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Raffi Musiker in Star Trek Picard 2x03 - Assimilation

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I'm watching Star Trek: Picard 2x03 "Assimilation"

Acabei de assistir a Star Trek: Picard 2x03 "Assimilation".

I just watched Star Trek: Picard 2x03 "Assimilation"

I just watched Star Trek: Picard 2x03 "Assimilation"

I was sent through the emotional wringer this week on Star Trek: Picard. Check out my full review of “Assimilation” on Fangirlish. 

picard 2x03 thots

been having some thots again

I am a ds9 fan, it is my favourite star trek, and past tense 1 and 2 are up there among my favourite episodes. If you haven't seen them, due to a transporter accident Dax, Sisko and Bashir are transported to San Francisco in 2024, a few days before a historical moment known as the bell riots. Similarily to this episode, the three are separated by quirks of geography. They materialise around a subway station, Dax inside it and Sisko and Bashir outside it. Dax is rescued by a billionaire tech dude who hits on her and introduces her to high society, while Sisko and Bashir are rounded up and thrown into concentration camp for the homeless known as sanctuary districts.

Even TNG did this plot, when Data is trapped in the 1800s san francisco. And of course First Contact, with 2070s Montana. And voyager did it too, with the early 2000s. And TOS, in multiple episodes AND in The Voyage Home, And I am sure Enterprise did it.

The explicit use of 2024 in this episode HAS to be a clue that they're going to do the bell riots though, right? A big turning point in history? But why? There's literally a two part episode about this in another series saying that 2024 was the pivotal moment in the formation of the better future that these characters are from. We, as trekkie viewers, already know that this was a pivotal year! There was even a brief thing talking about sanctuary districts in this episode, and the memory alpha recap says that Raffi wakes up IN a sanctuary district, but er, how did she and Seven get out if so?

There was a rumour that Avery Brooks had filmed a cameo for this season, or that they were asking him, but while I really want some ds9 representation in this show other than a few mentions, I'm skeptical and apprehensive. I just don't think the writers of this show can do a subtle enough treatment of this plotline. I think they want to speak truth to OUR present, which misses the whole bloody point of star trek which used to embrace the divergent history, you know, that the late 20th century and early 21st century was leading up to a nuclear war that destroyed north american society and humanity was then dramatically saved by collaboration with alien races.

ANYWAY amateur star trek historian hour over, lets turn to Picard is an idiot part 2000, namely 1. letting my girl Agnes get assimilated and 2. NOT DOING WHAT SHE ASKED which was pulling her out when she got too assimilated!!!!! I mean we got the cool moment when Agnes got to show that she got the data out of the borg queen, and she looked wonderful in that scene shot from the queens angle, I sympathise, I also look best photographed from way above, but daaaamn, anyway, it was good but also UGH could someone put the idiot ball in the airlock and fire it into space???? absolute idiot ball.

If they assimilate my girl properly I will probably write a lot of fic but also be upset about it, lbr I'm in this show to the end.

ALSO I need to talk about how they killed Elnor...and only Raffi was upset. god Picard you are the WORST FATHER FIGURE EVER. But now they've done what I wanted, trimmed the characters down, though this just felt...ugh. just to upset Raffi...who has a lot of reasons to be upset anyway!!! She doesnt' need this!!!

The Rios and hot doctor lady ICE plotline was fine although excuse you he loves Agnes, I have written several fanfics about it.

FINALLY for todays thots, Raffi and Seven have so much potential but theres no bloody time to do it because THE FATE OF THE FUTURE AND THE GALAXY BLAH BLAH BLAH I'm gonna write them getting together and breaking up because the show won't do it justice. Sometimes you've got to fucking fix it yourself.

anyway this season is ON NOTICE but its still great and I'm enjoying it even if just to bitch about it.

watching a patient get assimilated by a Borg Queen at eight percent power must be a therapist's biggest dream and greatest nightmare all at once. like. yay unfiltered subconscious thoughts. but also. oh boy unfiltered subconscious thoughts.

SEVEN/RAFFI   +   season two journey

them.

CRIS RIOS and TERESA RAMIREZ

STAR TREK PICARD | 2x03