Picard – 10 Past Clues To What Could Happen Next (& Where To Find Them)

10. Picard Could Seek Out A Forgotten Soong Type Android

There is another, secret, Soong type android out there. In The Next Generation Episode, Inheritance, the Enterprise assists two scientists in saving the world (their world, Altrea IV). On meeting Data one of the scientists reveals she is his mother.

The scientist, Juliana Tainer, explains that she was married to Noonien Soong while he was developing Data. Unsettled by this revelation, Data begins to investigate and discovers that Juliana Tainer, like himself, is a Soong type android, though she is unaware of it. After wrestling with the moral decision of whether to tell her or not, Data resolves to let her live her life thinking she is human.

There’s potential here for deeper complexity and conflict between the Soong family and the Romulans. One thing is for sure, Picard knows that this ‘mother’ android is out there. Don’t be surprised if Picard, Raffi, Dr Jurati, Rios, Elnor and Seven of Nine make an unscheduled stop at Altrea IV.