Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1 

With the Romulans in pursuit, Picard and the crew finally reach Soji's home planet - and discover more than they expected about the inhabitants.

Director:

Akiva Goldsman

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (based upon "Star Trek: The Next Generation" created by), Akiva Goldsman (created by)

Stars:

Patrick Stewart, Alison Pill, Isa Briones

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Patrick Stewart	...	Jean-Luc Picard
Alison Pill	...	Dr. Agnes Jurati
Isa Briones	...	Soji / Sutra
Evan Evagora	...	Elnor
Michelle Hurd	...	Raffi Musiker
Santiago Cabrera	...	Cristóbal Rios
Harry Treadaway	...	Narek
Jeri Ryan	...	Seven of Nine
Brent Spiner	...	Dr. Altan Inigo Soong
Tamlyn Tomita	...	Commodore Oh
Brian DeRozan	...	Romulan Officer
Matt Perfetuo	...	Rune
Mike Perfetuo	...	Codex
Jade Ramsey	...	Arcana
Nikita Ramsey	...	Saga

Storyline

Following an unconventional and dangerous transit, Picard and the crew finally arrive at Soji's home world, Coppelius. However, with Romulan warbirds on their tail, their arrival brings only greater danger as the crew discovers more than expected about the planet's inhabitants.

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Plot Keywords:

part one | cloaking device | co written by director | vulcan mind meld | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is Latin for 'And in Arcadia I.' Arcadia is a mountainous, landlocked region of Greece written about at length by The Roman poet Virgil. In general, Arcadia refers to a region or scene of simple pleasure and quiet, similar to the Biblical "Garden of Eden"

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Goofs

On the bridge of the warbird Oh is commanding, the Romulan officer refers to her as "Commodore." As a double agent, that is her rank in Starfleet, but her rank in the Romulan Tal Shiar/Zhat Vash is General, and her cover has clearly been dropped.

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Quotes

Jean-Luc Picard: Can I please have your attention? Thank you. Um, I am going to return Soji to her people, and we will tell them that a Romulan force is on its way to exterminate them. One more thing. Uh, I have a brain abnormality. I've known for years. Uh, I never had any symptoms, so I never thought much about it. However, just before we left the Earth, I learned my condition was... more acute. The prognosis was terminal, and there is no effective treatment. There will be no further discussion. Anyone who ...

User Reviews

Very philosophical

Star Trek "fans": We want less action, take time to develop the characters and have philosophical discussion.

Picard: *delivers on that*

"Fans": ERRR MAH GERRD NOTHING HAPPENS ON THIS SHOW

Details

Release Date:

19 March 2020 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1