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Picard Recap: “Disengage” (S3, E2)

Shaw comes to talk to Seven, who is in a holding cell on the Titan

Previously on Star Trek: Picard: Beverly Crusher’s ship was attached by unknown assailants. Out of options, she sent an encoded message to Picard asking for help. Picard enlisted Riker, and together, they made their way to her coordinates with the…

Star Trek’s Blandest Love Interests

Shakaar

Star Trek  often suffers when adding romantic plotlines, sometimes resulting in a rotating line up of “Love Interest of the Week” or “Villain Seducing Lead” if not pairing off characters who do not compliment each other. Then there are the…

“Threshold” and Consent

Space salamanders in "Threshold"

“Threshold” from Voyager manages to be simultaneously famous and infamous. Famous for the body horror make-up, including Tom Paris’ tongue falling out of his mouth, and infamous for the transformation of Paris and Janeway into ‘space salamanders’ who then have…

Agnes Jurati Deserved Better

Agnes Jurati at the Europa gala

Content warning: This article discusses emotional and physical abuse. Spoiler Alert: Star Trek: Voyager Season 3; Star Trek: Picard Season 2  Star Trek: Picard’s second season ends with an unprecedented twist: an alliance between the United Federation of Planets and…