Thursday, January 30, 2020

I Like ‘Picard’ So Far, But ...

CBS All Access needs to tell their Star Trek writers to stop doing this.

Interior, Character A's (study/ready room/lab). Character B enters dramatically.

Character B: I have news.
Character A: What is it?
Character B: I suspect ... you already know exactly what it is.
Character A: No. So soon? This changes everything.
Character B: In ways we cannot begin to describe.
Character A: Be careful, Character B. That kind of talk can have consequences. Unspecified consequences ... so unspecified, in fact, that you would regret ever learning their specifics.
Character B: I understand.
Character A: Do you, though? Do you truly understand?
Character B: More than you could ever know. You see, I too can reveal the possibility of unspecified consequences. And for your sake, I hope you grasp the implications of that.