“Imposters“ An unexpected visitor boards the Titan and reveals the extent of the threat facing the Federation. Meanwhile, Jack Crusher struggles with his continuing visions and comes to realize that there is something very wrong with him. Worf and Raffi fight logical crime. In this episode of The Artificial Tango, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing continue our week-by-week examination of Star Trek: Picard Season 3 with Part 5, “Imposters.” We discuss the surprising appearance of an old friend, the evolving nature of the Changeling infiltration, how the core story relies heavily on Deep Space Nine, and share our theory for what is really happening with Jack. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Preemptive Strike (00:01:33) You Can't Act on Blind Faith (00:12:01) Just How Deep Does the Rabbit Hole Go? (00:17:39) Who Handles the Handlers? (00:21:31) Logical Crime (00:24:34) Advanced AI Cameos? (00:28:29) The Neverending Sacrifice (00:32:04) Changeling Continuity (00:36:16) The Pah-Wraiths' Anti-Emissary (00:42:21) A Heavy Reliance on DS9 (00:52:42) Shaw Gotta Be Shaw (00:57:13) Why So Dark? (01:04:14) Final Thoughts and Ratings (01:10:03) Closing (01:14:07) Hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing Production C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Cornelia Reutner (Associate Producer)