Star Trek Picard SPOILERS thread

[MarkB]

Her actions are pretty final though - and unless the show goes through some extreme shenanigans - the rest of the crew will know exactly what she did - interesting to see how the show comes back from that!

That was my initial thought, but while she's no spy, she is a gifted computer scientist with a specialisation in artificial intelligence. It's conceivable that she could fake the medical records and override the EMH.

 

[Mort]

That was my initial thought, but while she's no spy, she is a gifted computer scientist with a specialisation in artificial intelligence. It's conceivable that she could fake the medical records and override the EMH.

Certainly true.

But Rios (and even more so Raffi) are written as the paranoid type. Rios is likely to have a backup camera or equivalent.

Well, we'll find out next week. After getting used to the Netflix model, it's nice to have some anticipation for a change.

 

[MarkB]

Certainly true.

But Rios (and even more so Raffi) are written as the paranoid type. Rios is likely to have a backup camera or equivalent.

Well, we'll find out next week. After getting used to the Netflix model, it's nice to have some anticipation for a change.

Yeah, I rather suspect that even if she does get away with it initially, the game will be up once Raffi stops hiding in her room.

 

[FitzTheRuke]

Maybe the EMH will finally have a chance to shine.

I keep thinking, "Geez. If I had a therapist pop up every time I'm feeling overwhelmed, I sure as hell wouldn't shut it off."

... But then, people on TV always seem to think that Talking About Things is BAD.

 

[MarkB]

2: I guess Rios is NOT a hologram. Too bad. I liked that idea. But I don't think you can be a hologram and have someone surprise inject you with hormones.

That part isn't so problematic. Holographic characters are often used as sexual partners, so being able to react realistically to having fluids injected into them is a basic design feature.

However, fooling both a security scanner and alien super-olfactory-powers would probably be going a little too far.

 

[Truth Seeker]

That part isn't so problematic. Holographic characters are often used as sexual partners, so being able to react realistically to having fluids injected into them is a basic design feature.

However, fooling both a security scanner and alien super-olfactory-powers would probably be going a little too far.

Was there a mention of how many senses that being had?

 

[MarkB]

Was there a mention of how many senses that being had?

Only that he could tell whether you were lying, what you'd had for breakfast, and who you last had sex with.

Then again, even super-sense-of-smell aliens need to relax sometimes. I don't think there's ever been any on-screen discussion of holosuites' olfactory capabilities, but presumably they're built to be as capable of simulating scent as they are at stimulating the other four senses, and they must be built to accommodate a wide variety of alien sensory capabilities, given that they'll be serving clientele of many species.

 

[Truth Seeker]

I thought they didn't have them because they got destroyed.

Sure, Bajor had an issue. But, the Romulans have many, many planets outside of their homeworld. And, they had more than a couple of years to evacuate their homeworld as well. You'd think they'd have the capacity that after more than 14 years on a planet, they would at least be able to pave the streets and not live in shanty towns.

I guess it would have been too expensive to make more than one set.

The expenses of this show has been reported in the hundred of millions...how the frak did it get that far? How reshoots were done reportedly up to Eps #7 How may Executive Producers does a show need? Given the fact that SH had rented Prime Trek items at the beginning of the show, and later reduced their use as the show continued. How much money was CBS charging SH?

 

[Truth Seeker]

Only that he could tell whether you were lying, what you'd had for breakfast, and who you last had sex with.

Then again, even super-sense-of-smell aliens need to relax sometimes. I don't think there's ever been any on-screen discussion of holosuites' olfactory capabilities, but presumably they're built to be as capable of simulating scent as they are at stimulating the other four senses, and they must be built to accommodate a wide variety of alien sensory capabilities, given that they'll be serving clientele of many species.

Andddd...just review the scene with the Freighter captain--that humanoid individual has over 1253 olfactory senses. Seriously? The term overwhelming should be in effect.

 

[MarkB]

Andddd...just review the scene with the Freighter captain--that humanoid individual has over 1253 olfactory senses. Seriously? The term overwhelming should be in effect.

1253 olfactory receptor genes. Which is a pretty meaningless number, since we don't really know how many genes are directly related to olfactory senses in humans.

If the line had been about actual olfactory receptors, that number would be ridiculously low. Humans have around 6 million receptors, while dogs have up to 300 million.

EDIT: With some googling, apparently we do know how many olfactory genes humans have - apparently it's in the mid-hundreds. Which would make the Beta Annari's senses only maybe 3-4 times more discerning than our own.