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Mar 3, 2022 · The Star Gazer. Starfleet must once again call on legendary Jean-Luc Picard after members of his former crew - Cristóbal Rios, Seven of Nine, Raffi Musiker, and Dr. Agnes Jurati - discover an anomaly in space that threatens the galaxy.
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- 2022-03-03
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Starfleet must once again call on legendary Jean-Luc Picard after members of his former crew – Cristóbal Rios, Seven of Nine, Raffi Musiker, and Dr. Agnes Jurati – discover an anomaly in space that threatens the galaxy. (Season premiere)
Teaser
A group of Starfleet officers are making their way through the corridors of their ship, which has been boarded by hostile forces, taking the turbolift to the ship's bridge. Once there, they find Borg technology interfacing with the ship's systems and attacking the bridge crew. Jean-Luc Picard calls for the ship to activate its auto-destruct, and as it counts down to zero, he finds himself facing a mysterious cybernetic intruder…
Act One
Forty-eight hours earlier, at Château Picard on Earth, Picard goes through the vineyards with his dog Number One to the tune of "Time Is on My Side" on a record player, as automated grape pickers pick the fruit to be made into his family's wine. Laris, his Romulan housekeeper, oversees the boxing and labeling of fresh bottles. Picard looks at her longingly and then walks away. Laris then does the same. Later that evening, the two toast in a number of Earth languages, and Picard remarks on how the day was easily his favorite of the year: the end of the season, "a confirmation of hard work well done". Laris concedes that was one way to look at it, and Picard asks for her way. Laris relies on a Romulan phrase, which Picard is able to translate as "seize today, for we know nothing of tomorrow". She concedes that the day was "glorious", but none of their tomorrows were ever certain. Picard offers a toast to Laris' late husband Zhaban, knowing how she must miss him, adding that he does as well. Laris admits she still did, even after a year and a half and mentions that they had been promised to one another at birth per Romulan custom, but they did grow to truly love each other. She points out how Romulans did not suffer loss as Humans; they loved deeply, and when they lost someone, they honored that love by loving again. She muses on when came to work for Picard, on how she first saw him, a man belonging to the stars, but now wonders: has he been seeking, or running? She apologizes for getting personal, but Picard encourages her to continue. She asks him point blank: "Why have you chosen to be alone?" He points out that he was hardly alone, but he knows that was not what Laris meant. Picard concedes he was a man who had reached for the stars, and with some pressing, admits that what he really wanted often had to stand in line behind his sense of duty, the need to keep moving. Leaning closer to him, Laris asks what his heart would do if he suddenly decided to stop, there and now. He leans forward as if to kiss her, but hesitates; she notes it was late, and he had a speech to give the following day, before rising to leave. Alone with his thoughts, Picard finds himself in his mind's eye alternating between his younger self and his current self, entering the solarium of the house – broken at present, intact in his past – and hearing the voice of his mother Yvette behind him. She calls him her "little Magellan", and the young Jean-Luc comments that he could have sailed off the edge of the world. Yvette tells him that Paris was just a transport away, and while his father Maurice "rooted around in the dirt" and his brother Robert was at school, they could create their own world there, clearing out the vines and painting the windows. Jean-Luc asks if that means his parents would fight less here, and Yvette's face falls. In the present, Picard stands in the ruins of the solarium, holding up a piece of glass with a rose painted on it, and begins experiencing traumatic flashbacks for a moment, before turning to that memory. Yvette assures him that of course, they would fight less – but if he should hear them shouting, to remember how tiny their voices were from up there. "Look up at the stars, Jean-Luc," she tells him. "Look up. As the present Picard does so, the view pulls back some distance away from Earth, as the USS Avalon detects a strange spatial anomaly. Back in his home, Picard goes downstairs and looks up at his bookshelf, while Laris brings him a cup of Earl Grey tea, now cold. He is seeking a book with a green cover and gold lettering, a first edition; she finds it immediately and hands it to him. He tries to explain about what had occurred the previous evening, but Laris chalks it up to him merely being himself. He assures her nothing has to change, but Laris feels it is too late for that, that going forward things would only be awkward between them, and she felt too old for awkward. She then remarks on how even in the age of transporters, he somehow always manages to be late. Picard gives an address at Starfleet Academy, referring to how space had always been considered "the final frontier", but as he grew older, he began to realize the true final frontier was time. In command, as in life, what one did in crisis often weighed less heavily than what one wished they had done, what could have been. Time offered many opportunities, but rarely second chances; and as steps forward went, he wanted to acknowledge the first fully Romulan cadet at the Academy: Elnor, sitting in the front row. "May you all go boldly into a future freed from the shackles of the past," he continues, as he claims to stand before them as "the last Picard". He notes how his ancestors had contributed to exploration on Earth and in the early solar system but chooses to leave them with the words of his mother, who had not been an explorer; as a boy, she would point up to the night sky and say, "Look up, Jean-Luc, and let's see what's out there." Meanwhile, aboard La Sirena, a band of pirates search the cargo hold for Seven of Nine, who is armed only with a wrench. Feeling movement nearby, she swings the wrench – only to go through one of Cristóbal Rios' holograms, Emmet, who tells her in Spanish that something was going on outside. Seven tells him she's "a little occupied at the moment", to which Emmet shrugs and moves off. One of the pirates calls for Seven to show them her "ugly Borg face". She manages to disarm and knock out the speaker, but finds herself under fire from another. Taking cover, Seven decides to try another tack, telling them that the medical supplies they were trying to steal belonged to the Fenris Rangers. Their answer is more gunfire, and Seven takes cover, asking Emmet for help. He proves to be something of a distraction (even dramatically yawning as one of the pirates shoots through his holographic body), and points out that he was "helpless". Seven, while pummeling another pirate, disengages the holographic safety protocols, allowing Emmet to tussle with the pirate shooting through him. As Emmet tosses the pirate to the deck, Seven charges at her and tackles her over the railing onto the lower deck. Seven thanks him for the help, and he acknowledges with a silly salute. Tying the pirates up, Seven beams them off the ship, and Emmet remarks on how Humans continued to act with fear at the sight of her Borg implants. Seven expresses regret at merging the holographic programs, and wonders if there was a way to disable the therapeutic plug-ins; Emmet assures her she won't hear it from him. She finds her phaser and holster still on the captain's chair and asks about what Emmet reported outside. He had detected a spatial distortion with tachyon fluctuations and a large spike in Hawking radiation, and brings it on screen. "What the hell is that?" Seven wonders, as she stares at the anomaly growing green on screen.
Act Two
On the planet Raritan IV in the Beta Quadrant, Dr. Soji Asha proposes a toast to a group of Deltans, in both Federation Standard and their own language. Since the ban on synthetics had been lifted, she had been traveling for more than a year, noting that trust could not be built through an interpreter, but through words spoken from the heart. "True connection can only be forged when the heart has spoken," she concludes in the local tongue, to the approval of the table. Nearby at the bar counter, a visibly drunk Dr. Agnes Jurati remarks on how Soji ran one subroutine on making toasts and was suddenly "the belle of the ball". A man approaches her and offers her his hand, and begins remarking on how hands could have created "such a wonder" (thinking perhaps Jurati was a synth, or being one himself). Jurati recognizes it as an attempt at flirting, and remarks on how her relationships lasted less than a year, including being cleared of murdering her previous boyfriend under alien-induced psychosis. Suddenly, her communicator goes off, much to her relief; Rios, on the other end, is confused, saying that "never speak to me again" was the last thing Jurati had said to him. Soji walks along with Jurati, relieved to get a break, jokingly worried she'd have to break into a medley of Deltan folk songs. She was able to hear that Rios had called Jurati away, while Soji would remain to continue being "charmingly diplomatic". When Jurati clarifies that by "hear" she meant "eavesdrop with [her] super robot hearing", Soji points out that Jurati had asked her to monitor any potential drunk hailing incidents, so she applied that to drunk answering as well. Jurati thinks this is exploitation of a technicality and promises to call as soon as she knows they'll be back. Soji wonders if Jurati will be able to work with Rios, and Jurati admits that the idea made more sense when they were back on Earth. Soji admits she would never say "I told you so", but points out Rios' new job has a lot of pressure. Jurati asks how hard it could be, before beaming back up to the ship… a Starfleet ship, and Rios is in the uniform of a Starfleet captain. He orders helmsman Kemi to set course as quick as possible without flying into a sun, and orders Lieutenant Urtern to prepare an engagement plan. He then explains to Jurati that a subspace anomaly has been detected, and Starfleet is ordering them to investigate; he admits he needs Jurati's help, and she remarks that was "kind of kind" of him. Kemi reports the course is set. "Dale," Rios orders, Spanish for "make it so", as he lights a cigar. Jurati comments on keeping up the legacy, and points out it was his own fault, as no one expected him to accept a command with baggage. Rios' ship is the USS Stargazer, a ship named for Picard's first command. The Stargazer then goes to warp. Back at Starfleet Academy, the cadets receive their assignments, as Picard walks with Commander Raffaela Musiker. He mentions he is considering an update to the Kobayashi Maru scenario, a test Musiker expresses her dislike of; Picard has been named chancellor of Starfleet Academy, which Musiker notes as being his way to focus on Starfleet instead of his private life. Picard retorts by asking about Seven, and Musiker acknowledges that she had to be out there helping people, wondering who could be more important than that. Picard can see that Musiker would like to be that important, and Musiker admits she had her hoping for something more. She comments on how both Picard and Seven were so "damn self-sufficient", she wondered if they even got lonely. Meanwhile, Elnor receives his assignment to the USS Excelsior as Picard approaches, glad to see him before he left. He is excited about his future in Starfleet, but worries that his excitement may be affecting his studies. Picard offers him a quote from the book he had found, Spock's memoir The Many and the One, about the challenges he faced as one of the first Vulcans in Starfleet: "Exhilaration enhances the absorption of knowledge." In other words, Picard concludes, "live a little," as he hands Elnor the book. Elnor thanks him, as Musiker approaches to instruct him to report for departure. Musiker is also assigned to the Excelsior, commenting that Elnor's absolute candor "will get his ass kicked", so she is watching over him. The orders go out for officers and cadets to report to their ships, and Picard bids Musiker safe journeys. After she leaves, he looks over to a plaque honoring the old Stargazer. Meanwhile, the current Stargazer arrives at the anomaly, with Urtern reporting that it appeared stable; Jurati sarcastically comments that a rift in space-time did not constitute stability. Lieutenant Sing at communications reports they are being hailed; it is Seven from La Sirena. Rios is dismayed at the damage done to his ship, to which Seven corrects it was hers now, and remarks on the violent nature of her work. Just then, a massive burst of static sounds through the comms; Sing runs it through the translator, but finds it inconclusive. Even intoxicated, Jurati is able to figure out the cause – it was not one language, but several, all pleading for help. They were all saying the same thing: "Help us, Picard."
"We often refer to space as the final frontier. But the older I get, the more I come to believe… that the true final frontier is time."
- Picard, addressing Starfleet Academy cadets
"My longest lasting intimate relationship, including the one that I just ended, is less than a year. I was recently cleared of murdering my previous boyfriend, due to alien-induced temporary insanity, so I'm not exactly dating material, you know?"
- Jurati
"You know Seven, there's always folks out there in trouble. What kind of asshole needs to be more important than that?"
"But you would like to be. To her."
Title
•28 February 2022: Title publicly revealed via Paramount Press Express.
Production
•The scene in which Picard addresses the Starfleet Academy cadets was filmed in the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Only days later, the location was transformed to become the dystopian setting of the Eradication Day rally in "Penance". (TRR: "Penance")
Story and script
•Jurati describes herself as "half in the bag", a slang term meaning "half drunk". "Half in the Bag" is also the name of a Red Letter Media series which was notably critical of PIC Season 1.
Starring
•Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard •Alison Pill as Agnes Jurati •Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine •Michelle Hurd as Raffaela Musiker •Evan Evagora as Elnor •Orla Brady as Laris •Isa Briones as Soji Asha And •Santiago Cabrera as •Cristóbal Rios •Emmet
Special guest star
•Whoopi Goldberg as Guinan •John de Lancie as Q
Guest starring
•Madeline Wise as Yvette Picard •Menik Gooneratne as Alien Emissary •April Grace as Sally Whitley •Rich Ceraulo Ko as Handsome Deltan
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