Okay, fine, we admit it. We’re going overboard on the repurposed 80s TV-show intro voiceovers. But they’re not just nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake. No! Granted, they can be, at times, a stretch. But still, no! They’re actually relevant to the Picard episode at hand! It would be irresponsible to deconstruct them all here.
But if you take the time to listen diligently, these podcasters hope you’ll find even more meaning in this entirely asinine practice.
Synopsis of Picard “Fly Me to the Moon”
Picard discovers an important person from his past may be integral to the divergence in the timeline.
Q continues his manipulation of the timeline, taking an interest in Dr. Adam Soong. Seven and Raffi attempt a daring rescue of Rios, while Jurati faces the consequences of her deal with the Borg Queen.
Harry Potter materializes in our discussion this week, and it isn’t just a diversion destined to be a Patreon perk. The nascent magician bears much resemblance to the characters of Picard.
Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up:
The characters in Picard don’t exercise any ingenuity throughout the course of the show. Events just seem to happen to them, and they’re reliant on their magical devices to alleviate the problem, just like the Potter gang. Remember in the first season when Rios is gifted a device that can repair anything just as long as he imagines it? Not one character really reasons or intuits their way out of a dilemma.
Jurati mentions off-hand that she took a class in ancient coding techniques. This is particularly annoying for many different reasons. Firstly, it’s irresponsible writing. The writers needed an explanation for why Agnes would be able to program on a system that, to her, is hundreds of years old. Secondly, if someone were to take a class in 14th-century pottery techniques, they wouldn’t then fare perfectly making pottery if suddenly sent back to the 14th century.
Why not just lean on her being good with computers and call it a day? Make her struggle a little with the computers at first, but then she gets the hang of it. Problem solved, but without contempt for the audience.
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Picard airs on Paramount+ in the United States, and on CTV Sci-Fi Channel and Crave in Canada. Outside of North America, the series is available on Amazon Prime Video.
