Picard's 3 TNG Quotes In Season 2 Episode 7 Have A Much Deeper Meaning
What hidden significance lies behind the Star Trek: The Next Generation quotes featured in Star Trek: Picard season 2, episode 7? Rendered unconscious after a bump from the Soongmobile, Jean-Luc Picard finds himself stuck within his own consciousness. Only Tallinn the secret Romulan can pull him back into reality, by reaching into the sleeping Admiral's mind and comforting his younger self. Star Trek: Picard's tour through the psyche of Jean-Luc throws up childhood traumas, repressed ghosts, and even a few choice cuttings from Patrick Stewart's adventures aboard the Enterprise-D.
As soon as Tallinn arrives, she hears one of the most iconic lines from Star Trek: The Next Generation — "I am Locutus of Borg, resistance is futile," as originally heard in Picard's shocking «The Best Of Both Worlds» assimilation. The next phrase echoing through Picard's mind was first spoken in «The Hunted,» "You are dangerous. They're only victims. You made them what they are. You asked them to defend your way of life and then you discarded them." The third quote, "I would rather die as the man I was than live the life I just saw," comes from Star Trek: The Next Generation season 6's «Tapestry.» All three are poignant pearls from the lips of Jean-Luc Picard, but none are chosen at random — each of the quotes bears a special significance to Star Trek: Picard season 2's main storyline.
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Locutus' quote from «The Best of Both Worlds» is the most transparent to decipher. Star Trek: First Contact and Star Trek: Picard season 1 perfectly demonstrated how Jean-Luc remains mentally scarred by his experience with the Borg, and painful lingering connection to the Collective. Tallinn shouldn't be
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