Picard: Rios’ Season 2 Ending Breaks Star Trek Canon
Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Picard Season 2's Finale — «Farewell»
In Star Trek: Picard season 2's finale, Cristobal Rios' (Santiago Cabrera) decision to remain in the 21st century is a break in Star Trek's established canon. Rios played a major role in how Jean-Luc Picard's (Patrick Stewart) motley crew restored the timeline back on its proper course. It was Chris who heroically destroyed the drones Dr. Adam Soong (Brent Spiner) planned to use to shoot down the Europa Mission piloted by Renée Picard (Penelope Mitchell). However, Rios choosing not to return to the 25th century with Picard throws a wrench in the timeline they spent all ofStar Trek: Picard season 2 trying to fix.
In truth, there was really no surprise that Rios would opt to remain in the 21st century. The former Captain of the Stargazer clearly fell in love with Dr. Teresa Ramirez (Sol Rodriguez) and the feeling was mutual. Rios also instantly became close to Teresa's young son, Ricardo (Steve Guitterez). It didn't escape Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan) and Raffi Musiker's (Michelle Hurd) notice that they'd never seen Rios so happy. Indeed, Chris' rationale is that no matter what avenue he tried — as part of Starfleet or outside of it as captain of La Sirena — he didn't really fit in the future. Rios was chasing a happy life that eluded him in the future, but he miraculously found it with Teresa and Ricardo in 2024 Los Angeles. Certainly, none of Rios' closest friends could fault him for wanting to be with the woman he loves.
Related: Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Ending Explained (In Detail)
And yet, Rios' decision has serious ramifications, both for himself and the known course Star Trek's timeline takes. True, Rios helped prevent a dark alternate reality
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