Spoilers Season 3 wild speculation

[fireproof78]

From what I've seen, Doug and Dave are the kinds of fans that would make up justifications. Probably not Terry, but he is also a big geek so maybe.

The Tech manuals for TNG, DS9 and Voyager were made by people who worked on those shows, those books are basically what some fans do in their spare time.

So this is nothing new for Star Trek.

Yup. It's exactly what I would expect and the kind of justification I see posted around here all the time. I have no issue with it, and actually respect Doug for doing so. Because it's what fans do. It's more amusing to me the frustration that comes from fans about these justifications.

 

[SeamusShameless]

Dal appearing as a Lt or so was an idea I had yesterday as well

He'd be like 37 by the time of Picard Season 3, too old to be a lieutenant, he isn't Harry Kim.

 

[Wouter]

Dal appearing as a Lt or so was an idea I had yesterday as well

I think they would probably want to leave the future of the Protostar kids open for the time being, so no clear references like that yet.

 

[RuleofAcuisition17]

Terry Matalas apparently has a tweet up from some of the people doing the press previews in which someone asked him if he'd ever considered a "Captain Seven" show.

He responded with a Seven gif of her saying "Every day of my life." From SFX we also know he's spoken about this being a baton handing series to the Next Next Generation, and considering it's littered with characters we don't know too deeply unless we read the comics (Raffi) or are introducing new but related Characters (Alandra LaForge) I suspect Matalas is lobbying fairly hard to continue exploring the 25th Century as there's JUST enough breathing space from TNG to put everyone out to pasture and enough time to claim all the upgrades in SFX tech is all that delicious borg tech that Starlfeet got its hands on and incorporated when Voyager returned home.

 

[Tuskin38]

Well, at the very least it sounds like she isn't dying this season.

 

[NCC-73515]

Someone who claims they've seen the streamers wrote that

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Tom Riker shows up

which would agree with the line in the trailer that people are not what they used to be

 

[Haggis and tatties]

I am putting my money on those little creatures who took over Starfleet back in season 1 in Conspiracy, they are back to take over the federation thanks to that distress call and have already infected part of the Romulan empire, but this time they are out for a bit of payback for the Enterprise crew.

 

[Danlav05]

Someone who claims they've seen the streamers wrote that

Spoiler

Tom Riker shows up

which would agree with the line in the trailer that people are not what they used to be

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Yes! The most easy to hide return ever? All Frakes needs to do is ruffle his hair and pop another jacket on!

Plus it's long overdue.

 

[F. King Daniel]

The big twist is that Will Riker... is Tom Riker! He'll do the iconic bit where he peels off the sides of his beard revealing the evil goatee

 

[RuleofAcuisition17]

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Yes! The most easy to hide return ever? All Frakes needs to do is ruffle his hair and pop another jacket on!

Plus it's long overdue.

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I swear if the "not everyone who goes into this comes out alive! Turns out to be a cheap Tom Riker death I will happily provide pitchforks and torches...[/spoiler[

 

[gvn2fly]

I am putting my money on those little creatures who took over Starfleet back in season 1 in Conspiracy, they are back to take over the federation thanks to that distress call and have already infected part of the Romulan empire, but this time they are out for a bit of payback for the Enterprise crew.

I just posted about that in another thread. Also Beverly saying not to trust anyone, STarfleet personnel firing on eachother, and Raffi putting something in her eyes (to protect her?)

 

[Airmandan]

I just posted about that in another thread. Also Beverly saying not to trust anyone, STarfleet personnel firing on eachother, and Raffi putting something in her eyes (to protect her?)

Unfortunately I think Raffi has gotten back into drug use and that's what we're seeing with the eye thing.

 

[Paul755]

That Raffi thing looked like the Mind Control game Riker brought back from Risa in “The Game”

 

[137th Gebirg]

Well, she does have addiction issues. That game is a deep cut on addictive tendencies to turn even the most temperate of people into off-the-chain junkies. Wouldn't take nearly that much to kick her off that wagon.

 

[WarpFactorZ]

That Raffi thing looked like the Mind Control game Riker brought back from Risa in “The Game”

Ashley Judd cameo: confirmed!

 

[Haggis and tatties]

I just posted about that in another thread. Also Beverly saying not to trust anyone, STarfleet personnel firing on eachother, and Raffi putting something in her eyes (to protect her?)

The way Crusher warns Picard to "trust no one", remided me of the message he got from Walker Keel to "don't trust anyone"........and the whole "There is something coming" sound likes "something is beginning" from again Keel.

 

[RuleofAcuisition17]

Unfortunately I think Raffi has gotten back into drug use and that's what we're seeing with the eye thing.

That was my suspicion too. She's either relapsed, or it's some sort of retinal blocker thing to stop some of the (increasingly creepy looking) I.D check casually slipped into Season 2 of Picard.

 

[Anduinel]

That was my suspicion too. She's either relapsed, or it's some sort of retinal blocker thing to stop some of the (increasingly creepy looking) I.D check casually slipped into Season 2 of Picard.

I think it was an ID scan, and possibly not a willing one. Iirc, Matalas said something about Raffi getting back to her roots, so my guess she's involved in some kind of intelligence/spy ops situation. Possibly unsanctioned - I'm still leaning toward a revenge and/or rescue mission concerning her son.

 

[Tuskin38]

We see her looking at a photo of who I speculate is her granddaughter.

 

[F. King Daniel]

I predict Beverly's gonna die.