Picard season 3 is truthfully doing a little wonderful issues on tv with the lore of Star Trek and its lengthy historical past. And the season is just 3 episodes in. Not solely is that this season performing as a real sequel to Star Trek: The Subsequent Technology, it’s bringing in components of different Star Trek sequence and franchises from the previous. Season 1 already introduced again Jeri Ryan’s Seven of 9 from Star Trek: Voyager as a daily solid member. However the Picard season 3 villains are an much more of a deep reduce of earlier Star Trek exhibits. Learn on to learn how the Picard season 3 villains are very acquainted.

Please be aware that the next will include main spoilers for Picard season 3, up till episode 3 titled, ‘Seventeen Seconds’.

Picard Season 3 Combines Many Parts From Earlier Star Trek

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Like talked about earlier than, with the return of basic Star Trek: The Subsequent Technology characters in Picard season 3, it’s the one present to this point in canon that feels prefer it’s set in the entire universe, not simply its personal little nook. Different exhibits and films felt restricted to that includes simply the solid of their respective present and films. With the uncommon exception of some cross-overs and cameos.Besides within the case of Chief Miles O’Brien (Colm Meaney) and Worf (Michael Dorn) who each efficiently transitioned from regulars on Star Trek: The Subsequent Technology, to Star Trek: Deep Area 9.

However Picard season 3, to this point, has introduced again Picard’s outdated Quantity One in William Riker (Jonathan Frakes), Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden), Worf, and Deanna Troi (Marina Spirits) in flashbacks. There are additionally many connections to different TNG characters like Geordi LaForge’s daughter in Sydney LaForge (Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut). However with the newest episode of Picard, we actually go deep into Star Trek lore with the reveal of the Picard season 3 villains.

A Main Reveal Of The Picard Season 3 Villains

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On the run from this mysterious new warship known as The Shrike, the Titan quickly realizes that they’ve a saboteur on board who’s leaving a path for them to observe. Whereas concurrently, Worf and Raffi (Michelle Hurd) are investigating the devastation attributable to a stolen portal weapon. A weapon, that The Shrike retains utilizing towards Picard, Riker, Crusher and Picard’s newly found son, Jack, all aboard the Titan.

After Jack (Ed Speleers) and Seven uncover the path and put an finish to it, An Ensign (Chad Lindberg) finally ends up attacking Jack. After a scuffle, the Ensign’s face ripples and adjustments. Intercut with this story is that of Worf And Raffi’s interrogation of a suspect, who’s seemingly in misery from what is perhaps drug withdrawals. Nonetheless, they quickly notice that it’s not withdrawals, however relatively the shortcoming to keep up his strong form. It’s a Changeling!!

Who Are The Changelings?

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The Changelings are a race of beings launched in Star Trek: Deep Area 9 who have been liable for the large Dominion battle featured in that sequence. They have been beings that have been primarily in a liquid state, which they keep in whereas on their planet, as a part of The Nice Hyperlink. Their liquid property permits them to shapeshift into any object or particular person, of any race, making them one of many extra formidable Star Trek villains. Their one weak spot is that after a sure time, they battle to keep up their strong form, with out regenerating in liquid kind for a while.

Whereas initially, the Dominion Battle was between a warrior race referred to as the Jem’Hadar, with the Cardassians finally becoming a member of later. In a while, we discovered that the Changelings, or Founders as tthe Dominion knew them, have been behind the entire thing

Finally, the battle ended. Nonetheless, as Worf explains to Raffi, a small faction of Changelings broke off, vying for the destruction of Federation. And it appears just like the Changelings are the principle Picard season 3 villains. However what precisely their plans are continues to be a thriller. And the way the Captain of the Shrike chasing Titan, Vadic (Amanda Plummer) components into all of it, continues to be unknown. However the introduction of the Changelings because the villains is a large reveal and positively makes Picard really feel much more Star Trek, than earlier exhibits, Given how they’re incorporating elements of the universe not simply restricted to TNG, however the complete franchise at their fingertips.

Star Trek: Picard season 3 episode 3 is now streaming on Paramount+.

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