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In season three, a desperate message from a long-lost friend draws Starfleet legend Admiral Jean-Luc Picard into the most daring mission of his life, forcing him to recruit allies spanning generations old and new.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
The third and final season of the American television series Star Trek: Picard features the character Jean-Luc Picard in the year 2401 as he reunites with the former command crew of the USS Enterprise (Geordi La Forge, Worf, William Riker, Beverly Crusher, Deanna Troi, and Data) while facing a mysterious enemy who is hunting Picard's son.
- The boys are back in town.
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By Scott Collura
Updated: Feb 16, 2023 4:20 pm
Posted: Feb 10, 2023 8:00 am
Note: While we touch upon certain basic plot points for Star Trek: Picard Season 3, Episode 1, we are avoiding discussing major spoilers here. The new season premieres on Paramount Plus on Thursday, February 16.
The return of Jean-Luc Picard to the small screen was a cause for great celebration when the series debuted three years ago, but it’s been a rocky road since then, with an inconsistent first season and a very rough second. But now, as Star Trek: Picard enters its third and final season, the Starfleet legend is off to a promising start to what could finally be the send-off that he deserves.
The Star Trek Next Gen crew’s best “ending” came with the first TV series’ finale, “All Good Things…”, which aired all the way back in 1994. It was an exciting, charming, and emotional climax to the seven years of episodes that preceded it. Eight years later, the crew signed off again in the movie Star Trek: Nemesis, which while disappointing and disjointed, did offer some emotional closure at least. And now with Picard Season 3, Jean-Luc, Riker, Beverly, Worf and the rest are all getting one more chance to tie their adventures up in a bow of, one hopes, galactic nostalgia as well as forward-facing new adventures and character complexity.
Questions and Notes from the Q Continuum:
•The fan service starts right off the bat with the onscreen “In the 25th century…” text, which of course is a callback to the opening of The Wrath of Khan. I’m not going to list every Easter egg that follows here, but suffice to say there are many.
•The Picard opening titles and Jeff Russo’s theme music from the first two seasons are mostly gone, replaced by a brief title card.
•Riker: “Who wants to hear some old fart drone on about going boldly for the last 250 years?” Picard: “I’m giving a speech too.” Riker: “And that’s going to be great!”
•The Neo-Constitution class USS Titan is a cool ship, but I’m still trying to get my head around where the line is between a refit and a completely new ship being built. Ship of Theseus, anyone?
•Farewell, Picard Squad of Seasons 1 and 2. As Captain Kirk once said, it was… fun. (Sometimes.)
After a rough Season 2, Star Trek: Picard is righting the ship while also fully embracing the title character’s Next Gen history with the return of, for starters, old favorites Riker and Beverly Crusher. This premiere episode veers a little too far into fan service at times, but the potential for where this season can go and how it can serve to fur...
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Jean-Luc is reunited with an old friend while searching for another in an exciting and fun – but maybe a little too callback-heavy – rethinking of the Star Trek: Picard format.
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Feb 16, 2023 · The Next Generation. S3 E1: 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.
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Jan 22, 2020 · S3 E1: 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. Starring: Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrera.
