History Recap / StarTrekPicardS2E10Farewell

Soong returns to his house, smashing things in rage when he realizes that he has been duped. He is then helpless as Kore hacks his system remotely and wipes the records of his life's work. Kore, finally free to do whatever she wants... realizes she has no idea what she wants. However, a message beckons her to a park, telling her she can learn what comes next. The sender is a man who was once called Wesley Crusher, [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E19JourneysEnd now a member of the Travelers]], the people who dispatch [[Recap/StarTrekS2E26AssignmentEarth Watchers and Supervisors]] (like Tallinn) to maintain the integrity of the timeline. He asks Kore to join them; she accepts, and the two step into the future. Soong is left wretched and defeated... gazing upon a manila folder, marked "Confidental" and labeled "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E22SpaceSeed Project Khan]]".

** Q, which ends a 35 year tenure for Creator/JohnDeLancie and closes the door on the franchise's very first Q.

* TheBusCameBack: Wesley Crusher returns all the way from his last appearance in ''Film/StarTrekNemesis'' to recruit Kore as a Traveller.

Picard, Seven, Raffi and Rios return to Chateau Picard, where they prepare to live out the rest of their days. Picard takes the opportunity to return the skeleton key, the one that [[TimeTravelTenseTrouble will have locked]] his mother into her room, to its hiding place behind a brick. Q congratulates him on maintaining the StableTimeLoop, pointing out that this is proof Picard has experienced CharacterDevelopment and been able to forgive himself for the innocent wrong he did so many years ago. He admits that he is dying -- and DyingAlone -- and has used the last of his power to try and make sure Picard won't suffer the same fate. He gathers the crew and prepares, with what little puissance remains to him, to send them home. He is spared one effort: Rios chooses to stay in the 21st century; with this extra energy, Q promises them a surprise. Picard hugs him, and Q, with his BadassFingersnap, dies... but not alone.

Picard has realized that Tallinn is about to make a HeroicSacrifice on Renée's behalf, and refuses to let her do it. Tallinn [[WhatTheHellHerocriticizes]] his ChronicHeroSyndrome: by trying to save everyone, he is refusing them agency, the right to decide how they want to live their lives. Tallinn has spent her entire life protecting Renée, and she isn't about to stop now. As such, she arranges a meeting with Renée and confesses her role in the latter's life. She asks Renée to trust her. The AnswerCut is Renée emerging and talking to Dr. Soong: there's a woman claiming to be from space, she seems to be crazy. Dr. Soong takes her by the hand and promises to get her to the authorities... and, unbeknownst to her, exposing her to a fatal neurotoxin. He leaves her to die. But it's AllAccordingToPlan: the real Renée is aboard the ''Shango'', flying into the future, and the person Soong poisoned was Tallinn in disguise. She staggers back to Picard, her duty complete, and dies in his arms.

Picard has realized that Tallinn is about to make a HeroicSacrifice on Renée's behalf, and refuses to let her do it. Tallinn responds with a CallingTheOldManOut speech criticizing his ChronicHeroSyndrome: by trying to save everyone, he is refusing them agency, the right to decide how they want to live their lives. Tallinn has spent her entire life protecting Renée, and she isn't about to stop now. As such, she arranges a meeting with Renée and confesses her role in the latter's life. She asks Renée to trust her. The AnswerCut is Renée emerging and talking to Dr. Soong: there's a woman claiming to be from space, she seems to be crazy. Dr. Soong takes her by the hand and promises to get her to the authorities... and, unbeknownst to her, exposing her to a fatal neurotoxin. He leaves her to die. But it's AllAccordingToPlan: the real Renée is aboard the ''Shango'', flying into the future, and the person Soong poisoned was Tallinn in disguise. She staggers back to Picard, her duty complete, and dies in his arms.

** In [[Recap/StarTrekPicardS1E04AbsoluteCandor the first season]], ''La Sirena'' is under attack but rescued by Seven, whose own ship is destroyed. Her first words: "You owe me a ship, Picard." In this episode, he promotes her to captain of the ''Stargazer''.

In Ten Forward, Guinan -- the Creator/WhoopiGoldberg one -- apologizes for not telling Picard the truth about their meeting in 2024 Los Angeles. She draws Picard's attention to a photograph of some of her former patrons: Cristobal, Teresa and Ricardo Rios. While his parents led a medical foundation called the Mariposas, young Ricardo realized that the microbes Auntie Renée found on Io could be used to help reverse the environmental damage of the 20th century. Picard then returns home, where he finds Laris preparing to head out to her next adventure. He asks her for another chance.

** Q commends Picard for creating the StableTimeLoop that will cause the death of his mother, as it means accepting himself for who he is -rather than trying to avert that pain.

Picard has realized that Tallinn is about to make a HeroicSacrifice on Renée's behalf, and refuses to let her do it. Tallinn responds with a CallingTheOldManOut speech criticizing his ChronicHeroSyndrome: by trying to save everyone, he is refusing them agency, the right to decide how they want to live their lives. Tallinn has spent her entire life protecting Renée, and she isn't about to stop now. As such, she arranges a meeting with Renée and confesses her role in the latter's life. She asks Renée to trust her. The AnswerCut is Renée emerging and talking to Dr. Soong: there's a woman claiming to be from space, she seems to be crazy. Dr. Soong takes her by the hand and promises to get her to the authorities... and, unbeknownst to her, exposing her to a fatal neurotoxin. He leaves her to die. But it's AllAccordingToPlan: the real Renée is aboard the ''Shango'', flying it into the future, and the person Soong poisoned was Tallinn in disguise. She staggers back to Picard, her mission complete with the launch of the ''Shango'', and dies in his arms.

Soong returns to his house, smashing things in rage when he realizes that he has been duped. He is then helpless as Kore hacks his system remotely and wipes the records of his life's work. Kore, finally free to do whatever she wants... realizes she has no idea what to do. However, a message beckons her to a park, telling her she can learn what comes next. There she meets a man who says he was once known as Wesley Crusher, [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E19JourneysEnd now a member of the Travellers]], the people who dispatch [[Recap/StarTrekS2E26AssignmentEarth Watchers and Supervisors]] (like Tallinn) to maintain the integrity of the timeline. He asks Kore to join them, which she accepts. Soong is left wretched and defeated... gazing upon a manila folder, marked "Confidental" and labeled "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E22SpaceSeed Project Khan]]".

Picard, Seven, Raffi and Rios return to Chateau Picard, where they prepare to live out the rest of their days. Picard takes the opportunity to return the skeleton key, the one that [[TimeTravelTenseTrouble will have locked]] his mother into her room, to its hiding place behind a brick. Q congratulates him on maintaining the StableTimeLoop, pointing out that this is proof Picard has experienced CharacterDevelopment and been able to forgive himself for the innocent wrong he did so many years ago. He admits that he is dying -- and DyingAlone -- and has used the last of his power to try and make sure Picard won't suffer the same fate. He gathers the crew and prepares, with his dying act, to send them home. He is spared one effort: Rios chooses to stay in the 21st century; with this extra energy, Q promises them a surprise. Picard hugs him, and Q, with his BadassFingersnap, dies... but not alone.

Picard and Seven are back aboard the ''Stargazer'' in the year 2401. The Borg Queen, masked and rampant, controls the bridge. The SelfDestructSequence has been engaged... but Picard, realizing the truth, orders it canceled. He then reaches out to his old friend, Dr. Agnes Jurati. Obligingly, the Queen removes her mask, revealing it is indeed Queen Jurati. A NegativeSpaceWedgie has emerged in the middle of the sector, and the Borg can't stop it alone; she came to Picard because she not only needed someone with authority, but a friend. There's no Rios, but Picard grants Seven a field commission, and she takes the chair as TheCaptain, formally ceding control of the fleet to Queen Jurati. Jurati has them link their shields to deflect the energy expulsion of the Negative Space Wedgie; the USS ''Excelsior'' has some trouble, but Cadet Elnor, BackFromTheDead, is able to stabilize the ship's shield harmonics. Queen Jurati explains that the explosion of energy marks the birth of a new transwarp conduit, but nobody has any idea what is on the other side; she petitions that her Borg Collective be granted provisional membership in the Federation, allowing them to guard this end of the conduit against whatever may emerge.

In Ten Forward, Guinan -- the Creator/WhoopiGoldberg one -- apologizes for not telling Picard the truth about their meeting in 2024 Los Angeles. She draws Picard's attention to a photograph of some of her former patrons: Cristobal, Teresa and Ricardo Rios. While his parents led a successful medical relief force, young Ricardo realized that the microbes Auntie Renée found on Io could be used to help reverse the environmental damage of the 20th century. Picard then returns home, where he finds Laris preparing to head out to her next adventure. He asks her for another chance.

** Q doing his final moments smiles before snapping his fingers one last time.

--> '''Picard''': Why does it matter? Is there something for which I will be required...?\\
'''Q''': Does everything have to be of galactic importance? Universal consequences? Celestial upheaval? Isn't one life enough? You ask me why it matters. It matters ''to me''. ''You'' matter. To me. Even gods can have favorites, Jean-Luc. You've always been one of mine.

* OneLastSmoke: According to Guinan, [[spoiler:Rios' last breath was into a cigar after he was mortally wounded in a bar fight in Morocco over a medical supply shipment.]]

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Guinan is able to tell Picard what happened to Rios, Teresa, and Ricardo once he returns to his present. [[spoiler:Chris and Teresa founded a medical service charity that helped people around the world, presumably through and beyond World War III. Auntie Renée would go on to travel the Solar System, and made discoveries on Europa that Ricardo would use to help heal Earth's ecosystem. Teresa died of old age, and Chris pre-deceased her a little bit, dying in a fight in Morocco over medical supplies.]]

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Guinan is able to tell Picard what happened to Rios, Teresa, and Ricardo once he returns to his present. [[spoiler:Chris and Teresa founded a medical service charity that helped people around the world, presumably through and beyond World War III. Renée would go on to travel the Solar System, and made discoveries on Europa that Ricardo would use to help heal Earth's ecosystem. Teresa died of old age, and Chris pre-deceased her a little bit, dying in a fight in Morocco over medical supplies.]]

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Guinan is able to tell Picard what happened to Rios, Renée, and Ricardo once he returns to his present. [[spoiler:Chris and Renée founded a medical service charity that helped people around the world, presumably through and beyond World War III. Renée would go on to travel the Solar System, and made discoveries on Europa that Ricardo would use to help heal Earth's ecosystem. Renée died of old age, and Chris pre-deceased her a little bit, dying in a fight in Morocco over medical supplies.]]

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: Guinan is able to tell Picard what happened to Rios, Renée, and Ricardo once he returns to his present. [[spoiler:Chris and Renée founded a medical service charity that helped people around the world, presumably through and beyond World War III. Renée would go on to travel the Solar System, and made discoveries on Europa that would help heal Earth's ecosystem. Renée died of old age, and Chris pre-deceased her a little bit, dying in a fight in Morocco over medical supplies.]]