Kirk suddenly arrives with the Enterprise-A, talks the Queen into ending the collective and freeing all the drones, saves Picard and goes his merry way.
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Tom Paris: Computer. End program.
[environment fades revealing Tom Paris, Harry Kim, and the EMH in Voyager's holodeck]
EMH: Well? What do you think?
Paris: Not one of your best Doc.
[Paris walks past the EMH to the holodeck exit]
Harry, as he passes the EMH while following Paris out of the holodeck: Yeah. It kind of stunk.
[EMH now stands alone in the holodeck facing the exit]
[comic beat]
EMH: FUCKHEADS!
[Hard cut to ending credits]
[environment fades revealing Tom Paris, Harry Kim, and the EMH in Voyager's holodeck]
EMH: Well? What do you think?
Paris: Not one of your best Doc.
[Paris walks past the EMH to the holodeck exit]
Harry, as he passes the EMH while following Paris out of the holodeck: Yeah. It kind of stunk.
[EMH now stands alone in the holodeck facing the exit]
[comic beat]
EMH: FUCKHEADS!
[Hard cut to ending credits]
Gene Roddenberry wakes up in bed and moans “What a nightmare. I never should’ve eaten that extra large bean burrito last night!”
Picard: Thank you for saving us ... and humanity, Captain Kim.
June 1984. Benny Russell taps out the last few words of his massive comeback novel on his typewriter. In the 80s, Asimov returned to Foundation, Clarke returned to the 2001 universe, Heinlein published The Number of the Beast. Russell felt his still had one more big story to tell in his Federation universe, and now it was done.
Fuck ya!
All the Borg have their biological components eaten by the mighty Attack Tribbles.
"Computer, end program"
We ZOOM OUT to see Captain Harriman walk out of the holodeck.
The frames PAUSES and we ZOOM OUT to see Alex Kurtzman watching with Terry Matalas.
"What kind of a twist did you put into my finale?" Matalas asks.
Kurtzman snickers, pulling at his collar and removing a MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE-TYPE FACE MASK REVEALING RICK BERMAN.
There's a pausing effect akin to pausing a VCR on a CRT TV, and we ZOOM OUT to see BRANNON BRAGA watching on a CRT TV, spitting out his glass of Chateau Ensign Harry Kim Pinot Grigio. "Wow! This is high concept!"
Ronald D. Moore ENTERS FRAME with some Cylon Centurions, PULLS OFF his MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE FACE MASK, revealing himself to be M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN.
End scene. FADE OUT
We ZOOM OUT to see Captain Harriman walk out of the holodeck.
The frames PAUSES and we ZOOM OUT to see Alex Kurtzman watching with Terry Matalas.
"What kind of a twist did you put into my finale?" Matalas asks.
Kurtzman snickers, pulling at his collar and removing a MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE-TYPE FACE MASK REVEALING RICK BERMAN.
There's a pausing effect akin to pausing a VCR on a CRT TV, and we ZOOM OUT to see BRANNON BRAGA watching on a CRT TV, spitting out his glass of Chateau Ensign Harry Kim Pinot Grigio. "Wow! This is high concept!"
Ronald D. Moore ENTERS FRAME with some Cylon Centurions, PULLS OFF his MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE FACE MASK, revealing himself to be M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN.
End scene. FADE OUT
Picard wakes up (Loriss still sleeping next to him...) , and thinks: "Merd, what a crazy nightmare!"
Hears the shower running (He HATES Sonic showers and doesn't own one)...
Goes into the Master Bathroom, opens the Shower stall door, and sees...
Q
Q: "Morning darling..."
Picard: Dammit "Q! You said you died!"
Q: "I did...but death was boring. Besides, after all that a NEEDED a shower."
Disembodied Voice
: "Hey! You promised not to use all the hot water; I still need a shower this morning too!"
Q: "Shut up Wesley!"
>Fade To Black...Credits Roll<
Hears the shower running (He HATES Sonic showers and doesn't own one)...
Goes into the Master Bathroom, opens the Shower stall door, and sees...
Q
Q: "Morning darling..."
Picard: Dammit "Q! You said you died!"
Q: "I did...but death was boring. Besides, after all that a NEEDED a shower."
Disembodied Voice
that sounds a lot like an older Wesley Crusher
Q: "Shut up Wesley!"
>Fade To Black...Credits Roll<
Post credits scene.
Ian McKellen shows up.
Ian: Wait, so you mean Jack Crusher was not a mutant eligible for my Brotherhood? Charles how could you--
Picard: For the last time, I'm Jean-Luc Picard not Charles!
Data: Mr. Magneto sir, I have arranged transportation for you to return to your home timeline. I suggest you take it before Starfleet authorities arrive.
Ian McKellen shows up.
Ian: Wait, so you mean Jack Crusher was not a mutant eligible for my Brotherhood? Charles how could you--
Picard: For the last time, I'm Jean-Luc Picard not Charles!
Data: Mr. Magneto sir, I have arranged transportation for you to return to your home timeline. I suggest you take it before Starfleet authorities arrive.
You know what is sad? I wrote the Q bit above as a joke thinking there was NO WAY Terry Matalas would Jump The Shark just to bring Q back for a sloppy mid-credit sequence. Shows what I know. IMO there is a point where someone takes self indulgence too far; so I hope Terry Matalas never gets put in another position to run a Star Trek series again. Ultimately, and because he couldn't IMO stick the landing in PICARD S3 while it really does have some enjoyable and clever parts; as a WHOLE it just doesn't hold up for me.
Q's appearance worked in the context of this story. That's more important to me than making sure everything fits with the previous seasons. YMMV.
As a flute plays the folksy Season 1 theme, Picard walks home to his château wearing his old Season 1 civilian outfit, complete with busboy hat, pushing an old-fashioned bicycle and a duffel bag on his shoulders as Number One runs out to greet him, tail wagging and mouth ugly-cutely flapping in the wind.
He goes on in a voiceover: "My dear Jack: You cannot always be torn in two. You will have to be one and whole for many years. You have so much to enjoy and to be and to do. Your part in the story will go on."
Laris waits for him in the door with a bottle of last year's Château Picard that she - unlike barbarians like the Rikers, Raffi or Geordi - absolutely loves. They kiss. Picard looks up and says, "Well, I'm back." They chuckle, go inside, and close the door. We fade to black, then to credits playing over beautiful pencil drawings of the TNG cast and the Enterprise.
He goes on in a voiceover: "My dear Jack: You cannot always be torn in two. You will have to be one and whole for many years. You have so much to enjoy and to be and to do. Your part in the story will go on."
Laris waits for him in the door with a bottle of last year's Château Picard that she - unlike barbarians like the Rikers, Raffi or Geordi - absolutely loves. They kiss. Picard looks up and says, "Well, I'm back." They chuckle, go inside, and close the door. We fade to black, then to credits playing over beautiful pencil drawings of the TNG cast and the Enterprise.
Cut for time: Newly installed Head of Starfleet Medical tortures screened changelings at you guessed it… Daystrom station! Squeaky wheels and concrete floors and all!
