March 5, 2022

Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Guinan (Whoopi Goldberg) in The Star Gazer (Image courtesy CBS All Access / Amazon Prime Video)

“The Star Gazer” is the first episode of the second season of the TV show “Star Trek: Picard”, which restarts after “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2”. It’s available in the USA on the CBS All Access streaming platform and in many other countries on Amazon Prime Video.

The USS Stargazer, commanded by Captain Cristobal Rios (Santiago Cabrera), is sent to investigate a space-time anomaly discovered by 7 of 9 (Jeri Ryan). A signal from within the anomaly contains a message requesting the help of Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart), who hoped he could spend his free time making wine. When Picard arrives to reply to the message, he discovers it was sent by the Borg.