There are a couple of upcoming Star Trek shows on the way, but many franchise fans continue to wait and see if Picard will get any type of follow-up. The series finale's ending set the stage for Jeri Ryan's Seven of Nine to lead a crew into new adventures, but ended before she said a signature catch phrase. People have been dying to know what it'll be, but what if we just never learned it?
It's a suggestion that Jeri Ryan heard, and she recently shared the idea in an interview with ScreenRant. The actress posed the idea that, rather than Seven saying something like "Engage," or "Let's fly," or "Hit it," what if it became a running joke that we'd never know what she says when giving the command to go to warp? Read more below:
We didn't [see it in Picard season 3], but I've kind of heard the most evil and brilliant recommendation, and I kind of love it. 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.
I know some Star Trek fans who would be driven up a wall not knowing what Seven of Nine says, especially since many consider her one of the best characters of the franchise. While I don't think there's a rule that every Starfleet captain has to have a warp phrase, it certainly has become something that viewers pay attention to, and denying them that knowledge would be as hilariously evil as Jeri Ryan hinted at.
Jeri Ryan feels good about the chances of Star Trek: Picard, or at least Seven of Nine, returning for a follow-up adventure. The actress had previously revealed that Paramount+ approached her with an idea for a show after the series wrapped, but she rejected it because it wouldn't have been an idea that fans wanted. That said, I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at the "wait and see" portion of that comment, and wondered if she knew something about a potential return.
All we've heard to date on that front are things like showrunner Terry Matalas joining the Marvel Universe for the Vision series, and Patrick Stewart talking about a script for a Jean-Luc Picard movie he was looking over. At the moment, though, it doesn't appear there are official plans for Star Trek to work on this series, at least while Strange New Worlds and the new Starfleet Academy series are still going on. I'm sure there's always a chance that could change down the line, but until then, we'll just have to settle for the adventures that we have.
Star Trek: Picard is available to binge on Paramount+ and is totally worth a rewatch for those who have yet to do so. I know I'm past due for one myself, and may just have to hop into it over the summer.
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