Maybe Q was doing him a favor by showing him the IS before it manifested, giving Picard an early warning. He did it with the Borg, after all.
Spoilers Will Picard have Irumodic Syndrome in new series?
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Picturing Picard and one of his former flunky students from SFA, cooking meth in an old shuttlecraft so he can pay his medical bills ..
Or they could do too much.
Wouldn't it be nutty, if the aging Picard would every so often, just out of the blue, blurt out "There are four lights ... no eh ... there are five, er four lights ..." , "I am Locutus of Borg ... Resistance is futile ... I am Locutus ..."
It would be "one warp speed over the cuckoo's nest". I am sure some viewers would get a kick out of it.
But I suppose Picard with his Irumodic syndrome could be the first guest patient in the new Starfleet medical series. It could be a dramatic way to help launch the new medical series.
The future segment of AGT took place in 2395. STP takes place either in 2399 or 2400+. In AGT, Picard has mostly lost his marbles. In STP, I have no doubt we'll see Picard's mental state is just fine. So I'm thinking no.
Agreed. I can't see them working in the dementia storyline on this last hurrah.
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Working in health care, I've come across that stereotype often, regarding diseases of that kind. In AGT, Picard was mainly questioned about his state-of-mind because he was insisting that he was shifting through time. And he was correct, obviously. Even when Geordi came to visit, Geordi only seemed to be there because of the news of the diagnosis, but nothing beyond that. The perception of illness meaning someone helplessly mumbling in a corner isn't even depicted in AGT's future for Picard. He was out and doing his thing, and we really don't know any specifics about his condition prior to Geordi's arrival on the vineyard.
If the illness were part of the show, it's presumptuous to think the whole show would revolve around it. I mean, just because there's a dog in the PIC poster doesn't mean a dog is going to be in every scene of the show.
Letting illnesses define people continues to be one of the struggles of our day, and we should see a person as much bigger than their illness. Picard could be a great example of still being a hero in the midst of dealing with those kinds of personal struggles.
But he's clearly not himself, which is all that really matters for this discussion.
"Not himself" by the standards of when we'd seen him decades earlier? Seriously, in that conversation with Geordi, are we supposed to hold it against him that he only remembered the names of 2 of Geordi's 3 kids? Even if we say there's some disorientation, he had already experienced time jumps by that point, so it's impossible to determine whether he was "not himself" because of I.S., the time jumps, or simply old age.
As soon as people receive a diagnosis, it's common for people to start to look at them differently, even if not a single symptom has come up. Same with Picard here. He had just received the diagnosis, and people were already treating him like he had 1 foot in the grave. People are already quick to judge the elderly and be dismissive, and when an illness is added, their inherent worth seems to plummet in others' eyes, but I would like to see Picard put all the doubters to shame, both in terms of age and also potentially in terms of I.S. The show wouldn't revolve around it, but it would be 1 more way for him to be a hero - and a way for the show to speak relevantly on yet another issue of our day.
Sure sure, of course I am.
The difference here is that I know I'm talking about fictional warp engines and not comparing them to real warp engines, which don't exist. You are equating real mental illness with a fictional disease. Do you know the symptoms of Irumodic syndrome? It could be anything, because it's all made up.
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Do you? You've already made judgments about it.
I'm comparing the real-world and in-show reactions regarding mental disease, and showing why it would be a relevant issue for the show to tackle. Some of the stereotypes that have come up here demonstrate why it would be worthwhile.
No, I don't. That's why it's fictional. Because the writers can create any symptom of it they want. Which is why equating real mental illness to it is illogical.
I see, it's illogical to compare fiction's depictions of social issues to how they are in real life. Suicide, sex, marriage, euthanasia, etc. Thanks for setting me straight.
I see, it's illogical to compare fiction's depictions of social issues to how they are in real life. Suicide, sex, marriage, euthanasia, etc. Thanks for setting me straight.
You can do whatever you want. Just don't expect things to always conform to reality in a fictional show.
If they go that route with I.S., I would hope that they wouldn't conform to more-of-the-same with how mental disease is treated, viewed and cared for. Something different would be great! One more way that Trek can inspire.
It's not that often you see a show about a character in his 90s played by an 80-year-old. I think the worst thing they could do is have him have dementia. Since Picard is the protagonist and the whole series is named after him, I think they'll want to build him up and show how his age is a strength and not a weakness.
