Absolute Candor 

On the way to Freecloud, Picard requests a stop at a Romulan refugee planet where he reunites with Elnor, the young Romulan he befriended fourteen years ago; Narek continues to learn more about Soji.

Director:

Jonathan Frakes

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
Evan Evagora	...	Elnor
Michelle Hurd	...	Raffi Musiker
Santiago Cabrera	...	Cristóbal Rios
Harry Treadaway	...	Narek
Jeri Ryan	...	Seven of Nine
Peyton List	...	Lieutenant Narissa Rizzo
Amirah Vann	...	Zani
Rebecca Wisocky	...	Ramdha
Ian Nunney	...	Young Elnor
Evan Parke	...	Tenqem Adrev
Erik Armando Alvarez	...	Bidran (as Erik Alvarez)
Jaime Barcelon	...	Waiter (as Jamie Barcelon)

Storyline

The crew's journey to Freecloud takes a detour when Picard orders a stop at the planet Vashti, where Picard and Raffi relocated Romulan refugees 14 years earlier. Upon arrival, Picard reunites with Elnor (Evan Evagora), a young Romulan he befriended during the relocation. Meanwhile, Narek continues his attempts to learn more about Soji while Narissa's impatience with his lack of progress grows.

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Plot Keywords:

star trek | cbs all access | reference to the three musketeers | fencing practice | reading aloud | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Did You Know?

Trivia

Qowat Milat religious order are similar to other warrior-monks/nuns on Earth:

• In Western Europe, they were referred to us Paladins or Templars
• In China, these monks are referred to us Shaolin and are closely associated with the martial arts
• Also, Wing Cheung was developed by a nun, Ng Mui, who was a practitioner of Shaolin Kung-Fu

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Goofs

Jurati tells Rios there are "over 3 billion" stars in our galaxy and "2 trillion" galaxies. The first number is too low by a factor of about 100x and the second is too high by a factor of about 10x. Current estimates are that there are between 100 billion and 400 billion stars in our galaxy, and between 100 billion and 200 billion galaxies.

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Quotes

Zani: You're not too late to rescue Elnor. He does not belong here. Once the evacuation ended, we simply never found a better home for him.
Jean-Luc Picard: He completed his training?
Zani: Last spring.
Jean-Luc Picard: So he really is a Qowat Milat?
Zani: No, and as a man, he never can be. But he is open-hearted, and apart from this display of the reticence you always seemed to inspire in him, forthright. And his fighting skills are truly formidable.
Jean-Luc Picard: And you would send him away? He might find himself in serious danger. He might die.
Zani: He will. Before ...

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Connections

References Star Trek: Voyager: Endgame (2001)

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Soundtracks

There Must Be a Way
Written by Paul Antony Trefzger
Performed by The Cabarets & The Matadors

User Reviews

not comfortable

A colorful episode, in many senses. But not Star Trek . Or old Jean Luc Picard. Maybe, slices of Star Wars. Maybe, references to cool Sci. Fi. films/series. But not exactly what you expect. Or deserve. Sure, not a real problem. But, like many returns to classic series, a so different , radical way. Maybe, wise, in the final.

Details

Release Date:

13 February 2020 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

44 min

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1