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Spoilers Picard 1x1, "Remembrance"

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I really liked this last episode I would grade it probably a 9 on a 1-10 scale (really wish there was a larger range to judge the episode). And based on what we had, I only had one real fear with this show.

With us already being told that the first three episodes are building to a crew getting assembled for this mission of Picard's. And with us only getting ten total episodes, I am concerned that we won't have enough episodes to tell the story, without having a rushed at the end finale.

This is of course just my fear, and it could be utterly unfounded. Perhaps the story doesn't end at the end of this season. Perhaps its just the first act of the greater story.

Outside of some design and choices, my single biggest issue with season 1 of Discovery was that I felt the season ended far, far to fast for the story they were telling. I honestly feel like the season needed at least two more episodes to tell the story that occurred in the last two episodes of the season.

I really don't want that to be the case with this show.

But this episode was near great. And really looking forward to more of it.
 
Romulan_spy said:
The make up/CGI did not bother either. It was not perfect but it was close enough. And it did seem better than what we saw in the first trailer.
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Actually with all the fuss about Brent's appearance, the only makeup that bothered me was the alien camera man during the interview. I thought that makeup looked worse then most of Westmore's work during Berman's era (once he got a real staff to really shine).
 
Any fellow aussies watched this on prime yet? Stayed up till 1 last night and still nothing when I checked at 7.
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mswood said:
Actually with all the fuss about Brent's appearance, the only makeup that bothered me was the alien camera man during the interview. I thought that makeup looked worse then most of Westmore's work during Berman's era (once he got a real staff to really shine).
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What was he, by the way? A Tellarite?
 
Blooded said:
Gosh, we're all entitled to our opinions, but I honestly find this a crazy take. I dare say that it doesn't seem likely much will change about the show that will bring it to your liking, though.
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I find androids having "cells" to be crazy. I find warp speed supernovas to be crazy. I find an android having inherited an implicit trust of Picard from a non-existant cell to be crazy. There is alot I consider crazy too. So I know how you feel.
 
Datasbeard said:
It isn't clear to me in what qualitative way a conversation between two people in a room on a spaceship with artificial gravity would differ from the same conversation in a hotel room on Earth, and even less how having a continuously-moving camera helps convey that difference in any way.
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Sorry to hear that.
 
Datasbeard said:
It isn't clear to me in what qualitative way a conversation between two people in a room on a spaceship with artificial gravity would differ from the same conversation in a hotel room on Earth, and even less how having a continuously-moving camera helps convey that difference in any way.
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The only visual thing about Discovery's camera work that bothers me is when its so chaotic that it makes tracking the shot very difficult for me. This is almost exclusively fx shots like the pods in the asteroids, or the final battle against Leland's ships, or the roller coaster turbo shaft. Outside of that I think Discovery has done a really solid job of slow paced and more movement based camera shots for it's live action.

About the only difference we have here, is with so many more expansive sets or outdoor set pieces the camera gets a wider range for its movement and thus can feel less closed in, but that so far its primary just the difference in area that the scenes have so far been set in. And Discovery when it has had large areas to work with as done very nice shots.
 
Amaris said:
Spoilers, so ye have been warned.

Visually? Gorgeous. Just gorgeous. The cinematography may be the best thing about this series so far.
Emotionally? Nostalgia hits hard right away, and I did cry more than a few tears as those memories bubbled to the surface.
Thematically? Relevant to the state of the world now, which is a very good sign if you're Star Trek.

I don't care much about canon, or anything like that, so if they play a little fast and loose with it that won't bother me at all. That being said, it is nice to see them touch back on the memories of what came before, and it looks like we have a nice little mystery on our hands. I love a good mystery. The first episode did what it needed to do. We know where Picard is now, we know parts of what happened to get him here, and we're starting to see the show runners fill in the spaces piece by piece, but doing it in a way that feels natural. Not once did I think "that seems convoluted," or "this feels too odd to fit the story." Everything seemed to flow from one scene to the next, and after the first 20 minutes, the pieces had started creating a broader picture. I'm going to assume that we were to draw the conclusion early on that Dahj was either synthetic in part or in whole, and that Picard's connection to Data was going to play a role in the story.The pilot sets up why Picard is on a new mission, why he's, unofficially, coming out of retirement, and I think it works. So we know where to go.

We know where we've been, we know where we are, we know where to go.
So far, so good.

Quibbles: Eh, few. I give pilots extra leeway because they're having to find their feet, and that takes time. Still, if I have quibbles, it's with Isa Briones, the woman who plays Dahj. It's not really her fault, but her scenes with Picard are a little rough for me. I chalk that up to a younger, newer actor being in the same presence as someone with Patrick Stewart's skill and ability. On the other hand, Alison Pill's Dr. Jurati seems right at home with Stewart, and I put that to Alison's much better honed skills. It was really good to see her, by the way. She's a very good actor, and I like seeing her in the Star Trek universe.

So I would say this was a very good first start. Since "very good" isn't an option, however, I will vote "Excellent," for the excellent decision to make this show happen.
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Gotta agree with all of this. Loved seeing the Picard/Data interactions. Great touch opening with their poker match.

Also loved the integration of the Starfleet technology we're familiar with with current asthetics (spelling entirely incorrect). Visually, I'm here for this and also for people dressing in normal clothes and not the beige pagamas of the 90s :lol:
 
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