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Huh. Wait what? Picard is good now?

Yeah, that’s right. All those other podcasts and shows are lying to you. We’re the only source you can trust on NuTrek. NO. We’re not a cult. How dare you.

Here we go on about what works in episodes 3 and 4 of Star Trek: Picard season 3. How does the show finally use what previous seasons refused to acknowledge about the universe? Just what is the relationship between technobabble and melodrama? How prurient can we be about our extracurricular activities?

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We’ve Listened to Your Feedback and There’s No Winning

Is Star Trek: Picard putting itself in an impossible situation by requiring viewers have a familiarity with TNG while also aching to appeal to new viewers of “prestige” style television in a way that betrays the “real” trekkers?
This week the podcast is both dumber and more insightful than it’s ever been. Benny Scheckner is woefully uninformed and craving to be trolled. After some initial inanity, Kristin from Montreal finally provides the insight of a well informed Star Trek fan that some of you listeners have been craving.

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Brutally Stardust City Dragging

What did Star Trek: Picard do our beloved Star Trek in the Seven of Nine themed episode Stardust City Rag? Is it ok that we still ended up liking this episode? Though kicking it off by fridge-ing a character is kind of a dick move, even if we aren’t actually that invested in Icheb.

Easter eggs are discussed.
Glen has some questions about the economics of Borg reclamation, and Sean is having none of it.  

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