Through five episodes, I have been reading a lot of the same complaints about Picard, that it is too negative, too much like a lot of current sci-fi that is negative for the sake of being negative, that this was "not their Trek." One person I engaged with said Picard has been portrayed as an old hobbling man, struggling to stay relevant.
Frankly, its becoming frustrating to read. These are the same people that continue to dump on Discovery for pretty much the same thing. Kurtzman and others have "hijacked" Trek to make their own show. And oh my goodness, they're using lens flares!
I for one have loved seeing the flawed characters of Picard, including Picard himself. It is more interesting to watch them and have their personal demons haunt them instead of getting over it in the span of an episode. This has been one of the most interesting casts we've had in Star Trek as a whole since DS9. Would you rather watch Neelix and Harry Kim? Or Mayweather and Hoshi?
Another thought is that the Federation couldn't be evil. I don't like them being evil, but not because they shouldn't be, but because it has been done to death. Section 31 has been a part of three series and I really hope they abandon the idea for a Section 31 series. And how many crazy admirals have we seen doing things under the table? It is a collection of hundreds of species and while they all can be together in an ideal of doing good in the universe, the idea that everyone is going to agree all the time is bad writing and handcuffs any drama.
We are seeing that Starfleet's decision to pull back, after sticking their collective noses in so much, has begun to create a power vacuum of sorts. Places like Free Cloud existed in the Star Trek universe, but were never going to be recognized on cable TV like they are on CBS All Access.
People are also worried that we are going to get a junk ending to this first season because we need to wrap up this storyline. Are people expecting Picard season two to be a completely new storyline with him getting a starship and it will be just like TNG? I don't think we'll have an end to this storyline, even if Picard does find Soji, for a while. It will just keep growing and moving forward.
That's my rant. I've had issues with the writing (mainly Narek's sister and Commodore Oh), but I am not going to hate Picard for the simple reason that it is moody.
Frankly, its becoming frustrating to read. These are the same people that continue to dump on Discovery for pretty much the same thing. Kurtzman and others have "hijacked" Trek to make their own show. And oh my goodness, they're using lens flares!
I for one have loved seeing the flawed characters of Picard, including Picard himself. It is more interesting to watch them and have their personal demons haunt them instead of getting over it in the span of an episode. This has been one of the most interesting casts we've had in Star Trek as a whole since DS9. Would you rather watch Neelix and Harry Kim? Or Mayweather and Hoshi?
Another thought is that the Federation couldn't be evil. I don't like them being evil, but not because they shouldn't be, but because it has been done to death. Section 31 has been a part of three series and I really hope they abandon the idea for a Section 31 series. And how many crazy admirals have we seen doing things under the table? It is a collection of hundreds of species and while they all can be together in an ideal of doing good in the universe, the idea that everyone is going to agree all the time is bad writing and handcuffs any drama.
We are seeing that Starfleet's decision to pull back, after sticking their collective noses in so much, has begun to create a power vacuum of sorts. Places like Free Cloud existed in the Star Trek universe, but were never going to be recognized on cable TV like they are on CBS All Access.
People are also worried that we are going to get a junk ending to this first season because we need to wrap up this storyline. Are people expecting Picard season two to be a completely new storyline with him getting a starship and it will be just like TNG? I don't think we'll have an end to this storyline, even if Picard does find Soji, for a while. It will just keep growing and moving forward.
That's my rant. I've had issues with the writing (mainly Narek's sister and Commodore Oh), but I am not going to hate Picard for the simple reason that it is moody.
