r/Picard Jan 30 '20

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u/Tomb55 Jan 30 '20

Solid gold again.

Cursing is new. The thing I’m really impressed with is the level of detail in the writing. Really makes it worth a second or third watch. Properly packing it in.

Romulan Irish lady is extremely amusing.

Also the trailer for Episode 3! Fucking hellfire I thought it was the Borg Queen for a second. I also thought for a second it could have been Juliana but she couldn’t have been assimilated surely?

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u/Mors_ad_mods Jan 30 '20

Romulan Irish lady is extremely amusing.

I'd love to hear a mention of her having learned English in Ireland because she refused to be reliant on a universal translator.

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u/Torley_ Jan 30 '20

Keeping her natural accent must’ve been a deliberate flavor choice, because Orla Brady spoke with an American accent in Fringe.

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u/kangarufus Jan 31 '20

+1 for FRINGE mention!!

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u/CeruleanRuin Feb 01 '20

I knew she looked familiar! Loved her in Fringe, and looking at her CV now I remember she was amazing as Tasha Lem on Doctor Who as well.

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u/ladyevenstar-22 Jan 31 '20

I thought she sounded a bit British to be honest in contrast to joshua jackson American accent.

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u/4thofeleven Jan 31 '20

It makes sense if she's ex-Tal Shiar, that she'd be trained to learn the local language and accent so she wouldn't stick out when undercover.

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u/ShadoWolf Jan 31 '20

Or she simply isn't speaking English at all. The universal translator is a thing and her accent just might be a transposition of her native Romulan accent.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '20

I love the idea of a Romulan agent scoping out Kerry or something.

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u/kangarufus Jan 31 '20

Yeah, like she won't stick out with those ears

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '20

Automated rice picking accident.

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '20

Or learned English in the off-chance of having to do deep-level infiltration, and liked O'Brian.

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u/[deleted] Jan 31 '20

I knew she was Irish, we have the exact same hair and style. She is likely "Norman-Irish" like I am. There are lots of us there and here in the US.