Nik Nak’s Old Peculiar: Star Trek Picard — Series 2 Episode 5 — Fly Me to the Moon

Saturday 23 July 2022

Star Trek Picard — Series 2 Episode 5 — Fly Me to the Moon — A Review

22nd July, 2022.

Today is one of those rare things.

Where? Frankly, I can actually afford a takeaway.

As a result of both getting paid: and having a little left over from the Cost of Living Payment, earlier this week.

I think fish and chips would be in order, frankly.

So no actual change, there!

There’s no actual change in what else I’ll be doing, either.

I’ll be doing what I usually do: over the last few Tuesdays and Fridays.

Yes: I’ll be watching a TV show.

Tonight sees me watching episode five of Star Trek Picard’s second season, Fly My To The Moon.

I’ll have my written and video review up, by tomorrow night.

I’ll see you then!

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23rd July, 2022.

Episode 5 — Fly Me to the Moon — opens with the usual summary of previous episodes.

Then shifts: to show an unnamed young woman — played by Penelope Mitchell — in the midst of danger.

The space ship she appears to be flying … ?

Is in the middle of crashing.

The girl is both relieved — and frustrated — when what turns out to be a training simulation … is abruptly ended by her trainers.

Back in LA, Picard is visiting the home of Tallinn: the Watcher’s who’s been assigned to look after a person who’s actions — or inaction — Picard thinks will change the future.

Someone Tallinn is reluctant to meet in person: her mission is to protect, but not meet, her subject.

Tallinn’s subject? Is a woman who’s name Jean-Luc recognises.

His ancestor: Renée Picard.

She’s due to fly to Io, one of Jupiter’s moons: where history tells the Admiral she’s due to find sentient life.

Unless she get’s talked out of the flight by the being conducting her psychological testing.

That being … ?

Is Q …

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Now … good, bad or indifferent?

Halfway through this second series of Picard, we’ve been shown the Federation’s been replaced by a monster version of itself: and that the crew needs to do something to stop that nightmare future turning up.

Fly Me to the Moon tells us exactly what: make sure Renée is on that ship.

What it also tells us — but not necessarily our heroes — is that Q has another thread to his bow.

He’s found Dr Adam Soong (Brent Spiner), a geneticist desperate to cure his daughter, Kore (Isa Briones), and who has had his research grants refused … and who is willing to make a deal with anyone who can convince him they can helps.

So Fly Me to the Moon is showing us not one Faustian deal — Agnes Jurati is now sharing her brain with Annie Wersching’s Queen — but two.

And that the one common vulnerable point?

Is heading for a launch, a mission and a party, she’s really not convinced about!

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Now …

Does all that mean I’m going to be watching more TV? More of this series?

Of course I will!

I’ll be watching the next episode of Stranger Things’ fourth series — Chapter Five, The Nina Project — on Tuesday, 26th July, 2022. I’ll have my written and video reviews of it up by Wednesday.

The show is compulsive: even if I find some of the episodes a touch long.