PICARD Season 3 Episode 2 BREAKDOWN: Every Star Trek Easter Egg You Missed

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Picard season 3 is here, and it's time for an episode 2 breakdown! Beverly and Picard shippers rejoice, because Jean-Luc is no longer the final Picard. Jack Crusher is the heir to the chair, and we found plenty of easter eggs in this episode. There are connections to The Nex Generations, Star Trek Films, Lower Decks, and maybe even Star Wars.

Edited by Harriet Lengel-Enright, Randolf Nombrado, and Ryan Arey

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Welcome back to ScreenCrush, I’m Ryan Arey, and this is all of the Easter eggs, references, and secret canon connections in Star Trek: Picard, Season 3, Episode 2, “Disengage.” Obviously, spoilers are coming at you faster than Picard can say [“Engage.”]

And some of you pointed out that we didn’t mention every easter egg in the credits of the show–and that’s for a good reason. Some of them are spoilers for future episodes–so don;t worry, we’ll get there.

You might think there aren’t any Easter eggs in these new Star Trek brand intros, but you’d be wrong! In addition to the fact that Picard opens with the Titan warping around, we also see the enemy vessel, The Shrike, lurking in this intro!

Right away, the episode takes us back two weeks and Jack Crusher is rocking out to a ‘70s rock song, Guardians of the Galaxy-style [clip: picard with “hooked ona feeling”]

But Jack’s song is a 1970s track from a Texas-based band called Baby. The song is “Starchild.” If you listen to the full lyrics of this song, it sounds a lot like a child who was born in space. Maybe Jack was?

This short flashback also reveals that the SS Eleos is a “Mariposa medical vessel.” This Easter egg exists as the result of a time paradox. In Picard Season 2, Rios helped Dr. Teresa Ramirez with her 21st-century clinic “Clinica Las Mariposas.” Because Rios stayed in the past, we later learned that he and Teresa continued their humanitarian aid for the rest of their lives, bringing medical supplies to anyone in need. So, this specific medical group — Mariposa — probably exists, because of Jean-Luc Picard's time-traveling in Season 2.

[Clip: Doctor Who, wibbly wobbly timey wimey]

Jack also meets some Fenris Rangers, who Seven worked for in Picard Seasons 1 and 2, and tries to bribe them with Romulan Ale. The bottle here is just like the bottle Bones had in The Wrath of Khan. And we’re reminded that it’s illegal.

[Clip: Worf saying “Romulan Ale should be illegal.]

Jack also says “mon ami” which is French for “my friend.” This probably should make us wonder if Jack’s dad is also French. Even though he is a frenchemn who rarely speaks any actual French.

[Clip: Picard saying “Merde” in “Elementary Dear Data”]

Back in the present, Jack mentions he and Beverly tangoed with [“three guys in Starfleet uniforms tried to prime-direct me into an early grave.”] The Prime Directive, of course, refers to the biggest rule in Starfleet, which says you’re not supposed to interfere with the natural development of lesser-advanced cultures. Picard broke the Prime Directive a lot.

[Clip: Worf saying, “The Prime Directive is not a matter of degrees in “Pen Pals”]

Jack jokes that [“history remembers you with one less pip.”] This is a reference to the little round rank insignia called “pips” which have been part of Star Trek uniforms since the start of The Next Generation in 1987. Four pips mean you’re a captain. More than that, an Admiral or higher. Basically, jack is saying that Picard may have had a career as an admiral and a commandant of the academy, but people only care about his time as a captain. Maybe a meta commentary on how fondly we remember the good old days of TNG.

Speaking of famous Starfleet officers from Star Trek history. When the Titan’s shuttle is destroyed, we briefly see that the name of this shuttle was “Saavik.” This references Saavik from The Wrath of Khan, The Search For Spock, The Voyage Home, and so many comic books and novels–originally played by the late Kirstie Alley.
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2 episodes in and light-years better than all the other Picard seasons combined.

oneswtly
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You missed mentioning Worf saying "I told you to not engage!" Showing that he was her handler all along on this mission.

SatansWerewolf
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I respect that you are not spoiling future episodes unlike some channels. I have been avoiding ads and other spoilers but YouTube keeps showing me thumbnails with spoilers in them.

jimmyryan
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Probably already been mentioned, but when Vadic was giving an order to her crew she motioned with her hand just like General Chang did. Seemed like a nod to her real life father.

willh
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Its great that youre covering this season!

maz
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This was great. One of the things I noticed in the episode is when Vadic appears on the screen, the sound that plays when the viewscreen turns on is the same sound used on the Enterprise-A in The Undiscovered Country when it's viewscreen turns on. I first heard it when watching today and immediately thought, "I can see you, Kirk...can you see me?"

jacutusofborg
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11:00 This drug could also be a reference to the primary drug of abuse in "Andromeda, " (also a Gene Roddenberry project ) the similar common drug that was abused was called "Flash." It was a highly addictive drug that was placed into the eye and caused intense euphoria and heightened senses in its users, but it also had dangerous side effects and was illegal in most systems. The drug was often used by criminals and smugglers, and its distribution and use were frequently depicted as a major social problem in the show's universe.

stanleyasmith
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Picard season 3 keeps me wanting more every time an episode ends 😩

zamp
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Amanda Plummer's Vadic is already living up to the legacy of a great villain set up by her father. We know so little about her and I already love her. Shaw continues to be a great character you love to hate. Best of all we got a bad ass Worf moment and the Klingon theme. 2 Episodes in and I'm loving every minute of this season.

matthewhostetter
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This feels like STAR TREK. I love it!! I've been watching STAR TREK since the 60s. I thought I would never enjoy STAR TREK this much again. Thanks to all involved with Strange new Worlds, and Season 3 of PICARD.

lavenderjrblues
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I got a kick out of Sneed grabbing a bottle out of a soda fridge with the Sluggo name on it. Great callback to DS9 and Sluggo Cola, the slimiest cola in the galaxy!

scottpandich
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You really knocked it out of the park this week guys. You picked up on a lot of interesting things that Trek culture totally missed

frednich
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All 3 (ex-)captains saying "What?" at the same time could also be a reference to "Best of Both Worlds, Part 2", in which, at the end, when Riker and Picard are at the ready room and answer "Come" at the signal.

JulioBiason
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Amanda Plummer does the same "fire" gesture that Christopher Plummer did in Underscovered Country.

benjaminschlundt
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1. The Shrike kinda reminds me of the Scimitar from Nemesis.

2. Would be willing to bet that the masked guys on the Shrike are Remans.

3. Someone else mentioned that the timeline for Jack being born doesn't seem to add up. Could be another Romulans clone of Picard like in Nemesis.

TheNfl
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Am I the only person who tunes in to hear what Doug has to say? :) Thanks, Ryan and ScreenCrush for being the only major genre-critic YouTuber to do Trek breakdowns!

IsiahBradley
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Mariposa is also the name of the planet of human clones from TNG 2x18 "Up the Long Ladder." It was named for the SS Mariposa, the colony ship that brought humans to the planet in the 22nd century.

colonelsanderson
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Ryan and Doug help me appreciate this show more and more!

ghanimaatreides
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I’ll never forget hearing tht boba fett bomb sound effect in the theaters! It was massive!! Felt like it blew your ears!!!!

DD-eight
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Worf going full Klingon samurai was just awesome.

yal