Star Trek: Picard
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It can be dangerous to live beyond a happy ending.
Sometimes its best to quit when youre ahead.
But sometimes characters cant quit.
Take, again, Odysseus.
More unpleasant still: The planet then begins to explode.
Its, of course, all a dream.
Elsewhere, the trouble has already started.
and questioning whether shes activated.
After flashing on Picards face, she takes off for France.
Apart from the dreams, Picard seems to be enjoying retirement.
Its not particularly pleasant and theres a lot to process.
In short, the Romulan star went supernova (as referenced in J.J. Abramss 2009 filmStar Trek).
It also prompted Starfleet to abandon the rescue effort and, consequently, to Picard tendering his resignation.
It was no longer Starfleet, he declares, shortly before ending the interview.
From the start,Star Treks future has reflected our present.
The shifting attitudes have sunk into its citizens, too.
It turns out shes only right up to a point.
(Did anyone elses heart melt when they saw the Captain Picard Day banner?)
It also includes a painting that bears a remarkable resemblance to Dhaj.
But its one deeply informed by its predecessor.
This doesnt work out for her, however.
Also, she reveals, Dhaj has a twin out there somewhere.
We dont have to wait long to find out where, either.
Then the camera pans back.
Then further … and we see the Reclamation Site is a repurposed Borg cube.
This mystery just keeps getting deeper.
And it seems likely to send Picard back to the stars.
Is Number One now the best dog on TV?
One element thats a holdover fromThe Next Generation: meaningful dream sequences.
That Data is holding five Queens of Hearts seems significant, but how?
It was a pleasure to hear Jean-Luc Picard speaking French for once.
Picard has made some lifestyle changes.
Have we seen Romulans spit acid before?
That seems like a new, gross, highly effective tactic.
Soji knows shes a twin.
Is it possible Soji is thinking of someone else?
Interesting …
One extremely fuzzy detail: What kind of synthetics flipped out and attacked Mars?
What was their purpose?
And how close did they approach Data in humanity?
Well probably find out, but those remain big question marks.
And so, were off.
Holmes, which is to say, quite good.)
Theyve given themselves a lot to explore, both in the cosmos and among those who live there.
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