Indeed. Which goes back to the original Romulan episode, "Balance of Terror," where the shocking twist is . . . the Romulans look just like Vulcans!
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Spoilers Star Trek: Picard 1x02 - "Maps and Legends"
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Indeed. Which goes back to the original Romulan episode, "Balance of Terror," where the shocking twist is . . . the Romulans look just like Vulcans!
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Oh man, I hope Picard doesn't have irumodic syndrome or anything and his loss of appetite and his dreams are just from his grief and guilt over Data.
Also this new Zhat Vash are interesting, do we think that the Commodore is a Vulcan working with them or an undercover Romulan? If they don't have ridges are there any anatomical or genetic differences between Vulcans and Romulans that could give her away?
I wonder if the Zhat Vash formed because the Romulans early in this history faced a synthetic uprising that was forgotten/suppressed?
...what if the Vulcans are those synthetics who drove the Romulans from their homeworld?
Also this new Zhat Vash are interesting, do we think that the Commodore is a Vulcan working with them or an undercover Romulan? If they don't have ridges are there any anatomical or genetic differences between Vulcans and Romulans that could give her away?
I wonder if the Zhat Vash formed because the Romulans early in this history faced a synthetic uprising that was forgotten/suppressed?
...what if the Vulcans are those synthetics who drove the Romulans from their homeworld?
Exactly. Akaar would go out of his way to help Picard in any way possible, just like he did in Available Light.
that group is fueled my people who make their money and social cred by hating everything that is Trek, wars, and who. It’s sad really. Stuff like YouTube can be a good thing but it can also bring out the worst in people too.
Best to just ignore the “kurtzman and cbs are the devil” crowd.
Well some romulans still have brows. Must be a regional thing.
OK, so if the Romulan group even more secret than the Tal Shiar (WTF? A closed totalitarian society needs a hidden group from their controlled intelligence group?) wants to know where Dahj and Soji were created (so to destroy the place/creator/others, I assume), they treat each one differently.
Instead of sneaking up on Dahj when she was asleep or alone and immobilizing her and taking her away for questioning, they drive her to Picard and because Picard decide to just kill her.
Huh. So let's get to Soji. They know she's not activated. So Narek sleeps with her. She's asleep, in his quarters and again, nothing happens. Evidently Narek is supposed to sweet talk it out of her somehow.
So why did the Romulan kill Dahj on Earth instead of just beaming her to some confined brig on a cloaked ship? Dunno.
And as a woman, can we stop with the men fucking a woman to get information off of her? This is so overdone.
Other thoughts:
I think the Commodore is a Romulan; if not, she's a traitor.
Narek - will be conflicted and/or fall in love with Soji? Or will he be a snake all along?
The Federation is its usual moronic self. The Synths plotted and turned on them and they didn't have a clue. The Rommies have infiltrated them and they don't have a clue.
I still love Laris and Zhaban. I hope they don't kill one or both of them off. At the very least, with Picard running off to find Soji, I guess we won't see much of them going forward.
Was the medical issue for Picard necessary? Isn't being in his nineties enough?
It will be interesting to see why the Rommies (at least the Sooper Sekrud Spies TM) are so anti-androids/synths. Methinks they got burned in the past. I hope they didn't create the Borg accidentally way long ago as someone has speculated.
Raffi? Early days yet, but meh so far.
Instead of sneaking up on Dahj when she was asleep or alone and immobilizing her and taking her away for questioning, they drive her to Picard and because Picard decide to just kill her.
Huh. So let's get to Soji. They know she's not activated. So Narek sleeps with her. She's asleep, in his quarters and again, nothing happens. Evidently Narek is supposed to sweet talk it out of her somehow.
So why did the Romulan kill Dahj on Earth instead of just beaming her to some confined brig on a cloaked ship? Dunno.
And as a woman, can we stop with the men fucking a woman to get information off of her? This is so overdone.
Other thoughts:
I think the Commodore is a Romulan; if not, she's a traitor.
Narek - will be conflicted and/or fall in love with Soji? Or will he be a snake all along?
The Federation is its usual moronic self. The Synths plotted and turned on them and they didn't have a clue. The Rommies have infiltrated them and they don't have a clue.
I still love Laris and Zhaban. I hope they don't kill one or both of them off. At the very least, with Picard running off to find Soji, I guess we won't see much of them going forward.
Was the medical issue for Picard necessary? Isn't being in his nineties enough?
It will be interesting to see why the Rommies (at least the Sooper Sekrud Spies TM) are so anti-androids/synths. Methinks they got burned in the past. I hope they didn't create the Borg accidentally way long ago as someone has speculated.
Raffi? Early days yet, but meh so far.
She took out two Romulan assassins.
Classic. He has a job to do but he's fallen madly in love with her and he can't quite bring himself to do the deed (Soji has saved herself -- for now, at least -- by being great in bed
).They know.
Admitting it would prove to be embarrassing to a great many powerful people's careers.
Well it looked like they were hacked to me, based on the eye flash before that synth started turning off the systems. The synths didn't seem smart enough to do any plotting on their own.
It's probably meant to be that condition that he had the in the 'future' during 'All Good Things'. It's even mentioned affecting the same part of the brain that Beverly mentioned in the episode.
Then I'm thinking ...
"...this isn't the PICARD, you're looking for..."
<finger wave>
One would think with all the Different Romulans present in this show you'd be just a bit ecstatic?
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The Tal Shiar are protrayed as brutal thugs not Ninjas. The Obsidian Order was known for their subtlety. Smash and grab instill fear in the populace and old ways die hard.
That's actually the most effective form of interrogation. Be their friend and just listen. Eventually the target gets comfortable and accidentally said something they shouldn't . That's how they found Bin Laden.
Romulans hate and fear synthetics. That's probably why they used the most brutal tactic available. I think the Commodore saids as much.
Uhm it does work in real life though you have to ask is Narek using Soji or is Soji using Narek.
I think it implies that maybe Vulcans are in this conspiracy.
Meh? I think it raises the stakes. The Romulans were willing to risk war and condemn 900 million of their fellow citizens to death to stop the adoption of Synth's.
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