Star Trek Picard Episode Four

After enjoying some deep dish pizza (see previous blog) Brian and I came home to watch the next episode of Star Trek Picard.

Here's a quick synopsis for episode four called "Absolute Candor": Picard asked Rios to make a detour to the planet Vashti, where he helped relocate Romulan refugees before the attack on Mars. He goes to the temple of the Qowat Milat, warrior nuns who took in a boy named Elnor, whom Picard grew close to. Picard asks Elnor, now an adult, to join him on his quest; Elnor initially refuses but changes his mind when Picard is attacked by Romulans who resent Starfleet abandoning the evacuation effort. Picard and Elnor beam up to La Sirena, where Rios and Raffi are fighting a battle with a local warlord. A strange ship helps La Sirena win the battle but is damaged in the process, forcing the pilot, former Borg drone Seven of Nine, to be beamed over to La Sirena. Meanwhile, aboard the Borg cube, Soji is trying to find out more about the Romulan ship that was assimilated by that cube and about "the Destroyer". Narek offers to get her information on the ship, but they have a falling out when he expresses doubt about her past. Rizzo tells Narek that he has a week to get the location of other synthetics from Soji before she switches to her own methods.

I really like the interaction between Dr. Jurati and Rios, Juarti reminds me of actress Kristen Bell; cute, awkward and funny. It was sweet seeing Picard so attached to this young Romulan boy. We know from Trek past that Picard wasn't found of children but over the years has soften a bit and it's nice to know that eventually he is able to care for a child, though I couldn't imagine forgetting about him for all those years (as Picard supposedly did). And like Elnor, I'd be upset as well, since Picard was his father figure and he grew up in a house of nuns. Picard was kind of a dick in this episode, taking down the "Romulans only" sign and then stepping on it and then expecting to be served in the bar. I think he did that on purpose to cause a ruckus, to get in trouble so Elnor would have to save him, thus bonding himself to Picard cause. If it wasn't his plan it worked anyways. Elnor is exteremly skilled in fighting, taking off the head of that former Romulan Senator was pretty graphic, we would have never see something that graphic if it was on 'regular' TV.

Not a whole lot going on on the Borg cube, Soji is still investigating the events of last weeks episodes, Narek and Soji has this weird scene where they were sliding down a slick hallway having some fun (I assume this hallway will come back into play, at least I hope it does). We do get our first little rift between Soji and Narek, as he says something about not trusting her and she storms off. Once again Narek's 'sister' tells him that he has one week to get the info that they need from Soji or she will do it her own way (which won't be good, I mean she blew up Daji).

Picard and Elnor get back to the ship and we get this very cool space battle between the La Sirena (Rio's ship) and very a old, like TOS old Romulan Bird of Prey. La Sirena is getting knocked around a bit but then this unknown shuttle comes flying in with some high tech weapons, good enough to slice one of the wings off of the Bird of Prey but in doing so their ship is destroyed but before it explodes they are able to beam the pilot onto La Sirena and it happens to be Seven of Nine!!!! IT'S SEVEN...woohoo!!!! I"ve been waiting four episodes for Seven to show up. She get's one line, well two lines, She says "Picard", Picard says "Seven of Nine" and she says "You own me a ship" then passes out. End of episode.

So another great episode, a little bit more info about Picard's past, we get our final member of Picard's new crew and Seven has joined them. I can't wait to see where this story goes.