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Spoilers Star Trek: Picard 2x09 - "Hide and Seek"

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Obviously, they're ultimately subjective. But this doesn't mean there isn't also an average symmetry out there.
I mean...maybe?

I rarely agree with them so I generally don't give them much stock for symmetry and would rather hear individual thoughts to ratings.
 
So now that the Borg are "good" might I suggest a few tips for them to change their entire image?

1) Change their green color scheme to something more inviting.......like pink or white?
2) When their ships are flying through space, they play ice cream truck music over the comms that will automatically hail any ships that fly near them.
3) Change their voice to Alexa or Siri.
4) Said voice will say "We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships......but if you don't want to, that's OK too. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own.....if you want. Your culture will adapt to service us.....but only if that's alright with you. Resistance is not futile. Also, to any races we have conquered and hurt, we are very sorry and we wish to offer you a fruit basket to atone. Please enjoy."
 
So now that the Borg are "good" might I suggest a few tips for them to change their entire image?

1) Change their green color scheme to something more inviting.......like pink or white?
2) When their ships are flying through space, they play ice cream truck music over the comms that will automatically hail any ships that fly near them.
3) Change their voice to Alexa or Siri.
4) Said voice will say "We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships......but if you don't want to, that's OK too. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own.....if you want. Your culture will adapt to service us.....but only if that's alright with you. Resistance is not futile. Also, to any races we have conquered and hurt, we are very sorry and we wish to offer you a fruit basket to atone. Please enjoy."

If you are unhappy with the service you received, you will receive a voucher good for 10% off your next assimilation.
 
4) Said voice will say "We are the Borg. Lower your shields and surrender your ships......but if you don't want to, that's OK too. We will add your biological and technological distinctiveness to our own.....if you want. Your culture will adapt to service us.....but only if that's alright with you. Resistance is not futile. Also, to any races we have conquered and hurt, we are very sorry and we wish to offer you a fruit basket to atone. Please enjoy."
I'm slightly reminded of the "Canadian Borg" meme.
 
I think it might have worked better if they made Guias Picard’s character a little more flawed. Like if he didn’t really give a crap about Yvette and just locked her in her room so he wouldn’t have to deal with her. Instead they make it seem like locking her in her room is the right move which might make sense in the 18th century but is insane in the 24th century.

“Humanity has evolved, we eliminated war, poverty, hunger, we are amazing”

“Do you still lock crazy people in their rooms by themselves against their will?”

“…”
I was under the impression that locking her up was only for the night, not a permanent solution, just something until they could get help.
Which on a planet with a transporter grid would be 24/24 anyway, but they probably didn’t think about that.

But, I do think they still made it clear Maurice was emotionally abusive.
I don’t agree. The two times we’ve seen anything of him on Picard he seemed quite ok to me.
I mean, his wife committed suicide as a direct result. We don't need to be told Maurice's idea was moronic.
She committed suicide after she was let out.
 
Curious now, what would others do in Maurice's situation? Family member is struggling with mental illness and refusing to take medications that help. What do you do?
You are the expert here.

Having lived with someone with bipolar disorder, though, I can testify how exhausting it can be. And when you are exhausted you are eventually bound to make rash and non logical decisions.
At minimum, one would hope that there would be trained mental health intervention specialists who could be called upon 24/7 to assist without using force or imposing treatment without consent. This is a very common policy proposal from the various Defund the Police/Police Abolitionism organizations, and Yvette's situation would be a prime example of a scenario appropriate for such mental health professionals.
Agreed. But on the other hand Maurice has been portrayed as someone very self-reliant and adverse to modernity. Bottom line: even the best medical team can’t save someone if they don’t know someone needs saving.
 
From this episode, I guess that Q is actually want to correct the time line. The one who will jeopardize the time line will be Soong, because the Borg Queen. Q wants to save Renee, it seems. But I don't know if we will get a sudden plot twist that make everyone surprise at the final episode.
 
But she also refused to being locked into her room.
They could at least put a counselor with her into the room - whether she talks with the counselor is on her side, but just locking her away is clearly not in any way helpful for her condition.
So many circular conversations about this, all of which seem to revolve around the assumption that Yvette being locked in that room was a regular occurence and not an emergency measure on that one very bad day when she had a manic episode that got both herself and her young son lost in dangerous subterranean tunnels for hours. By the time Maurice found them and pulled them out, it was probably late, they were all tired. He locked the door to keep her safe for the night, most likely hoping she'd be calmer in the morning, hoping he'd be able to persuade her to accept treatment in the morning. But before that could happen, Jean Luc unlocked the door and she used the opportunity to take her life, unable to bear it any longer. She didn't kill herself just because she'd been in a locked room for a few hours. She was already in that headspace (unbeknown to her husband, who was a flawed man trying to help without really knowing how, reacting based on his own personality and hangups) - the locked door simply delayed it for a while.
 
From this episode, I guess that Q is actually want to correct the time line. The one who will jeopardize the time line will be Soong, because the Borg Queen. Q wants to save Renee, it seems. But I don't know if we will get a sudden plot twist that make everyone surprise at the final episode.
Guess it makes sense with the "two Renee" thing. Q's trying to convince her not to go through with the mission, so Tallinn can take her place and die in some freak accident. And Renee lives to complete another mission. Or who knows?
 
So, last episode we found out that Seven attempted to join Starfleet after the events of VOY. This comes as a surprise because we've already found out that Icheb successfully managed to become part of it before his grizzly demise at the hands of Seven's (possible) girlfriend.

Seven identifies the fact she's Borg as the reason for this (and Raffi asks).

We also find out that Janeway was willing to resign over it but Seven, perhaps sensing Starfleet was done with humoring Admirals and their resignations, didn't let her.

So what is your opinion of this plot development? Good? Bad? Different?
 
I'm inclined to think that it makes sense that Seven would attempt to join Starfleet only to meet resistance in the Post-Dominion War Federation. Janeway was surprised that Starfleet was suspicious and uncomfortable with MAQUIS being part of the crew, let alone a liberated Borg drone who still maintained great pride in her status as a member of the Collective as well as a huge disdain of authority.

TORRES was someone who couldn't hack it in Starfleet due to her attitude, I can't imagine how well Seven would do.
However, I don't think of Icheb being in Starfleet as a continuity error. I'm inclined to think that while Seven didn't push the issue, Janeway ascending to be an Admiral meant that she could pull strings for him that didn't have as many issues. I think it fits Seven's personality that she might accept not being part of it but support him joining later.

After all, we have a lot of years to fill in the timeline on.
 
Why you gotta kink shame?

Seriously. Think about the implications the things you're saying have for real people.
Don't twist my words and make it all a big personal attack on people. I'm talking about an episode of a sci-fi TV show. If you're taking it personally and want to make me the villain for having an opinion then I have no interest to discuss anything with you. Go ahead and put me on ignore.
 
Trauma from his mom dying due to his actions?

Given Picard's history I feel like that's a pretty solid answer, especially since Jack Crusher died, that science officer almost died, Ba'ku lady almost died.

Dude must feel like he has an albatross hanging around his neck.

Picard's Mom Never became an Old Lady in Star Trek Picard But Her Old Photo was in his Album in TNG !
 
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Picard's Mom Never became an Old Lady in Star Trek Picard But Her Old Photo was in his Album in TNG !
While only one two-page spread was seen in each of the two movies it appeared in, many more pages were created. These pages were highlighted in the Star Trek Generations (Special Edition) DVD special feature "Picard's Family Album".

Not on screen.........#props
 
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