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Picard taking down the “Romulans only” sign.

me: Racism ended folks, you heard it here first!

That came off really weird, like it hadn’t occurred to the writers it looked like a privileged human barging into a place the dispossessed Romulans had tried to set up as a cultural safe space. Like why on earth would you, Picard? It felt like out of character behaviour written to force a confrontation to make up Elnor’s mind, and if Picard did that on purpose to manipulate him that would be even more out of character and shady, whereas if he didn’t realise going into the café was going to lead to an Unpleasantness , why would he of all people not realise that? He’s Jean-Luc Picard, he’s famous for his diplomacy, he knew full well that the Romulans (with good reason!) were disappointed and angry with him, it was quite simply a daft thing to do.

They could have had the ex-senator accost Picard unprovoked with the same effect of galvanising Elnor into action and without making Picard look like a dummy or a jerk. Or they could have made Picard’s going into the café more sympathetic simply by showing that he’s an old man who’s had a stressful few days, he was tired and not feeling well and he just wanted to sit down to rest - not that he thought he had a right to take down their sign and insist on being served, as if he were standing up to people with more power than him.

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Picard when he learns some part of Data may be out there somewhere and he’s done nothing for 20 years