the face talking to Vadic was Snoke, who was controlled by Palpatine, who was dead

I think the clue is also in what Vadic said to Seven "How fitting it is for you to stay and witness this" when she (Seven) stayed on the bridge with Jack. Or it could be a diversion of course.

I think it's also a red herring. Matalas is making us think of the Borg so he can pull out another twist on us

To be honest, I really don't want the Borg involved this season.

"fucking solids" is one of the greatest lines ever.

This is frankly the best coverage I've seen to date of this theory. No "filler" or rambling, and gets straight to the evidence. No other channel raised the subtitle slip-up, or discussed the possibility of project proteus being a borg/changeling hybrid. Surprised you didn't cover the Irumodic Syndrome though as this seems to be a key part of the puzzle and Picard wasn't diagnosed with it until three years *after* Locutus.

What if the original Borg was Locutus and Picard was just a vessel. Locutus could have been overthrown by Borg Queens. In the tv show, maybe the Borg Queen believed she was making a weak version of Locutus but over time, evolving was killing Picard but through Jack is able to become stronger. A perfect host. Just a theory.

They could bring back so many old enemies, albeit the list narrows if there's suppose to be a past connection to Picard. It's has to be an enemy that capable of playing the "long strategy game". I've got villain fatigue with the Borg.

My theory is it's not the Borg, it's Locutis of Borg alone. Section31 was experimenting on the changelings to make them a weapon. Of course they were attempting to make them useful against the Borg. Once Picard died, they used Picard's body to continue their experiments in the changelings. This accidentally transfers something of Locutis into the Changelings. This is also how the changelings escaped. Locutis is limited somehow, and needs Jack as a living compatible host body. The floating head is Locutis.

I'm leaning toward Pah-wraith. It ties in the Changlings the voices and his abilities. Also there is a whole Dominion fleet in the Wormhole, somewhere.

They've been playing the Star Trek First Contact theme at the end of every episode. Everything that Terry Matalas has shown in the ending credits has been relevent to the season, so I'm expecting a wrathful Borg Queen to make a return. I wouldn't be surprised if Section 31 built her a knew body with her remains from First Contact and they may have been using her nanoprobes to alter these Changelings. It could explain how Vadic knows so much about Jack Crusher and the rest of Starfleet. Could also explain why Vadic had a veiny look to her, like someone who was being assimilated.

The "face' reminds me of the Skin of Evil, which seems like one of the few past villains that would mesh well with the Changelings.

I Don't think its the Borg. Troi states it is an ancient darkness that is surrounding and passing through Jack Crusher. The Borg do not have the telepathic capability to give Jack his superhuman powers or control the Changelings. Why would the Changelings help the Borg knowing they will be next on the Borgs list for assimilation. The Borg have no need for such tactics, if they really wanted to they could just send a few dozen Cubes to the alpha quadrant and no one would be able to stop them. I think the Borg is a Giant Red Herring... Now as to who or what this Ancient Darkness is I have no Clue. The Pah Wraiths possibly. we'll find out soon enough...

There is a character named "VOX" on a novel by William Shatner called the Return. Vox is a romulan speaker for the Borg like Locutus for Earth

They did say they had extracted something from Picard’s body in his brain so they seem to have gotten why they needed.

Since Picard could previously sense when the Borg are near (due to his nanites in his blood from his original body, but maybe not now in his synth body) so might Jack sense or hear Borg from inheriting Picards blood. Seven can definitely sense Borg as she has some Borg implants. Not sure though if we will see Borg this season.

Honestly, when the head dude [no pun intended 😉] made that crack about the Changelings' physiology not being as special or complex as they thought, it made me think of Species 8472.

Remember Captain Shaw talking about Picard and having a Borg name

I don’t know introducing the borg is a lot for only two episodes left

Episode 9 is called Vox. Vox Sola was the name of an Enterprise episode in which symbiotic beings with tendrils took control of several crew members. Could this be Jack's secret?

Iconians!!!?? When Troi felt darkness with ancient and weak. That gateway that was created at the end of season 2 could explain that the mystery of iconians are known to build great gateways to travel other parts of the galxay.

My theory is that it is borg-assimilated changelings looking for a leader like Locutus

In the episode Parallels, we saw alternate universes where the crew didn’t rescue Picard from the Borg. A Locutus from one of those universes may be trying to break into the main universe and needs Picard’s body to do so.

Are we just going to overlook the fact that the Shrike's defector dish did nothing to prevent Vadic from impacting the hull of the ship?

Season 3 has been totally awesome shame it’s the last season, LLAP, another great one capn Jack

Excellent review.

And jj abrams said . Kahn was not a character in ( star trek into darkness) you can't really on whst producers say to media before hand.

I think the whole thing relates to Jacks possible borg heritage and the fact every ship in starfleet is now linked & networked, plus Jack seems to be able to network with the crew,. All this indicates they want to use Jack to damage the fleet at the big event and perhaps boot up a new fleet using the ships & crew

In Shaw's Wolf 359 scene, where he melts down, he actually says; "The REAL Borg are still out there! And they have a name for you..." I think that is direct foreshadowing.. BUT It could alss be (As Lovi stated) a Red Herring. Thanks for the content!

@Trek Central I'm shocked, because you guessed from one word that there would be a Borg in the 9th and 10th series. I think I found out what information and decided to put forward a theory in advance, but in fact I already knew that Borg would be at the end of this series. But I could be wrong

The Borg absorbing the traits of the Changelings-Founders would definately make the Borg very over powered.

The borg returning doesn’t make much sense. They’ve reconciled that storyline in season 2. It’d be like bringing Q back again when his story arc has been settled satisfactorily. Plus the Changelings would not need to partner with the Borg. They seem to have infiltrated Starfleet well enough on their own. It’s odd they would need to take such demeaning commands from the Borg. Plus if the Borg returns the federation has transphasic torpedos right? Lol

My top 3 picks on the Big Bad 01. The Queen Parasite from Conspiracy S1 E25(Star Trek: The Next Generation) 02. Armus from the Skin of Evil S1 E23 (Star Trek: The Next Generation) 03. The sect behind Praetor Shinzon

Great review Captain Jack!!! It's hard to believe that season 3 of Picard is almost over!!! I can't wait for what's going to be next!!! 🖖

Doubting this a bit. The video of Soong mentioned that Picard's advanced Irumodic Syndrome may not actually be that and it needed looked more into. Some sources indicate he had this disease prior to being assimilated. Thet also noted a sample was taken from Picard's body already so it being in the Shrike still doesn't mean anything. Just these past couple of episodes there is talk about Jack having an ancient evil around him, and being reborn. Nothing with the few instances we've seen of the face are at all Borg like. For some reason I've got paiwraith gul ducot in my mind. He's An enemy that bridges TNG and DS9 as well as the metaphysical and technology. There is a part of me afraid it's going to be the Borg as Geordi made a big deal of all the ships being at the same location and then being permanently networked but that's also the plot of last season where they networked the ships to block the energy burst.

Vadic does tell Seven after she accepts the consequences and stays on the bridge that, “It is fitting for you to stay and witness this“. 🤔

I think the final broadcast will involve a gigantic reveal, Star Trek "Pacard" is just a television show. It will be epic, definitely something different.

It's going to end with Jonathan Archer saying "Computer, end holodeck program" and walking out the door with middle finger extended to the camera

Nailed it!!! 🎉🙌

That was some pretty good theory there.

An idea I had and mentioned in comments on another video is that there is another collective out there that can trace their roots directly to the Borg: The New Cooperative that was encountered in the Unity episode of Voyager. Granted, not much chance of them playing a role in this, but they did demonstrate they're not exactly "good guys" when they forced Chakotay to do their bidding. No, I don't actually think they would factor in, but I suppose if you stretch the imagination one could come up with a scenario where they play a role. (After all, one of the ladies in that episode had been assimilated at Wolf 359 and so would be aware of Picard/Locutus.) I know, my theory has more holes than Swiss cheese, but still I thought it might be interesting. 🙂

Interesting theory. My only gripe with it is that we only have two episodes left. That might not be enough time to address it... 🤨

Cheers Jack

Oh but that ending sequence!!!!

It is the Pah-Wraith and Borg, and Janeway and Sisko both appear by seasons end.

Imma hyped to the max with this, trying not to catch any spoilers online, might even get a Janeway or Sisco pop up like we did for Tuvock?

I think it's going to be a Burn situation. Something weird no one thought of at all.

Sela with Borg enhancements from the Romulan "Vault" where Nero got the enhancements for his ship before going after Spock.

he pah wraith theories are interesting, but I think one thing is missed...the pah wraiths don't care about destroying Starfleet/The Federation. They were always shown to be exceedingly single-minded. They want to destroy the Prophets/prove their superiority over them and claim the Celestial Temple. That's it, they were never shown to be interested in destroying Starfleet/The Federation. The Emissary (Sisko), sure, given his connection to the Prophets...but helping some rogue changelings destroy Starfleet/The Federation wouldn't at all help them achieve their goals regarding the Prophets and the Celestial Temple. It's gonna be something to do with the Borg/Locutus, which is disappointing given how over-used and de-fanged the Borg have become given that overuse. There's just too much supporting a Borg/Locutus connection (while I'd find it disappointing, I do still find it interesting, which works for me). Support for the Borg/Locutus: Shaw's description of Locutus/Wolf 359 ("setting the world on fire", "like space itself was burning", "forget that weird shit on the Stargazer, the REAL Borg are still out there!"...fits the opening song from Ep 1, Picard's BoBW log entry made just before his capture and assimilation playing right off the bat in Ep 1...Picard remembering, we hear a quiet "I am Locutus of Borg' voice). The changelings taking over transporter chiefs (and Vadic and Ro refusing, quite vehemently, to use transporters...Jack's vision of seeing those using transporters being consumed/covered in those vines...his vision of Seven and vines, with the vines seeming to come from Seven rather than coming to her). Vadic's remark to Seven when she stayed on the bridge with Jack (i.e. fitting she witness this). PIcard and Geordi's convo about not being able to control what we pass on to our children (suggesting Jack inherited part of Locutus). The anomalous pattern in Picard's parietal lobe (misdiagnosed as Irumodic syndrome, which now Jack has too, so likely the same misdiagnosis). All Starfleet ships being networked (i.e. talking to each other)...very hive-mind like (and rather significant weakness for enemies like the Borg to exploit, who are obviously experienced with hive-minds/networked systems). Vadic/the changelings had access to Picard's remains since before the season even begins...likely extracted that "Irumodic syndrome", which is likely a remnant of Locutus and began infiltrating it into Starfleet (the networked ships, so the transporters are likely some kind of assimilation method now)...Jack is likely able to "warg" into anyone who has used a transporter (which likely is a more subtle/dormant/functionally different assimilation method now, to be used on Frontier Day). Jack's comment to Vadic shortly after he came to the bridge of the Titan, "It is rather pointless resisting". The Face consistently remarking to Vadic that she and the changelings are, essentially, just tools to use (i.e. irrelevant, aside from the function they serve to the larger goal). I suspect Vadic/the changelings are just useful infiltrators/thugs...easily used as the Borg/Locutus and these rogue changelings desire to destroy Starfleet/The Federation, so in part their goals align. Likely the Borg/Locutus offered these changelings (denied the Great Link due to the horrific experiments done to them) a new Link, albeit very different from the Great Link, but a hive mind of many voices would offer some semblance of what they lost. I suspect the Face is that part of Locutus infiltrated into Starfleet (Vadic's cutting off of her hand...is likely just to offer a visual to the communication they have, as they could just communicate verbally otherwise). I think Jack may be more than just Locutus 2.0...he may be some kind of living vinculum, given the strong theme of connection associated with Jack (vinculums being at the core of all Borg ships, which interconnects the minds of all the drones and purges individual thoughts and disseminates info relevant to the Collective), the voices speaking of "find me/us, connect us" (and we see what appears to be a vinculum, barely, on Daystrom Station, behind Worf just before the "attack tribble" scene). Seven had a very significant interaction with a vinculum during the VOY episode Infinite Regress (which gives weight to Vadic's comment to her on the bridge of the Titan). I think the voices Jack hears are all those who have gone through the transporters (might rewatch before Ep 9, as I think the number of voices he hears at times becomes more numerous as the season progresses).

The question is: how did a group of breakaway changelings get mixed up with the Borg?

It's the entities from the season one episode lonely among us.

I think you’re right, he has Picard’s DNA which means he probably has some Borg Nanites, possible but would make sense. Would sure be better than some of the other theories. And maybe just maybe Jurati Borg Queen could save the day. We can always hope.

Fucking solids 😂 With that line, I was just thinking now I really want that Quintin Tarantino Star Trek movie 😂 I really enjoyed episode eight, Although I have enjoyed S3 overall.

9:41. Thats not nessararilly true that it can't be Annie Hershing. This season was filmed back to back with season 2 of Picard. There is a very real chance she is in this season too.

locutus makes sense. picard faces himself, and best of both worlds was the end of season 3 of tng so having it be the end of s3 of picard makes geeky sense to me

The voice in his visions always sounded a bit borg-quenish

I'm waiting for Captain Janeway to show up. But Locutus of Borg showing up is good too.

I dont think it's the Borg. I think that it's what is left of Redjack from the TOS episode Wolf in the Fold.

It fits, although a bit boring with Borg/Locutus being the villains again. Especially considering the Vadic changelings don't have acces to the great Link anymore and want to be part of another link ie collective. The mind control part still doesn't make any sense, though, for it to be Locutus.

It's the pah-wraith. And it's obvious based on the clues so far. Red eyes, voices, ancient evil, smoke coming from the door, the pah-wraith saying they wanted to conquer the universe, I don't know how this isn't obvious to everyone by now.

Right on the money. Borg are back

So you need to look closer at DS9 season 6 Episode 21 it's way more similar specially the Red door reference .... Still thinking locutus is involved too but check that episode out

i would say The Pah-wraiths not the borg, red eyes, and psychic whispers all say The Pah-wraiths

Can’t anyone else hear Alice Krige with the Red Door scenes?

My theory. Undine/Pa Wrath orchestrate, then changelings (Dominion) implement a plan to reawaken the Borg at Earth as a big F you to the Federation. Jacks a left over Undine/Wrath experiment/hybrid (maybe Beverly was replaced 20y ago) or some other .previous plan that can scupper it so they want him back. The fleet is compromised so it’s handy the fleet museum just happens to have the Defiant, Voyager and something in bay 12 that probably might be the E-E to come to the rescue. The 3 TNG era ships, Facing down 3 TNG era big bads with Picard, Worf and Seven. It’s basically the TNG era season final.

I thought that the Borg were somewhat asking for "membership" around the end of Picard Season 2? Didnt Juratti somehow conquer the Borg during their time hop back into the 21st century?

But why would the Borg ever need blood (from Jack) to reanimate an android (Locutus) when they have nanites? Can’t they just turn a power switch ON like they did to Data (who the Borg Queen called perfection in First Contact)?

The "Why resist" said by Jack on the Bridge of the Titan in the last episode, was the cherry on top of the Easter eggs for the Borg theory.

Bjorn Borg was a heck of a good tennis player. I don't think Jean Luc can beat him. lol

What if, the "real" enemy here ( - The "face" ) - was >>Gul Dukat, who, as the ^Pah-Wraith^ ... Was able to figure out, how to 'merge' Borg Technology, w/ the Changeling's physiology

Even better, the final episode, it's a "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" style episode, "Once More With Feeling" or "Cop Rocks" final episode. Final scene, a high stepping sing along, a kinda modified version of "Star Trekking Across The Universe."

There are three episodes left, they aren't introducing locutus. Whether the Borg will play a role is to be seen, but some sort of hybrid is far more likely imo as the foundation is already laid, bringing locutus back so late with no new season coming would be stupid! As for dominion vs Borg, the Borg would obviously win. The only reason the dominion has such an upper hand on the federation is because the size of their empire was similar if not bigger, and they had built their empire around war and domination, vs the federation which was built around peace and exploration. If the federation were more like the Terran empire, the dominion would not have come close to winning, thus, the Borg would not have a problem winning.

Did anyone else notice Worf was wearing the wrong color jacket in the last episode? He was promoted to Cmdr in DS9 officially a red shirt. kind of insulting to demote the former federation Ambassador to the Klingons :D

I'd have loved for "future" Janeway from the voyager finalè to have ended up becoming a new Borg Queen.

I suspect the undeen or species 74 what ever thingy from voayger. they teamd up with the changlings from the dominion.

The pahwraiths and the changeling both have good reasons to hate the federation . The lights through the keyhole and the smoke sure seem like the firecaves of bajor would look .

At the last episode of the Picard series, we will find out his Irumodic Syndrome caused pure delusion. He's being treated by Dr.Crusher and looked after by his former crew. Q of the last 35 years was all in his mind. JL is a sick man. We also will find out that Star Base 80 is a retirement home for retired Star Fleet officers. Riker entertains his friends with holodeck novels such as "Enterprise"

I kinda feel like they are going to bring the pah wraiths and prophets into it. Could be wrong but with his eyes turning red and being able to hijack others minds made me think this may be a possibility.

Would be nice to ret-con all of season 2 and pretend it didn't happen. Tying season 3 into lucutus in some fashion would be one way to do it. I'm still going with this tying into the Pah-wraiths though.

On Crave in Canada the subtitles to the voices said Beverly and not Borg Queen

Perhaps the Borg are using Picards body to recreate Locutus and we'll end up with Picard vs Locutus in a final battle.

It's those par wraith thingies from the end of DS9. Nothing in this season makes me think of borg

The face does seem to me to have a familiar voicenot too sure who's though... The Borg collective (Together) to name one... Armus is a possibility... It could be a voice distortion of some mutation/clone of Picard himself, or possibly, as mentioned in the video, Locutus... Of those choices, I personally prefer Armus... They need to give the Borg a rest, and a Picard clone has been done B4, for those who chose to remember...

4:30 excuse me what am i looking at here? LMAO

If it is the PA Wraiths we could see a return of Captian Sisko potentially. Which if that were to happen we could see Captian Sisko give Picard some forgiveness for becoming Locutus. Which would also be seen by Captian Shaw who also harbors resentment towards Picard for becoming Locutus. To be fair Picard was a victim in that scenario and would never do anything willingly to aid the borg. It would be a great opportunity to bring back Avery Brooks if he'd be willing to make an appearance. Just a thought I had considering they've been bringing elements from DS9 into this season.

I think it's the Par-Raith from Bayjor

Have you ever noticed that Cpt. Jack's hair gets more spikey depending on his emotions?

I've been thinking that the talking head that Vadic was talking to, is the same as the Xindi on Star Trek Enterprise. Maybe they will bring back Wesley Crusher.😮

Correct after all! 👍

I thought season 2 had turned the Borg into a all new all caring and sharing version of the Borg ? Or something like that . I gave up on the show long before the season finale

I always felt what if they were tying to 2nd part tng s1 "conspiracy" since an attempted take over has taken place before, but even tho there's gaps in the theory there's a few things. In tng :conspiracy "The creatures were part of a bigger entity kinda a hive connected species of sorts. The small creatures part of a main one yet not the only one but the only one we know of thst maybe a scout to test the federations ability to be taken over. It failed but a signal was sent out maybe they did return learning from the last mistakes the Picard s2 portal could be a gateway they opened. It also seems the creatures are an old species that clearly believes in taking over other species as hosts. Also when picard was metting with his fellow captains he walks down a walkway to a cave entrance and it's that same deep red . It may not be a door picard goes threw and that may not matter as a the door is a manifestation in Jack's minds. I just think that was a big deal when that infiltration happened and was left wide open for a return and until now there had been nothing to show of it yet here we have an unknown enemy more than the changeling thinks it's superior ( like the creature did in conspiracy) and infiltration and a gateway from unknown orgins and that the unknown enemies is ancient. Just saying something line up and tho we hot lots of borg hints it could be to throw us off. We shall see

I've always wanted Picard to face against HIM. His borg self. Picard never faced locutus of borg...as he was him

What about that advanced AI from season 1?

The Borg actress can definitely show up since this season was shot in tandem with season 2. Meaning this season was done well before her death.

But it wouldn't explain the changelings I think it's due to the worm hole they may even bring back Sisko

The voices are really the Witness hanging out in the Red Forest. Matalas still has 3 female leads from 12 Monkeys to slip into the show.

Yes it's the Borg... and the new Borg queen is Beverly Crusher! That's why Jack hears her voice calling him. The Beverly who is on the Titan... A Changling!! My nutso theory!

Ugh this season was going so well until they decided to bring back the Borg…again. It was so exciting to FINALLY get some DS9 lore involved for the first time since “new trek” was created and then the Changelings were immediately sidelined. What about the vorta and the jem h’dar (bad spelling sorry)? Oh but now the Borg are different. Why are new Trek writers so afraid of acknowledging DS9? It’s bizarre at this point.

The voice sound like Armus voice because of Data & Lt. Yar... I mean I could be wrong.

I hope it’s not the Borg behind the Changelings but that the Borg still will appear. I hope the enemy behind the Changelings aren’t the Borg but enemies of the Borg and Janeway is cooperating with them to stop Jack becoming the Borg King