Loss and Continuum

Lessons from Star Trek Picard

“Humans. Your griefs, your pains, fix you to moments in the past long gone. You’re like butterflies with your wings pinned.”

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Before sending the central protagonists home in an emotionally full episode of Picard, some of the last words of beloved Star Trek character Q. Now, in between some satisfying (if somewhat rushed) conclusions to season arcs and…