Hadn't thought about a possible ex-drones as refugees metaphor, but that would be a very ST thing to do (and would provide Patrick Stewart with a good reason to agree to this outing at this point in his life and career, other than nostalgia), and yes to everything else. And since it's Seven and Hugh, not just one of them, chances are the story told will deal at the least with different ways of coping/achieving post-drone life.

Also, as lizbee has pointed out, even Locutus aside, Picard has lifetimes of other people in his had - Kamen and Sarek - and Bendii syndrome to look forward to. "A stranger to yourself" indeed. Maybe the new show will do something with that as well?