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March 28, 2020 - Recap/Review of Star Trek: Picard - Episode 10

The Cube is still sitting in the water and Narek has just arrived at it, searching for something. He finds other unassimilated Borg trying to repair the Cube while Seven and Elnor talk. Narek is quite stealthy and manages to navigate his way through the cube until he finds Narissa. They hug, discuss the synths, and then go to Narissa’s hiding spot within the Cube. At the settlement, Picard is still in his house arrest quarters and briefly examines a butterfly before releasing it, calling it lucky. Soji comes to visit him and expresses concern, but Picard says he’ll feel better when he’s set free (perhaps there’s a hint of foreshadowing there). Soji, however, is unsympathetic and all she does is lament on how the organics have never given synths a choice as if she doesn’t care that she betrayed the one who saved her from death and reunited her with her kind. Picard accuses her of having a failure of imagination and pleads with her to stop building the beacon; the beacon will help the sy
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March 19, 2020 - Recap/Review of Star Trek: Picard - Episode 9

  The LaSirena arrives at Soji’s homeworld in a very short amount of time using a chroniton field and they are fascinated by the planet Coppelius. Their relief at finding Soji’s homeworld, however, is short lived because the ship quickly goes into Red Alert Status: Narek has found them and is firing on them without mercy. During the battle, the Borg Cube suddenly arrives and the planet’s defense systems activate at the same time. The Cube, La Sirena, and Narek’s vessel are all pulled into the atmosphere and deactivated before anyone has a chance to respond. In the chaos, Picard passes into a state of unconsciousness and manages to thank everyone for coming before they rush to his aid. While in unconsciousness, Picard has flashbacks of his mission to the current point and he wakes to Jurati standing over him. La Sirena has no power and Picard is a bit groggy, but Jurati eventually admits that she has discovered Picard’s illness. She breaks down crying and Picard decides to come clean ab
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March 18, 2020 - Recap/Review on Episode 8 of Star Trek: Picard

  Aia, the Grief World was the site of a sacred Romulan ritual 14 years ago, a ritual that Commodore Oh seemed to be in charge of conducting. Narissa Rizzo was part of it and involved gaining foresight, which most were destroyed trying to seek. Narissa, however, remained on her feet and lucid enough to talk to Oh. Oh was the one who engineered the attack on Mars and ended up getting Narissa, who was trying to comfort her damaged aunt, to help with this treachery. In the present day, Narissa communicates with her comatose aunt about the past and it was the same woman who Soji communicated with in an earlier episode, the woman who was doing the puzzle when Hugh brough Soji to her. It is clear that Narissa loves her aunt very much, but loves her thirst for vengeance against the past more. Elsewhere in the Cube, Elnor is in hiding and is blinded before being unexpectedly attacked by Romulan assailants. He is, fortunately, rescued by Seven’s unexpected arrival and they share a brief, but te
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March 9, 2020 - Thoughts on Star Trek: Picard - Episode 7

Thoughts on Star Trek: Picard - Episode 7 - (watched it via PVR on March 9, 2020) Episode 7....we’re over halfway to the end of Season One. I’ve read the recaps and they made me want to watch the episode, but life got in the way and so this commentary is horribly LATE. For this, I sincerely apologize. The episode opens on the Daystrom Institute in Okinawa, Japan. Jurati is visited by Commodore Oh and a brief, intense conversation about Jurati’s visits with Picard ensues. Commodore Oh tricks Jurati into serving as a spy for Starfleet and forces a Vulcan mind meld on to her without even gaining her consent. I do believe that is illegal, but Starfleet doesn’t seem to care about legalities now anymore, now do they? Jurati is also forced to ingest a tracker. Jurati is a poorly conscripted spy who has lied and murdered in the name of upholding ethics that Starfleet claims to value with their mouths, but has abandoned with their minds and hearts. On La Sirena, meanwhile, the crew is fighting
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February 27, 2020 - Recap/Review of Star Trek: Picard - Episode 6

Episode 6 of Star Trek: Picard is finally here and it immediately dives into action. Soji is having a dream about her younger self, if androids can even have younger selves, and she immediately springs back to the present when she hears her name. Soji and Narek have progressed to bedmates and their previous fight seems to have been put on the back burner, but it's fairly obvious that Soji does not overly trust Narek as much as she used to. Narek is done wasting time, meanwhile, and is asking invasive questions that are only serving to upset Soji. On the ship, Dr. Jurati is outright lying to Picard about how Maddox died and Picard is falling for it. Picard is also discussing how to rescue Soji, but Elnor and Jurati seem to be on opposite sides of how to handle the situation; Elnor is eager for the adventure and Jurati seems to simply be serving as a spy for Starfleet. She is acting like a subtle, but anxious interrogator and doesn't seem to care that she has triggered anxiety in
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February 21, 2020 - Thoughts on Star Trek: Picard - Episode 5

  I admit, I have not yet viewed 'Stardust City Rag' even though it's on my PVR rewady for me to watch. I also admit that I check the recaps of the episodes each week before I watch them on CTV Sci-Fi just so I can have a sense of what I will be viewing. The episode photos intrigued me, but that intrigue was quickly replaced by solemn remembrance once I read the most detailed episode recap I could find. What happened in the episode reminds me very much of a past that I have worked hard to heal from, but still retain the memories and feelings of. I do not hate Picard; I actually quite enjoy it, but this kind of a subject being addressed in a supposedly utopian future makes me pause and consider things. I know it's a science-fiction television show and nothing in it is real, but the subject of addiction and that which it affects is a very real subject that does provoke memories of a different era in my life. I have found peace with it, but it's invited a definite need
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February 13, 2020 - Thoughts on Star Trek: Picard - Episode 4

Episode 4 of Star Trek: Picard opens by revealing that at least one Romulan relocation hub had been prepared, christened as Vashti, and Romulans were already settled there. Picard is seen as a hero among these individuals that were already evacuated to safety and he is seen as a fatherly figure to the young Elnor, enough that he practices swordsmanship and reads classical literature to him. The news of the synths attacking Mars reaches him via Raffi while he is carrying out these simple pleasures and he leaves with the promise that Starfleet will continue to help the Romulans, as he himself believes that to be the case. Unfortunately, the Mars attacks cause Starfleet to become selfish and uncaring about promises they made and they also do not care how their dishonesty makes Picard look in the eyes of those already rescued. In his rage over the abandoned plan, Picard obviously forgot about the impact his resignation would have on the promises he made. In the present, it is very clear th
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