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   combined Abrams' fresh take with nostalgia for Star Trek: The Original   
   Series. Although Star Trek Into Darkness received mixed reviews, and Star   
   Trek Beyond was an underrated gem, Abrams' Star Trek movies renewed interest   
   in the franchise. The Kelvin Timeline paved the way for Star Trek's return to   
   television—and a chance to fix the mistakes made by Star Trek: Nemesis.   
      
   Star Trek: Picard fixed Star Trek: Nemesis' mistakes by returning to themes   
   that Nemesis botched in its delivery. Backed up as a positronic ghost,   
   Lieutenant Commander Data asked Admiral Picard to grant Data's ultimate wish:   
   the universal human experience of death. By reframing death as the final step   
   in becoming human, Star Trek: Picard gave Data's death the meaning it lacked   
   in Star Trek: Nemesis. Data's legacy lived on in the highly advanced synth,   
   Soji Asha (Isa Briones), instead of B-4, while Picard's new mirror was Jean-   
   Luc and Beverly Crusher's son, Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers), instead of   
   Shinzon.   
      
   Star Trek: Picard followed through with Commander Donatra's promise that   
   Jean-Luc Picard had a friend in the Romulan Empire. Admiral Picard had a   
   personal investment in evacuating Romulus before the Romulan supernova   
   destroyed the planet in 2387; this promise ultimately cost Picard his career   
   when Starfleet called his resignation bluff.   
      
   Star Trek: Picard season 3 reunited the Star Trek: The Next Generation cast   
   for the proper send-off that Star Trek: Nemesis failed to give them. Picard   
   gave each member of the former USS Enterprise-E crew a spotlight, especially   
   the characters that Nemesis sidelined, like Captain Worf and Beverly Crusher.   
   Deanna Troi had more agency in her few Star Trek: Picard appearances than   
   ever before. Even Data's return was an evolution of his quest for humanity.   
   Star Trek: Picard allowed Star Trek: The Next Generation to end with the   
   dignity it deserved instead of being killed by Star Trek: Nemesis.   
      
      
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   Let's go Brandon!   
      
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