It’s clear to me that Dr. Agnes Jurati is the MVP of season two of Star Trek: Picard. The good doctor, racked by self-doubt and loneliness, somehow stumbled into a relationship with the Borg Queen, who it must be noted shared many of those same feelings, and completely changed the dynamic of the Borg-Human relationship. […]
With his crew spread out all over Los Angeles, Jean-Luc Picard is somehow able to cut through the clutter and find “The Watcher,” who ostensibly is the key to helping repair the timeline and returning the Federation back to its rightful place, and kick the Confederation to the curb. Fortunately, or perhaps surprisingly, after plenty […]
There’s always been a healthy dose of social examination within the Star Trek realm, sometimes subtle, sometimes overt and on-point. In episode 203 of Star Trek: Picard, titled “Assimilation,” our erstwhile heroes slingshot around the sun and land in 2024 Los Angeles. It’s a time that may be two years hence for you and I, […]
The world of Star Trek has always been about the search for our better angels, the walk of humanity and how that manifests itself when it bumps up against other life forms. In the season 1 finale of Star Trek: Picard, we are treated to so many warm and important moments – moments that took […]
At long last, the crew and passengers of La Sirena have arrived on Soji’s homeworld, a beautifully earth-like sight from the atmosphere around it. Unfortunately, the joy and satisfaction of finding this new, off-the-beaten-track world will not last long. A lot of interesting faces and agendas will eventually find their way to this planet – […]
And so, the multiple threads that have been flapping in the wind are starting to bind, creating quite an interesting tapestry of a story on Star Trek: Picard. In this, the eighth episode, titled “Broken Pieces,” the story of Soji, the synths, Mars, Zhat Vash, and even Captain Rios, gains much more clarity. For what […]
Man, there’s just something kind of magical seeing old faces re-emerge in new shows. Yes, they are playing the same characters we remember from ‘back in the day,’ but they are older, wiser, more grounded and like so many characters in Star Trek: Picard, carrying pain and sorrow with them. And so it was in […]
Four episodes into Star Trek: Picard, it has become very clear to me that when Jean-Luc Picard resigned from Star Fleet 14 years earlier, he not only walked away from his career in a move he thought honorable and right, he walked away from a large chunk of his life as well. I harken back […]
