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Captain Kirk, Mr Spock, Dr McCoy and the USS Enterprise crew seek out new civilisations in this seminal sci-fi series.

Season 3 Episode Guide

24 Episodes 1968 - 1969

Spock's Brain

Fri, Sep 20, 1968 60 mins

Following a woman's mysterious appearance on the bridge, it is discovered that someone, using advanced medical technology, has stolen Spock's brain.

The Enterprise Incident

Fri, Sep 27, 1968 60 mins

Spock finds himself in the unlikely position of being wooed by a Romulan Commander when the Enterprise is captured after entering Romulan space.

The Paradise Syndrome

Fri, Oct 4, 1968 60 mins

On a mission to save a planet from an asteroid, Kirk loses his memory and gains a wife, Miramanee, a consequence of accidentally activating a cryptically inscribed obelisk.

And the Children Shall Lead

Fri, Oct 11, 1968 60 mins

Attorney Melvin Belli stars as Gorgan the Friendly Angel, the incarnation of pure evil who uses children to unleash the beast in human souls.

Is There in Truth No Beauty?

Fri, Oct 18, 1968 60 mins

Jealousy is the catalyst when the Enterprise picks up two passengers: an alien whose appearance drives humans mad, and his woman companion.

Spectre of the Gun

Fri, Oct 25, 1968 60 mins

For violating Melkotian space, the crew is made to appear as the Clanton gang, to be met---and massacred---by the Earps and Doc Holliday at the OK Corral.

Day of the Dove

Fri, Nov 1, 1968 60 mins

The Enterprise is invaded by an alien life-form that transfers Klingons to the starship---and arms the Klingons and the Enterprise crew with swords.

For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky

Fri, Nov 8, 1968 60 mins

The Enterprise encounters a spacecraft ruled by a computer oracle that prevents the occupants from knowing they are on a collision course with a Federation planet.

The Tholian Web

Fri, Nov 15, 1968 60 mins

Spock takes command when Kirk vanishes and is feared dead in a hostile segment of space where matter disintegrates, and men are seized by madness.

Plato's Stepchildren

Fri, Nov 22, 1968 60 mins

A literal battle of wills ensues when the arrogant, telekinetic inhabitants of Platonius order the Enterprise officers to remain on their planet, forcing them to perform humiliating acts for their amusement.

Wink of an Eye

Fri, Nov 29, 1968 60 mins

After visiting the planet Scalos, Kirk begins to notice unusual happenings aboard the ship---and discovers something unseen has beamed up with him from the planet's surface.

Fri, Dec 6, 1968 60 mins

While on a mission to pick up a pair of researchers, Kirk, Spock and McCoy encounter two robed figures who subject them to horrible tortures, and an enigmatic woman who may hold the key to their salvation. Gem: Kathryn Hays. Thann: Willard Sage. Lal: Alan Bergmann. Dr. Linke: Jason Wingreen. Dr. Ozaba: Davis Roberts. McCoy: DeForest Kelley. Kirk: William Shatner. Spock: Leonard Nimoy.

Elaan of Troyius

Fri, Dec 20, 1968 60 mins

Kirk must tame a shrew when he undertakes a stormy mission of peace: taking the high priestess (France Nuyen) of a warrior people to marry an enemy ruler. Lord Petri: Jay Robinson. Kryton: Tony Young. Evans: Lee Duncan. Watson: Victor Brandt. Kirk: William Shatner. Spock: Leonard Nimoy.

Whom Gods Destroy

Fri, Jan 3, 1969 60 mins

Kirk and Spock fall into the hands of Garth (Steve Ihnat), the murderous, shape-shifting leader of an inmate revolt at an intergalactic insane asylum. Marta: Yvonne Craig. Cory: Keye Luke. Andorian: Richard Geary. Tellarite: Gary Downey. McCoy: DeForest Kelley. Kirk: William Shatner. Spock: Leonard Nimoy.

Let That Be Your Last Battlefield

Fri, Jan 10, 1969 60 mins

Parable about racial intolerance in which Frank Gorshin portrays an alien named Bele, who's white on his left side and black on the right, hunting Lokai, whose coloration is reversed. Lokai: Lou Antonio. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. Kirk: William Shatner. McCoy: DeForest Kelley.

The Mark of Gideon

Fri, Jan 17, 1969 60 mins

Kirk vanishes while beaming down to the planet Gideon. But from the Captain's point of view, he's still on the Enterprise---and the entire crew has disappeared. Odona: Sharon Acker. Hodin: David Hurst. Krodak: Gene Dynarksi. McCoy: DeForest Kelley. Scott: James Doohan. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. Kirk: William Shatner.

That Which Survives

Fri, Jan 24, 1969 60 mins

An Enterprise landing party is stranded on a planet replete with inexplicable phenomena, and a lethal siren (Lee Meriwether) whose touch means instant death. D'Amato: Arthur Batanides. Lt. Rahda: Naomi Pollack. Kirk: William Shatner. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. McCoy: DeForest Kelley. Scott: James Doohan.

The Lights of Zetar

Fri, Jan 31, 1969 60 mins

The Enterprise is caught in an energy phenomena of twinkling lights that enters the ship, and then the mind of a crew member (Jan Shutan), revealing that the lights are actually noncorporeal beings from a long-dead planet. This episode was written by Shari Lewis and Jeremy Tarcher. Rindonian: Libby Irwin. Lt. Kyle: John Winston. Scotty: James Doohan. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. Kirk: William Shatner. McCoy: DeForest Kelley.

Requiem for Methuselah

Fri, Feb 14, 1969 60 mins

While searching for the antidote to a plague, the crew discovers a planet inhabited by two people: a man of extraordinary historical accomplishments, and his female companion.

The Way to Eden

Fri, Feb 21, 1969 60 mins

The Enterprise captures spaceship-snatching counter-cultural rebels who are led by a fanatic named Sevrin (Skip Homeier) determined to reach the planet Eden. Adam: Charles Napier. Irina: Mary-Linda Rapelye. Tongo Rad: Victor Brandt. Mavig: Deborah Downey. Lt. Palmer: Elizabeth Rogers. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. McCoy: DeForest Kelley. Kirk: William Shatner.

The Cloud Minders

Fri, Feb 28, 1969 60 mins

On the planet Ardana, Kirk and Spock are drawn into a class struggle between a cloud-dwelling bourgeois society and its repressed worker class, who toil underground in dangerous mines. Plasus: Jeff Corey. Droxine: Diana Ewing. Vanna: Charlene Polite. Anka: Fred Williamson. Midro: Henry Evans. McCoy: DeForest Kelley. Scott: James Doohan.

The Savage Curtain

Fri, Mar 7, 1969 60 mins

Kirk and Spock fight alongside Abe Lincoln and Vulcan leader Surak against Genghis Khan and Klingon founder Kahless, so a powerful alien called Yarnek can observe "good and evil." Khan: Nathan Jung. Lincoln: Lee Bergere. Col. Green: Phil Pine. Kahless: Robert Herron. Surak: Barry Atwater. Zora: Carol Daniels Dement. Yarnek: Janos Prohaska. Kirk: William Shatner. Spock: Leonard Nimoy.

All Our Yesterdays

Fri, Mar 14, 1969 60 mins

Kirk, Spock and McCoy are sent through time by a machine called the Atavachron, with Kirk landing in the Middle Ages, where he's accused of witchcraft, and Spock and McCoy in the Ice Age. Zarabeth: Mariette Hartley. Mr. Atoz: Ian Wolfe. Kirk: William Shatner. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. McCoy: DeForest Kelley.

Turnabout Intruder

Tue, Jun 3, 1969 60 mins

Kirk is victimized by paranoiac scientist Dr. Janice Lester (Sandra Smith), who transfers her mind into his body---and his mind into hers. Dr. Coleman: Harry Landers. Angela: Barbara Baldavin. Spock: Leonard Nimoy. Dr. McCoy: DeForest Kelley. Kirk: William Shatner.

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‘Star Trek: Picard,’ Season 3, Episode 2: Another Next Generation

Jean-Luc Picard has not traditionally been much of a family man, but that may be changing.

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Season 3, Episode 2: ‘Disengage’

Um, wait, what? WHAT?!

A lot happened in this episode, but I’m mostly focused on the ending.

Jean-Luc Picard and Beverly Crusher had a kid together?

And that son, Jack, is named after Beverly’s first husband? The one who died and was a close friend of Jean-Luc’s?

Let’s break this down, because it is an interesting revelation on several levels. Before “Picard,” Jean-Luc had long kept his career at the forefront of his existence, at the expense of family and love. The closest he came to embracing a family came in the classic episode “The Inner Light,” where Picard is struck by an energy beam and somehow lives the life of someone completely different. It showed Jean-Luc what his life could have been. Romance has historically been rare for him, though there have been some brief flings, including Anij from “Star Trek: Insurrection,” but never officially with Beverly.

Also, Jean-Luc has generally hated children. In “Encounter At Farpoint,” the “Next Generation” pilot, he lectures Beverly that children aren’t allowed on the bridge — which is amusing now given that in the future, she will be the mother of one of his children. (Let’s not forget one of the worst written lines in “Trek” history: Picard yelling, “Shut up, Wesley!” to Wesley Crusher.)

There was the time Jean-Luc was turned into a child, in the hilarious “Rascals” episode. And he also seems to be a father figure to his nephew René, who dies in “Star Trek: Generations.”

Picard was married to the Enterprise. He never seemed to want more than that.

But people grow and change. Look at Beverly, who has spent several years traversing the galaxy as a rogue doctor with her son. In some ways, she was the most levelheaded member of the Enterprise crew. She was rarely impulsive and always thoughtful, which made her an ideal match for Jean-Luc. So it must have taken something serious for her to evolve to this.

In “Picard,” Jean-Luc appears to be more interested in being a father and family generally. He has a romance with Laris and is essentially a father figure to Dahj, her twin Soji and Elnor.

But Jack being Jean-Luc’s son raises many questions. Did Jean-Luc know this whole time about Jack? Or did he find out when he and Beverly exchanged looks on the bridge of the Titan? (This is something likely to be addressed in upcoming episodes, but given the tendencies in the previous seasons of “Picard,” we shouldn’t assume anything.) If Jean-Luc didn’t know, why in the world did Beverly keep the knowledge of a child from his own father and one of her closest confidantes? (In the episode “Attached,” Beverly learns about Jean-Luc’s feelings for her, and that he never acted on them out of respect for her late husband . It’s possible that Beverly kept the knowledge of Jack Jr. from Jean-Luc because of that respect.)

Does Jack know? I would guess no based on their conversation while in the brig. (But Jack is professional liar, so again, the assumption thing.) When Jean-Luc asks, “Who is your father?” Jack replies, “I never had one.” I thought I saw a hint of knowing remorse in Patrick Stewart’s face in response, and one could easily interpret Jack’s response as a dig at Jean-Luc for being an absentee father.

And what about Wesley?

There’s also the matter of Jean-Luc and Beverly actually having been together. That’s never been confirmed until this season of “Picard,” although the creative team more or less revealed this publicly in the summer.

Odds and ends

Captain Vadic (Amanda Plummer) makes a solid debut as this season’s villain — she has a sinister cadence, a predatory ship and an apparent unusual familiarity with the old Enterprise crew, as well as Shaw.

Maybe this is a reflection on Todd Stashwick’s charming performance, but despite the show’s best efforts to make Shaw seem like a jerk, he really is an admirable captain. Shaw agrees to save Riker and Picard from Vadic’s Shrike at great personal risk to the Titan, even though the pair had duped the ship’s crew and taken them outside of Federation space. Shaw also declines to throw Riker and Picard in the brig, though he would be in the right to do so. (Not to mention the shuttle that Riker and Picard stole, leading to its destruction.) Shaw also continues to let Seven of Nine serve aboard the ship, despite her betrayal of him. And repeatedly, he expresses — very rightfully — his concern for the lives of his crew members.

Raffi, apparently now a member of Starfleet Intelligence, has been trying to figure out who attacked a lower-tier Starfleet building. She chooses her profession over her son Gabe — again. But what happened to her relationship with Seven?

And it turns out Raffi’s handler is Worf, who promptly beheads the Ferengi Tony Soprano. Quite an entrance, though I fear this may be an example of “Picard” writers opting for short term payoff and forgetting who these characters actually are. Worf moderated the Klingon penchant for violence, particularly as he rose in command in “Deep Space Nine.” So much so that he was actually named ambassador to the Klingon home world at the conclusion of the series. (Then again, Worf did murder the Klingon chancellor Gowron, so maybe he is whatever the plot needs him to be.) I am certainly curious how one of the most famous Klingons in the galaxy — renowned in both Starfleet and among Klingons — ends up working in intelligence.

The episode ends with a classic “Trek” trope: An outgunned Starfleet ship sneaking into a nebula to hide.

Sopan Deb is a basketball writer and a contributor to the Culture section. Before joining The Times, he covered Donald J. Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign for CBS News. More about Sopan Deb

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'Star Trek: Picard' episode 2 is unexpectedly excellent

A-ha! The way in which the 'Star Trek' Picard legacy will continue is finally revealed.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for "Star Trek: Picard" season 3, episode 2

Following last week's not-terrible premiere of the final season of "Star Trek: Picard" comes an absolute belter of an episode, which frankly, was enough to make this cynical, tired old Trekkie with a wavering loyalty blubber like a baby. But more on that uncharacteristic emotional outburst later.

Without a doubt, the impact of this final season of "Picard" would have 100% benefited had episodes one and two dropped simultaneously. In all honesty, it would've achieved the same, low-cost social media buzz as giving select influencers advance access to the first six episodes, but it wouldn't have annoyed fans who didn't have that privilege quite so much — and it would've meant that nobody had to wait six weeks for a new episode. 

Interestingly, Paramount also chose this week to announce an increase in its subscription rates. The price of a Paramount+ Premium plan, which will include Showtime, will increase to $11.99 per month, up from the current $9.99 price point. Paramount+ Essentials, which won't include Showtime, will bump up by $1, to $5.99 per month. The price increase will go into effect "upon launch of the integrated service," which is set to occur "early" in the third quarter of 2023. 

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It could also be argued that this updated reunion approach might have been the best strategy from the outset. That way, maybe Jean-Luc wouldn't be an android ... let's not forget that. Dear, oh dear. You have to wonder quite how he'll break that to Beverly. 

But thankfully, improvements over the previous seasons are already evident. The all-new Starfleet uniforms are massively influenced by the Kirk-era movies, with really rather beautiful monster maroon -inspired, cross-chest tunic fasteners, along with Beverly Crusher's (Gates McFadden) field jacket that we also saw last week. Plus, the opening credits have been, so far, kept to a minimum, which goes a long way toward quickly establishing a highly dramatic foundation for each episode. And, as we also mentioned last week, the closing theme has more than a nod to the late, great James Horner. 

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Easter eggs remain in bountiful supply, and the show benefits so very much more from them being subtly placed. When the Titan's shuttlecraft is destroyed by Vadic (Amanda Plummer) — who, so far , is just more or less just playing the part of Nero (Eric Bana) from the dreadful 2009 movie — we get to see a piece of wreckage whizzing past with the word "Saavik" on it. This ties in with an official Star Trek Logs post on Instagram, which reveals that the Vulcan Starfleet Officer (played first by Kirstie Alley and then Robin Curtis) was formerly a captain of the USS Titan. Add in the nebula as a plot device, plus the case of Romulan Ale and you've got quite a few nods to " The Wrath of Khan ," which is fine by us; it is, after all, one of the best sci-fi movies ever made. 

Too much nostalgia purely for the sake of it can cheapen the effect. And that's why this episode is really rather good — because the nostalgia is kept to a minimum. That, and the fact that the spotlight this week is much more on new characters, rather than the old. Will Riker's (Jonathan Frakes) cheeky chappie routine is thankfully absent, and even Jean-Luc Picard's monologues are mercifully few.

And the moment this week that sent this writer scrambling desperately for a tissue was Worf's introduction. It was beautiful . And just one perfectly placed bar of the epic Klingon theme was all that was needed to instantly produce a lump in my throat the size of a K't'inga-class battlecruiser.

But while this was unquestionably a contextual highlight across the whole of "Picard," from the very beginning to where we are now, there are still a lot of " Next Generation " cast members to reintroduce — and it's unlikely every one of them will be done in such an effective manner. Levar Burton (Geordi La Forge), Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi ) and Brent Spiner are all yet to come. Are we in for another season with an equal mix of highs and lows?

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Let's not forget that the first two seasons of "Picard" had both high points and low points. For example, season one started off in an average manner, then peaked with its visit to Stardust City , before dipping its nose and diving for the deck. 

The best from both of these seasons can count themselves up with the some of the best that other sci-fi franchises have offered us, including the likes of "33" (S01, E01) and "Exodus Pt II" (S03, E03) from " Battlestar Galactica " or "Severed Dreams" (S03, E10) and "Z'ha'dum" (S03, E22) from "Babylon 5" or "The Last Man" (S04, E20) and "Vegas" (S05, E19) from "Stargate: Atlantis" or just about any episode from the first season of "The Expanse." However, all of those shows incorporated series-long story arcs, and they weren't composed of standalone, seasonal story arcs. " The Orville " attempted — as best it could — story arcs that stretched over multiple seasons, a difficult challenge given all the production problems it faced. 

Even " Andor " — which was very good, but not quite perfect — had a slightly peculiar pace that peaked and dipped after each successive and spectacular set piece, and then repeated itself. But if you want to watch a masterclass in how to evenly pace a season, while slowly and very effectively building tension and character development, just watch "Severance" on Apple TV. This vastly underrated show was probably the best television series made in all of 2022. Bravo, Ben Stiller, bravo. 

Captain Liam Shaw (Todd Stashwick) proved his character is more than one-dimensional this week, which was welcome, although hopefully he'll retain his delicious arrogance. In his defense, though, he acted exactly like any responsible starship captain would in this situation — including both Riker and Picard — which makes their guppy-fish-at-feeding-time reactions somewhat strange when Shaw acts to maintain order on his ship. That said, it's practically a given that at some stage this season, Shaw will either explode, implode, get impaled, vaporized or blown out of a hull breach. Perhaps we should start a pool...100 quatloos gets you in. 

Along with wondering if the other remaining cast members' reappearances will be quite so nicely handled, this episode raises a few additional questions. For example, do we think Jack knows his half-brother is an existential being? Will Jean-Luc tell Beverly that, for all intents and purposes, he's actually indestructible? And will we learn how, in such a short space of time, the tranquil life on Nepenthe for Deanna Troi, Will Riker and Kestra seems to have hit hard times?

If — and that's a Galaxy Class starship-sized if — this episode represents the baseline standard for this concluding season, we are absolutely, positively in for a treat. If, however, we get an episode like " Two of One " (S02, E06) thrown into the mix, well, let's just say it will significantly lower the overall quality.

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Star Trek: Picard Recap: Generations

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Premiere episode “ The Next Generation ” laid out a lot of questions for this season, and second episode “Disengage” is already giving us some answers, including this doozy: Jack Crusher is Jean-Luc Picard’s son.

Yes, we now have ourselves a secret-son plot, and I am here for it . I’ve been waiting for this ever since Star Trek: Generations , when Jean-Luc noted, bitterly after his brother and nephew tragically died in a fire, “Now there will be no more Picards.” But now there is another Picard, someone new to tend the family vineyards. I cannot convey in words how excited this makes me — and that he’s Beverly’s son too!? The drama’s going to be good.

The thing is that it was clear that Jack is Jean-Luc’s son when he was introduced. He acts like the younger Jean-Luc we saw in the TNG episode “Tapestry,” and you can see that beloved Picard arrogance vibrating through him in the opening flashback. As he tries to protect his mother, though, Jack is now learning the other side of it — that he can lose (a lesson Jean-Luc learned all too well after a Nausicaan stabbed him through the heart). I have a feeling we’re going to see Jack grow up a lot, maybe with an assist from good old Papa Picard, over the course of this season.

There are a lot of antics at the beginning of the episode as Jean-Luc, Will, Jack, and an unconscious Bev try to work out what exactly is going on. What is Vadic after? (Jack Crusher.) Why? (God only knows.) Once they’re back on the Titan , they have some time to sort things out. It turns out that Jack has a record as long as his arm — something that isn’t all that surprising, but what is eye-opening is the frank conversation he has with Jean-Luc from inside the brig.

Shaw suggested Jack might be lying about his parentage, and Jean-Luc tests that in their conversation. He wants to know whether this is really Bev’s son — even though, let’s face it, he knows Jack is Beverly’s and his own child (something Riker hilariously needles him about) — since he believes she would never allow Jack to act the way he has. “Who do you think taught me to do it?” Jack responds, confirming that this is a different Beverly than the one we knew.

Or is it? She certainly acts like a different person, willing to cut corners and break the law, but the reason she’s doing it is to help people, and we’ve seen that before. In TNG episode “Suspicions,” Dr. Crusher risks her career, her Starfleet commission, even her life to prove that a man was murdered. In “Remember Me,” she refuses to back down when she’s the only one who can remember the disappearing crew. Maybe this streak has always been there, but it just needed something — perhaps wanting to protect her son — to bring it to the surface. It’s not like Jean-Luc is the same person he was even just at the beginning of this series.

Back on the Titan, Captain Shaw is ready and willing to hand Jack over to Vadic, and it’s not a great look. On the one hand, I get it. His duty is to his crew, not to some random kid he didn’t even want to pick up. And the Titan would lose any fight with the Shrike . But the fact that Shaw came to the rescue in the first place (thanks to Seven’s urging) tells us that there’s more going on beneath the surface. Vadic hints at trauma in Shaw’s past, but we haven’t really gotten more clarity on what is going on with this guy. However, we do get one of the coolest shots I think I’ve ever seen in Star Trek , which is the Titan interrupting the Shrike ’s tractor beam when coming to the rescue, so thank you for that, Liam.

In the end, they don’t hand Jack over to Vadic — which, by the way, who is Vadic?? It’s clear she’s not a bounty hunter since, as Jack points out, no bounty hunter would be willing to pick a fight with the Federation. It’s not for lack of trying on Jack’s part. He actually escapes from the brig intent on turning himself over to save his mother. Shaw’s fine letting him go, but at the last second, Jean-Luc intervenes.

The moment between Beverly and Jean-Luc on the bridge of the Titan is so good. In one look, you can see the decades between them; their rich, beautiful, and tragic history; and how much each truly cares for the other (and how much they’ve hurt each other). Through that look, Picard finally understands the truth: that Jack comes by his British accent honestly. So the Titan gets ready to fight (Shaw reluctantly but firmly getting onboard — once again making him more endearing than I’d expected).

It’s a testament to how action-packed the Titan side of this episode is that I’m only just now mentioning Worf, who makes his appearance in “Disengage” in Raffi’s story line. I’ll admit I had my suspicions about the identity of Raffi’s handler when he told her she was a warrior in the first episode, and now it’s confirmed. After Raffi makes some questionable but understandable decisions, she meets up with Sneed, takes drugs again to prove she’s not Starfleet, and almost dies. When Worf comes to her rescue in typical badass fashion, it’s another excellent answer to one of the many questions established in the premiere, making for an extremely satisfying episode from beginning to end.

Captain’s Log

• Legacy character count: Very exciting!! We’re already up to four, and it’s just the second episode!

• Riker saying exactly what the audience was thinking to Jean-Luc about Jack. Perfect! No notes.

• The Shrike using its tractor beam to throw a ship at the Titan is just excellent.

• Raffi being forced to once again choose between her son and her work is absolutely cruel. I felt for her so much in this moment, especially when she knows she’s always going to make the same decision and chooses the introduction to Sneed.

• Relieving Seven of duty for insubordination? Shaw, you are not making it easy to like you.

• Amanda Plummer’s Vadic gives me strong stylized “classic Trek villain” vibes. I half-expected her to start quoting Shakespeare like General Chang (understandable, since that character was played by her father, Christopher).

• I did appreciate the Jean-Luc arrogance coming out during that brig scene, when Picard says, “I know Beverly,” and Jack’s like, “Oh really, but do you ?”

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Star Trek: Picard Stars Break Down That Huge Twist and Why It’s ‘Shockingly Important’ for Jean-Luc — Watch Video

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Warning: This post contains spoilers from Thursday’s episode of Star Trek: Picard .

Jean-Luc Picard has been pining for a new adventure, and now he has one : fatherhood.

This week’s episode of Star Trek: Picard confirmed what we suspected: Beverly’s son Jack Crusher (played by Downton Abbey and Outlander alum Ed Speleers)… is also Jean-Luc’s son. (Jean-Luc needed only to lock eyes with Beverly to know the truth.) It’s a “shockingly important” development for Jean-Luc, Patrick Stewart tells TVLine in the video above — so shocking, in fact, that it made Stewart knock over a water bottle while talking with us. “He has no family,” Stewart explains. “He had, let’s be frank, an intimate relationship with Beverly Crusher. We don’t know how intimate, but they had feelings about each other at one time.”

Gates McFadden, who plays Beverly, chimes in to offer: “I have Beverly’s diary, so if you ever really want to know what happened between them, I’ve got it all.” (Um, yes, please!) She notes, though, that Beverly was put “in a tricky spot” because Jack “chooses not to engage with his father initially, and I feel that she had instincts that kept her away from him because she was worried about the danger… She sensed there was danger and they were being hunted, and some part of her really was worried about: Can she protect this child?”

Jack’s relationship with Beverly is “very strong,” Speleers adds: “She’s protected him from the world of Starfleet and what that signifies. However, she’s also allowed him great space to become his own individual, his own entity.” The actor calls Jack and Jean-Luc’s relationship “a work in progress,” but he does think they can eventually find common ground: “Although they’re on different paths and different elements of the law, they do share some commonalities. Their forthrightness, and their desire to get things right for the benefit of other people, I think, is definitely something they share.”

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It’s a shame that Picard never lived long enough to learn that he had a son. But maybe his robot duplicate can make friends with him.

The robot identity seems to have been dropped.

They did reference his synthetic body. Doesn’t bother me either way. If I can accept Spock being reborn, I can live with Picards new body.

But it is not a “new body”. Basically they “copied” Picard’s brain and downloaded it into an android. Jean Luc Picard died and an android doppelgänger is now Jean Luc Picard in the current timeline. He did not live on in a new body. He’s dead.

What makes me so angry was there was a perfectly reasonable Sci-Fi explanation available in “we’re transferring part of your brain into an android body where the psionic portion will counteract the brain condition he had (making him cybernetic – and with his Borg history there would be plenty to explore there). It would have preserved that at least a small but important biological component of Jean Luc Picard still existed and he would not dead dead, but living on in a new existence.

I mean, if we want to talk about the metaphysics of personal persistence in Star Trek, every one of the characters gets disintegrated and reconstructed in a new body each time they use a transporter. I think we just have to accept that continuity of consciousness makes you the same person. You think, therefore you are.

Beverly Crusher, meet Carol Marcus. Carol, Beverly. You two have a lot to discuss. :-/ . There were a couple of bigger surprises this week than this. I think Jack’s introduction last week was more of a shock than the reveal this week. When he opened his mouth, it was obvious he was Picard’s son. Plus, the whole show is about legacy. Two plus two… . For my money, I’m fine with it. I’m not annoyed by the actor or the character…yet. If the show turns into the “Protect Jack Back-and-Forth Argument of the Week” show, then we’ll see. . And if this means that the real Big Bad of the series is just an irritated Wesley, that might be a masterstroke.

I love your last sentence! Best plot twist ever!

HAHAHA. Yeah that would be great. Cause how could Wesley not know he has a brother.

If they wanted to give Picard a long lost son (which I don’t mind even though it’s such a trope at this point), they should have made Vash the mother. You could easily see her keeping that a secret. I don’t know how they’re going to come up with an explanation for Beverly that isn’t irritating and a total betrayal of the character.

And what do Wesley and Wil have to say about this???? Would love to have him pop up.

Watch The Ready Room, the after-show he hosts. last week he interviewed Gates and Patrick, this week his new bro.

Is there somewhere to watch it other than Paramount+? I’m struggling to find a way to watch it without P+.

Oh gimme a break. Too pat.

Not to mention it is just repeating the story beats from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.

They had better not kill him off like they did Kirk’s son. That would really be just repeating story lines.

I’m loving this new season of Picard. I have to admit, I tried to outsmart last week’s comments regarding picard\son etc.. that being said, I don’t mind the direction of the story as long as the season as whole doesn’t focuses on “save the son at all costs” scenario.

Btw this season needs more Worf! Did anyone notice the obvious nods to James Cole and the guest spot of Aaron Stanford!

I always assumed Beverly and Jean-Luc were discreetly getting it on anyway, so this works just fine for me.

Her keeping it a secret is where they lose me.

Given all we know about Beverly – would she really never tell Picard they had a kid together? They better give us a really good reason for that next episode or it’s just going to sink the whole thing. Plus, who knew accents were hereditary?

Yes, I feel we do need a good reason for the secrecy, that had better ring true. I will allow the accent, it is just too nice.

I don’t buy it at all, not with Beverly. Nor do I buy the accent, that’s ridiculous.

Where did his English accent come from? I’m concerned that Americans seem to think accents are passed down through genetics.

What a dreadful, predictable ‘twist’ that everyone knew was coming.

I truly miss the show opens that they featured during the 1st 2 seasons – this season’s open is so short.

it’s not so much a twist as it was expected. hope they have a very good reason why beverly pulled a carol-marcus on picard. but wow THAT look they had between them was everything. no words but so much was said.

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Stuck in a Loop: The Best of Star Trek's Time-Jumping Episodes

From The Next Generation to Discovery, going around and around is sometimes very revealing.

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In the Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 episode, " Face the Strange ," Captain Burnham and Commander Rayner find themselves both stuck in a loop, but also, jumping all around the timeline of the titular starship. From the point before the U.S.S. Discovery was launched, to pivotal moments in Season 4, Season 3, Season 2 and even very early in Season 1, Rayner notes at one point that, "We’ve gone back in time to when you went forward to the future. That’s a little confusing."

Throughout all of Star Trek 's history, time travel has been just as propulsive to the narratives as space travel. But, within the various time travel stories of Trek , there is a special kind of time-skipping episode — the time loop story. Discovery has recently shaken-up this formula with "Face the Strange," but many elements of this episode pay homage to a proud Star Trek tradition. Here’s the history of the best time loop, and time-jumping episodes across the entire Final Frontier.

" Cause and Effect ," Star Trek: The Next Generation (Season 5, Episode 18)

"Cause and Effect"

Perhaps one of the greatest science fiction episodes of all time, The Next Generation set the gold-standard for how to do time loop episodes.

When the Enterprise collides with another starship in the first scene, this episode poses one question right off the bat: What happens after you blow up the ship — and everyone on it — before the credits roll? The answer is mostly connected to whether or not we can even remember when we're stuck in a loop. Without actually spoiling this classic episode, let's just say thank the stars for Dr. Crusher and Data.

The brilliance of "Cause and Effect" cannot be overstated, but the 21st Century legacy of this episode is utterly appropriate. When Geordi reveals how the time loop works, Riker says, "You mean we could have come into this room, sat at this table and had this conversation a dozen times already?" This scene has become a popular meme format across various social media platforms, satirizing the time loop of some aspects of the internet experience.

" Parallels ," Star Trek: The Next Generation (Season 7, Episode 11)

"Parallels"

Arguably, when Worf starts slipping between realities in "Parallels," the story is more focused on other dimensions, rather than a true time loop. But, each time he pops into a new reality, Worf does tend to reply to his own personal log, which is what began the episode.

Obviously, in each new timeline, Worf's personal log is different, and because he checks it so often in the episode, this gives "Parallels" the feeling of a time loop story, even though Worf is technically moving both forward in time, and also, side-to-side.

On top of all of this, "Parallels" feels time-loopy because so many ideas and plot points from previous seasons of The Next Generation are revisited here. From references to " The Best of Both Worlds ," to the return of Wesley Crusher, "Parallels" brings all the good things of TNG back around again for another look, from a different point of view.

" All Good Things... ," Star Trek: The Next Generation (Season 7, Episode 25)

"All Good Things..."

Speaking of the best of The Next Generation , the immortal series finale is, from a certain point of view, one big time loop. As Jean-Luc Picard shifts between past, present, and future, the biggest mystery of "All Good Things…" is what caused the anomaly in the Devron system? Eventually, we learn that the ending and the beginning of this story are inextricably connected, a paradox that creates a kind of loop that must be broken.

Twenty-nine years later, in the Star Trek: Picard episode, " Imposters ," Captain Liam Shaw references this moment, and notes that Picard and Riker have a "real chicken and egg thing going on." It doesn’t get any more time-loopy than that!

" Visionary ," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Season 3, Episode 17)

"Visionary"

When O'Brien starts seeing another version of himself appearing randomly throughout the station, Dr. Bashir briefly floats the idea that he's just having really boring hallucinations. But, as the episode goes on, it becomes clear that O'Brien is actually seeing brief moments in the future, and then, catching up to those moments in the present.

"Visionary" messes with what we expect from a time loop episode, because in all instances of future occurrences, there are literally two O'Briens present, and, when the past O'Brien catches up to the future moment, the duplication effect happens again, creating a kind of visual loop for the audience. The funny thing is, in several instances, the future doesn't play out exactly the way past O'Brien saw the first time, making this one of the wobblier time loops in all of Star Trek .

" Relativity ," Star Trek: Voyager (Season 5, Episode 24)

"Relativity"

In a move very similar to Discovery 's "Face the Strange," this unforgettable episode of Voyager briefly takes us back to a point before the series even begins, showing us Janeway's first moments on Voyager before the ship left the Utopia Planitia Shipyards on Mars. (In "Face the Strange," Burnham and Rayner see Discovery in a drydock on Earth well before the events of Season 1.)

But, Voyager 's jaunt into its own prehistory is just the beginning of a very specific type of time jumping episode. Here, Seven of Nine isn't exactly repeating a loop, but, making several attempts at different times, to prevent a bomb from destroying Voyager . As Tuvok aptly puts it when encountering one version of Seven from the future, "Like many time paradoxes, it's improbable, but not necessarily illogical." Because this episode features multiple versions of Seven, and leaps to various eras of Voyager , it pairs very nicely with Burnham and Rayner's similar jumps in "Face the Strange." Especially the moment where Seven meets herself.

" Shattered ," Star Trek: Voyager (Season 7, Episode 11)

"Shattered"

Does Voyager have the best timey-wimey episodes in all of the Trek franchise? It's hard to say, but if there's another Trek episode that feels like an older sibling of Discovery 's "Face the Strange," it's almost certainly "Shattered," a fan-favorite episode from Voyager 's final season. Here, the captain and the first officer — Janeway and Chakotay — find themselves on a version of the ship that has been split into different time periods.

"Shattered" is one of Star Trek 's greatest retrospective episodes, touching on moments across all of Voyager 's story, and teaming past versions of characters with ones closer to the present. It's a touching story, and, structurally, it's wonderfully homaged in Discovery .

" Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad ," Star Trek: Discovery (Season 1, Episode 7)

"Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad"

One of Discovery 's stand-out moments from Season 1 fully set the stage for "Face the Strange" in Season 5. In "Magic to Make The Sanest Man Go Mad," Harry Mudd sets the ship on a true time loop, in which only Stamets can truly remember what is going on. Like in "Face the Strange," Stamets has a perception that exists outside of time, thanks to taking on the Tardigrade DNA in "Choose Your Pain."

This detail comes in handy in "Face the Strange," where Burnham and Stamets again have to re-team to get Discovery out of a time loop caused by nefarious enemies using time travel technology as a weapon. In Season 1, Burnham and Stamets barely knew each other, much like Burnham and Rayner's relationship in Season 5. But, if there's one thing a time loop or time-jumping episode can do, it’s make people who are just colleagues into best friends for life.

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Prep Begins For ‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Season 3 Finale; Cast And Directors Share BTS Images

| April 25, 2024 | By: Anthony Pascale 15 comments so far

Work on the third season of  Star Trek: Strange New Worlds  continues to move swiftly in Toronto and looks to be set to wrap up next month. We have some fun bits from the set shared by the cast and a couple of directors, as well as some details on the production.

2 more episodes to go

First up, a selfie from director Jordan Canning, who previously directed the season 2 episode “Charades.” The image posted earlier this week shows the director with Ethan Peck and Rebecca Romijn and has the message, “Always happy to be the redshirt between these two.”

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Jordan Canning (@jjhcanning)

TrekMovie has confirmed that Canning directed episode 8, which has wrapped. Filming for episode 9 has already begun, with Andrew Coutts directing. This will be the directorial debut for Coutts, a co-producer and editor on the show. The 10th and final episode of the season will be directed by Maja Vrvilo, a Paramount+ Trek veteran who has directed episodes of Discovery , Picard , and Strange New Worlds . Earlier this week, she posted an image of her office door, indicated prep work for her episode had already begun.

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Maja Vrvilo (@majavrvilo)

Anson has a challenge for cosplayers

There have also been a couple of fun recent social media updates from the cast. First up, Anson Mount posted on Twitter/X that season 3 will require cosplayers to bring their “A-game” as he shared some creative fan costumes.

I will say this about season 3 of #StarTrek #StrangeNewWorlds : Cos-players, you better be ready to bring your A-game. #Cosplay @StarTrek @StarTrekOnPPlus pic.twitter.com/mZ9gMmIhsL — Anson Mount 🖖 (@ansonmount) April 16, 2024

One new look for cosplayers to try is an armed Nurse Chapel, as seen in this short video from Jess Bush showing off her phaser holster.

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Jess Bush (@onejessa)

Finally, on the day of the big eclipse, some of the Strange New Worlds team took a moment to check it out. Bush shared an Instagram story with herself and co-star Melissa Navia rocking their eclipse glasses. (They had 90% totality in Toronto.)

Last week brought big news for Strange New Worlds: It’s been renewed for a fourth season. Paramount+ recently confirmed season 3 will debut in 2025.

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I LOVE holodeck dude in cosplay!

I’m curious how long their entire season shooting period actually is.

Usually 5 to 6 months. This one started just before Christmas.

I know I’ll end up watching it, but I’m just not excited for the next season. Season 2 was all over the place, in my opinion. For every episode like Those Old Scientists or Ad Astra Per Aspera, there was rubbish like The Broken Circle and Under the Cloak of War and Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow. I like the cast, but the quality isn’t there- and for all the talk of “big swings” and pushing the envelope- Season 2 was almost painfully generic.

Same here. I’ll be tuning in, but it’s not up there on my ‘must-see right away’ list. I feel like overall, the storytelling floundered during S2, legacy characters written badly, and a distinct corny popcorn feel to it. Both Spock and Pike were reduced to bumbling sidekicks. Hoping S3 has a bit more gravitas to it. Like you said, not the fault of the cast. All blame goes back to the writer’s room. I’m more than happy to consider this show as existing in its own separate timeline, as has been confirmed.

I still can’t get over how *boring* the finale was. It felt like it went on for hours and yet nothing actually happened besides a super-quick and appallingly shot fight in zero-g. Season Two really dropped the ball.

I agree. I don’t even remember what happened in the finale, except Pike at the end hesitating like a scared junior officer when the situation called for fast decisive action. As for the season in general, it feels empty, like nothing really happens in the episodes. I hate the way they turned Spock into a moron. There are better ways if the writers wanted to put some humor in… I’m sure the 12 year olds found it funny but adults are watching too…

They seem to be testing the water for the Academy show with teen romances also. Spock, Chapel / La’an, Kirk and Pike, Batel were all shallow romances and just really boring that took up way too much time in the season. They seriously need to get back to writing some good sci fi stories or this show will go down as one of the worse Star Trek series for me. It seems more of a comedy starship show than the Orville at times. And season 1 had so much promise as well.

The SNW writers room has a chalk board titled Gimmick Board only they misspelt it Big Swing Board. Hopefully they can’t destroy Spock’s character anymore as they have already scraped the bottom of the barrel with their writing of his character.

So relieved I’m not the only one who felt this way. I hear “game changer” and “big swing” and I think “great, they’re effing with my show again to bring in the non-Trek fans”!

Yes, to them “big swing” means having the characters do things completely out of character and turning Star Trek into a Broadway play. Sure the musical was original and unexpected, but really out of place, and I will never be able to get the K-Pop Klingons out of my head.

I didn’t mind the musical episode (probably because I love musicals!) but on the whole, the season felt soulless and devoid of anything interesting to say (outside of Ad Astra Per Aspera). It’s as though the entire season was written by committee and was deathly afraid of offending the fandom by doing anything even slightly controversial.

I’ve had this feeling since the first season. Anson Mount is a wonderful lead, but they’ve completed destroyed the character that we got to know in Season 2 of Discovery. And they need to do something with Spock besides him being a complete and utter pig to women.

I’m absolutely giddy for this next season. Season two was fantastic and I cannot wait for this next season.

I really wish studios would get it together. They used to be able to turn out twice the number of eps or sometimes more every year without year-long pauses between seasons.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds director Jordan Canning jokingly became one of Star Trek 's infamous "redshirts" in a behind-the-scenes photo from season 3. Strange New Worlds season 3 is nearing the end of its production in Toronto, with Canning directing episode 8 of the hit Paramount+ show's third season. Excitingly, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds has received a season 4 renewal from Paramount+, assuring even more voyages aboard the Starship Enterprise.

On her Instagram, Jordan Canning (@jjcanning) shared a behind-the-scenes photo of herself from Star Trek: Strange New Worlds ' USS Enterprise set between Rebecca Romijn, who plays Lt. Commander Una Chin-Riley AKA Number One, and Ethan Peck, who plays Science Officer Lt. Spock. Canning joked in her caption, "Always happy to be the redshirt between these two." Check out her post below:

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What is a redshirt in star trek, lt. hemmer is strange new worlds' most tragic redshirt..

A "redshirt" became infamous in Star Trek: The Original Series . The term refers to the ill-fated, red uniform-wearing security officers of the Starship Enterprise who were known for beaming down to a planet with Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) only to be killed horribly by whatever monster of the week the Starfleet Officers faced. Many redshirts had names and ranks, but their most common trait was they were disposable background characters who fueled the plot and suspense of that week's Star Trek episode . Star Trek: Strange New Worlds nodded to TOS' redshirts with the death of Lt. Hemmer (Bruce Horak) in season 1, episode 9, "All Those Who Wander."

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Popular Ghosts character Pete will return in the season 3 finale, according to the actor who plays him. The hit CBS sitcom Ghosts is an adaptation of the British series of the same name, and focuses on a pair of married New Yorkers who move into a beautiful country mansion, unaware it is haunted by a selection of benevolent ghosts. Pete, a ghost and former travel agent, has been on the show since season 1, and Ghosts season 3 , episode 9 revealed that his power is that he is able to leave the mansion and travel anywhere.

Actor Richie Moriarty, who plays Pete, discussed his character's new power in an interview with TVLine , and spoke about what this reveal could mean for the season finale. Episode 9 ended with Pete traveling to visit his family, but Moriarty acknowledged he'll be back for the last episode. Read the actor's comments on the topic below:

I will say that he does make it back to Woodstone by the finale. The nice thing that the Joes [showrunners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman] have done with this power is that it opens up a huge world of possibilities for him and where he’s able to go, but they find a really smart way to place a limitation on the power so that it can’t be used constantly. I guess I shouldn’t say too much more than that, but they do a really good job of sort of putting reins on this power.

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Pete's ability to now leave the Woodstone mansion provides a lot of exciting possibilities for storylines , and gives him a deeper link to Sam and Jay, as he can help or assist the characters in their day-to-day lives. However, as Moriarty has alluded to, it seems likely that the writers are going to be clever about placing limitations on what Pete is able to do as a character, and this is something that could become more apparent in Ghosts season 4 .

Having a ghost with powers too strong would serve as a deus ex machina, and provide easy outs for plot contrivances, so this is likely to be something Ghosts showrunners Joe Port and Joe Wiseman will be keen to avoid. However, the power will also be a great chance to explore the character of Pete in greater detail , with last week's episode ending with the ghost boarding a plane to St. Lucia to visit his daughter and grandson. Getting to venture out into the world can help Pete grow and experience new things.

Ghosts is a show that likes to keep its audience guessing, and Pete's power certainly came as a surprise, since the series has long established that ghosts have to remain where they died. This twist opens up the world a bit more , and just in time for the season 3 finale, which is confirmed to end with a cliffhanger. It could be that Pete's power will tie into the season-ending twist somehow, picking up on this new story thread. Regardless, Pete will return for the end of Ghosts season 3 and be present to celebrate Isaac's wedding.

The Ghosts season 3 finale airs at 8:30 PM ET on CBS on May 2.

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Ghosts is a CBS sitcom that is based on the British series of the same name. Premiering in 2021, the series focuses on married couple Samantha (Rose McIver) and Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar), who have inherited a mansion from one of Sam's distant relatives. They turn the house into a bed and breakfast. When Sam has a near-death experience, she begins to interact with the quirky group of ghosts who live in the mansion.

Every Episode of Star Trek: Picard Season 2, Ranked

Star Trek: Picard Season 2 was a varied and emotionally heavy season, and here's how critics and fans ranked each episode in the time-travel saga.

This article contains a brief mention of suicide.

The return of Jean-Luc Picard to the Star Trek universe was always meant to be a three-season affair. The second season was filmed during the height of the pandemic, and went through many iterations under the direction of three executive producers. In more ways than one, it was a tonal shift from the seasons on either side of it. How critics and fans ranked every episode of Star Trek: Picard Season 2 shows how challenging and contentious the middle chapter of this saga was. The story explored time travel, introduced an alternate timeline, and was bookended by a massively important moment in Starfleet's present.

Picard Season 2 was an emotionally heavy season with a clear political point of view and a sense of fun that comes with setting sci-fi characters in the contemporaneous present. In both the special features of The Complete Star Trek: Picard home release and the making-of book Star Trek: Picard: The Art and Making of the Series , the challenges in making this season are laid bare. With Rotten Tomatoes representing the critics and IMDB's user ratings representing the audience, each episode of Star Trek: Picard Season 2 is ranked based on the story it told and the impact it had on both the characters and audience.

10 The Picard Season 2 Premiere Was Full of Promise

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Of all Star Trek: Picard 's ten sophomore episodes, "The Star Gazer" ranks the highest among its peers in Season 2 . It's a fantastic beginning to the story, which both ties up loose ends from Season 1 and sets the characters on a new adventure. Most importantly, however, it brings Starfleet back into the fold in a big way. Picard delivers a Starfleet Academy commencement address, and he is then summoned to the USS Stargazer to answer a plea for help.

The episode sends off Soji, an ambassador for her synthetic siblings on the galactic stage. Dr. Agnes Jurati is with her, but quickly beams aboard the Stargazer, commanded by (her ex) Captain Cristobal Rios. Raffi, Elnor and Laris return, the first two also in Starfleet and the latter still with Jean-Luc but yearning for something more. It ends with the return of Q who, at the last moment, whisks Picard away from certain death.

9 Picard Season 2 Almost Took Place in an Alternate Timeline

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The first two episodes of Star Trek: Picard Season 2 debuted the same day, so it makes sense they are ranked close together. The strange new world this episode introduces may be why some viewers became disillusioned with the rest of the season's 21st Century setting. Executive Producer Terry Matalas said on Inglorious Treksperts that this episode mostly came from the Season 1 showrunner Michael Chabon before he left to adapt one of his novels for Paramount.

The characters were meant to spend more time in this alternate timeline , which reveres Adam Soong, one of many Brent Spiner lookalikes related to the creation of Data. The Earth is ravaged by climate change and seems very similar to the xenophobic Mirror Universe. Picard, Raffi, Seven of Nine, Elnor, Jurati and Rios have to bust a Borg Queen out of prison so that they can time travel and fix the past. Still, it might have been fun to spend more time in this evil, alternate future.

8 Season 2 Teamed Picard Up With a Character Tying TOS to TNG

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Actor Orla Brady played Laris, who is absent from the season save for the first and final episodes. However, she returned to the cast as Talinn, the Romulan successor to Gary Seven from The Original Series . The character known as a "Watcher" was introduced as a potential spinoff from Gene Roddenberry for NBC. While it didn't take off, it did create an interesting bit of Star Trek lore. While Gary Seven was a human with access to advanced alien technology, Talinn is a Romulan tasked with protecting the timeline on Earth.

Laris is primarily responsible for the safety of Renée Picard, ancestor of Jean-Luc and the woman who discovers "a sentient microbe" on Europa that helps fix climate change. It's also the episode where the other political storyline (Rios and the present-day "Butterflies" being persecuted by ICE for helping undocumented migrants) are broken out of custody in a fun action sequence. It's also the episode where Agnes is injected with Borg nanoprobes by the queen, setting up the next episode in the Star Trek: Picard Season 2 ranked list.

7 A Gala, a Sassy Borg Queen and a Musical Number Shook Up Picard Season 2

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This version of the Borg Queen was played by Annie Wersching , who passed away in January 2023 from cancer. Great throughout the series, this episode features the Borg Queen and Jurati sharing a mind. As the Borg Queen tries to take over her body (reliant on emotional responses for control), the two make a great inside woman as they help Team Picard sneak into a gala. Allison Pill also does a rendition of the great Pat Benatar song, "Shadows of the Night."

"Two of One" doesn't just refer to the Borg-ified Jurati, either. This episode features Jean-Luc have a touching heart-to-heart conversation with his ancestor Renée. They are also two of a kind. Picard also faces off with Adam Soong, though he runs the Admiral down with his car. Because of his synthetic body, Rios, Raffi and his friends take him to Dr. Teresa Ramirez, leader of the Butterflies and physician who doesn't ask a lot of questions.

6 Picard Season 2 Does 'Star Trek: The Voyage Home'

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The third episode of Picard Season 2 is ranked high because it continued the breakneck pace established by the first two episodes. Team Picard time travels to the past with the help of the Borg queen, presenting the third new locale for the series: the 21st Century . However, this is where the bulk of the season takes place, much like Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home was mostly set in the then-contemporaneous present.

A lot happened in this episode. Seven of Nine and Raffi try to blend in to the 21st Century and scan for a person using technology too advanced for the time. Rios is meant to help, but he's injured and ends up in a clinic with Dr. Teresa Ramirez and her son Ricardo, who are eventually arrested by ICE. Agnes and Picard try to outwit the Borg Queen. However, the most important moment in the episode was the death of Elnor. Fatally wounded by Seven of Nine's alternate timeline husband, his death devastates Raffi.

5 Guinan Brought the Return of an Old Friend With a New Face

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Whoopi Goldberg's affable bartender Guinan returned in the Picard Season 2 premiere , but the character returned in a big way played by Ito Aghayere. The first episode established that Guinan, an ageless El Aurian, can alter her appearance to older or younger as she sees fit. Picard has to convince her to help him save humanity, even though she doesn't think Earthlings are worth the effort.

This is the episode which focuses most heavily on the immigration story in Season 2, with Rios in ICE custody trying to explain why he has no identification. As Seven of Nine and Raffi try to find him, they discover how migrants can fall through the cracks of the system. This plays out while juxtaposed with Guinan's condemnation of humanity. However, Picard is able to make a plea based on what he knows of where humanity can go in the future, in a very Roddenberry-esque Star Trek moment.

4 Picard and Guinan Find Mercy and Vulcans from Agent Wells

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Introduced at the end of the previous episode, Jay Karnes makes his return to Star Trek . Having previously played a time agent in Star Trek: Voyager , in Picard Season 2, he plays FBI Agent Wells, who is a firm believer in alien activity and arrests both Guinan and Picard based on video footage he has of the latter transporting onto the street. He questions them both, threatening the mission and the timeline. It's revealed that he had a pre- First Contact Vulcan encounter as a child . He ultimately lets Picard and Guinan go, seemingly fired for bringing them in at all.

Meanwhile, the Borg Queen has control of Agnes, and Seven of Nine and Raffi have to try to find and capture her. They find her consuming metals from car batteries, which is toxic to Agnes, but is what the Borg Queen needs to assimilate more people. She doesn't kill Seven or Raffi, proving Agnes still has some measure of control. Borg Jurati then goes to Adam Soong, convincing him to help her steal La Sirena and strand Team Picard in the 21st Century.

3 Season 2 Brought Picard Face-to-Face With His Greatest Fear and Regret

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This episode is ranked one of the lowest by Picard viewers, and it's understandable. Not a lot happens in the episode, despite the introduction of James Callis as a hallucination of a therapist and Picard's father . This episode dives deeply into the memories of guilt and the mystery of what happened to Jean-Luc's mother. It's emotionally heavy and does somewhat lag on the breathless urgency of trying to find Agnes and stop Adam Soong.

Still, this is an emotionally powerful episode that recontextualizes what viewers have been seeing about Picard's past. His father is revealed to not be the abusive villain fans thought. Picard's mother is not a victimized woman trying to be free, but rather someone suffering from mental illness or injury. It's a traumatic, frightening event and (with help of Watcher Talinn and some sci-fi telepathic technology), Picard works through it.

2 The New Borg Were the Best Thing Picard Season 2 Brought to Star Trek

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While the finale of Picard Season 2, "Farewell" is mostly about denouement, outside of the last mission to ensure that Adam Soong doesn't kill Renée Picard. Talinn sacrifices herself. Rios decides to stay behind in the 21st Century. Wesley Crusher returns as a Watcher , and Q and Picard have a final heart-to-heart chat, just before he sends them all back to the proper future. He's even able to resurrect Elnor since he had a little power left over because Rios stayed behind.

The best part of the finale was the reveal that Agnes Jurati was the Borg Queen from the first episode of Picard Season 2. With the alternate timeline Borg Queen, she created a new kind of collective. People choose to join the Borg, and even retain some measure of individuality . These new Borg agree to stand guard against a rupture in spacetime through which an unknown threat has yet to emerge. They become provisional members of the Federation, continuing the Star Trek tradition of old enemies, eventually becoming allies.

1 Star Trek's Most Emotionally Heavy Episode Is About Picard's Guilt

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The penultimate episode of Star Trek: Picard Season 2 is a massive episode, both for its action and its emotional weight. There is a big battle at Chateau Picard where the new Jurati Borg assimilate mercenaries hired by Adam Soong. They try to kill Picard and his friends, but Agnes eventually convinces the Queen to try a different way than she had in the past, since in every timeline assimilation and violence leads to the Borg's destruction.

Most importantly, this episode reveals how Picard's mother died and why Jean-Luc felt so much guilt for it. His father locked her in a room to stop her from hurting herself. Jean-Luc unlocked the door and went to lie with his mother and comfort her. After he fell asleep, she took her own life. As much as Picard Season 2 was about fixing the past, outsmarting the Borg and other Star Trek things, Picard's revelation was the true mission . He had to forgive himself by letting go of the guilt that kept him at arm's length from people and preparing him to be a father.

The complete Star Trek: Picard is available to own on Blu-ray, DVD, digital and streams on Paramount+ .

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The 7 Best New Movies and Shows Coming to Paramount+ in May 2024

From the season finale of ‘Evil’ to the last eight episodes of ‘The Chi’, check out these latest additions on the streaming platform.

May is heating up, and Paramount+ is here to turn up the temperature with a sizzling selection of new movies and shows. From the gripping finale of Evil to the adrenaline-pumping last eight episodes of The Chi , our lineup is guaranteed to set your screens on fire. No need for endless scrolling - dive straight into a world of pure entertainment with these hot additions to the streaming service.

Without further ado, here are the top 7 must-watch movies and shows coming to Paramount+ this May 2024. Get ready to turn up the excitement!

Behind the Music (Season 2)

Available on: May 1

Executive produced by: Bruce Gillmer and Michael Maniaci

Cast: Bell Biv DeVoe, Trace Adkins and Wolfgang Van Halen

Based on the original VH1 show from 1997, the Paramount+ reboot of Behind the Music returns for Season 2. Each episode of the documentary series follows a musician or musical group as they recount the highs and lows of their success stories. From their underground days to their rise to popularity, the show offers a behind-the-scenes look into the makings of a superstar. Season 2 profiles Bell Biv DeVoe , a subunit formed by three members of New Edition , country music singer Trace Adkins , and rock musician Wolfgang Van Halen , who’s famously known as the son of the late Eddie Van Halen.

In this season, Behind the Music takes a look at the beginnings of Bell Biv DeVoe. After New Edition’s fame began to plummet in the late ‘80s, members Ronnie DeVoe , Ricky Bell , and Michael Bivins , saw this as a chance to create something fresh under the name Bell Biv DeVoe. Despite their constant falling outs with critics and record execs, the trio managed to win the public with their album “Poison”. As for Adkins, a near-fatal shooting didn’t stop the singer from dominating the country music charts, thanks to his album “Dreamin’ Out Loud”. But following his success, Adkins hit an all-time low with his lackluster sophomore album and bouts of alcoholism. As for Wolfgang, growing up with a rockstar father shaped his love for music. However, when Eddie’s passing in 2020 shook Wolfgang’s world, it was uncertain whether he’d maintain his passion for music ever again. It took a couple of years, but Wolfgang is back with his own sound while ensuring his father’s legacy remains.

Star Trek: Discovery (Season 5 New Episodes)

Available on: May 2

Created by: Bryan Fuller, Alex Kurtzman

Cast: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, Blu del Barrio, David Ajala, Callum Keith Rennie

Set in the 23rd century, Star Trek: Discovery takes place a decade before Star Trek: The Original Series , long before Kirk, Spock, and the Enterprise explored the galaxies. In the fifth and final installment of Star Trek: Discovery , Captain Burnham (Martin-Green) goes on a sweeping odyssey across the stars in pursuit of an ancient power shrouded in secrecy for centuries. But Burnham and her crew are not alone in their pursuit . Evil adversaries lurk in the cosmic shadows, driven by a hunger to claim this power for themselves.

Determined to unravel the mystery, our team confronts sinister foes, navigates shifting alliances, and avoids treachery at all costs. With time slipping away and unforeseen threats emerging, the Discovery crew must tread the universe carefully. Don’t miss out on the last 5 episodes this May, with the season finale on May 30, 2024 .

A Gentleman in Moscow (New Episodes)

Available on: May 3

Directors: Sam Miller, Sarah O’Gorman

Cast: Ewan McGregor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Alexa Goodall, Johnny Harris, Fehinti Balogun

Post-Revolutionary Russia is a very sensitive period. But for the aristocratic Count Alexander Rostov (McGregor) , he tries to make the best out of it. As punishment for his noble background, Rostov is trapped in the luxurious Hotel Metropol until further notice. Failure to stay in the hotel earns him a swift death. Although he’s confined to the hotel’s spaces, Rostov makes the most out of his circumstances. Throughout his stay, Rostov has made friends along the way, including Nina Kulikova ( Leah Balmforth ), the curious daughter of a hotel employee.

Taking inspiration from Russia’s rich yet tumultuous history, A Gentleman in Moscow lays the stage for human connection even when Rostov is disconnected from the outside. Through encounters with love, friendship, and fleeting romance, Rostov learns that there’s so much life to be found within the constraints of his world .

Kiss the Future

Available on: May 7

Directed by: Nenad Cicin-Sain

Cast: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Christine Amanpour, Bill Clinton

Kiss the Future , a documentary produced by Oscar-winning duo Ben Affleck and Matt Damon shines a light on the unbreakable spirit of Sarajevo’s residents during the bloody Balkan civil war of the early 1990s. Despite the grim realities of war, the Sarajevan civilians continue to display a remarkable sense of resilience through various means, one of them through an underground movement centered on art and music. Their perseverance and creativity soon garnered widespread attention, prompting an American aid worker to enlist the support of the band U2 in raising awareness about the conflict. U2’s historic concert, attended by over 45,000 locals in a liberated city, stands as a testament to the battles the Sarajevan community has endured.

The Chi (Season 6 Part 2)

Available on: May 10

Created by: Lena Waithe

Cast: Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps, Birgundi Baker, Luke James, Curtiss Cook, Genesis Denise Hale, (Judae’a Brown)

Part 2 of of The Chi Season 6 delivers another rollercoaster ride for the residents of Chicago’s South Side . First premiering on August 6, 2023, this season sees Emmett (Latimore) and Kiesha (Baker) find their once blissful relationship tested by Emmet’s risky partnership with Douda (Cook), who grapples with the aftermath of Q’s murder and its impact on his inner circle’s loyalties. Victor (James), faces challenges coming from his complicated past as he steps into his new role as a city councilman.

Meanwhile, newlyweds Jada (Ross) and Darnell (Boyce) anxiously watch over their son Emmett after he makes a worrying decision. As for Rob (Shumpert) and Tiff’s(Hall) cannabis business and Jake’s (Epps) apparel line, things are starting to take off. Papa continues to wrestle with the grief of losing his father (Brown Jr.). Maisha (Hale) pursues her career aspirations despite distractions from her manager Jemma (Brown). As everyone is busy with their own lives, little do they know that an impending danger threatens the safety of everyone, all of which culminates in Season 6’s last eight episodes.

The X Files (Season 1)

Available on: May 13

Created by: Chris Carter

Cast: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi

The X-Files follows FBI agents Fox Mulder (Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Anderson) as they dive into the weird and unexplained, encountering out-of-this-world phenomena that challenge human logic. Mulder’s all-in belief in the paranormal clashes with Scully’s skeptic and scientific approach, setting the stage for TV’s favorite dynamic duo . From uncovering government cover-ups to having close encounters with the extraterrestrial kind, they face dangers that not only threaten their careers but also shake their personal beliefs. With an infectious on-screen personality and enviable chemistry, Duchovny and Anderson have cemented themselves as one of TV’s most memorable pairs.

Evil (Season 4)

Available on: May 23

Created by: Robert and Michelle King

Cast: Katja Herbers, Mike Colter, Aasif Mandvi, Michael Emerson, Kurt Fuller, Andrea Martin, Christine Lahti, Brooklyn Shuck, Skylar Gray, Maddy Crocco, Dalya Knapp

When a forensic psychologist, a Catholic seminarian, and a tech contractor come together, you know it’s serious business. The fourth and final season of Evil is making rounds again as the trio uncovers paranormal phenomena, occult conspiracies, and eerie occurrences, blending science and spirituality into their investigations.

In its final season, Evil amps up the stakes as Kristen (Herbers), David (Colter), and Ben (Mandvi) tackle cases involving rogue tech, possessed animals, demonic forces, and sinister relics . Amidst their cases, they have their own personal trials to face: Kristen goes head-to-head with Leland, David struggles with a Vatican assignment dealing with paranormal surveillance, and Ben faces a jinn. With their team facing dissolution due to funding cuts, the trio races against time to confront Evil’s ultimate manifestations.

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The Search, Part II

• Episode aired Oct 3, 1994

Odo has found his home and is introduced. Meanwhile Sisko finds out peace talks between the Dominion and the Federation have already started. Odo has found his home and is introduced. Meanwhile Sisko finds out peace talks between the Dominion and the Federation have already started. Odo has found his home and is introduced. Meanwhile Sisko finds out peace talks between the Dominion and the Federation have already started.

• Jonathan Frakes
• Gene Roddenberry
• Rick Berman
• Michael Piller
• Avery Brooks
• Rene Auberjonois
• Alexander Siddig
• 10 User reviews
• 4 Critic reviews

• Commander Benjamin 'Ben' Sisko

• Constable Odo

• Doctor Julian Bashir
• (as Siddig El Fadil)

• Lt. Jadzia Dax

• Chief Miles O'Brien

• Major Kira Nerys

• Female Shapeshifter

• Adm. Alynna Nechayev

• Lt. Commander Michael Eddington
• (as Kenneth Marshall)

• Male Shapeshifter

• Jem'Hadar Officer

• Jem'Hadar Soldier
• Jem'Hadar Guard
• (as Diaunté)
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• Trivia The monolith that is seen several times in the background of the garden on the Shapeshifters' planet is almost identical to the monolith which appeared in The Alternate (1994) as a 'relic of Odo's people'.
• Goofs When the Defiant is leaving the station for its mission to the Gamma Quadrant, Sisko orders "aft thrusters at one quarter. Port and starboard at station keeping." But since the ship docks nose-first at the station, the proper order would be "forward thrusters at one quarter" -- the thrusters at the front of the ship need to push it backwards.

Quark : I have a dream - a dream that one day all people, Human, Jem'Hadar, Ferengi, Cardassians will stand together in peace... around my dabo tables!

• Connections Featured in What We Left Behind: Looking Back at Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (2018)
• Soundtracks Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Main Title (uncredited) Written by Dennis McCarthy Performed by Dennis McCarthy

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• Dec 19, 2014
• October 3, 1994 (United States)
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• Runtime 46 minutes

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