Once we final noticed the crew of La Sirena, they’d averted an apocalyptic interdimensional invasion/extermination by an artificial armada, and Picard had picked up a brand-new physique to spend his twilight years traipsing round in.
Right now, June 16th, is widely known all through the Trek-verse as Captain Picard Day (as established in canon by Star Trek: The Subsequent Technology Season 7, Episode 12). As a particular deal with, Paramount+ has launched a second teaser trailer for Star Trek: Picard Season 2.
In it, we get our first have a look at the much-anticipated arrival of Q (as promised in the first teaser trailer) in addition to a glimpse at returning forged members, Jeri Ryan, Alison Tablet, Michelle Hurd, Santiago Cabrero, Orla Brady, and Isa Briones.
John de Lancie’s return as Q on Star Trek: Picard is not his first foray again into Trek in current reminiscence. He made a memorable cameo look final summer season on the animated Star Trek: Lower Deck Season 1 Episode 8.
Nonetheless, reuniting the Q and Picard dynamic duo is a certain crowd-pleaser.
His voice alone on the primary teaser path was sufficient to ship the fandom into raptures.
Having him right here within the flesh, addressing Picard as “mon capitaine” and beaming that signature smirk, goes to crash the Web.
As all the time, he brings enigmatic data to stir the pot and infuriate Picard.
“Welcome, my buddy, to the very finish of the highway not taken.”
Within the title of the space-time continuum, what does that even imply?
The scenes included trace at a brand new timeline, a brand new actuality.
The characters we have grown to know and love are resituated in dramatically completely different circumstances from the place we left them final.
Michelle Hurd’s Raffi Musiker is seen each working by a darkish metropolis AND seated in uniform subsequent to Picard’s podium.
Captain Rios seems wearing one of many new, modern, and dangerous-looking Starfleet uniforms, trying discombobulated.
Is he nonetheless Starfleet? Does this imply the ibn Majid incident by no means occurred? Why does his com badge look completely different than Picard’s?
If the brand new timeline managed to keep away from the Federation’s ban on synthetics, does that imply the assault on the Mars shipyards by no means occurred?
If that is the case, the Romulan evacuation might have been profitable, Picard would by no means have resigned, and Maddox and Soong would by no means have gone into hiding to create their “kids”.
Which brings me to Isa Briones.
She seems wonderful, however who’s she? Is she Dahj or Soji or…?
And look carefully at her pins. She’s sporting the image of the Maddox program, the interlocking rings. What does it imply?
No hints as to what’s occurred to Dr. Jurati in all this, however she’s trying fairly grim in her close-up.
The most important reveal needs to be Seven’s look.
The trailer editors had been supremely coy about displaying her face within the first few pictures.
However the full absence of her Borg enhancements is telegraphed loud and clear, even earlier than she sees herself within the mirror.
She’s human. She is Annika Hansen.
However she clearly remembers that she wasn’t.
So how does this time twist work if Rios, Seven, and Picard all know that this is not the best way it is presupposed to be?
Additionally, whose insignia is Seven carrying? The variety of new icons and symbols we will need to maintain monitor of is making my head spin.
These teasers are of bittersweet profit to the viewers, ready impatiently for brand new adventures.
With a premiere date nonetheless slated for NEXT YEAR, we’ll have loads of time to dissect the trailer even additional.
I’m certain many, many theories shall be totally fashioned by the point Paramount+ makes it so as soon as extra.
Who had been you most excited to see once more?
How far again do you assume the “time break” happens?
Will this actuality give Raffi again her household, Soji her identification, Rios his command? Will that be the value to pay to set issues proper once more?
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