The explosive second season of Star Trek: Picard returns this week with episode two and we have new photos and a clip to get you started.
“Penance”
The second episode of Picard’s new season is titled “Penance,” and it will feature more from John de Lancie as Q. The episode debuts on Paramount+ on Thursday, March 10, along with Discovery episode 412.
Synopsis:
Picard finds himself transported to an alternate timeline in the year 2400 where his longtime nemesis, Q, has orchestrated one final “trial.” Picard searches for his trusted crew as he attempts to find the cause of this dystopian future.
New photos:
Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard and John de Lancie as Q
Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard and John de Lancie as Q
Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard and John de Lancie as Q
Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard and John de Lancie as Q
Coverage
Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard
Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard
Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine, Michelle Hurd as Raffi, Evan Evagora as Elnor and Alison Pill as Jurati
Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine, Michelle Hurd as Raffi and Evan Evagora as Elnor
Michelle Hurd as Raffi, Evan Evagora as Elnor and Alison Pill as Jurati
Michelle Hurd as Raffi, Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard, Evan Evagora as Elnor and Alison Pill as Jurati
Alison Pill as Jurati
Alison Pill as Jurati, Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine and Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard
Evan Evagora as Elnor
Alison Pill as Jurati
Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard and Michelle Hurd as Raffi
Previously released photos:
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- Pictured: Sir Patrick Stewart as Picard of the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: PICARD. Photo Cr: Trae Patton/Paramount+ ©2022 ViacomCBS. All Rights Reserved.
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- Pictured: Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine, Michelle Hurd as Raffi, Evan Evagora as Elnor and Allison Pill as Jurati of the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: PICARD. Photo Cr: Trae Patton/Paramount+ ©2022 ViacomCBS. All Rights Reserved.
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- Pictured: Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine, Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard, Michelle Hurd as Raffi and Evan Evagora as Elnor of the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: PICARD. Photo Cr: Trae Patton/Paramount+ ©2022 ViacomCBS. All Rights Reserved.
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- Pictured: Sir Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard of the Paramount+ original series STAR TREK: PICARD. Photo Cr: Trae Patton/Paramount+ ©2022 ViacomCBS. All Rights Reserved.
Clip:
A clip of Q and Picard was shown at the end of The Ready Room (starting at 32:11).
Season promo
Paramount+ also released a promo featuring shots from the whole season.
New episodes of Star Trek: Picard premiere on Thursdays on Paramount+ in the U.S. and on Fridays where Paramount+ is available around the world. In Canada, it airs on CTV Sci-Fi Channel on streams on Crave on Thursdays. Picard is also available on Fridays on Amazon Prime Video around the world.
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You can really see and feel the difference in this show first season vs now. The story is really moving in season 2 compared to season 1. It took Picard 3 episodes just to get off of Earth. Things were revealed pretty quickly story wise, but the story didn’t really get going until episode 4.
Hopefully both the pacing and the story beats will come much faster this season but it’s looking that way. And we know we’re going to see the Borg Queen next episode too. I can’t wait!
Season 1 was really a very slow burn. S2E1 started with the quickness and it is easily my favorite live action trek in 2 decades. More like this, less like Discovery please. If they keep this up, I really hope season 3 won’t be the last.
Discovery was exactly like that though, until it switched its formula three times due to fan complaints.
Picard S2E1’s plot almost followed Discovery S1E1 except all the fan service nostalgia stuff. Seven pretty much suggested and gave the Vulcan Hello to the Borg Legion. The entrance of the Borg ship with a blast looked and felt almost exactly like the lighting up of the Torch of Kahless. The only difference is that Georgiou died but Picard didn’t because Q saved him from demise.
And that’s not a bad thing.
fair enough, but DISCO’s faster pace in season 1 and 2 was never the problem for me. The problem for me was how much they ignored canon, how advanced the tech was, the Klingons, Section 31 having their own fleet and being out in the open, etc. They changed the wrong thing IMHO.
The pacing for Discovery was way too fast. They went to the extremes. This episode (Picard) was perfect. Not too slow, not ridiculously fast.
Totally agree! The pacing of Picard was wonderful! Maybe it’s a generational thing.
Wow. It’s amazing how people see things so different. I wasn’t able to see season one of Picard until recently–having to check the vids out at my local library. The character and thematic moments at the beginning of the series just made it work for me. Actually, I was so absorbed in the setup, I was not even aware it was slow. Things happening too quick and not allowed to develop naturally, seem too comic book and contrived, and not organic which is the way real life occurs. The first seven or so episodes were just awesome. It wasn’t until the latter episodes when over-exposition, action, explosions, technobabble, and fan service occurred, I lost interest. I love the fact that, like DS9, this show isn’t founded on exploration and Star Trek troupes–well, at least not until the last few episodes of Picard– but on characterization and life-moments. Sure, it’s possible to seamlessly develop both character and action together, but TREK hasn’t been able to do that consistently since DS9.
Check out the Ferengi skull behind Harvey in the picture captioned “Coverage” … and the staff of the Grand Nagus beneath it!
Jean-Luc: O Captain! My Captain!