"Most evil and brilliant recommendation": Star Trek's Jeri Ryan explains the importance of Captain Seven of Nine's warp command in Picard Season 3 finale

Star Trek: Picard Season 3 wrapped up its storyline with an intense and emotional finale on April 20, 2023. The episode titled 'The Last Generation' took the viewers on an emotional and action-packed journey as Picard and his crew fought together to save the galaxy and his son from a powerful enemy.

It's been two years since Star Trek: Picard Season 3 ended, but one important thing remains unanswered to this day- Captain Seven of Nine (Jeri Ryan)'s warp command! The scene was deliberately cut away before she could utter her signature phrase, sparking endless speculation.

In an exclusive interview with Screen Rant, Jeri Ryan, who played Captain Seven of Nine, opened up about why her warp command was deliberately kept a mystery. She told,

"We didn't, but I've kind of heard the most evil and brilliant recommendation, and I kind of love it."

Ryan continued,

"They said, "I think we should never hear what her tagline is. They should cut every time she's getting ready to say it." [Laughs] I think that's just pure evil genius. I love it. I'm gonna have to tell you that's a mystery. I'm not gonna tell you what tagline we played with, or used, or potentially had waiting. You're gonna have to wait to see.""

While Ryan remained tight-lipped about what phrase was considered, she confirmed the intentional omission of her warp command was to keep the viewers guessing and hoping for more.

Star Trek: Picard Season 3: The unresolved Captain Seven of Nines' warp command

A Captain's warp command is more than a catchphrase- it's a unique trait, whether it is Captain Picard's Engage! or Captain Gabriel Lorca's Go! In the series finale, we saw Captain Tuvok (Tim Russ), the Vulcan hero, meet his old pal Seven of Nine and show her a hologram of deceased Captain Liam Shaw praising her efforts and recommending her for the promotion. Seven, who was planning to retire, was moved by Captain Shaw's message and decided to take the promotion to a Starfleet Captain.

At the end of the series, we saw Captain Seven of Nine leading the USS Enterprise-G with her team consisting of Commander Raffi Musiker, Lt. Sidney La Forge, and Jack Crusher, the special counselor to the Captain. The unresolved mystery of the warp command aligns with Seven's character arc. After years of facing challenges due to Starfleet's protocols, the deliberate choice to keep the command a mystery could be a nod to her unorthodox leadership style.

Additionally, keeping the warp phrase also mirrors Star Trek's tradition of ambiguity, for instance, in Star Trek: Picard's post-credit scenes, Q's visits Jack Crusher, and warns him about a set of upcoming challenges, he said.

"Young mortal, you have much ahead of you."

It seems clear that the scene was setting the stage for a TV show or movie focused on Jack. Similarly, Seven's missing commands were a narrative meant to pull the audience into the next chapter.

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