Spoilers Star Trek: Picard 3x01 - "The Next Generation"

[jackoverfull]

Plus... y'know, he's not wrong. He has his orders on where to bring his ship, and Picard and Riker are very clearly trying to trick him.

He’s not wrong at all: their plan was really not well planned at all and as a captain he should definitely throw seven in the brig now.

Between BoBW and Emissary it was about a year or two, so it makes sense that Sisko would hold a grudge, but it's been over 30 years in universe here, that would be stretching it.

Perhaps he lost his parents in that battle or to the Borg in another occasion.

My guess is after casting Elnor they realized the actor didn't have the chops for whatever they intended, because just having him sit around and look pretty for two seasons just made no effin sense

This would also explain why he pretty much isn’t in season 2.

The fate of the Artifact was the weakest part of S1.

yeah, what was its fate again?

 

[Commander K]

Who was the guy in the bar eavesdropping? And who was the guy on the Titan in starfleet uniform who was eyeing Picard and Riker carefully when they arrived on board...

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

executive interference led to the creation of the look alike Tallinn

Really? Why would they do that?

I mean, of course interference from the bean-counters is a well known phenomenon, I'm just wondering why THIS particular instance.

If Orla Brady was to be on the show, why would some executive care who she plays?

And which "executives" are we talking about here? It's a streaming show, so no more network...

 

[thribs]

And did anyone think the Red Lady was going to be Burnham....I did for a second LOL.

I was thinking Smallville but that’s the Red Queen.

 

[ThreeEdgedSword]

That's what I thought, though a humorous thought is: "Dad, you're cooking pizzas EVERY DAY. Mom and I would like some salads or even a bunnicorn burger every so often. She thinks you should go on vacation and rethink your cooking habits."

"And not just pizzas, Will, always just one pizza a day!"

 

[fireproof78]

who?

No one.

 

[CorporalClegg]

Are the stakes of this debate really worth getting so personally insulting?

Given that eddie is one of my TBBS BFFs, I think you totally read that wrong.

 

[Sci]

This would also explain why he pretty much isn’t in season 2.

Well, Evan Evagora has been getting work outside of Star Trek, and he gave a perfectly fine performance, so I don't think it's a matter of his acting chops.

yeah, what was its fate again?

It crashed on Coppelius after Seven spaced the revived drones. There, Seven killed Zhat Vash operative Neris. That's the last we heard of it. One thing I'm really curious about is the relationship between the surviving XBs and the Coppelius Androids. Maybe the Androids allowed the XBs to settle on their planet?

Given that eddie is one of my TBBS BFFs, I think you totally read that wrong.

It's a fair cop then.

 

[IMC Headquarters]

The Daystrom Institute has got to go!

 

[ThreeEdgedSword]

I don't think he's Tom Riker. Would he have as much of a rapport with Picard?

 

[cooleddie74]

Given that eddie is one of my TBBS BFFs, I think you totally read that wrong.

Yeah, it's all good. And to be fair I would wet myself and run.

Then use my urine to deliver the fatal strike on the alien boarding party.

 

[eschaton]

Really? Why would they do that?

I mean, of course interference from the bean-counters is a well known phenomenon, I'm just wondering why THIS particular instance.

If Orla Brady was to be on the show, why would some executive care who she plays?

And which "executives" are we talking about here? It's a streaming show, so no more network...

I wonder if this might be because Chabon created Laris, and otherwise they would have to pay him residuals all season?

Ditto for Soji and Elnor.

 

[CorporalClegg]

It's not Tom Riker so much as its Frakes phoning it in.

 

[jackoverfull]

I wonder if this might be because Chabon created Laris, and otherwise they would have to pay him residuals all season?

Ditto for Soji and Elnor.

ouch! It wouldn’t be the first time this kind of thing happens that that would really suck.

 

[cooleddie74]

At this point William Riker pretty much IS Jonathan Frakes playing himself in a way similar to how later Roger Moore 007 movies were just Roger playing himself.

 

[eschaton]

ouch! It wouldn’t be the first time this kind of thing happens that that would really suck.

Yeah. She got Locarnoed.

 

[KennyB]

So much so so it even changed class name.

That was my only real nitpick……you don’t start work on a ship without detailed plans……they make it sound like the refit was just make it up as you go….and holy shit, we got a whole new class!

 

[ThreeEdgedSword]

I didn't feel he was phoning it in, just that some lines were ooc.

 

[SimiOne]

He probably felt that going back without asking for a starship command would at least let him keep a foot in the door.
Promising Deanna that he wouldn't be out galivanting around the galaxy.
She knew better.
And look where he is now.

Before Theodor's illness, the whole Riker family seemed to enjoy exploring space. Deanna casually said on Nepenthe that they've been on several ships and not just the Titan.

 

[TimeIsAPredator]

Who was the guy in the bar eavesdropping? And who was the guy on the Titan in starfleet uniform who was eyeing Picard and Riker carefully when they arrived on board...

S31 Im gonna guess.