A lot transpires at this halfway point of season 2 of Star Trek: Picard. Firstly we meet the Watcher. It's not Laris. She calls herself Tallinn. Her job is to watch one person and make sure their movement through time is protected. That person is Renee Picard! And Renee is supposed to leave on the Europa mission in three days times.
And would except that she struggles with inner demons. And, also, her therapist appears to be actively encouraging her not to go on the mission. When Picard and Talinn look in on a session and see the therapist – it's Q.
What else? Adam Soong is here, driven as all Soongs appear to be, into a mindless pursuance of his goals. He has a "daughter" Kore that is 100% like Soji, but not from the good future and confused or whatever. This is apparently what happened.
He gets approached by Q who wants him to take out Renee Picard in return for Q helping to save Kore, who suffers from a genetic defect that makes sunlight poison to her.
What else?
The gang breaks Rios out of ICE detention, the Borg Queen calls the police, Jurati shoots the queen with an ancient musket, the Borg Queen puts assimilation feelers into Jurati's face. The gang party-crashes a gala for Europa mission, Picard talks Renee into following her destiny, Soong tries to run them over with a car, Doctor Jurati is an incredible singer, but that let's the Borg Queen completely take over her body... and we end up back at Dr. Teresa Ramirez's clinic with Picard on the table in a coma.
So, things are going pretty poorly, I guess. And Elnor is still dead!
