Is it possibly to be mildly outraged by something?
Now I look back at the introductory video?
I can’t help but think outrage is possibly too strong a word.
Although I’ve possibly a couple of things to be outrage at.
One?
Earlier to day, I went to the Brentwood branch of Sainbury’s.
Where, whilst queueing up, along side everyone else?
I noticed the guy in the bright green Lamborghini, trying to park.
A Lamborghini, for crying out loud.
That’s a little bit excessive, for just a loaf and a couple of spuds, would you say?
~≈¥≈~
The other thing that annoyed me?
I saw this piece of news, earlier.
Telling us a couple of 5G phone masts had been set on fire: with at least one attacking claiming they were attacking the site as 5G phone masts were responsible for the current Corona virus outbreak.
Ye … mothering … GODS!!!
How much of an idiot do you have to be to believe some of the sillier conspiracy theories doing the rounds?
Especially the bit of arse-hattery* that says a telephone pole can give you a virus?
And that you need to burn something down, or wear a tinfoil hat?
Ye gods!
~≈¥≈~
At ANY rate … ?
It’s a Saturday, I’ve been shopping, I’ve eaten …
And I have, as promised, managed to catch some TV.
Yes.
Another episode of Star Trek Picard’s first series.
~≈¥≈~
Episode 8 — Broken Pieces — starts with the usual summary of the last episode … and then moves to a flashback.
Showing us how, fourteen years ago, how Commodore Oh (Tamlyn Tomita) held a ritual on an unnamed planet: one that drives seven of the eight woman that do it, mad.
With just one, unscathed: Narissa (Peyton List.)
The scene moves to now.
With Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Soji (Isa Briones) having beamed onto the La Sirena … only for Captain Rios (Santiago Cabrera,) to suffer flashback to his last Starfleet mission.
Something that Raffi eventually confirms involved his former commanding officer shooting an ambassador that was the split of Soji …
And then committed suicide …
Meanwhile?
Meanwhile, Raffi (Michelle Hurd) has worked out something …
Several things, in fact.
That many Romulans are drawing symbols of a solar system with eight stars … and one planet. And that Agnes (Alison Pill) was the reason they were being followed.
And that the Attack on Mars?
Was orchestrated by the Zhat Vash, the ultra secretive Romulan group dedicated to destroying synths.
Meanwhile … ?
Meanwhile, Agnes … ? Has admitted to killing Maddox.
And, as part of her repentance is determined to not harm Soji.
Over on the Artefact?
Things aren’t going so well for Seven and Elnor (Jeri Ryan and Evan Evagora.)
Narissa hasn’t found them: hidden, as they are in the Queen cell.
But has managed to jettison the remaining unreclaimed Borg.
And worked out where Soji’s home world is.
Things … ? Are getting nasty …
~≈¥≈~
Now … I’ve been enjoying Star Trek Picard, so far: I really have.
“And … ?” I hear you ask, “Has Broken Pieces been another good episode?”
Yes, it has, frankly?
In his conversations with Soji and Agnes — Agnes in particular — we get to see the Jean Luc of old: very definitely in charge.
It good to see: after all, it’s Picard’s name over the door†.
It’s ALSO good to see a couple of other things.
For a start?
Santiago Cabrera command of accents is something to hear: as he plays the five different Emergency holograms on La Sirena.
OK, granted, his Scottish and Irish ones aren’t perfect … but I’m not complaining that much.
That’s a heck of an interesting range of performances.
As for Alison Pill as a penitent Dr Agnes Jurati?
That’s another great performance.
It have to be said, Star Trek Picard has a very strong ensemble cast: a feature I think it’s picked up from Star Trek: The Next Generation.
Broken Pieces shows us how how well two of them can do.
* I believe it was Rick — partner to Old Peculiar regular, Debbi — who introduced me to the word.
† ‘Over the door,’ is an old bit of slang from my bar tending days: it refers to the person in charge, the landlord/lady, or licensee. Traditionally, they would have their name on a sign over the front door of a pub.
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