Spoilers Star Trek: Picard 1x06 - "The Impossible Box"

[sevenstars]

Very likely.

There isn't a literal Romulan Borg queen, it's just that the (ex-)Borg have traded one master for another. They used to be ruled by a queen, now it's the Romulans.

Wait, I'm confused. I thought maybe one of the liberated Romulan xBs had been the queen, and now she was Romulan... again.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

Wait, I'm confused. I thought maybe one of the liberated Romulan xBs had been the queen, and now she was Romulan... again.

no, the 'borg queen' is just a metaphor for how the Romulans, as a whole, are using - exploiting, really - the Borg.

 

[DEWLine]

The logic works for me.

 

[sevenstars]

no, the 'borg queen' is just a metaphor for how the Romulans, as a whole, are using - exploiting, really - the Borg.

Well I'm disappointed.

 

[Bad Thoughts]

The logic works for me.

The dialogue could have been clearer.

 

[Discofan]

For what we've seen of Riker in the preview, it looks like he's no longer an Admiral either.

 

[Llywela]

I thought it was the same box, the idea was that opening it slowly and with patience gets you the figurine, rushing gets you the gas.

I just saw it as a puzzle box - you have to find the right combination to get it to open, thus it teaches kids patience and strategy. Those who can't learn the technique can't get the box open - didn't Narek have a line about his sister breaking hers open, or something? (Or did I imagine that?) I thought it was pretty clear that he doctored the toy to add the poison gas for Soji's sake, it wouldn't normally have poison gas inside - I mean, even Romulans wouldn't give their kids toys that could wipe out a whole roomful of people if they happened to get it open at the wrong time!

 

[EnriqueH]

Just saw episode 6 and loved it!!!!

I was hoping for more Hugh and got it. I hope he doesn’t die though it’s a possibility judging from the previews.

 

[Romulan_spy]

This has probably been discussed already but did anyone else think the impossible box releasing the radiation to kill Soji was very reminiscent of the Thalaron device in the Senate scene at the start of Nemesis?

 

[Discofan]

I thought it was the same box, the idea was that opening it slowly and with patience gets you the figurine, rushing gets you the gas.

Same thing about food.

 

[EnriqueH]

My faith in this season has been restored. I think because I find Soji, Narek and Hugh to be more intriguing at this point than Rios, Jurati or Raffi (though I really, really want to like Raffi and co)

 

[Thomas Elliot]

My faith in this season has been restored. I think because I find Soji, Narek and Hugh to be more intriguing at this point than Rios, Jurati or Raffi (though I really, really want to like Raffi and co)

Same.
This was definitely a great episode. I think the score really added to the scenes as well. My favorite part was when Soji got activated. A bit cliched in terms of film and television but I think it was portrayed in a pretty exciting way nonetheless.

 

[Discofan]

Plus there wasn't much gore in this episode, which I appreciate greatly.

 

[AlanC9]

This has probably been discussed already but did anyone else think the impossible box releasing the radiation to kill Soji was very reminiscent of the Thalaron device in the Senate scene at the start of Nemesis?

I did see that posted before. Missed it myself, but now that I've had it pointed out to me, I think it's correct.

 

[Greg Cox]

I thought it was the same box, the idea was that opening it slowly and with patience gets you the figurine, rushing gets you the gas.

I just thought that there was an empty cavity and that the Hot Romulan guy simply replaced the figurine with the gas bomb after solving the puzzle.

 

[Longinus]

I just thought that there was an empty cavity and that the Hot Romulan guy simply replaced the figurine with the gas bomb after solving the puzzle.

Or he got a new one. They're a popular Romulan toy: a surprise puzzle box. Sometimes you get a cute figurine, sometimes nerve gas. Exiting every time!

 

[Greg Cox]

Or he got a new one. They're a popular Romulan toy: a surprise puzzle box. Sometimes you get a cute figurine, sometimes nerve gas. Exiting every time!

Boy, that would have ruined his assassination plot if she'd just gotten the Crackerjack prize instead!

 

[urbandk]

Boy, that would have ruined his assassination plot if she'd just gotten the Crackerjack prize instead!

"Soji, you were never real... See this figurine? It's a a metaphor for you."

 

[Nerys Myk]

"Soji, you were never real... See this figurine? It's a a metaphor for you."

Activates and shoves the figurine into his eye socket. (tastefully and off camera of course. )

 

[Sir Stewart Wallace]

Plus there wasn't much gore in this episode, which I appreciate greatly.

Eye didn't see any gore either.