History Series / StarTrekPicard

* ReTool: The series was originally conceptualized as a character study on a past-his-prime Picard confronting his failures and the failures of Starfleet, and explicitly ''not'' as a reunion for the ''Next Generation'' cast. For the third season, however, almost all the characters, relationships, and storylines introduced in the first two seasons have been written out or simply ignored, to make way for a reunion adventure for the ''Next Generation'' cast.

'''Riker:''' Do you even hear yourself?

** The doctor from the ''Stargazer'' reveals that Picard may develop something akin to the Irumodic Syndrome he was shown to have in the anti-time future of "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E24AllGoodThings All Good Things]]". [[spoiler:That abnormality would eventually kill him in "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2."]]

* CoolSword: The tan qalanq (the iconic weapon of the [[AmazonBrigade Qowat Milat]]) is a straight, single-edged AbsurdlySharpBlade which happens to be evocative of some [[KatanasAreJustBetter East Asian swords]]. Both the hilt and scabbard are wooden, so the tan qalanq's understated beauty mirrors the sisterhood's graceful FantasticFightingStyle. When it's [[AudibleSharpness brandished]] by a [[MasterSwordsman Qowat Milat]], this Romulan sword is as elegant as it is deadly, as a lone warrior nun can [[NeverBringAGunToAKnifeFight vanquish multiple foes armed with energy weapons]] and [[CleanCut behead a person with one smooth stroke]].

** Season 3 brings us not one, but ''two'' ships who stand above cool. The first is the ''U.S.S. Titan-A'', a successor to Riker's old ''Titan'', in a modern update to the old ''Constitution'' Class that brings the design that started the ''Enterprise'' lineage in real-life into the 25th Century. Not to be outdone, but a familiar face from ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'' joins the fray as the ''Enterprise''-F makes the jump to canon.

* InnocentInnuendo: When Riker announces he's going to accompany Picard [[spoiler:aboard the Borg cube]]. From Riker's reaction, it seems Worf has a history of this.

* InnocentInnuendo: When Riker announces he's going to accompany Picard [[spoiler:aboard the Borg cube]]:

* AccidentalInnuendo: When Riker announces he's going to accompany Picard [[spoiler:aboard the Borg cube]]:
-->'''Worf:''' And I will make it a threesome.\\
'''Riker:''' Do you even hear yourself?

* AdaptationalSympathy: Despite being ''the'' bogeyman of the ''TNG'' era -- and, for that matter, being the most powerful empire in the Milky Way -- the Borg are treated sympathetically by the show, which leans away from their {{Determinator}} ImplacableMan villainy and into the pathos of the UnwillingRoboticization. [[spoiler: Season 3 averts this completely, returning the Borg to their roots as relentless, unstoppable villains who are out to assimilate the Federation once and for all.]]

** A major plot point in season 3 is that Starfleet is assembling [[FlauntingYourFleets its entire fleet]] in the Sol system to celebrate Frontier Day. Ignoring the fact that no sane military (or [[MildlyMilitary quasi-military]]) would gather all of its ships in one place and leave their borders completely undefended, only a few dozen ships are seen onscreen during the event, which is shockingly low for an interstellar nation spanning eight thousand light-years and hundreds of member worlds. By comparison, during ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' they were committing fleets of hundreds of ships to individual battles (granted, that ''was'' during wartime).

* SeriesGoal: Find Bruce Maddox, and (possibly with his help) find and rescue Soji. Later, [[spoiler:prevent the Zhat Vash from destroying the synths, and prevent the synths from destroying organic life.]]

* TheNoseKnows:

* EvilBrit: Sibling Zhat Vash operatives Narek and Narissa have a English accent when they speak in English, and it's an indicator to the audience that they're the villains.

** Jack Crusher has a English accent despite his mother Beverly, who solely raised him, speaking with an American accent. When Picard asks about this, she says he went to school in England and the accent stuck.
** A CerebusRetcon variant: why does Jean-Luc Picard have an English Accent while having a French name? As Picard himself explains, during World War II, the lands in which the Chateau Picard reside on were taken over when the Nazis invaded France. As a result, the Picard clan was forced to flee to England and as of 2024, have not returned.

* EvilBrit: Sibling Zhat Vash operatives Narek and Narissa have a British accent when they speak in English, and it's an indicator to the audience that they're the villains.

** Jack Crusher has a British accent despite his mother Beverly, who solely raised him, speaking with an American accent. When Picard asks about this, she says he went to school in England and the accent stuck.

* Season 3 will be the show's final season, and takes place later in 2401. Picard, Seven and Musiker re-unite the crew of the ''Enterprise''-D -- Riker (Frakes), Troi (Sirtis), Worf (Creator/MichaelDorn), Geordi La Forge (Creator/LeVarBurton), and his own WillTheyOrWontThey Dr. Beverly Crusher (Creator/GatesMcFadden) -- to prevent an existential threat against Starfleet, with the help of a character played by Ed Speleers [[WalkingSpoiler who is important]]. Additional roles include Creator/AmandaPlummer as Vadic, the BigBad; Creator/ToddStashwick as Liam Shaw, the captain of the U.S.S. ''Titan''-A; Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut and [[RealLifeRelative Real-Life Offspring]] Mica Burton as La Forge's daughters, both Starfleet officers; Creator/DanielDavis [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS2E3ElementaryDearData reprising]] his [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS6E11ShipInABottle role]] as holodeck character [[Franchise/SherlockHolmes Professor James Moriarty]]; and Spiner reprising recurring villain Lore. It debuted on February 16, 2023.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: After the climactic showdown of Season 1 is resolved, [[spoiler:Narek and Sutra]] quietly disappear from the plot without any mention of their ultimate fate. [[note]][[invoked]]WordOfGod: According to showrunner Creator/MichaelChabon, [[spoiler:[[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RLxIIKV6OaU/Xo7e5UaLR7I/AAAAAAABBIg/40CSSaYET58DSfezIme1L37NTWjyHCaJQCKgBGAsYHg/s1600/Michael%2BChabon%2BStar%2BTrek%2BPicard%2BInstagram%2Bstory%2BNarek%2BQ.jpg Narek was taken into Federation custody]]]], however that scene ended up on the cutting room floor.[[/note]] As for [[spoiler:Ramdha and the surviving xBs on the Artifact]], Creator/MichaelChabon clarifies that there was a DeletedScene of [[https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S_Wd39M9HpM/Xo7e5aosbRI/AAAAAAABBIg/3ej0OU6tBAAF3W8wfptjNSYT-0_JTlM6ACKgBGAsYHg/s1600/Michael%2BChabon%2BStar%2BTrek%2BPicard%2BInstagram%2Bstory%2BXB%2BQ.jpg them joining the synth colony.]]

** During the third season, this becomes egregious. Creator/GatesMcFadden and Creator/JonathanFrakes[[note]](Riker isn't in one episode, but Frakes still appears as a Changeling impersonating him)[[/note]] appear in every episode, but are credited as special guest stars. Creator/ToddStashwick appears in nine episodes and is also credited as a special guest star. (Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Joseph Lee and Jim Maley play BridgeBunnies and appear in all ten episodes but are still credited as guest stars!)

** During the third season, this becomes egregious. Creator/GatesMcFadden and Creator/JonathanFrakes[[note]](Riker isn't in one episode, but Frakes still appears as a Changeling impersonating him)[[/note]] appear in every episode, but are credited as special guest stars. Creator/ToddStashwick appear in nine episodes and is also credited as a special guest star. (Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Joseph Lee and Jim Maley play BridgeBunnies and appear in all ten episodes but are still credited as guest stars!)

** During the third season, this becomes egregious. Stewart, Ryan, Speleers and [=McFadden=] appear in every single episode, but the last is still credited as a Special Guest Star. Frakes and Creator/ToddStashwick appear in nine episodes, Hurd in eight, but only Hurd gets star billing. (Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut, Joseph Lee and Jim Maley play BridgeBunnies and appear in all ten episodes of but are still credited as guest stars!)

** Creator/BrentSpiner and Orla Brady are always credited as special guest stars in their appearances. That said, they are two of only ''five'' actors to actually appear in all three seasons, the others being Creator/JeriRyan (herself PromotedToOpeningTitles in the second season), Creator/MichelleHurd and Creator/PatrickStewart himself.
** A bit egregious in the third season, which only gave main cast billing to Patrick Stewart (Picard), Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine), Michelle Hurd (Raffi) and Ed Speleers (Jack Crusher). The entire main cast of ''The Next Generation'' appear in prominent roles, with Creator/GatesMcFadden and Creator/JonathanFrakes appearing in ''every'' episode of the season, but are only credited as special guest stars. Creator/ToddStashwick (Captain Liam Shaw) is also only credited as a guest star despite appearing in nine out of ten episodes.

** Creator/BrentSpiner and Orla Brady are always credited as Special Guest Stars in their appearances. That said, they are two of only ''five'' actors to actually appear in all three seasons, the others being Creator/JeriRyan (herself PromotedToOpeningTitles in the second season), Creator/MichelleHurd and Creator/PatrickStewart himself.
** In the third season, Creator/ToddStashwick (Captain Liam Shaw) is credited as a Guest Star, despite appearing in every episode of the season so far.

* AdaptationalSympathy: Despite being ''the'' bogeyman of the ''TNG'' era -- and, for that matter, being the most powerful empire in the Milky Way -- the Borg are treated sympathetically by the show, which leans away from their {{Determinator}} ImplacableMan villainy and into the pathos of the UnwillingRoboticization. [[spoiler; Season 3 averts this completely, returning the Borg to their roots as relentless, unstoppable villains who are out to assimilate the Federation once and for all.]]

* AdaptationalSympathy: despite being ''the'' bogeyman of the ''TNG'' era -- and, for that matter, being the most powerful empire in the Milky Way -- the Borg are treated sympathetically by the show, which leans away from their {{Determinator}} ImplacableMan villainy and into the pathos of the UnwillingRoboticization.

** The comic book ''Star Trek Picard Countdown'' explores the Federation's effort to evacuate the Romulans and is most important for showing the circumstances in which Picard met Laris and Zhaban.

* FugitiveArc: [[spoiler:The second half of Season 3 becomes this as Picard, Riker, Seven of Nine, Crusher and Jack have to steal the ''Titan''-A (with a very reluctant Captain Shaw dragged along because it's his ship) to figure out how deep the Changeling conspiracy is within Starfleet]].

** In "Nepenthe," teenage Kestra plays on her "phone" at dinner while the adults are stumped over the location of Soji's homeworld. She's holding her 24th century smartphone under the table like a kid trying not to get caught... until she blurts out the location of the Soji's planet, having contacted a friend on the device and simply ''asked''.

*** Lieutenant Rizzo uses "it(s)" twice for Soji:
---->'''Rizzo''': Has the machine given up the location of its fellow abominations? Really, has it told you anything at all?

* TheQuincyPunk: In a ShoutOut to ''Film/StarTrekIVTheVoyageHome'', the time-traveling Raffi and Seven encounter a stereotypical Quincy Punk playing his stereo annoyingly loud on a Californian bus. The trope and reference are then subverted; they ask him to turn the music down, and he apologises and does so.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Picard's new crew is an eclectic bunch. Agnes Jurati is a scientist without a cause, who is tagging along in hopes of finding her mentor/ex-boyfriend. ([[spoiler:Or at least we're made to believe that...]]) Raffi Musiker is an alcoholic ex-intelligence officer who has a grudge against Picard. Cristóbal Rios is a scruffy mercenary whose old ship was {{Unperson}}ed by Starfleet under mysterious circumstances. Elnor is a Romulan WarriorMonk from an all-female organization with no inner filter, who'll behead someone without blinking. [[spoiler:Seven of Nine is a liberated Borg drone who now spends her days as a vigilante on the frontier.]] They're being led by a RetiredBadass admiral who is on a personal mission to find and protect his friend's daughter.

* ScavengerWorld: Since the destruction of Romulus, the former Neutral Zone has devolved to this; a haven for pirates and outlaws who ruthlessly harvest former Borg for components.

** In Season 3, a splinter faction of [[spoiler:[[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine the Dominion]]]] has infiltrated Starfleet up to the highest level. They seek Beverly and Jack Crusher (the younger one) and in the process torment the ''Titan''-A - with its captain, Liam Shaw - along with Picard, Riker, Seven of Nine, and the Crushers in her effort to acquire Jack. Vadic, a bounty hunter, is a member of the faction piloting the ''Shrike''.

** Season 3 will bring back Dr. Crusher, Worf, and Geordi, who haven't been seen since Nemesis, along with the Bajoran Ro Laren, Data's EvilTwin brother Lore, and the holographic version of Moriarity, neither of whom have been seen since their last episodes on ''TNG''.