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Spoilers Star Trek: Picard 1x09 - "Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1"

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I think it’s pretty obvious from this thread that people have run out of things to say about this episode. :)
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This sounds plausible. But I swear to god, we saw Soji meeting all the Borg for the first time, going through the whole introduction of the place, being in the middle of the newcomers, going wide-eyed through all the beginner stuff...

If she's truly supposed to have been there already 3 years before the show - this is either a massive retcon from the first episodes, or really sloppy writing, disregarding all narrative rule. If you set up an introduction scene - the viewers automatically assume it's an introduction for the characters as well. Except said character is a know-it-all to the new guys. Yes, that's not necessarily how real love works. But in fiction you need some shorthand to get much information across on multiple levels, without bogging the story down. In this case - that information is misdirecting.

My assumption at the time was that Soji hadn't been allowed to access the areas of the cube with active xBs yet. All she'd seen up to that point was the ones still in stasis having their parts removed. Narek's connections allowed him to upgrade her access.
 
This sounds plausible. But I swear to god, we saw Soji meeting all the Borg for the first time, going through the whole introduction of the place, being in the middle of the newcomers, going wide-eyed through all the beginner stuff...
I just watched the scene. Soji is explaining things to the Trill newcomer and making jokes, not going wide-eyed. The group seems to a mix of veteran and new members of the project.
 
I went and look at TNG episode Inheritance transcript. Talk about in whether Dr. Soong had children were never brought up.
It did mention that Dr. Soong was old when he marry Juliana O'Donnell.
So it is likely that he was marry to someone else in the past that had died, which he had children with.
 
If Alton is Brent Spiner's age in this episode or close to his real-life age then he would have been born around 2328, at almost the exact time that Noonien and Juliana went into seclusion together.
He abandoned his wife and newborn son to run off with another woman!
 
My assumption at the time was that Soji hadn't been allowed to access the areas of the cube with active xBs yet. All she'd seen up to that point was the ones still in stasis having their parts removed. Narek's connections allowed him to upgrade her access.

I just watched the scene. Soji is explaining things to the Trill newcomer and making jokes, not going wide-eyed. The group seems to a mix of veteran and new members of the project.

Yeah, that's entirely possible. I just really took it different on first watch (and haven't re-watched since), so it really feels like a retcon for me - even if it's just that I misunderstood in the first place. Though I'm really wondering if that's on me and my limited attending span, or if it was just presented confusingly.
 
Regarding how long Narek had been on the Artifact...Hugh told Picard that he'd arrived two weeks prior (pretending not to show an interest in Soji, who was already there).
 
You certainly typed a lot of words. Congrats.

That's not canon. I refuse to accept that words were typed. YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!
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It’s funny how offended you guys get by this. As if my not liking or acknowledging part of the franchise is going to make it disappear. Again, it’s entertainment. Chill out. ;)

I'm not offended. I'm amused. That's far worse.

You must be offended or you wouldn’t be trying to offend me.

If you interpret disagreement as provocation for offense well that's a "you" problem.

I think writing a long satire about me and then comparing me to a crying man is an attempt at offense. How would you take it?
It's time for everyone, including @Mark 2000 , to stop making this thread all about @Mark 2000 . We're here to discuss the show, not individual posters.
 
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