History Recap / StarTrekPicardS1E10EtInArcadiaEgoPart2

** Similarly, Soji appears to get off scot-free despite having tried to initiate a galaxy-wide xenocide.

* 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.]]

** While waiting for Soji to get out of the way so that he can launch the modified drone, Rios mutters to himself, "Move, ''mija'' (colloquial contraction for "my daughter," although in this case the meaning is "young girl"), move."

* TheProphecy: Narek recounts in vivid detail the full story from Romulan mythology of Seb-Cheneb and her twin sister Seb-Natan ("the Foreteller," whose name is spoken for the first time in this episode), and it's far more violent and gruesome than what we've heard earlier in the series. Rios compares it to Ragnarök and Judgement Day. Elnor, a fellow Romulan, has heard this tale before and dismisses it as such, but Narek has a different opinion.

** While waiting for Soji to get out of the way so that he can launch the modified drone, Rios mutters to himself, "Move ''mija'' (colloquial contraction for "my daughter," although in this case the meaning is "young girl"), move."

* BiTheWay: Seven and Raffi hold hands [[IntertwinedFingers rather intimately]] while playing a game of kal-toh during the ending scene. Raffi is likely bisexual because she once had a husband, and Seven had only been portrayed as straight during ''Voyager'', and her prior relationship with Bjayzl was only hinted at.

* BiTheWay: Seven and Raffi hold hands [[IntertwinedFingers rather intimately]] while playing a game of Kal-toh during the ending scene. Raffi is likely bisexual because she once had a husband, and Seven had only been portrayed as straight during ''Voyager'', and her prior relationship with Bjayzl was only hinted at.

-->'''Data''': A butterfly that lives forever... isn't really a butterfly at all.

** We don't see what happens to Narek after the synths subdue him; [[invoked]]WordOfGod is that he was taken into Federation custody, but this was cut for time. Nor what became of the xBs and the Borg Cube, as Seven has joined Picard's crew. No update on Laris, Zhaban and Number One, either, although one assumes they wouldn't be in any trouble on Earth.

* CryIntoChest: Elnor cries into Raffi's chest, with the latter taking on a motherly role and the former is a son figure who's mourning for his surrogate father Picard.

* ThatCameOutWrong: Raffi telling Rios to "imagine a fix" when using the thought-controlled omnitool. She has to point out she's not referring to drugs.

* BreakingSpeech: 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.

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

* HistoryRepeats: Invoked 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.

** The good news: Picard is able to persuade Soji to disable the beacon by risking his life to save Coppelius. With the immediate threat gone and the Federation declaring Coppelius a protectorate, General Nedar orders the fleet back to Romulan space rather than fire on the Starfleet armada. The Zhat Vash's role in the destruction of Mars is revealed, and the Federation lifts the ban on synthetics. However...
** Dahj, Bruce Maddox, Hugh 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. 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, who is allowed to die shortly thereafter. Nedar escapes free, and while her "Commodore Oh" identity is completely burned, meaning 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.

-->'''Picard:''' Soji, please power down the beacon. Show them how profoundly wrong they are about you. You're not the enemy. You're not the Destroyer. If that doesn't convince them, then they will have to answer to the Federation.\\

'''Picard:''' If we wanted to destroy you, Soji, we would've joined forces with the Romulans. We would be training our phasers on you right now. We aren't. We won't. You know why? Because we trust you to make the right choice. I trust you, Soji. I know you. I believe in you. That's why I saved your lives, so that you could save ours in return. That's the whole point. That's why we're here. To save each other.

* UnfoldingPlanMontage: The scene switches between Narek, Rios, Raffi and Elnor discussing how they will gain access to Coppelius Station and being inspected by the andriod guards at the entrance.

* DistressedDude: Narek is subdued by the synths again and taken into their custody, but we don't see what happens to him afterwards.

** Jurati suggests using [[Recap/StarTrekTheNextGenerationS1E8TheBattle the Picard Maneuver]], but Picard explains that it would be useless against so many ships.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: We don't see what happens to Narek after the synths subdue him; [[invoked]]WordOfGod is that he was taken into Federation custody, but this was cut for time. Nor what became of the xBs and the Borg Cube, as Seven has joined Picard's crew. No update on Laris, Zhaban and Number One, either, although one assumes they wouldn't be in any trouble on Earth.

** Hugh, Bruce Maddox 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. 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, who is allowed to die shortly thereafter. Nedar escapes free, and while her "Commodore Oh" identity is completely burned, meaning 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.

* BreakingSpeech: Narissa tries this in her fight with Seven when Seven starts getting the upper hand, 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.

* ContinuityNod: Seven and Raffi can be seen playing kal-toh in the ending, a game often played by Tuvok on ''Voyager''.

* FullNameUltimatum: After several failed attempts to contact "JL", Raffi tries "Admiral Jean-Luc Picard, retired" just to see if that will get his attention. Narek explains that comms are being jammed.

* JacobMarleyApparel: When Picard meets Data's consciousness, he is still dressed in his Starfleet uniform from ''Film/StarTrekNemesis''. He changes into a smoking jacket when he is preparing to "die".

--->'''Rios''': I said I would never do it again, and I fucking did it again.

* AndThisIsFor: Before Seven kicks Narissa to her death, she says "This... is for ''Hugh''!"

* BreakingSpeech: Narissa attempted this in her fight with Seven, 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 had something to live for: specifically, avenging Hugh.