Spoilers Star Trek: Picard 1x06 - "The Impossible Box"

How about: why does Hugh look so much better than the other ex-Borg? Where did he get his Nip-and-Tuck?

 

I see what you did there...

 

I don't really expect any TV series to take up such a story line, much as I would live them to do so, but a novel series would be very much appreciated. Or this business with the syths could be seen as the seeds of the trouble that becomes the Butlerian Jihad after the Federation covers the galaxy and the Quowat Milat become the Bene Gesserit and the Zhat Vash go into hiding on that obscure desert planet no one has any use for, except for that damn drug everyone gets hooked on.

 

Picard does not tie into the DSC S3 plot, they’ve stated this in interviews.

 

Sure that could all happen but the current writer is not interested in that story.

 

The quote in their post is from Michael Chabon, you know the show runner? If he doesn’t consider the Federation to be in heading towards downfall in Picard than it probably isn’t.

 

Said that to SJGardiner, later.

 

Is his surname Grant?

 

^Hefner

 

Jazz

 

He doesn't have to. All I am suggesting is that the character Picard will provide something essential to the recovery of the Federation in the distant future. Given the number of centuries that downfall does happen, Chabon is not responsible for showing how or why it happens.

 

I agree. The writing was superb. Best dialog in the show so far.

The directing was choppy and distracting at times.

Directing doesn't always have to be ingenious, but it at least shouldn't get in the way.

 

Can we take a moment to appreciate the beauty and subtly of Sir Patrick Stewart's acting here? Returning to a cube, even after so much time, was such a terrifying prospect for Picard, and Stewart's performance - the nuances as his trauma returned - was incredible.

 

9 for me - great stuff from Stewart, some nice moments and compelling developments.

Could have done without the cheesy fanfare and the constant attempts at Elrond humour - hate to say this about the first Australian cast member, but he’a not much of an actor, and a bloody awful character.

 

hmmm...why? I like his almost child-like naivety. It reminds me a lot of earlier seasons Data

 

That’s part of the problem. It feels like an attempt to evoke that, but without any of the substance behind it. There was a poignancy to early Data, but Elnor is just silly line, silly line, heroic line, heroic line, kill people. Plus I suppose I have difficulty getting past the whole elven ranger in space thing.

 

Am I the only one who thinks the box looks kinda like a Rubik's cube?

 

Really good episode though can we stop giving Borg super technology that they never seem to use. Voyager gave them the Transwarp Hub that should of allowed The Borg to decimate and assimilate any part of the Galaxy with ease and now Picard gives them essentially a Transwarp Transporter, which again why wouldn't you use to land drones on ships or planets.

Why would the Queen need one of these? she's software and that's why when you kill her body you don't actually kill the Queen.