That handhold. Anyone who follows me on Tumblr is treated to weekly doses of it: over and over, the same gifs of the same clip, Seven of Nine and Raffi Musiker leaning close and clasping hands. I reblog them because…
In this super-sized episode, Jamala joins Jarrah and Sue to look back at the first season of Star Trek: Picard. We discuss overall impressions; new and returning characters; themes of xenophobia, mental health, queer representation, government corruption, sexuality; and SO…
“Data’s capacity for expressing and processing emotion was limited. I suppose we had that in common.” -Jean-Luc Picard Previously on Star Trek Picard: Soji (Isa Briones) and Picard (Patrick Stewart) arrived on Nepenthe, where they met Kestra Troi Riker (Lulu…
“Picard still thinks there’s a place in the galaxy for mercy – I didn’t want to disillusion him.” – Seven of Nine Previously on Star Trek Picard: Bruce Madddox developed a new theory of creating synthetic life on par with…
“The man can’t even take a guilt trip without using a starship.” -Raffi Musiker Previously on Star Trek Picard: Picard (Patrick Stewart) left the Enterprise when he learned of the impending Romulan supernova in order to lead the rescue armada,…
Twenty-five years ago, the Star Trek franchise built a new series around a female captain for the first time in its history. This had a tremendous impact on women and girls of that era. Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti,…