She identifies where Q did his “temporal rescission,” as a “single change” in 2024 Los Angeles, conveniently located where (and roughly when) the show is produced. In Jurati’s lab, Picard also has a moment with the Queen, recognizing him as Locutus and yet not Locutus. Reunited with Seven, and after dismissing dubious magistrate hubby, they work out this is technically not an alternate reality, but a “divergence in time,” and their only hope may be Jurati’s babbling basement buddy. The pair shows up at the palace just as Jean-Luc arrives and helps bluff their way in with some “General Picard” bluster. He gets saved at the last minute by a mysterious hooded figure, dramatically revealed to be “Chief” Raffi, who takes him into custody (wink, wink). This alternate Queen recognizes Seven for who she is and that “time has been broken”… and it totally freaks her out, even more than being the headline attraction (and last of her kind) for the aforementioned Eradication Day.Īs for Elnor, he finds himself part of a Romulan insurgency cell pulling off some bombings in Okinawa and being hunted by Confederation security. And let’s just say the Collective reunion is… awkward. Jurati is also at the Presidential Palace and after some fun fumbling in front of Evil Magistrate First Husband, Agnes is able to fake her way through unboxing the Borg Queen she has in underground storage. Her first move is to order “Colonel” Rios off the Vulcan front and back to Earth. “Happy Eradication Day, dear.” That’s a lot to take in, but she’s a pro and rolls with the new reality. “We have been deposited in a mad world, by a mad man.”Īs for Seven, she awakes sans her Borg parts, now just Annika Hansen… sorry Madame President Hansen. But there is a choice, he can “atone,” and Q made sure he won’t have to do it alone… Yet Q insists this “madman” world is of Picard’s own making. Q admits he “intervened” to pull Picard into this new version of the same harvest day, and with an actual slap across Picard’s face, he makes it clear this is no game, this is no whimsical lesson this is a “penance.” Hey, that’s the name of the episode!Ī tour of “General” Picard’s home reveals the dark side beneath the familiar architecture, with Romulan slaves, martial memorabilia, and a trophy room nightmare featuring the skulls of his victims… including Gul Dukat, who (conveniently) put up such a fight that this alternative version of Jean-Luc Picard also sports a “nifty synthetic body.” Here Picard is lauded as a conqueror, commanded the starship “CSSWorld Razer” for a humans-first “Confederation,” is the keynote speaker for “Eradication Day,” and-most insidiously-he drinks coffee, black. But this isn’t any of the (yes, actually name-checked) alternate reality episodes… this time it’s personal. Still, at Chateau Picard, but not Chateau Picard, Jean-Luc is not amused by the return of his old foil Q. WARNING: Spoilers below! RECAP “I am not myself.” The second episode of Picard’s sophomore season keeps up the pace with a strong standalone entry full of classic Star Trek moments. Written by Akiva Goldsman, Terry Matalas & Christopher Monfette Story by Akiva Goldsman, Terry Matalas, Christopher Monfette & Michael Chabon Star Trek: Picard Season 2, Episode 2 – Debuted Thursday, March 10, 2022
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