Star Trek: Picard's Isa Briones on the mental health emphasis of season 2
Pictured: Isa Briones of the CBS All Access series STAR TREK: PICARD. Photo Cr: James Dimmock/CBS ©2019 CBS Interactive, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
OCTOBER 10, 2021 - At the end of season one of Star Trek: Picard, Jean-Luc Picard tells Soji Asha, “You have endured so much and traveled so far to find your way home. And now you leave it all behind.” But she says that she is just more cut out for the wandering. Isa Briones has hopes for Soji, which she talked about in a recent interview.
Briones spoke with TrekMovie following the Star Trek Day celebrations and premiere of the season two trailer last month. She said that Soji is now more certain of who she is and is coming into her own.
Regarding season two in general, Briones said, “I would say that my favorite thing about it is that we’re seeing these characters in a new light. And there’s a big emphasis, I think, on mental health, for sure. We’re seeing these characters going through some hard moments and really leaning on each other and prioritizing their own mental health in order to save everyone else. And I think that’s a very relatable storyline and a storyline that we need right now.”
Briones also said that she is thankful that science fiction is leaving certain tropes of female characters behind and hopes to see a young character like hers continue to evolve along the lines of the others who are finding their own voices.
For more from Isa Briones, you can see the full interview at TrekMovie.com.
Season two of Star Trek: Picard is expected to premiere in February 2022. You can catch up on season one, streaming now on Paramount+ and available on DVD and Blu-ray.
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