Star Trek: Picard: How the Season 2 Ending Drastically Changed the Show’s Universe

the Star Trek: Picard The end of season 2 put an end to the exciting time travel of Jean-Luc Picard and his friends, but not without consequence. Paramount+ Subscribers saw some big things happen in the episode, some of which will have a lasting impact on the Prime Universe.

Like Star Trek: Picard fans are waiting for the final season, it is important to talk about those major events that happened as they might impact the story. Hell, they might even impact each other star trek shows, so let’s dive in and chop it all up.

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Q is dying

Star Trek: Picard actually revealed that Q is dying a few episodes before the season 2 finale, but we never really understood his reason for most of what happened in Season 2. It seemed, at first, that Q might be trying to save his own life, which he once thought was immortal. In the end, it turned out that Q’s motive for chaos was the same as it always was, sending a message to Jean-Luc Picard.

In the Season 2 finale, Q revealed his intentions to Picard after the Admiral pulled out the key he had hidden behind a brick, hoping his younger self would find it and prevent his mother’s suicide. Picard recognizing that the event was out of his control and forgiving himself was a major key in Q’s plan, and would ultimately allow Picard to forgive himself and be loved.

And, Picard forgiving himself was important to Q because she let the Admiral allow himself to be loved. Q is dying, and he dies alone, and as he told Picard, he didn’t want the same to happen to his old enemy. Picard eventually realized that Q’s intentions were good, and the two shared a tender moment before Q sent them back to the future.

Obviously, the whole Q scheme changed the universe in many ways, big and small. Most of everything that happened was a result of his building up that challenge for Picard and led to much of what happened below. Beyond that, he’s made love for Picard a reality, so there’s hope that we’ll finally see the Admiral settle into his final season.

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Borg Queen Jurati has joined the Federation

The Borg Queen and Agnes Jurati first bonded in loneliness, then they literally bonded when Agnes was forced to kill the Borg Queen to protect a police officer. Agnes dealt with the Borg Queen in her subconscious for a short while, but it wasn’t long before the Queen took full control and attempted to give the Borg a head start on assimilating the galaxy by a few centuries.

Luckily, Agnes wasn’t completely helpless and managed to sway the Borg Queen’s thinking before killing Seven of Nine. The two eventually left the past before the rest of the crew, hoping to find a new way to use the Borg to better improve the galaxy. As many predicted, Agnes ended up being the Borg Queen who invaded the Stargazer in the Season 2 premiere.

Borg Queen Jurati finally arrived to help Starfleet defend an incursion that created a transwarp conduit. She later pledged to keep the conduit with her shared collective, though it’s unclear what or who created it. The whole ending raised some interesting questions for the star trek universe, the answers to which we don’t really know. For example, did they change all the Borg or just this specific sect? I guess we’ll wait and see!

Wesley Crusher in Star Trek: Picard

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Wesley Crusher returned as a traveler

Perhaps the biggest surprise Star Trek: PicardThe season 2 finale of gave us the return of a very unexpected character from The next generation. Wil Wheaton reprized his role as Wesley Crusher and solidified the character’s role as a traveler in the Prime universe. Crusher approached Kore Soong, Adam Soong’s daughter, to join him as a Traveler, and after brief deliberation, she agreed, and the two set off to do whatever Travelers do.

It can’t be understated how much of an impact Wesley’s return has on the Prime universe, especially now that he may possibly appear on several star trek shows. It’s possible the franchise will use Wesley as the connective tissue between all of its currently airing shows and create impossible crossovers that wouldn’t otherwise be possible. Of course, there was nothing else they could do beyond season 2, and leave its canonical fate confirmed for expanded material like novels to play with, so I’m just speculating.

That said, it appears to be no coincidence that Wil Wheaton has returned to the star trek franchisee in front Star Trek: Picard Season 3. It seems possible he’ll make a return, but at the time of this writing, we just don’t know if that will happen. Keep in mind that picard filmed that last cameo without people knowing about it, so it’s entirely possible they could have done it with season 3 as well.

Cristobal Rios in Star Trek: Picard

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Cristobal Rios stayed in the past

Star Trek: PicardThe Season 2 finale featured the exit of a lead actor, but that wasn’t a bad thing. Cristobal Rios strongly suggested that he valued the past more than his own time. Of course, some of this was inspired by Teresa, the doctor he met when he hit his head while exiting the ship. It took a while, but Rios finally stayed with that feeling he was. born in the wrong time and that 2024 felt like his real home.

Guinan told us Rios’ life story from that point on, but it’s possible he left behind butterflies that went unrecognized. Whether these butterflies are good or bad remains to be seen, but they are butterflies nonetheless. Who knows what changed in the future as a result of Rios’ decision and how it might play out in the history of picard Season 3.

One thing we don’t know yet is whether or not Cristobal Rios will play a role in Star Trek: Picard Season 3. Allison Pill revealed at web movie that she won’t be returning as Borg Jurati, just like Evan Evagora as Elnor (via instagram). It looks like Santiago Cabrera’s character might stay in the past to eliminate as much of the main cast as possible for the incoming crew of The next generationbut we’ll have to wait and see for sure.

Star Trek: Picard Season 2 is over, but anyone can watch it in full on Paramount+. It’s a good time to be a subscriber, especially with all the New hiking upcoming shows on the platform in 2022 and beyond.

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