Star Trek- PICARD SEASON 3 REVIEW

Picard's final journey to the uncharted territories of space, marks his most powerful season yet. Summoned out of his retirement once again, Jean-Luc Picard receives a distress call from his ex-partner Beverly Crusher. Determined to assist her, he calls in the aid of Captain Riker and embarks on a mission to save the day. But as they delve deeper, Picard discovers a vast conspiracy that spans across the edges of the Federation, and the emergence of an arch-nemesis. Admiral Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) sets sail on his final voyage, joined by some of his beloved crew members. The journey is filled with nostalgia and a sense of fulfilment. The third season surpasses all expectations, rekindling the essence of the Star Trek of long ago. Leaving Star Trek fans, to ask themselves: ‘ What took you so long to get this finally get this right!?’ The Picard series started off with high hopes, a couple of years ago but quickly veered off course with unoriginal concepts and nonsensical. Fortunately, Season 3 signals a much-needed course correction, and clear creative visions seems to have had the star align , and then some. Season 3 not just a mere attempt to reheat the popular segments of Star Trek. It is a sincere effort to restore the excitement and enthusiasm of the original Trek series.received. Season 1 featured appearances from Riker, Data, and Troi, but now in Season 3, we get to see Beverly, Geordie (played by LeVar Burton), and Worf (played by Michael Dorn) returning to the Enterprise's bridge. Terry Matalas, now the sole showrunner, deserves praise for seamlessly incorporating numerous former members of Next Generation into the ongoing storyline. Each character joins the mission at a unique moment, advancing the plot rather than stalling it. This achievement is a testament to Matalas' skill as a writer. There some careful seeding of clues to reveal the final villain behind the scenes, The connections between the characters hold significant weight, with every small interaction be it a glance, or a hand on the shoulder, representing seven seasons, four movies, and an endless amount of associated books, games, and comics. This mass of shared experiences creates a powerful emotional impact and sets the stage for the inevitable science fiction action. The relationships are complex and layered, providing a deep and textured backdrop for the futuristic story to unfold. Highlights episodes include a nods to both fan favourite of the TNG Original series, be it a puzzle solving episode of sorts, testing of wits of the crew and discovery of a life form in a nebula ,or a face off with a formidable enemy with advanced technology (played with an evil joie de vivre of Amanda Plummer) if you want the action of a full ‘Wrath of Khan’ vibe. These storylines pay homage to the extensive heritage of not only The Next Generation but also Voyager and Deep Space Nine, it all crescendo’s toward the end , where even a crews’ firm favourite starship is brought out of spacedock for one final adventure. But it’s not just the old crew, having all the fun new faces intermingle with familiar ones. Ed Speleers delivers a fine performance as a Picard’s biological son, while Todd Stashwick who embodies the rightly acidic tongued Captain Shaw who bring our heroes to tasks on,their action (as well as past deeds) is a particular highlight. Nevertheless, the show centers itself around its history, much like its main character. The only bittersweet experience if that it took the final series run to get it right. A hard task. When you look at how another franchise favourite keeps fumbling the ball. (Yes, ,Star Wars, we are looking at you!) And even the season Picard finale boasts some of that high ball Star Wars adventure in a massive space battle in the episode’s climax). But as with all good things, there must be an ending,and for Picard this is as good a send off as any.