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In the season finale of Star Trek: Picard, Jean-Luc Picard and his team are pitted against the Romulans and the synthetics of Coppelius in a final confrontation. “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part II” attempts to bring the season to a close. Is it a rousing success or is it the last episode in a season that has had its fair share of ups and downs?
Picard has been imprisoned by the Synths. The Borg cube lays crumbling on the sandy beach. Narek and Narissa continue their search for the synths, and Narek has a bit of a cry. Narissa, never one to be outdone, does some kung fu with Seven of Nine and ends up getting thrown off a cliff. Meanwhile, the Romulans arrive and Picard has to delay their destruction of the Synth homeworld. He sends out some space flowers with plenty of good vibes but those pesky Romulans shoot them all down. Fortunately, Captain Riker and 350 of the exact same star ship appear and flex their muscles.
Unfortunately, Picard has that brain tumor and collapses and dies. Seven drinks from the bottle and everyone else broods. Picard awakens in a dream (or a quantum simulation) and has a nice chat with Commander Data. The duo discuss death and life and what one can do to live a fulfilled existence. Then Picard walks into the light and is reborn as a lame android with zero android abilities. But, at least his adventures will continue! He and the crew blast off into the space, and the first season comes to a fitting, if thoroughly average, conclusion. “Et in Arcadia Ego”, indeed.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss the problem with being betrayed by your own theme, having a fully functional android body, and the current state of modern Star Trek!