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Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 4 Watcher

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Star Trek: Picard – Season 2, Episode 4

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Aired Mar 24, 2022

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With time running out to save the future, Picard takes matters into his own hands and seeks out an old friend for help; Rios ends up on the wrong side of the law; Jurati makes a deal with the Borg Queen.

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Alison Pill

Agnes Jurati

Santiago Cabrera

Cristobal "Chris" Rios

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Dylan Roth

Observer

03/24/2022

While definitely a “middle chapter,” “Watcher” is nevertheless a strong episode that gives each member of the ensemble something fun to do and highlights one particularly exciting guest star.

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James Whitbrook

io9.com

05/04/2022

Star Trek has always been about the power of unity and standing together, but as of late it’s been on a bit of a connective kick.

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Maggie Lovitt

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04/04/2022

A+

Star Trek has never shied away from making political statements or underscoring the fundamental and fatal flaws in humanity and Star Trek: Picard Season 2 is driving that point home in its fourth episode...

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Alex Moreland

National World

04/01/2022

'Watcher' is forty-or-so minutes of television that functions primarily as a way to move pieces from A to B, but doesnt actually manage to do much on its own terms.

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Richard Edwards

SFX Magazine

03/25/2022

4/5

The leaps of logic may feel implausible at times, but the mysteries about where this excellent season will go next make it all worthwhile.

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Diana Keng

TV Fanatic

03/25/2022

4/5

For all those critics who have implied that New Trek's narratives are "too dark," ["Watcher"] taps into some of the whimsical charm of the time-traveling TOS film, Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.

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Synopsis

With time running out to save the future, Picard takes matters into his own hands and seeks out an old friend for help; Rios ends up on the wrong side of the law; Jurati makes a deal with the Borg Queen.

Director: Lea Thompson
Executive Producer: Alex Kurtzman, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, James Duff, Patrick Stewart, Heather Kadin, Rod Roddenberry, Trevor Roth
Screenwriter: Juliana James, Jane Maggs, Travis Fickett
Network: Paramount+
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: Mar 24, 2022