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Mar 10, 2022 · Penance: Directed by Douglas Aarniokoski. With Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Jeri Ryan, Michelle Hurd. Picard finds himself transported to an alternate timeline in the year 2400 where he must face one last trial orchestrated by his longtime nemesis Q.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- Douglas Aarniokoski
- 2022-03-10
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Teaser
Picard steps outside of his house on hearing air raid sirens and weapons fire and asks Q what "this" is; Q replies simply that it was "home". Picard then asks about the crew of the USS Stargazer. "How quaint, how provincial, how yesterday's Enterprise of you," Q mocks, before answering that there was no Stargazer. Picard demands to know what Q has done, and Q sarcastically notes how it was "so Human" to show someone a world of their own making and be asked what he had done. Increasingly agita...
Act One
Picard observes a recording of a speech he transmitted, claiming that with the "brave crew" of the CSS World Razer, he had fought for a "pure universe", that he and his crew "subjugated savage civilizations" and "boldly conquered warlike alien worlds" – an inversion of the Federation's Charter – and obtained greater wealth and resources for future generations of Humanity. It becomes clear it's a recruiting message, ending with "a safe galaxy is a Human galaxy." Picard is distressed to hear su...
Act Two
The magistrate walks with "President Hansen" to give the Eradication Day address, asking if her discussion with "Colonel" Rios was informative, and she replies it was. He begins to talk about how it was understandable to be nervous on this "momentous" day, but Seven, playing the part, notes that he seems more focused on her than on his duties. As a means of seeking information, she tells him to explain why the day was so special, and maybe he would convince her he had the right priorities. Th...
"I am no longer your pawn!" "Oh, you undersell yourself, Jean-Luc. You are more than just a piece. Why, you're the very board upon which this game is played." "Q, I am too old for your bullshit!" "Old, yes! How unfair time is. So many wrinkles... so many disappointments." 1. - Picard and Q "You want me to cut to the chase?" "Yes!" "Well, the chase ...
Title
1. 3 March 2022: Title publicly revealed by Wil Wheaton in The Ready Room episode "The Star Gazer".
Production
1. The skulls appearing in Picard's trophy room were designed by Neville Page and fabricated by Vincent Van Dyke. Jeffrey Lombardi added the weapons to the pedestals; while the pedestals themselves were designed by James Addink. (X) 2. The scenes set in the Presidential Palace, as well as the Eradication Day rally, were filmed in the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The concert hall had been used only days earlier, with very different dressing, for the scene in "The Star Gazer" in which Picard addre...
Continuity
1. Among the skulls in Picard's trophy room are alternate versions of notable individuals Gul Dukat, Director Sarek, and General Martok. Other skulls present included a Borg, a Ferengi, a Saurian , and the previously unseen Lihn Zhee. 1.1. The Ferengi skull in Picard's home reveals that Ferengi have bones in their ears. 2. A version of the torchbearer armor, first introduced in DIS: "The Vulcan Hello", is present in Picard's trophy room. 3. Q references the titles of episodes involving dystop...
Starring
1. Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard 2. Alison Pill as Agnes Jurati 3. Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine (prime reality) / President Annika Hansen 4. Michelle Hurd as Raffaela Musiker 5. Evan Evagora as Elnor And 1. Santiago Cabrera as Cristóbal Rios
Special guest star
1. John de Lancie as Q
Guest starring
1. Annie Wersching as Borg Queen 2. Jon Jon Briones as Confederation Magistrate 3. Patton Oswalt as Spot 73 (voice)
Mar 11, 2022 · Published Mar 11, 2022. Recap: Star Trek: Picard - Penance. Picard and his allies face a grim new reality. By Swapna Krishna. StarTrek.com. We pick up right where we left off, on this different Earth, where the air pollution is setting off alarms — a far cry from the planet Jean-Luc calls home.
Mar 10, 2022 · Star Trek: Picard Season 2 Episode 2 Review – Penance. Trapped in an alternate timeline by Q, Picard and friends struggle to find a way out of their newfound dystopian nightmare.
Mar 10, 2022 · There’s no B-plot. No secondary storyline. No skipping around. Instead, “Penance” is a direct, linear narrative that satisfyingly tears through 54 minutes of story from point A to B to C at a blistering pace… and like last week’s premiere, it’s a whole lot of fun.
Mar 10, 2022 · “Penance” stands on its own as an excellent entry in the alternate Star Trek subgenre but still plays through the key plot and character arcs of the season.
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Mar 10, 2022 · With its chilling alternative universe, top-notch character interplay and non-stop sense of adventure, ‘Penance’ is modern Trek at its best. Two episodes in, Picard season 2 is making it so...
