Professional Detachment: TNG S01E22 & Picard S03E02

Disengagement!  TNG Season 1 Episode 22  “Symbiosis” and Picard Season 3 Episode 2 “Disengage”.  The prime subjective team is joined by improv performer and Philly N Crowd member Vegas Lancaster as they discuss a bonkers season 1 TNG ep with lit fashions and current day Picard and Bev communicating through their eyes.  Join host Chris Newcomer, Kari Coleman Hinners, and Michael Henley as they boldly go into their thoughts and feelings.

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