History Recap / StarTrekPicardS3E10TheLastGeneration

* DavidVersusGoliath: Picard and the crew of the ''Enterprise''-D have their work cut out for them as they have to take on the ''entire'' assimilated Federation and the Borg Collective in a single ship thirty years past it's prime (let alone without even a skeleton crew).

* FreezeFrameBonus: In the ''Ready Room'' [[https://youtu.be/-tORCy199hI?t=1963 preview]], when the ''Enterprise''-D flies by Jupiter, we're treated to. Close-eyed viewers can spot brief glimpses of the interior of Ten Forward and the Observation Lounge.

* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: In the ''Ready Room'' [[https://youtu.be/-tORCy199hI?t=1963 preview]], the Assimilated Starfleet's attack on Earth and Spacedock have been continuing off-screen while Team Picard grabbed the ''Enterprise''-D. All orbital weapons platforms have been destroyed, but Spacedock has held its own and repelled the attack so far (although with the amount of firepower arrayed against the facility, it's only delaying the inevitable).

* GrandFinale: For both ''Picard'' and the overarching TNG saga. It is also the chronological finale of the entire 24th Century era of the franchise (as ''Prodigy'' and ''Lower Decks'', while still in production, are both set 15 and 20 years earlier respectively).

* ArtEvolution: In the ''Ready Room'' [[https://youtu.be/-tORCy199hI?t=1963 preview]], Red Alert conditions aboard the ''Enterprise''-D have now adapted the darker lightning mode that wasn't introduced to the 24th Century until after TNG had ended. Could be justified, as Geordi had to rebuild the bridge module with post-''Enterprise''-D components, which like had updates.

* GreatOffscreenWar: In the ''Ready Room'' [[https://youtu.be/-tORCy199hI?t=1963 preview]], the Assimilated Starfleet's attack on Earth and Spacedock have been continuing off-screen while Team Picard grabbed the ''Enterprise''-D. All orbital weapons platforms have been destroyed, but Spacedock has held its own and replled

* DavidVersusGoliath: Picard and the crew of the ''Enterprise''-D have their work cut out for them as they have to take on the ''entire'' assimilated Federation and the Borg Collective in a single ship thirty years past it's prime (let alone without even a skeleton crew).

* GrandFinale: For both ''Picard'' and the overarching TNG saga. It is also the chronological finale of the entire 24th Century era of the franchise (as ''Prodigy'' and ''Lower Decks'', while still in production, are both set 20 years earlier).

* FullyAbosrbedFinale: For ''The Next Generation'', as the final Season was conceived and developed by Terry Matalas to be the farewell and sendoff ''Nemesis'' failed to provide the franchise's second most famous crew.

* BackForTheFinale: Averted with Creator/AlisonPill, as Terry Matalas has [[https://twitter.com/TerryMatalas/status/1646901942537555970 confirmed]] Jurati will not be returning (though this may be a case of LyingCreator). Whether or not any of the other original ''Picard'' Cast Remembers will be returning for the finale is currently unknown.

* BackForTheFinale: Averted with Creator/AlisonPill, as Terry Matalas has [[https://twitter.com/TerryMatalas/status/1646901942537555970 confirmed]] Jurati will not be returning (though this may be a case of LyingCreator).

* RuleOfSymbolism: Continuing on from last episode, the ''Enterprise''-D being Team Picard's starship for the final confrontation with the Borg. This was the ship that made [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E16QWho official first contact]] with the Collective -- an encounter that set off a chain of events that led to [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E26S4E1TheBestOfBothWorlds Wolf 359 and Picard's assimilation]] and ripple effects that reverberated across the franchise into [=DS9=], VOY, and even ENT. So, it's fitting that the ship that was there at at the beginning of the Federation-Borg conflict -- and which stood against the Collective [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E23IBorg twice]] [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E24S7E1Descent more]] before Veridian III -- is back for the final confrontation between the best of both worlds.

* RuleOfSymbolism: Continuing on from last episode, the ''Enterprise''-D being Team Picard's starship for the final confrontation with the Borg. This was the ship that made [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E16QWho official first contact]] with the Collective -- an encounter that set off a chain of events that led to [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E26S4E1TheBestOfBothWorlds Wolf 359 and Picard's assimilation]] and ripple effects that reverberated across the franchise into [=DS9=], VOY, and even ENT. So, it's fitting that the ship that was there at at the beginning of the Federation-Borg conflict -- and which stood against the Collective [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E23IBorg twice]] [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E24S7E1Descent more]] before Veridian III -- is back for the final confrontation with the Borg.

* RuleOfSymbolism: Continuing on from last episode, the ''Enterprise''-D being Team Picard's starship for the final confrontation with the Borg. This was the ship that made [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E16QWho official first contact]] with the Collective -- an encounter that set off a chain of events that led to [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E26S4E1TheBestOfBothWorlds Wolf 359 and Picard's assimilation]] and ripple effects that reverberated across the franchise into [=DS9=], VOY, and even ENT. So, it's fitting that ship that was there at at the beginning -- and which stood against the Collective [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E23IBorg twice]] [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E24S7E1Descent more]] before Veridian III -- is back for the final confrontation with the Borg.

* RuleOfSymbolism: Continuing on from last episode, the ''Enterprise''-D being Team Picard's starship for the final confrontation with the Borg. This was the ship that made [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E16QWho official first contact]] with the Collective -- an encounter that set off a chain of events that led to [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E26S4E1TheBestOfBothWorlds Wolf 359 and Picard's assimilation]] and ripple effects that reverberated across the franchise into [=DS9=], VOY, and even ENT. So, it's fitting that ship that was there at at the beginning -- and which stood against the Collective [[/Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E23IBorg twice]] [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E24S7E1Descent more]] before Veridian III -- is back for the final confrontation with the Borg.

* GrandFinale: For both ''Picard'' and the overarching TNG saga. It is also the chronological finale of the entire 24th Century era (as ''Prodigy'' and ''Lower Decks'', while still in production, are both set 20 years earlier).

* GrandFinale: For both ''Picard'' and the overarching TNG saga.

* ForegoneConclusion: The Federation and Starfleet ''will'' be restored and the Assimilation ''will'' somehow be undone, as the UFP is still intact and active [[Series/StarTrekDiscovery into the late 32nd Century]]. The dramatic tension going into the finale instead lies in ''how'' and whether or not any of the TNG characters will die saving the day.

** The entire 24th Century era of the franchise [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E1EncounterAtFarpoint began]] with Jena-Luc Picard, his command crew, and the ''Enterprise''-D -- and now it ends with then.
* DavidVersusGoliath: Picard and the crew of the ''Enterprise''-D have their work cut out for them as they have to take on the ''entire'' assimilated Federation and the Borg Collective in a single ship thirty years past it's prime.

* {{Bookends}}: The Season premiere was titled "The Next Generation", while the finale is titled "The Last Generation".

* GrandFinale: For ''Picard'', but also for the TNG saga.

* ForegoneConclusion: The Federation and Starfleet ''will'' be restored and the Assimilation will somehow undone, as the UFP is still intact and active [[Series/StarTrekDiscovery into the late 32nd Century]]. The dramatic tension going into the finale instead lies in ''how'' and whether or not any of the TNG characters will die saving the day.