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Star Trek: Picard (Third Season) Boldly Going Back to the Future

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The Plot:  A sinister new threat is revealed to the retired Admiral Picard via a coded message from Doctor Crusher - who has been roaming providing unsanctioned support to the needy with her son Jack, the offspring of her failed relationship with Picard (whom Jean Luc never knew existed). Naturally, he responds and assembles his old Enterprise crew, across the episodes spent unlocking the mystery. Prominent is also Seven of Nine, the main character who was brought in from the Voyager series, supporting Picard on the mission. We meet new characters along the way, including the progeny of other NG alumni, and seasoned character we initially dislike, only to see them in positive lights in the end. The threat is identified and cunningly woven into the history of Star Trek's three main series of the 19900-2000s -  Next Generation ,  Deep Space Nine  and  Voyager . All the main characters you would hope for are present (except perhaps for the missing Admiral Janeway - Kate Mulgrew was kn