Picard: Countdown Comics, with Literary Treks. The first stories related to Star Trek: Picard that were released were not seen on screen, but instead were part of a three-issue comic series called Star Trek: Picard: Countdown. Two comic issues came out before Star Trek: Picard premiered in January 2020 and gave readers their first glimpse into the world of a new series. A third issue came out shortly after the first episode, “Remembrance.” Now that we’ve seen the entirety Picard Season 1,...

Casey King Interview. When the fifth episode of Star Trek: Picard, “Stardust City Rag,” was released, it immediately became one of the most talked about and controversial episodes in Star Trek’s 53-year history. A main focus of the discussion and controversy was the first scene, in which Icheb—returned as a Starfleet officer—suffers a brutal dismemberment and a heart-wrenching death. In this episode of The Line, hosts Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi and Justin Oser interview Casey King, who...

Evan Evagora Interview. When Elnor was introduced in the Star Trek: Picard episode “Absolute Candor,” actor Evan Evagora became the first Australian series regular in Star Trek history. Through his appearances in seven episodes of the first season, Elnor shows his incredible fighting prowess while maintaining his charming innocence, which is unlike that of any Romulan we had seen before. In this episode of The Line, hosts Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi, Brandon-Shea Mutala, and Justin Oser are...

Fan Response to “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2.” After watching the final episode of Star Trek: Picard’s first season, “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2,” fans had much to talk about! In this episode of Postcards on the Line, host Christopher D. Littlefield is joined Trek.fm founder C Bryan Jones to discuss all the comments we’ve received from listeners of The Line—both positive and negative! Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Fan Response (00:02:15) Questions and Concerns (01:02:27) Deeper Thoughts...

Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2. The first season of Star Trek: Picard has come to an end, and opinions on the finale—and the season as a whole—have run the gamut from glowing praise to bitter criticism. In “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2,” we see Soji coming to understand her place in the universe, a tense confrontation between the Federation and the Romulans, and the moving reunion between Picard and Data that leads to an unexpected new beginning. In this episode of The Line, hosts Chrissie De...

Commentary Track. In this episode of Tracks on the Line, hosts Mike Schindler and Max Hegel bring you a commentary for “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2,” the final episode of Star Trek: Picard Season 1. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Commentary (00:09:47) Closing (01:09:38) Hosts Mike Schindler and Max Hegel Production Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)...

Commentary Track. In this episode of Tracks on the Line, hosts Mike Schindler and Max Hegel bring you a commentary for “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1,” the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Picard. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Commentary (00:03:23) Closing (00:48:42) Hosts Mike Schindler and Max Hegel Production Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony...

Commentary Track. In this episode of Tracks on the Line, hosts Mike Schindler and Max Hegel bring you a commentary for “Broken Pieces,” the eighth episode of Star Trek: Picard. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Commentary (00:05:47) Closing (01:01:27) Hosts Mike Schindler and Max Hegel Production Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson...

Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1. The perceived danger of synthetic life has been an important theme in Star Trek: Picard since the pilot episode. In “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1,” we finally arrive at Soji’s homeworld, Coppelius, and see a group of synthetic life forms that now must grapple with a threat to its existence. Meanwhile, the crew of La Sirena get caught in the middle as a Romulan fleet approaches. In this episode of The Line, hosts Brandon-Shea Mutala, Justin Oser, and Chrissie De...

Fan Response to “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1.” After watching the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Picard, “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1,” fans had much to talk about! In this episode of Postcards on the Line, host Christopher D. Littlefield is joined by Brandi Jackola and Liam Smart to discuss all the comments we’ve received from listeners of The Line—both positive and negative! Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Fan Response (00:03:09) Questions and Concerns (00:44:46) Deeper Thoughts (01:20:46) ...

Fan Response to “Broken Pieces.” After watching the eighth episode of Star Trek: Picard, “Broken Pieces,” fans had much to talk about! In this episode of Postcards on the Line, host Christopher D. Littlefield is joined by Dan Gunther to discuss all the comments we’ve received from listeners of The Line—both positive and negative! Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Fan Response (00:02:53) Questions and Concerns (00:29:02) Deeper Thoughts (00:45:10) Final Thoughts (00:54:12) Closing (00:54:59) ...

Broken Pieces. Bits of the Star Trek: Picard story have been sprinkled across the first seven episodes, setting up the eighth to bring them altogether in a powerful, emotional episode. In “Broken Pieces,” each of La Sirena’s crew candidly examines who they are and where they should go, while Seven of Nine and Elnor attempt to liberate the Artifact from Romulan control. In this episode of The Line, hosts Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi, Justin Oser, and Brandon-Shea Mutala discuss the eighth...

Commentary Track. In this episode of Tracks on the Line, hosts Mike Schindler and Max Hegel bring you a commentary for “Nepenthe,” the seventh episode of Star Trek: Picard. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Commentary (00:08:39) Closing (01:07:37) Hosts Mike Schindler and Max Hegel Production Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson (Associate...

Fan Response to “Nepenthe.” After watching the seventh episode of Star Trek: Picard, “Nepenthe,” fans had much to talk about! In this episode of Postcards on the Line, host Christopher D. Littlefield is joined by Haukur Gudmundsson to discuss all the comments we’ve received from listeners of The Line—both positive and negative! Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Fan Response (00:03:18) Questions and Concerns (00:39:52) Deeper Thoughts (00:57:55) Final Thoughts (01:02:20) Closing (01:03:25) ...

Nepenthe. The last time that we saw Will Riker and Deanna Troi together with Jean-Luc Picard was in Star Trek: Nemesis, when a newly married Captain Riker and Commander Troi were about to embark on adventures aboard the USS Titan. Twenty years later, the couple—now retired—returns in the series Star Trek: Picard for a heartfelt reunion with their beloved captain. Lending a helping hand, they provide Picard and Soji much-needed refuge at their peaceful home on the beautiful planet Nepenthe as...

Fan Response to “The Impossible Box.” After watching the sixth episode of Star Trek: Picard, “The Impossible Box,” fans had much to talk about! In this episode of Postcards on the Line, host Christopher D. Littlefield is joined by Suzanne Williamson to discuss all the comments we’ve received from listeners of The Line—both positive and negative! Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Initial Thoughts (00:03:28) Fan Response (00:04:19) Questions and Concerns (00:33:49) Deeper Thoughts (00:43:12) ...

Midseason Supplemental. The first season of Star Trek: Picard has passed the halfway mark, and each episode has led to a lot of discussion. The fifth, “Stardust City Rag,” was particularly controversial, and we wanted to take this opportunity to dive deeper into some of the debates it has generated. In this supplemental episode of The Line, hosts Brandon-Shea Mutala, Justin Oser, and Chrissie De Clerck-Szilagyi debate whether Seven of Nine’s actions were justified, ask if the Una...

Commentary Track. In this episode of Tracks on the Line, hosts Mike Schindler and Max Hegel bring you a commentary for “The Impossible Box,” the sixth episode of Star Trek: Picard. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Commentary (00:18:46) Closing (01:13:56) Hosts Mike Schindler and Max Hegel Production Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson...

The Impossible Box. “I Borg”—the acclaimed episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that aired in May 1992—introduced Hugh, the first individual we see who has been liberated from the Borg Collective. After two more appearances in the series, Hugh has returned almost three decades later in Star Trek: Picard as the executive director of the Borg Reclamation Project. In “The Impossible Box,” Picard and Hugh have an emotional reunion amid the major storylines of Picard’s quest to find...

Fan Response to “Stardust City Rag.” After watching the fifth episode of Star Trek: Picard, “Stardust City Rag,” fans had much to talk about! In this episode of Postcards on the Line, host Christopher D. Littlefield is joined by Nicholas Paul Collinson to discuss all the comments we’ve received from listeners of The Line—both positive and negative! Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Initial Thoughts (00:04:23) Fan Response (00:06:09) Questions and Concerns (00:55:41) Last Words (01:07:31) ...

Stardust City Rag. Star Trek has rarely shown us the fringes of the galaxy without at least some of the perspective coming from Starfleet characters. In Star Trek: Picard, we’re seeing 24-century life in more parts of the galaxy that are far from the oversight of the Federation, and where few interactions with Starfleet officers occur. In “Stardust City Rag,” the crew of La Sirena go on a mission to find cyberneticist Bruce Maddox. They trace him to a city where it seems almost anything...

Commentary Track. In this episode of Tracks on the Line, hosts Mike Schindler and Max Hegel bring you a commentary for “Stardust City Rag,” the fifth episode of Star Trek: Picard. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Commentary (00:02:59) Closing (00:50:26) Hosts Mike Schindler and Max Hegel Production Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson...

Commentary Track. In this episode of Tracks on the Line, hosts Mike Schindler and Max Hegel bring you a commentary for “Absolute Candor,” the fourth episode of Star Trek: Picard. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Commentary (00:08:37) Closing (00:55:24) Hosts Mike Schindler and Max Hegel Production Mike Schindler (Editor and Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer) Tony Robinson...

Fan Response to “Absolute Candor.” After watching the fourth episode of Star Trek: Picard, “Absolute Candor,” fans had much to talk about! In this episode of Postcards on the Line, guest host Hayley Stoddart is joined by Zachary Fruhling to discuss all the comments we’ve received from listeners of The Line—both positive and negative! Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Initial Thoughts (00:02:21) Fan Response (00:03:54) Questions and Concerns (00:32:56) Last Words (00:46:33) Final Thoughts...

Absolute Candor. Star Trek: Picard has shown us a wider variety of Romulans than previous series. We’ve seen Romulans inspired by The Original Series, The Next Generation era, and Star Trek (2009). We’ve also been introduced to previously unknown aspects of Romulan society, such as the secretive Zhat Vash. In “Absolute Candor,” another fascinating part of Romulan society comes to light: the Qowat Milat, a sect of women warrior nuns who have pledged to tell the truth at all times. In this...