On their way back, a micrometeoroid shower strikes the shuttle at high speed, disabling the engines and life support. And Picard had disabled the communications so that their “borrowing” of the shuttle would remain unheard of.
Both Picard and Jack improvised a system of diverting power between docking thrusters and life support, “inching” their way through a ten-hour trip back to the Stargazer. Looking at his son Jack’s reaction to hearing this story, he wonders whether Beverly has already told it. Before Jack could answer, Shaw entered the holodeck, hobbling on a cane, complimenting the “harrowing tale of survival” and also Beverly’s liberal use of pain medication.
He asks whether Picard has ever brought up how he and Shaw met for the first time. Looking at their confused visages, Shaw reveals that he had been aboard the USS Constance on stardate 444002.3, thirty-four years earlier on the battle of Wolf 359 (TNG Season 3 Episode 26 and Season 4 Episode 1: The Best of Both Worlds). Shaw reveals that forty starships had engaged in the battle against a single Borg cube.
Shaw had been in engineering during that moment when the ship had been hit. He had been randomly chosen from a list of 50 survivors by a lieutenant to escape via escape pods. Since then, Shaw has wondered if the lieutenant has made a mistake by choosing a “dipshit from Chicago.” Shaw then revealed to Jack that his “old man” had been on the cube during the battle, assimilated by the Borg and called Locutus.
According to Shaw, Picard had been so deadly, “they gave him a goddamn name.” We realize that Shaw had been traumatized by the event, but it also gives us context on how the events of Wolf 359 affected the larger Star Trek universe. That event had been the inciting incident for the pilot episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, in which Sisko underwent a similar traumatic event. Now, Shaw’s recounting of the incident hammers home the deadliness of the Borg within the Star Trek universe. We see Jack trying to shut him down, but Picard stops him, saying it is alright and that he understands, before leaving the holodeck. Shaw apologizes to the cadets, saying, “at some point, asshole became a substitute for charm.”
Jack catches up to Picard in the corridor, assuring him that he is not explaining himself, but Picard says he is glad to catch up with him. Beverly catches up with the two of them and explains that she had been counting the time between the energy waves from the gravity well striking the ship and discovered a pattern resembling suspicious contractions during childbirth. If these smaller waves were any indication, the ship wouldn’t be able to take these hits any longer. They have to escape, but they have no power until Jack suggests riding the concussions of these energy waves and hitching a ride out of the nebula.
They pitch the idea to Riker, who rejects it, calling it insane, while Jack and Picard insist it can work. Beverly explains that they were swimming in the amniotic fluid of a spaceborne lifeform and reminds them they had encountered similar creatures like the one on Farpoint (TNG Episode 1: Encounter at Farpoint). When Jack tells Riker to manually navigate the ship out of the nebula, as Picard had before at the Stargazer, Riker explains that he had heard the shuttle story and that the Titan is not a two-man shuttle.
He explains the risks involved: using the thrusters would drain the power, the sensors that would help them navigate the asteroid field aren’t working, and the power array could explode. Riker advises to follow Starfleet protocol and wait for a rescue, to which Picard grimly states that “no one is coming.” Looking down at the recording he had been planning to leave for Deanna, Riker states that even in death, at least they would be able to leave something behind.
Coincidentally, Beverly, too, uses Deanna’s example to state that the only way they could work together efficiently is if they began to trust each other. Urging them to look around, Beverly reminds them that they are again in this exact position where they have been countless times before, in a ready room solving a difficult situation to warp out of certain death, and they should continue to do the thing they have spent the majority of their lives excelling at. Picard agrees, reminding Riker that, like all the other situations they had been in before, they will face this one too together.
Finally giving in, Riker hatches a plan outlining that the nacelles must be manually opened for the Titan to potentially absorb radiation from the energy wave that would go directly to the warp core. Explaining the plan to the entire crew at the bridge, Riker admits that it’s a risky maneuver. While he isn’t aware of the comings and goings of the crew, he does know that they can efficiently maneuver out of tough situations. If they worked together, they would be able to get out of this situation as well.
Picard and Seven also manage to rope in Shaw, with Shaw realizing that while the Titan has undergone its fair share of retrofits, the nacelles are still two decades old, and they would need an old “grease monkey” to help open them. Shaw sighs and tells Seven to meet him in Nacelle Control in five minutes.
Beverly informs Riker that they will need one more energy wave to make it work. Shaw and Seven meet at Necelle Control, where Shaw gets to work “hot-wiring” the nacelles. He hypothesizes that this is the most vulnerable moment for the changeling to strike. Both he and Seven come to a realization, and Seven informs Riker. Back on the bridge, Picard instructs Jack to stay on the bridge with his mother while Riker instructs him to divert power from all systems to the thrusters. As Ensign Esmar warns that they only have a few minutes of life support, Riekr instructs the crew to take a deep breath and hold it.
Beverly informs Riker that the wave is going to hit in two minutes, which gives Shaw that much time. Riker then hands the conn over to Picard, the only pilot experienced with “flying blind.” As Picard takes the center seat, a familiar smile graces his face as he orders LaForge to bring them about to position them for the wave aft-thrusters at one quarter before giving the familiar baritone order to “Engage.”
Back at the nacelle control, as Shaw works to open the nacelles, LaForge comes down to help them, saying that Riker had sent her. As Shaw instructs her to hand over the torch, LaForge asks whether they would be able to fly with one cover open. Just then, Seven points her phaser at LaForge, revealing that she had categorically instructed Riker not to send anyone down here to help. LaForge addressing Seven as “Commander Hansen” proves to be the clue for Seven to fire the phaser at LaForge, killing her and revealing the changeling. When Shaw asks how she knew, Seven reveals LaForge’s moniker to her as a sign of “respect.” A fantastic callback to the first episode, when Seven had been seething at being called “Commander Hansen” by Shaw.
The real LaForge is at the helm, working on the thrusters. As Riker asks for an update on the nacelles, Shaw informs him that they are “open for business.” We see the nacelle covers the opening. But they have the asteroid field in front of them, and LaForge has no contact sensors. Picard asks Jack to call out the contacts while ordering the thrusters, just like he and the senior Jack Crusher did in the Stargazer.
On a particularly close call, Picard chooses to trust Jack’s instincts and kill power on the thrusters such that the Titan would fly below the asteroid. With up to 98 percent thrusters and no more power to divert, Riker orders power diverted from life support. Lieutenant T’veen counts down before the wave is supposed to hit, and like clockwork, the wave hits, and we see the energy wave going through the open nacelle covers directly into the warp core, bringing systems back online. Wasting no time, Picard orders LaForge to gun it, and they ride the energy wave. T’veen reports that the nebula is changing around them.
Mura suddenly shouts out, saying that the Shrike is directly in front of them. Having had enough, Riker orders Mura to open a tractor beam, and in a move similar to what the Shrike had done to the Titan, he uses the tractor beam to throw an asteroid directly at the Shrike, disabling it. As the Shrike tumbles while the Titan flies by, Beverly asks whether he just threw an asteroid, to which Captain William Riker, back at his element, mutters, “Goddamn right, I did.” The Shrike crew, meanwhile, frantically reports that the warp core has gone into emergency shutdown to prevent critical detonation and that impulse engines are offline. We see Vadic dejectedly sitting, having lost to her quarry again.
Shaw and Seven arrive at the bridge just as the Nebula begins to break apart, giving “birth” in a way as we see thousands of jellyfish-looking life forms swim around the ship. Beverly whispers the Starfleet motto, “To seek out new life,” and as the crew sees the view, Riekr instructs them by completing the motto and adding a new flair of his own, “Let’s boldly get the hell out of here.”
Star Trek: Picard (Season 3), Episode 4 Ending Explained:
At 10 Forward Avenue five years earlier, Picard wraps up his story to the cadets, explaining that one was only as good as the crew they were a part of. As he finally tries to go back to his lunch, someone else suddenly speaks up from the bar—Jack, wearing a hat and trying to look inconspicuous. He mentions how Picard went on about his crew and life in Starfleet, but he wonders: what about life outside of Starfleet? What about an actual family? Unaware of who he is now, Picard simply says that he considers Starfleet to be all the family he ever needed. In the present, Picard recalls that memory and finally realizes Jack’s reluctance to get to know him and how he knew the story.
Reaching out to Deanna over comms, Riker explains that having witnessed a birth, he was reminded of the existence of a whole universe around him, which could simultaneously be beautiful and amazing. As Troi remarks that Riker hasn’t said something “lovely” like that in a long time, he concedes that he hasn’t and that it is his fault, and he will try to fix things between them. When Troi asks whether Riker and Picard are in trouble, Riker, with a serene smile, states he doesn’t know yet.
We finally hear the admiral’s log after a long time.
“Admiral’s log, stardate 78183.10 We have managed to escape death at the hands of our unknown enemy. Although we’re temporarily free from the terror of the Shrike, too many questions linger. Who is this Vadic? And what exactly does she want with my son?”
Jack splashes some water on his face in his quarters when he again sees the red spreading roots growing over the walls through the mirror. The vision disturbs him, and as he closes his eyes, he sees a red door, apocalyptic visions, and voices echoing and repeating, “Find me.” Jack’s visions might be the reason the changelings are looking for him because Jack subconsciously might know the location of the individual calling out to him, the same individual the changelings are looking for as well.
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Why captain shaw was only nice to geordi in star trek: picard season 3.
Captain Liam Shaw had no time for Admiral Picard and Captain Riker in Star Trek: Picard, but he geeked out over meeting Commodore Geordi La Forge.
- Captain Shaw respects Geordi La Forge, but has no patience for Picard and Riker on the Titan.
- Shaw's prickly attitude towards Picard and Riker stems from past trauma with the Borg and losing crew members.
- Despite his "Spock dead" status, there are hopes for Liam Shaw to return in a Star Trek: Legacy spinoff.
Captain Liam Shaw (Todd Stashwick) had little patience for Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Captain William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) in Star Trek: Picard season 3, but he geeked out over meeting Commodore Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton). When Admiral Picard receives a distress call from Dr. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), he recruits his former First Officer Riker to mount a rescue mission. Realizing they need a ship, the two then hijack Riker's former command, the USS Titan-A, much to the annoyance of its current Captain, Liam Shaw.
When Picard and Riker first board the Titan, Shaw realizes that they are up to something. Shaw has no reverence for Picard and Riker's status as Starfleet legends, and he comes across as rude and dismissive. Picard's rescue mission quickly turns deadly, as the Titan faces off against the Changeling Vadic (Amanda Plummer) and her powerful warship, the Shrike. Shaw just wants to protect his crew , and he grows increasingly frustrated as the Titan suffers more and more damage. However, when Liam meets Commodore La Forge for the first time, his attitude completely changes.
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When Commodore Geordi La Forge arrives on the Titan, Captain Shaw greets him with an uncharacteristic deference, clearly somewhat star-struck to be meeting one of his heroes. As a self-proclaimed "grease monkey," Shaw looks up to Geordi La Forge as one of the most legendary engineers in Starfleet. Plus, one of Geordi's daughters, Sidney La Forge (Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut), serves under Shaw's command on the Titan as the ship's helmsman. Shaw respects Sidney as a member of his crew and Liam's hero worship of Geordi La Forge was likely a factor in recruiting his daughter as the Titan's pilot.
Before Shaw began pursuing the command track, he served as an engineer aboard the USS Constance, during which time he was involved in the devastating Battle of Wolf 359.
The events of Star Trek: Picard season 3 prove that Captain Shaw was right to be wary of Picard and Riker when they first arrived on his ship. Not only did their presence cause massive damage to the Titan, but Shaw lost crew members in the fight with Vadic. Liam Shaw suffered multiple injuries, was forced to face his past trauma with the Borg, and ultimately sacrificed his life to save Picard and his friends. It's no wonder then, that he didn't want them on his ship. Geordi, however, had no part in Picard's original plan, and he even initially refused to help his former captain. La Forge calls out Picard for his reckless behavior, something Shaw undoubtedly appreciates.
Shaw Will Come Back If Star Trek: Picard’s Legacy Spinoff Happens
Liam shaw is only "spock dead," after all, not dead dead..
Despite his death in the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Picard season 3, showrunner Terry Matalas and actor Todd Stashwick have both confirmed that Liam Shaw will return if Star Trek: Legacy happens. With its reunion of the beloved Star Trek: The Next Generation cast, Picard season 3 became a runaway success that had many fans clamoring for a spin-off. Although the Picard season 3 finale provided the perfect setup for a spin-off, the long-rumored Star Trek: Legacy remains little more than a hope. However, many of the cast and crew, including Stashwick, have said they would love to return for more Star Trek stories.
Shaw has a rich backstory to draw from.
Stashwick has referred to his character as "Spock dead," reassuring fans that, just like Leonard Nimoy's Spock in Star Trek: The Search for Spock , plans have always been in place for Shaw to return. Although the exact plan for Shaw's return from the dead remains unknown, the curmudgeonly captain certainly has more stories to tell. With his complicated history with the Borg and the Battle of Wolf 359, as well as his contentious relationship with Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan), Shaw has a rich backstory to draw from. However Shaw returns to the world of the living, many fans will undoubtedly rejoice to see more of Star Trek: Picard's lovable "dip**** from Chicago."
Star Trek: Picard is available to stream on Paramount+.
Star Trek Picard: Season 4 Not Happening, But There's Room For A Spin-Off
S tar Trek: Picard is one of those shows where things only really started falling into place in the later seasons. So if you made it to the last episode of season 3, you're probably wondering how things are looking for Star Trek: Picard season 4 and if there are plans to continue the show. Sadly, that's not the case, but it looks like there is some room for spin-offs .
Star Trek: Picard Won't Continue With Season 4, But The Crew Could Return In A Possible Spin-Off
In 2020, Akiva Goldsman, co-creator of Star Trek: Picard, stated that the series was intended to be a three-season show. They initially kept the door open for a fourth season, but only if CBS, Patrick Stewart, and the world wanted it, and that apparently wasn't the case... As we all know by now, the show finally ended with season 3 in April 2023.
However, the story still has tremendous potential to unfold further, suggesting that there's room for more even after the current run. It also seems like several cast members would be open to a Star Trek based future project, be it a movie or another series.
In fact, showrunner Terry Matalas already proposed the spin-off Star Trek: Legacy in which Seven Of Nine would become captain of the newly rechristened USS Enterprise-G and Jean-Luc Picard's son, Ensign Jack Crusher would meet Q. Sadly there are currently no plans from Paramount+ to actually develop Star Trek: Legacy.
Additionally, Patrick Stewart has always been pretty vocal about wanting one more movie to conclude the Story of Picard. As mentioned in several interviews, he would like to make a final movie directed by Jonathan Frakes, however, Paramount+ didn't show any interest in this idea so far as well.
As sad as it is, at the moment it doesn't look like Star Trek Picard will be continued any time soon. And while we hate to admit it, the longer Paramount+ isn't acting on any of the proposals, the less likely any potential spin-off or movie gets since the cast members are all very busy and aren't getting any younger...
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The Star Trek episode ‘banned’ after predicting a ‘united’ Ireland
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A Star Trek episode released in 1990 has only ever been screened in Ireland once over concerns about a single line .
The original season of the sci-fi series first hit screens in 1966 and ran for three years.
It was then followed by Star Trek: The Next Generation , which aired from 1987 until 1994.
However nearly 35 years after it aired, one episode from the franchise’s second series is still ‘banned’ .
Titled The High Ground, the 12 th episode of the third season sees a crew member of the Federation Starfleet starship USS Enterprise-D taken hostage by terrorists who hope Federation involvement will help them win concessions for their cause.
In one scene android character Data, played by actor Brent Spiner, spoke about the ‘Irish unification of 2024’ as an example of violence successfully achieving a political aim.
Originally shown in the US in 1990, there was so much concern over the exchange that the episode was not broadcast on the BBC or Irish public broadcaster RTÉ.
At the time, US TV shows often debuted internationally several years after their original broadcast.
Two years later, satellite broadcaster Sky reportedly aired an edited version, cutting the crucial scene.
The episode was then shown by the BBC on September 29 2007, however BBC Archives has said it believes that is the only time it’s ever been aired.
The decision not to air the episode came at a time when deadly conflict continued to rage in Northern Ireland, with the Provisional IRA – a paramilitary group with the aim of ending British rule in Northern Ireland – one of its main protagonists.
Now, in 2024, Sinn Féin, which emerged as the political wing of the IRA, is the largest party in the devolved Stormont assembly.
Reflecting on the episode, writer Melinda M Snodgrass told the BBC she had no clue at the time how the episode would still be so divisive decades later.
‘We became aware of it later… and there isn’t much you can do about it,’ she said.
‘Writing for television is like laying track for a train that’s about 300 feet behind you. You really don’t have time to stop.’
But she added: ‘Science fiction is incredibly important because it allows people to discuss difficult topics – but at arm’s length.’
The episode, which was based on the theme of terrorism, saw the Starship Enterprise’s chief medical officer Dr Beverly Crusher is abducted by the separatist Ansata group, who use murder and violence to pursue their aim of independence.
In it, Data commented: ‘I’ve been reviewing the history of armed rebellion, and it appears that terrorism is an effective way to promote political change.’
Captain Jean-Luc Picard, played by Patrick Stewart responded: ‘Yes it can be, but I have never subscribed to the theory that political power flows from the barrel of a gun.’
However, the android then added: ‘Yet there are numerous examples of when it was successful. The independence of the Mexican state from Spain, the Irish unification of 2024, and the Kenzie rebellion.’
The exchange then saw Data ask whether it would be ‘accurate to say that terrorism is acceptable when all options for peaceful settlement have been foreclosed?’.
‘Data, these are questions that mankind has been struggling with throughout history. Your confusion is only human,’ the Captain shared.
Snodgrass said her script’s parallels to what was unfolding in Northern Ireland at the time was deliberate.
‘I was a history major before I went to law school and I wanted to get into that; discuss the fact that one man’s freedom fighter is another man’s terrorist,’ she said.
‘I mean, these are complicated issues. And when do people feel like their back is so much against the wall that they have no choice but to turn to violence? And is that actually ever justified?’
She added that what they wanted to say at the time was: ‘If we’re talking and not shooting, we’re in a better place.’
The episode was initially due to air in the UK in 1992, two years before the IRA ceasefire and six before the Good Friday Agreement.
From 1988 until 1994, a ban was enforced on broadcasting the voices of members of certain groups from Northern Ireland on TV and radio.
The BBC’s press office said it had spoken to ‘a number of people’ about why a ban may have been implemented but was unable to get this information ‘as it dates quite far back’.
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