Episode 9: Family Series
Fictive Kin (With guest, Edward Johnson)
Rated PG-13
How does language keep alive the memory of those who have passed? Is Will Riker fully domesticated? Does Picard finally understand children? How would you react if you found out all of your memories were programmed in your brain? Listen as Ashlyn and Rhianna, and special guest Ed Johnson discuss the families in Picard!
SPOILER ALERT: The lives and families of Picard, Elnor, The Rikers, Dahj, Soji, Rios, Seven of Nine, and Raffi. General spoilers for season one of Picard, Star Trek 2009, as well as some discussion of the Next Generation and Voyager show finales.
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode has mentions of addiction, suicide, torture, child death, and trauma.
This is the ninth episode of our family series which will go through discussions of family for every Star Trek show, starting with The Original Series and ending with Lower Decks.
Are there any mentions of family on the Cerritos? Deactivate the safety protocols and tune in next week as we explore familial relationships in the last episode Lower Decks.
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Our intro, “Klingon Battle” was written by Jerry Goldsmith.
Our outro, “Worf’s Revenge” was written by Aurelio Voltaire.
Rule of Acquisition 43: “Feed your greed, but not enough to choke it.”
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