Family - s4e2

It takes a while to really figure out what this episode is about - oh wait, it's FAMILY. Largely considered a quieter part three to the previous two bombastic episodes around the Borg invasion, Picard goes back home to his family's vineyard in France to cope. He meets his brother's wife and their son Renee for the first time, and reconnects with an old friend who's attempting to raise Atlantis, or something. The brother, Rober, is kind of a dick to his younger sibling, and makes fun of his fascination with starships. But Picard seriously toys with the idea of giving up Star Fleet until Rober punches him in the mouth about it. Or was it JLP who starts the fight? It's all really muddy, honestly. There's some great character work with Worf and Wesley, too, which also reinforces the themes of FAMILY. GET IT?

Jimmie G takes the reins of editing the audio of this episode, and we get some fun communicator noises to help bridge the gaps, while Erik hosts and loves up and down the veteran actors performing their wine out in this episode.

Get in touch with us on Twitter @ReEngageTNG! We celebrate 10k listens on this, our 82nd episode! Thanks for listening!

 

Host: Erik Gratton (@erikfallsdown on Twitter & IG) 

Panel: Kate Jaeger (@jaegerlicious on Twitter and IG), Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter) and Greg Tito (@gregtito on Twitter, @greg_tito on IG)

Audio Editor: Jimmie G (@thejimmieg on IG & Twitter)

Logo artwork: @mojojojo_97 on Twitter, mojo97.com

Theme music: Ryan Marth

 

Next up is s4e3 "Brothers" hosted by Kate!