History Recap / StarTrekPicardS1E10EtInArcadiaEgoPart2

* ATankardOfMooseUrine: Seven of Nine and Rios take turns sipping from a bottle with an unspecified green beverage that is the closest thing to alcohol on Coppelius. It tastes so gross that they both wince when they drink it, and Seven outright tells Rios that she doesn't recommend it, yet they don't stop passing the bottle. [[IncrediblyLamePun Any port in a storm.]]

-->"It says a great deal about the mind of Commander Data that, looking at the human race, with all its violence and corruption and willful ignorance, he could still see kindness, immense curiosity, and greatness of spirit, and he wanted more than anything else to be part of that. To be a part of the human family. 'We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.'"

** Upon seeing Narek throwing rocks at ''La Sirena'', Riso threatens to blast him with a photon torpedo. That would surely obliterate Narek -- and at that close range (just a few meters), ''La Sirena'' as well.

** Commodore Oh (a.k.a. General Nedar) gets away free despite being the mastermind of the destruction of Mars (although her usefulness as TheMole within Starfleet has come to an end). It should be noted, however, that had she continued the battle after Soji deactivated the beacon that was summoning the higher synths, it's likely that she wouldn't have gotten away with it, she's almost certainly PersonaNonGrata in Federation space, her life's work is ruined within the Federation because Starfleet knows that the [=A500s=] were hacked, and there's nothing stopping the Federation from warning other governments - including other Romulan splinter states not under the Tal Shiar's heel - about the Zhat Vash.

* ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: When told that the synths are concentrated in one settlement, Oh orders the entire planet sterilized just to be sure.

** Commodore Oh (a.k.a. General Nedar) gets away free despite being the mastermind of the destruction of Mars (although her usefulness as TheMole within Starfleet has come to an end). It should be noted, however, that had she continued the battle after Soji deactivated the beacon that was summoning the higher synths, it's likely that she wouldn't have gotten away with it, she's almost certainly PersonaNonGrata in Federation space, her life's work is ruined within the Federation because Starfleet knows that the [=A500s=] were hacked, and there's nothing stopping the Federation from warning other governments - including other Romulan splinter states - about the Zhat Vash.

** Commodore Oh (a.k.a. General Nedar) gets away free despite being the mastermind of the destruction of Mars (although her usefulness as TheMole within Starfleet has come to an end). It should be noted, however, that had she continued the battle after Soji deactivated the beacon that was summoning the higher synths, it's likely that she wouldn't have gotten away with it, she's almost certainly PersonaNonGrata in Federation space, and her life's work is ruined within the Federation because Starfleet knows that the [=A500s=] were hacked.

** Dahj, Bruce Maddox, Hugh, Saga and a lot of the xBs are dead, and knowing the truth about what happened on Mars doesn't change the fact that thousands of people died, and one of the Federations's oldest colonies was destroyed during the Zhat Vash's crusade, as was the Romulan Empire's capital world by extension. Picard succumbs to his brain abnormality, but his mind is transferred to the golem Altan Soong built, allowing him a chance to say goodbye to Data's consciousness in a quantum simulation, who is allowed to die shortly thereafter. Nedar escapes with the Romulan fleet, and while her "Commodore Oh" identity is completely burned and she can no longer influence Starfleet policy, she's still free to pursue the Zhat Vash's agenda. Worst of all, the Higher Synthetics are still out there, and nothing is stopping them from investigating this attempt to call them.

* BlatantLies: After Seven of Nine forces Narissa to discard her disruptor, the latter claims she's unarmed. Seven sees right through her fib and removes Narissa's concealed knives.

* BorrowedBiometricBypass: Jurati reluctantly yanks out Saga's good eye so she can gain access Picard's locked room.

* BreakThemByTalking: Narissa tries this when Seven starts to get the upper hand in their fight, remarking that the latter [[IronicEcho should've put a phaser to her head]] over all the trauma she'd been through as an xB, especially recently. Seven retorts that she still has something to live for: specifically, avenging Hugh.
* ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth: A synth butterfly is fluttering around Rios, Seven, Raffi and Elnor when they are reacting to Picard's death. While Picard's consciousness waits to be transferred and then revived within an android golem, a virtual butterfly appears in Data's hand, and it flies away when he explains why he wants his life to be finite.

** Data's attitude toward mortality references a conversation he had with Geordi in "[[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS5E26S6E1TimesArrow Time's Arrow]]":

** As Data's consciousness dies, he puts on the smoking jacket he wore in [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E24AllGoodThings the anti-time "future"]], now ironically several years in the past.
* Catch22Dilemma: Rios needs to replace the fused intermix reactor, but for that he needs to use the maintenance replicator, which is powered by said reactor. Luckily, the repair tool Saga gave him can solve the problem.

* CommonalityConnection: After Picard passes away, Rios and Seven of Nine bond over the broken promises they've made to themselves, and they're also tough, cynical {{Anti Hero}}es.

** It would be difficult not to think that the process of uploading Picard into a synth golem was similar to the process Noonian Soong used to [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS7E9Inheritance upload the mind of his wife, Juliana, into an android body long ago]].

* DeclarationOfProtection: Riker states that, pursuant to the Treaty Of Algeron, the Federation has declared Ghulion IV as a Federation protectorate and therefore under Starfleet's jurisdiction. Oh tries to argue their claim takes precedent, only for Riker to play back Picard's [[MyRuleFuIsStrongerThanYours even more precedent message]] asking for Federation assistance.

* DirtForcefield: After walking a long distance from ''La Sirena'' to Coppelius Station in the blazing heat, Elnor looks pristine when he arrives at the entrance, which juxtaposes Narek's sweaty appearance and the subtle, but visible dirt marks on the latter's clothing.

-->"It says a great deal about the mind of Commander Data that looking at the human race, with all its violence and corruption and willful ignorance, he could still see kindness, immense curiosity, and greatness of spirit, and he wanted more than anything else, to be part of that. To be a part of the human family. 'We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.'"

* EyeCam: After the synth Picard is activated, the first images his new artificial eyes process are a hazy-looking Soji and Jurati.

* FinaleCredits: The end credits for this episode features a blue nebula instead of a plain black background. The music is arranged differently with a faster tempo and a more upbeat tone, with the over-all effect being that the crew of ''La Sirena'' is warping to a glorious new adventure.
* FooFu: Anges asks Soong if he can use his "cryptographic kung-fu" to get into Maddox's encrypted files.

* GoOutWithASmile: As Picard is dying, he grins at Soji because he's glad that she made the right choice, and he affectionately smiles at Elnor, who's the closest thing he has to a son.

** Rios whispers, "''Ay caramba'' (interjection which denotes surprise)" when he marvels at the effectiveness of Saga's omnitool as it repairs his ship's intermix reactor.

* GunboatDiplomacy: Starfleet sends a fleet of a couple of hundred starships to convince the Romulans to depart peacefully.

* HeelFaceTurn: As soon as Altan Soong discovers Sutra murdered Saga and then used Saga's death as a pretext to manipulate the other synths, he immediately helps the crew of the ''La Sirena'' by disabling Sutra during an intermission in the beacon activation ceremony, and giving Elnor, Rios and Raffi the signal to attempt to destroy the beacon itself.
* HistoryRepeats: Lampshaded by Narek, who thinks the Romulan end-times prophecy isn't about the future, but something that happened in the past and will again if they don't stop it.

* ICannotSelfTerminate: Data's consciousness asks Picard to terminate him because he feels life has no meaning if it never ends, and he has no means within the simulation to end his own existence.
* IfIWantedYouDead: When Rios asks Narek why he shouldn't blow him up with a photon torpedo, Narek holds up his bag of molecular solvent grenades and then points out he's been chucking rocks to get their attention.
* InstantDeathStab: The footage that Altan manages to retrieve from Saga's optical processors shows that her systems shut down right after Sutra stabs her left eye. Saga's right eye is still intact, but the fact that it doesn't record anything further proves that she's dead.

** There's no mention or hint Agnes is going to turn herself in for the murder of Bruce Maddox, although the suggestion that she was acting under the influence of the Admonition and a hostile MindMeld likely explains this. Starfleet has a long tradition of overlooking actions taken under alien influence.
** Similarly, Soji appears to get off scot-free despite having tried to initiate a galaxy-wide xenocide. The fact it was a desperate effort to defend her people against anti-android fanatics who were about to massacre them [[SelfFulfillingProphecy because they thought she was an apocalypse-bringing demon]] probably has something to do with it.
** Commodore Oh (a.k.a. General Nedar) gets away free despite being the mastermind of the destruction of Mars (although her usefulness as TheMole within Starfleet has come to an end). It should be noted, however, that had she continued the battle after Soji deactivated the beacon that was summoning the higher synths, it's likely she wouldn't have gotten away with it, she's almost certainly PersonaNonGrata in Federation space, and her life's work is ruined within the Federation because Starfleet knows the [=A500s=] were hacked.

* MourningADeadRobot: Picard honors Data's wish to die peacefully after having his consciousness housed in a computer in the 18 years since Data's body was destroyed in Star Trek: Nemesis. He eulogizes Data while unplugging the memory sticks housing his consciousness, surrounded by Altan Soong (the son of Data's creator), daughter Soji, and roboticist Agnes Jurati.

* OurHeroIsDead: Picard's brain abnormality becomes lethal. Fortunately, the golem Dr. Soong built hasn't been used yet.
* PassiveAggressiveKombat: Riker and Oh engage in a bit of it after the confrontation has passed. Riker offers to escort her fleet out of Federation space. She declines, stating that won't be necessary. [[ThatsAnOrder Riker insists.]]

'''Narek''': No. I believe it's history. And the fascinating about history is... it always repeats itself.

* ShutUpHannibal: Narissa taunts Seven about being an xB and suggests she should just kill herself. Seven responds by kicking her ass and then kicking her down a massive shaft as revenge for Hugh.

* StealthExpert: Elnor can out-stealth two spies. Narissa and Narek, who are Zhat Vash operatives, aren't aware that Elnor is listening to their conversation off-screen, and when Narek departs from the Artifact, he's clueless that Elnor is tailing him. Later, Elnor sneaks into a room on ''La Sirena'' and startles Rios, Raffi and Narek; they don't notice Elnor's presence until his tan qalanq is right next to Narek's throat.

* TeleportInterdiction: Coppelius Station has transport inhibitors that prevent beaming, so Rios, Raffi, Narek, and Elnor have to find another way to sneak in the modified drone which contains Narek's molecular solvent grenades into the colony.

* TrojanPrisoner: Narek volunteers to pretend to be the captive of Rios, Raffi and Elnor so that they can turn him in for Saga's murder. It's a ruse so that they can enter Coppelius Station and get close enough to the beacon in order to destroy it.

** No update on Laris, Zhaban and Number One, either, although one assumes they wouldn't be in any trouble on Earth.
** Ditto the murder charges Jurati is facing in the death of Bruce Maddox, for which she seems to have been EasilyForgiven.

** Soong and Jurati also make sure to design Picard's android body to die after a natural lifespan, assuming Picard was perfectly healthy otherwise, because they overheard his conversation with Data and know he wouldn't want to be immortal. That said, Picard semi-jokingly points out that them adding 10 or 20 years to his new body would not have ruined the moral.