So basically the problems with Picard season 2 were down the studio being stupid as much as it was down to COVID, and the reason why the Jurati-Borg are just dropped in Season 3 was because the development of these seasons was actually such a clusterfuck that Matalas didn't actually know how season 2 ended until well into the development process for season 3.
I can't say that this redeems season 3 in my eyes, but it does raise my opinion of Matalas *somewhat* knowing that it wasn't entirely his fault that the third season had such little tie-in to the second. Though it does make me despair that we'll never get a proper resolution to whatever the hell was on the other side of that portal that Jurati was guarding.
deadline: #TheCrowdedRoom’s actor/EP Tom Holland, writer/creator/EP Akiva Goldsman, script supervisor Jodi Dominic, production designer Loren Weeks, editor Christopher Rand, VFX supervisor Leslie Chung, casting director Avy Kaufman and music supervisor Sue Jacobs enter for the panel
"...and Den of Geek must've had a similar thought while watching this scene too, because in their recent chat with exec producer Akiva Goldsman,they asked directly if Q is actually in love with Picard.
After 3 seasons, the last episode of Star Trek: Picard aired on April 20, 2023. Picard (Patrick Stewart) and his friends took a final stand to save Earth from a Borg Invasion. Picard travelled to Jupitor to face off with the Borg Queen (Alice Krige) and a Borg assimilated Jack Crusher (Ed Speleers) aboard a giant Borg Cube. Walter Koening, who played Chekov in Star Trek the original series, returned to play Anton Chekov who was the President of Earth and an ancestor of his former role. Beverly Crusher (Gates McFadden) was promoted to Admiral and made head of Starfleet Medical. Seven (Jeri Ryan) was promoted to Captain. Tim Russ also reprised his role of Tuvok. John de Lancie also made a surprise appearance as Q. ("The Last Generation", Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek TV Event)
thecrowdedroom: Tom Holland talking about shooting the Danceteria scene alongside Sasha Lane and the decision behind swapping episode order at the recent FYC panel