Unveiling the Fate of Ro Laren in Picard Season 3: Star Trek Production Designer Drops Exciting Hints
Is Commander Ro Laren truly alive? Star Trek's production designer hints at the possibility of her survival in Picard Season 3 Discover if Ro Laren could be resurrected in Star Trek: Legacy
Summary
Commander Ro Laren's survival in Star Trek: Picard season 3 is hinted by the show's production designer, Dave Blass.
Blass' cryptic tweet implies that Ro may have been transported onto the USS Schrödinger before her shuttle detonated. Although her survival remains unverified on the show, the prospect of Ro Laren being alive creates opportunities for further exploration in a prospective spinoff series, Star Trek: Legacy.
Commander Ro Laren, played by Michelle Forbes, appeared to die in season 3 of Star Trek: Picard. However, there are hints from production designer Dave Blass that she may have actually survived. In episode 5 of the season, titled "Imposters," Commander Ro made a surprising return. She boarded the USS Titan-A as a former Maquis traitor-turned-Starfleet Intelligence operative to expose the Changeling threat to Starfleet. Not only did Ro manage to reconcile with Admiral Jean-Luc Picard, played by Patrick Stewart, after their decades-long estrangement, but she tragically met her demise when her shuttlecraft was destroyed by a bomb planted by the Changelings.
On Twitter, Dave Blass, the production designer for Star Trek: Picard, responded to a tweet by @MarkSherwood8, stating that Commander Ro Laren was actually beamed aboard the USS Intrepid just before her shuttle exploded. According to Blass, she was then held "in the dungeons for questioning." Blass' response is cryptic, leaving fans to speculate about the fate of Commander Ro.
Could Star Trek: Legacy Resurrect Ro Laren?
Dave Blass' Tweet suggests that the USS Schrödinger may have been destroyed as Ro Laren's shuttle exploded. This implies that Commander Ro could have survived the incident, although she did not make any further appearances in Star Trek: Picard season 3. As her survival was not confirmed within the series, her death must be accepted as true unless it is officially reversed and acknowledged on screen.
To stir up further intrigue about Ro Laren's fate, Terry Matalas, the showrunner for Star Trek: Picard season 3, disclosed in a roundtable interview with Screen Rant that they had intended to film a scene involving Ro Laren's discovery in the dungeons of the Intrepid alongside Tuvok, indicating her survival. However, they were unable to execute it. This aligns with @MarkSherwood8's tweet, which prompted Dave Blass to respond. If this particular scene had been incorporated in the finale of Star Trek: Picard season 3, it would have confirmed the continued existence of Ro Laren.
Dave Blass' tweet suggesting that Ro Laren may have survived in Star Trek: Picard season 3 implies the intention to keep her alive. However, time and budget constraints prevented this from happening. There is a possibility that the proposed spinoff, Star Trek: Legacy, could explore Ro Laren's survival if the show is produced. Currently, Ro Laren is confirmed deceased in Star Trek: Picard season 3, but like other beloved Star Trek characters, she may be brought back to life.
