Oh Captain, My Captain
The prospect of retiring to a French vineyard sounds like bliss, but for a former Starfleet captain suffering lingering trauma over lost friends and interstellar tragedies, there isn’t enough wine in France to keep him on Earth.
That’s where we pick up in Star Trek: Picard, a sequel series to Star Trek: The Next Generation centred on Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, played by 79-year-old Patrick Stewart. The actor told Variety that he wanted the series to mirror current Trumpian- and Brexit-related struggles, so in the show, set about two decades after TNG, Starfleet is no longer a paragon of morality. Picard assembles his own crew to combat evil forces while caring for a mysterious young girl who sought out his protection. Talk about a second act.
As an added thrill for TNG fans, the series features appearances by Will Riker (Jonathan Frakes, 67), Data (Brent Spiner, 70), Deanna Troi (Marina Sirtis, 64) and a pair of Borg – Seven of Nine (Jerry Ryan, 51) and Hugh (Jonathan Del Arco, 53).
With that in mind, what else is there to say but “Make it so.” — Mike Crisolago