Wow, things seemed to be going off the rails quite nicely in episode 206 of Star Trek: Picard. Titled “Two for One,” we see Dr. Jurati lose her inner battle with the Borg Queen while Jean-Luc Picard suffers injury and mental paralysis after a nasty incident with a car. And while the gang successfully foiled […]
While the rest of Picard’s salty crew is trying to unravel the puzzle of the Watcher and the incident that leads to the timeline shift, I was so very curious to see Dr. Agnes Jurati and the Borg Queen continue their strange little mental battle. I have found the give-and-take of their relationship wonderfully interesting […]
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, […]
Clearly, when an alternate reality includes a brutal, totalitarian regime that puts down dissent and rebellion with malevolent, violent glee, the phrase “Eradication Day” has more than a hint of darkness attached to it. In episode 2 of season 2 of Star Trek: Picard, Jean-Luc and his crew wake up in a Q-instituted nightmare, assuming […]
Has it really been two years since Admiral Jean-Luc Picard and a host of allies, both old and new, redefined synthetic life within Star Fleet and, of course, saved the galaxy in the process? The answer to that is…affirmative. After two years, Star Trek: Picard is back and takes up after what appears to be […]
It had been whispered since the first episode of Star Trek: Picard flickered across the screen. Those whispers grew more excited and hopeful as the season progressed and faces from Jean-Luc Picard’s past began showing up in episode after episode. And as we learned that there will be more Next Generations connections coming in season […]
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 […]
