History Awesome / StarTrekPicard

-->'''Jack:''' It's done. The time of the Borg is over.

* Upon tracking down the Borg Cube, Picard immediately [[BadassBoast asserts]] that "What [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E16QWho began over thirty-five years ago]] ends ''tonight''." After half of his life running from the specter of Locutus, Jean-Luc is resolved to see to it the threat of the Borg will never return to haunt the Federation ever again. Once and for all, [[Film/StarTrekFirstContact the line is drawn here]].

---> Greetings, U.S.S. Titan. This is your friendly, positronic, ''[[TranquilFury pissed off]]'' security system, [[PreAssKickingOneLiner back online]]. Unwanted guests, and monologuing protoplasms, I am initiating an immediate [[DeadlyEuphemism shift change]].

''(the Titan fires torpedoes and the Shrike goes boom)''

--> Greetings, U.S.S. Titan. This is your friendly, positronic, ''[[TranquilFury pissed off]]'' security system, [[PreAssKickingOneLiner back online]]. Unwanted guests, and monologuing protoplasms, I am initiating an immediate [[DeadlyEuphemism shift change]].

* Upon tracking down the Borg Cube, Picard immediately [[BadassBoast asserts]] that "What [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E16QWho began over thirty-five years ago]] ends ''tonight''." After half of his life running from the specter of Locutus, Jean-Luc is adamant the threat of the Borg will never return to haunt the Federation ever again. Once and for all, [[Film/StarTrekFirstContact the line is drawn here]].

* Upon tracking down the Borg Cube, Picard immediately [[BadassBoast asserts]] that "What [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E16QWho began over thirty-five years]] ago ends ''tonight''." After half of his life running from the specter of Locutus, Jean-Luc is adamant the threat of the Borg will never return to haunt the Federation ever again. Once and for all, [[Film/StarTrekFirstContact the line is drawn here]].

* As the Borg Cube begins exploding, Troi takes the ''Enterprise''’s helm after sensing Riker [[PreSacrificeFinalGoodbye saying his last farewell]] to her through their mental link [[BigDamnHeroes and brings the ship to his, Picard, Jack and Worf’s location]], beaming them aboard before escaping the [[OutrunTheFireball cube’s destruction with none worse for wear]]. This is a sort of redemption for her, as she was the one sitting in the pilot's chair when the original D crashed.

** Brings to mind another quote from a different franchise, that nonetheless embodies this moment.
--> ''Men of honor will do things for their children that they would never consider doing for themselves.''

** And even ''this'' can't be understated. The franchise brought this moment ''live'' for special events, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7uQN8FCiqo and the crowd. Went. Insane.]] Many other franchises across pop culture had brought iconic characters back just recently--''Series/TheMandalorian'' had Luke Skywalker in Season 2, ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'' brought all three Spider-Men together, ''Anime/PokemonJourneysTheSeries'' gave Serena a chance to come back, etc.--but even their return was hoped for by most on some level. Tears were shed, minds were blown, and fans cheered in unison, as ''no one'' saw the ''D'' coming back; ''Trek'' did the impossible, and went out of its way to bring back the second most iconic holder of the ''Enterprise'' name BackFromTheDead, have her old crew join her, save the galaxy one last time, and bring fans together to say: '''Thank You Terry!'''.

* For possibly the first time in history, the arrival of a Borg cube is a sight of celebration, rather than horror, as Seven of Nine drives the Artifact to the rescue of ''La Sirena'' from Narek's ship in orbit of Coppelius.

'''Riker:''' ''And'' it is my duty to inform you that the United Federation of Planets has designated planet Ghulion IV in the Vayt sector under the protection of Starfleet, according to the terms of the Treaty of Algeron.\\

* "Do you recall what I said to you when last we parted ways? [[ArcWords The Trial.]] [[PunctuatedForEmphasis Never. Ends.]]" John De lancie has returned gloriously as Q and with barely a minute of screen time at the end of the episode, he is back at his magnificent best. Grandiose, powerful, with a subtle aura of menace as if no time at all has passed since ''All Good Things''.

* The return of Ro Laren of all people, now a Commander and working for Starfleet Intelligence (and, as we learn later on in the episode, alongside Worf). Particularly notable for the out of universe shock this was - sure, the audience was expecting cameos in the final season, but the return of Michelle Forbes to Star Trek was kept quiet enough to be a genuine surprise.

** Topped off by the woman in the center seat - ADMIRAL Elizabeth Shelby. More than thirty years after telling Riker that she was after his seat, she manages to get to the center chair of the Enterprise for the Enterprise-F's final official flight.
*** As negated as it might be by the Borg's takeover, Shelby also clearly is listening to Picard's warning when the Titan breaks in to the Starfleet signal. The Changeling infiltration has had the Titan crew and the Enterprise veterans marked as renegades and outlaws, but Shelby is clearly willing to believe it when Jean-Luc Picard gives a warning.