Listen, if Picard is forced to hand over the keys to the Enterprise, who do you want him to give ’em to? That’s right – Ronny F’n Cox! The dude from Total Recall and RoboCop.
Secret goings-on with the Cardassians put Picard, Dr. Crusher and Worf out of the picture. Ronny Cox comes in – makes Troi put some respectable clothes on and makes Riker do some administrative tasks. When the crew starts whining he gets all Adama on their asses. When Troi comes in to act all touchy-feely he delegated the “morale issue” to her and tells her to get the fuck out of the office. They are almost at war with the Cardassians and he doesn’t have time for this nonsense.
And, in a way, I say Bravo. Picard’s crew needs to be reminded, once in a while, that they are part of StarFleet and StarFleet runs on discipline. That Troi is even considered Senior staff is an abomination, even if she does wear tight purple or silver one-pieces (or turquoise skirts – haven’t seen that one in a while.) Anyway things don’t look so good for Picard by the end of this episode, just in time for part II.
