History Recap / StarTrekPicardS1E06TheImpossibleBox

* {{Cliffhanger}}: The episode ends with Elnor's and Hugh's back facing the camera, and they're armed with a tan qalanq and a disruptor, respectively. They hear the voices of approaching Romulan guards while the door to the queencell closes behind them, which blocks the audience's view. The scene cuts to black, and the final line of dialogue is:
-->'''Elnor''': Please my friends, choose to live.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: The episode ends with Elnor's and Hugh's back facing the camera, and they're armed with a tan qalanq and a disruptor, respectively. They hear the voices of approaching Romulan guards while the door to the queencell closes behind them, which blocks the audience's view. The scene cuts to black, and the last thing we hear is:

** Rios invokes this when inquires about Elnor's wheareabouts.

* DrowningMySorrows: Raffi hits the bottle ''hard'' after failing to reconnect with her son. She still manages to be coherent enough to talk an admiral into giving Picard diplomatic credentials.

* YouShallNotPass: Elnor and Hugh stay on the Artifact to hold off pursuit while Picard and Soji escape, also ensuring that there is enough time for the Sikarian spatial trajector to be shut down and concealed again before the Romulans can find it and trace Picard's and Soji's destination.

* ManlyTears: Narek cries after leaving Soji to die.

* YouShallNotPass: Elnor and Hugh stay on the Artifact to hold off pursuit while Picard and Soji escape, also ensuring that there is enough time for the Sikarian spatial trajector to be shut down and concealed again before the Romulans can find it and trace Picard's and Soji's destination.

* BigDamnHeroes: Elnor and his sword show up to save Picard, Hugh and Soji. Unlike [[Recap/StarTrekPicardS1E04AbsoluteCandor last time]], however, Picard doesn't scold him for killing their enemies.

** Narek's puzzle box reveals a poison gas generator, similar to the thaleron radiation generator[[Film/StarTrekNemesis Shinzon used to assassinate the Romulan Senate]].
* CuttingTheKnot: While discussing Narek's puzzle box, Narissa mentions that if it was up to her she'd just smash it and get what is inside, rather than take the time to solve the puzzle.

* FakeMemories: Soji realizes something is off with her memories after finding all her belongings and pictures are three years old.
* ItIsDehumanizing: Narissa corrects herself from calling Sohi "she", replacing this with "it" to show her contempt.

* ManlyTears: Narek is tearing up after leaving Soji to die.
* MultipleReferencePun: The episode title could refer to Narek's puzzle box, the Artifact itself, or Soji. Narek compares her to his puzzle box, being something that takes time and patience to examine while he figures out her inner workings.

* RefugeInAudacity: Raffi secures diplomatic credentials for Picard to visit the Artifact by calling a high-ranking Starfleet officer and flat out telling her that Picard will arrive at the Artifact in three hours no matter what, meaning that if she doesn't fork up the credentials, the incident might start a war between the Romulan Free States and the Federation.

* TomatoInTheMirror: Soji learns that she isn't "real", though the particulars are left out given the current situation and Picard promises to fill her in.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: After Narek gains information from Soji about her homeworld, he locks her in a room and tries to kill her with his puzzle box, in which he placed a tiny canister that emits a poisonous, radioactive gas. Fortunately for Soji, her android strength activates and she escapes by punching her way through the floor.
* YouShallNotPass: Elnor and Hugh stay on the Artifact to hold off pursuit while Picard and Soji escape, also ensuring that there was time for the Sikarian Trajector to be shut down and concealed again before the Romulans could find it.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything[=/=]SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Picard referring to the former Borg drones as victims and not monsters may as well have been referring to rape survivors, refugees or former child soldiers.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything[=/=]SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Picard referring to the former Borg drones as victims and not monsters may as well have been referring to rape survivors, refugees or former child soldiers.

* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: After Narek gains information from Soji about her homeworld, he locks her in a room and tries to kill her. Fortunately for Soji, her android strength activates and she escapes by punching her way through the floor.

** Picard's past as Locutus is brought up. Understandably, he's still a little sore about it.

** Narek's puzzle box reveals a poison gas generator, similar to the thaleron radiation generator [[Film/StarTrekNemesis Shinzon used to assassinate the Romulan Senate]].

* FakeMemories: Soji realizes something is off with her memories when her father's face is blurred out in them. Then she finds a wooden doll of herself on a table.

* ManlyTears: Narek is tearing up at watching Soji die.

* RefugeInAudacity: Raffi secures diplomatic credentials for Picard to visit the Artifact by calling a high-ranking Starfleet officer and flat out telling her that Picard will arrive at the Artifact in three hours no matter what, meaning that if she doesn't fork up the credentials, the incident might start a war.

* TraumaButton: As soon as Picard beams onto the Artifact, his mind is assaulted with flashbacks to his time as Locutus. At one point, he can barely stand.

* YouShallNotPass: Elnor and Hugh stay on the Artifact to hold off pursuit while Picard and Soji escape.

** Narek's puzzle box reveals a poison gas generator similar to the one [[Film/StarTrekNemesis Shinzon used to assassinate the Romulan Senate.]] This gas is red instead of green though.

** The Borg gained spatial trajector technology after assimilating [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Sikarians]] ("[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS1E9PrimeFactors Prime Factors]]"). More importantly, the fact that the technology is only available for the Queen finally [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E26S4E1TheBestOfBothWorlds explains how she previously escaped a self-destructing Borg Cube]].

** The Borg gained spatial trajector technology after assimilating [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Sikarians]] ("[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS1E9PrimeFactors Prime Factors]]"). More importantly, the fact that the technology is only available for the Queen finally explains how she escaped the Borg Cube in "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS3E26S4E1TheBestOfBothWorlds]]".

** The Borg gained spatial trajector technology after assimilating [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Sikarians]] ("[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS1E9PrimeFactors Prime Factors]]").

* TearsOfJoy: A newly freed ex-Borg breaks down in tears at seeing her face mostly restored to normal.

* BigDamnHeroes: Elnor and his sword show up to save Picard, Hugh, and Soji. Unlike [[Recap/StarTrekPicardS1E04AbsoluteCandor last time]], however, Picard doesn't scold him for killing their enemies.
* BlatantLies: Jurati covers up Maddox' murder by claiming his death was due to his injuries.

* RefugeInAudacity: Raffi secures diplomatic credentials for Picard to visit the Artifact by calling a high ranking Starfleet officer and flat out telling her that Picard will arrive at the Artifact in three hours no matter what, meaning that if she doesn't fork up the credentials, the incident might start a war.

* BlantantLies: Jurati covers up Maddox' murder by claiming his death was due to his injuries.

* YouShallNotPass: Elnor and Hugh stay on the cube to hold off pursuit while Picard and Soji escape.

** The Borg gained spatial trajector technology after assimilating [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Sikarians]].
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: After Narek gains information from Soji about her homeworld, he locks her in a room and tries to kill her. Fortunately for Soji, her android strength activates and she escapes.

** Picard's past as Locutus is brought up. Understandably, he's still a little sore about it.