"‘Star Trek: Picard’: Every Question We Have for Season" Topic

… 2 & Beyond

""Et in Arcadia Ego," the title for the two-part finale of Star Trek: Picard‘s epic first season, translates to "even in Arcadia, there am I." The common interpretation of the phrase is that "I" refers to Death, and that "Arcadia" is a version of paradise. So a more apt contextual translation might be, "even in paradise, there is Death," a phrase that felt ominous and mysterious going into the Picard finale, but now makes a sort of bittersweet sense. In "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2," the erstwhile Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) sacrifices himself in order to save all life in the universe, both synthetic and organic, entering willingly into death in order to achieve his vision of peaceful coexistence. Death, for paradise.

There are other interpretations of the title, of course, including how the utopian Coppelius Station opened a portal to literal universal destruction, or how Data (Brent Spiner) finally achieved his ultimate wish of becoming human by embracing — and even requesting — his own mortality. It's a question with several possible answers, and one of many which was answered, more or less, by the end of Picard‘s first season. We now know the impetus for the synthetic attack on Mars, the purpose of the Admonition, and even what the show's hauntingly cryptic opening credits sequence really means (anyone who called "Picard is going to become a synthetic" early on, well done)…"
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I enjoyed the show… and hope to see season too soon…

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Armand

I only have one question. What the $#&*! were they thinking? It was a cheesy generic scifi show with a few bits of Star Trek added on. There was basically nothing that said ST in this. Picard wasn't even the main character in the show.

Not sure if there is a need for a second season?
He saved the galaxy, he is still old, and data has been resolved.
All I can think of is the Borg, so am I missing something?

Nothing to said?… they mention The Next Generation all time!… even old good characters work there… the premise was showing how The Federation and Picard have change in the last 20 years… and they show it good.

There are many bad people there in the deep space… so… let's see what is going on with this new crew.

A was not aware that in the last Picard Movie… he was 74 when he fought against his clon. (!)

Plus… seeing 7 of 9 again…(smile)

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Armand

Sorry Armand, I expected more than swearing, gratuitous violence and all the appearances of the old characters were done as reshoots – Jonathan Frakes said as much. Also, it was a desperate attempt to kindle interest in ST Discovery which is utter garbage of the highest order. And the final straw for me was Patrick Stewart,m who is a complete knob-head for doing this and alienating a big portion of the potential audience, saying that the show was about Brexit and Trump.

Well… it's your opinion… (smile)

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Armand