It’s been thirty-five years since
the Romulans turned up again out of the blue, but
now we couldn’t imagine a day without them. And so many of them!
Narek and Narissa, two English Romulan
Game of Thrones fans who are trying to kill Data’s
(remaining) daughter. Zani, a stunningly calm and
beautiful Romulan Sincerity Nun. Her ward Elnor, an
adorably elfin Romulan Truth Ninja from Melbourne. And
a whole angry mob of hot refugee Romulans bearing a
justified grudge against Picard for making a loud moral stand while
failing to actually help them in any way.
And Rios, Agnes and Raffi are here too of course, in a transitional
episode that gives us the chance to talk about where Picard goes
wrong, and what it still manages to do very well.
Recorded on Tuesday 10 December 2024 ·
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Picard and Soji arrive on the planet Nepenthe, where their confusion
and self-doubt are assuaged by the planet’s atmophere, by the love of
trustworthy old friends, and by some really good wood-fired pizza.
Meanwhile, Agnes vomits two or three times, a beloved secondary
character is horribly murdered, and a pretty young Romulan is trapped
on a Borg cube with little hope of escape. On balance, we think it’s a
win.
Recorded on Monday 10 January 2022 ·
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This week, Joe and Nathan are on the edge of our seats, wondering what
insignificant event will tip the twenty-first century over the edge
— turning it from a punishing ordeal into a shrieking hellscape of
fascism and climatic disaster. Fortunately we’re able to distract
ourselves from all this with a really enjoyable episode of
Star Trek: Picard.
Recorded on Tuesday 26 April 2022 ·
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This week: a party. The crew of La Sirena turn up at a lavish
black-tie gala for some top-quality character work, only to be
overshadowed by an incredible musical number by Alison Pill and a
lovely scene of kindly encouragement from Patrick Stewart. But then
they find themselves overshadowed, in turn, by the ineffable hotness
of Santiago Cabrera.
Recorded on Tuesday 24 June 2025 ·
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In one episode’s time, Star Trek: Picard will become, for the
first time, a television event, but for now, we’ve got some plot to
wrap up, some sad farewells to make and a new relationship to start.
And a point, however muted, about living an extraordinary life.
Recorded on Tuesday 30 May 2023 ·
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