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(@MarkWingdinger) is a writer and aspiring filmmaker. He spends most of his free time with his family, talking about the Green Bay Packers, or discussing films on Reel World Theology...

From Farpoint to the Poker Table: Picard Walking in Fellowship

September 10, 20200

The very first time we meet Captain Jean-Luc Picard he is shrouded in darkness, peering out a window into the…

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“Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 2” – Star Trek: Picard S1E10

April 2, 20200

I struggled with how to start this review. I’m not only an enormous fan of The Next Generation, but I…

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“Broken Pieces” – Star Trek: Picard S1E08

March 20, 20200

There’s a delightful (if not disconcerting) moment near the middle of “Broken Pieces,” where Agnes Jurati asks Jean-Luc Picard if…

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“The Impossible Box” – Star Trek: Picard S1E06

March 5, 20200

Star Trek: Picard feels like a fever dream. It’s a big ball of nostalgia bouncing around a very modern sci-fi…

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“The End is the Beginning” – Star Trek: Picard S1E03

February 12, 20200

There is ample evidence for the therapeutic utility of a shared mythical framework… —Soji Asha It took three full episodes…

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“Remembrance” – Star Trek: Picard S1E01

January 27, 20202

You must look inside, deeply and honestly. Have you ever considered the possibility that you are something lovingly and deliberately…

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Trektember: The Seige of AR-558

September 26, 20190

Quark: Let me tell you something about hew-mons, nephew. They’re a wonderful, friendly people as long as their bellies are…

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Trektember: Waltz

September 18, 20191

My four-year-old daughter only likes the shiny things in Star Trek. “Star Strike” as she calls it (the mispronunciation is…

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