Sir Patrick Stewart, after rising to fame playing Captain Jean Luc-Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation, gathered his old crew on Picard’s final episode on Thursday on the Paramount+ streaming service.
The 82-year-old English actor as Picard saved the world again after the terrifying Borg threatened to wipe out humanity with the help of his secret son Jack Crusher, played by Ed Speelers.
Stewart first played Captain Picard on TNG when it aired in September 1987 and starred in three seasons of his own spin-off series on Paramount+.
The series finale titled The Last Generation was written and directed by showrunner Terry Matalas, 47, and left fans clamoring for more of Jeri Ryan, 55, as the newly promoted Captain Seven Of Nine.
Ryan was promoted after the murder of her USS Titan Captain Liam Shaw, who was portrayed admirably by Todd Stashwick, 54.
Series finale: Sir Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean-Luc Picard gathered his old crew on Picard’s series finale on Thursday on the Paramount+ streaming service, shown in a still with Jonathan Frakes as Will Riker and Michael Dorn as Worf
Captain Shaw posthumously praised Seven and recommended his superiors promote her to the captain’s chair.
Seven, who used to be a Borg drone, fought back tears as she watched her late captain make the recommendation.
Her promotion thrilled fans of the Star Trek: Voyager series, who saw the character rise to a leadership position within Starfleet after she joined the Borg.
The finale featured Seven as the new captain of the USS Enterprise after the USS Titan was renamed in honor of Picard and his crew.
Viewers were treated to a credits scene featuring Picard’s nemesis Q, played by John de Lancie, 75.
Q surprisingly appeared before Picard’s son Jack when he served on the Enterprise, revealing that he would face his own trials just like his father.
The series finale was praised on social media with many seeking more of the characters by asking for a Star Wars Legacy series.
Next to Picard’s son Jack Crusher with Beverly Crusher [Gates McFadden]the series also introduced Alandra and Sidney, the children of marine engineer Geordi LaForge [LeVar Burton].
Captain’s Chair: The series finale titled The Last Generation was written and directed by showrunner Terry Matalas, 47, and left fans clamoring for more from Jeri Ryan, 55, as the newly promoted Captain Seven Of Nine
Together again: LeVar Burton, Brent Spiner, Gates McFadden, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Jonathan Frakes and Patrick Stewart returned to their old USS Enterprise during the finale
Fan Favorites: Michelle Hurd as Raffi Musiker and Jeri as Seven of Nine became fan favorites on Picard
He’s back: Viewers were treated to a credits scene featuring Picard’s nemesis Q, played by John de Lancie, 75
Screen Crush’s Ryan Arey shared a video featuring “87 Easter Eggs” from the finale on Twitter, also posting, “@TerryMatalas crafted a beautiful love letter to fans.”
Stashwick, who played the cantankerous Captain Shaw, posted a photo of himself on Twitter sitting in the captain’s chair of the Enterprise.
‘Look..he was sitting in MY chair. Stock markets fair. Have a great last day,” Stashwick captioned it, referring to Picard taking command of his Titan ship during the season.
Micah Burton, 28, the daughter of LeVar Burton, played the daughter of her father’s character Alanara on the series and shared her love for the cast and crew on Twitter.
“We fucking did it. But it’s never really over, right? Family is forever,” she wrote in the caption.
Love letter: Screen Crush’s Ryan Arey shared a video featuring ’87 Easter Eggs’ from the finale on Twitter, also posting, ‘@TerryMatalas crafted a beautiful love letter to fans’
Enterprise chairman: Todd Stashwick, who played cantankerous Captain Shaw, posted a photo of himself on Twitter sitting in the captain’s chair of the Enterprise
Legacy crew: Fans of the series have been asking for more of Captain Seven and a Star Trek Legacy series
Borg drone: Jeri Ryan went from a Borg drone on Star Trek: Voyager to a captain of the USS Starfleet
Never over: Micah Burton, 28, the daughter of LeVar Burton, played the daughter of her father’s character Alanara on the series and shared her love for the cast and crew on Twitter