Why Star Trek Picard Season 2 Finale Didn't Suck (Or Did It?)

2. Borgatti

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A point that was consistently made in each week's ups and downs reviews was that Alison Pill, and of course Annie Wersching, were the true MVPs of Picard's second season. This is as true of the finale as it is of the rest of the season, though in this case it refers to Pill alone.

Audiences began guessing around the second and third episodes that it would indeed be Juratti under the mask of that Queen on the bridge of the Stargazer. While the reveal created a couple of timeline headaches - for example, has there always been another sub-collective out there, for the last four hundred years of trek history? The payoff - and THAT shot of the Borg ship surrounded by Starfleet as they faced an anomaly together - was worth it, in short.

While it seems that this will be the end of Juratti in Star Trek Picard for the moment at least, the second season offered so many excellent examples of her character that she will be missed. Her kinder version of the Borg was certainly new but, with so many differing storylines already out there for the Collective, it really was both clever and necessary to do something new. The verdict?

Perfection.

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Seán is the host and head writer/presenter for TrekCulture, as well as a writer/presenter on WhoCulture and WhatCulture Horror. He has authored two novels, dozens of short stories, and hundreds of articles for WhatCulture. He holds a Master of Arts in Creative Writing from University College Dublin. As part of his work with TrekCulture, Seán has been invited to participate in collaborations with Roddenberry Entertainment, as well as contributing to several Star Trek community projects. An avid fan of Star Trek, Doctor Who, and the horror genre at large, Seán's expertise has helped develop these channels to the successes they are today. As host of the Ups & Downs series on TrekCulture, Seán has become internationally recognised for his positive yet critically informed approach to reviewing every episode of modern Star Trek, ensuring he is one of the go-to voices in the Trek community. Favourite Quote to describe himself: "I'm serious about what I do, just not always about the way that I do it"