Patrick Stewart talks 'intense' goodbye in finale.

So how are the two shows connected? Very strong parallels between Control, and Picard's mysterious AI threat, have already been established.įor one thing, they have similar motivations: the 'federation' of synths wants to unite synthetics at the cost of biological life, while Control wants to wipe out sentient life.Ĭontrol was also a threat-assessment AI, spinning out predictions based on possible scenarios - which sounds a lot like the Admonition. (Or maybe the writers just wanted a whole new sandbox to play in.) Unable to destroy Control, the Disco gang opted to take the ship, and Control, into the far future, hoping they could find a way to defeat the AI there - or at the very least, take it far away from the precious Federation.

The main villain for Discovery season 2 was Control, the Section 31-programmed AI hellbent on wiping out sentient life. Creepy.īut have we seen this mysterious AI force before? Taking Control This message was shut down, but not before we caught a glimpse of gigantic robotic tentacles reaching out through a wormhole. The Romulans, being Romulan, decided to destroy synthetic life first.Īs the conflict came to a head, the android citizens of Coppelius contacted the synthetic 'federation' for help. This message, known as the Admonition, warned that biological life would create synthetic life, then destroy it.

We discovered that the Zhat Vash was formed to avert an age-old apocalyptic myth, predicted by a time capsule left by a 'federation' of synthetic life beyond the galaxy. As Discovery season 3 is about to air, so let's look at what plot points Picard has set up - and why we already know that the Federation will fall… Synth-Fulfilling ProphecyĪncient prophecies, secret cabals and apocalyptic visions all converged in Picard's race to the finish line. The Picard finale was an all-round happy ending ( depending on your point of view): the synths were saved, Seven kicked the conniving Narissa into a Borg pit and Picard was brought back to life… albeit as a synthetic golem.Ĭrisis may have been averted for now, but there are far bigger and badder things in the Federation's future.

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