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Spoilers Star Trek: Picard 3x03 - "Seventeen Seconds"

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I am fine with the Changelings being involved personally. Certainly better than the stupid fankwank idea that we'd have the parasites from Conspiracy return. Ultimately the best antagonists are those with understandable motivations, and the Federation outright attempted genocide against the Changelings, so they certainly have ample reason for vengeance. My only concern really is that Picard himself wasn't involved in the Dominion War in any real way...

I completely agree. The parasites would have been...interesting...but the changelings are much more understandable. I do wonder why they are after Jack so much, since as you said Picard wasn't really involved with the Dominion war in any significant capacity so there isn't such a personal vengeance angle there. Unless he has somehow been replaced by a changeling and that is who they are after. The "We want him, he is a criminal" actually being cover for retrieving an agent is plausible to me.

Honestly, I'm just enjoying the ride for now. I can critique it later on second viewings, unless something is parfticularly egregious.
 
I wouldn't be shocked if the Section 31 attempt to commit genocide by destroying the Great Link itself helped lead to the Founder extremists plotting reprisals against the Federation. Yes, Odo returned to the Link to cure it of the pathogen but Section 31 still tried to kill every changeling in the Dominion with a form of germ warfare. DS9 showed us that Founders could be pretty vindictive against those who attempted to directly harm their homeworld or the Great Link itself.
 
Well, he did show up to Riker's wedding, though since that's in a deleted scene of Nemesis, maybe they'll argue that never really happened.

We can see him at the table in uniform. Maybe he was allowed to visit for the wedding and put on a uniform because he felt like it. Do the Travelers have to keep a schedule?
 
Crusher: "I lost my parents, then a husband, then my son Wesley, all to the same stars that own you."

Picard: "So why did you take him into space aboard the Elios, and go outside of Federation borders where you couldn't get any help, or any back up?"
 
You’re right, you don’t need them. I’m just suggesting that ILM seems to have the method down pretty well these days. There was something about Riker’s eyes that were way off too.

I could probably do a better job in After Effects (if they gave me the original footage). I'v some experience with this. Neither Picard nor Riker needed a lot of de-aging in this scene since they were no longer young men in the 2380ies.
 
Worf & Raffi playing "good cop bad cop" with the perp was awesomeness.

Do we think the
Changelings
are the ultimate bad guys here? Maybe working with another couple of characters?
 
Outstanding episode! 9/10.

Had the same thought as others about Riker blaming Picard at the end. Riker, as Captain, should take responsibility for his orders and not blame the person that suggested them like he did. But these characters are human, and not perfect, so I accept that they can make mistakes or act irrationally.

Also wondered why 7 wasn't released by Riker. I just thought maybe he was too busy/focused on survival to really worry about it.

Possible flaw/plot hole: Why was changeling who paid Sneed under that human form *still* in the same human form to be discovered? After completing his mission why not change to another form/alien face?

DS9 is my favorite Trek so really happy to see references to the Dominion war! Worf was great in this. Loved that despite this being a "battle" episode it didn't feel too fast paced with non stop action and there was room for the characters to talk and scenes to breathe.

The changeling was near his regeneration time while running most likely and couldn't change.
 
I love this moment with Worf.

"I am Worf, son of Mogh, House of Martok, son of Sergei, House of Roshenko, bane to the Duras family, slayer of Gowron. I've made some chamomile tea. Do you take sugar?"

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The writers really found Worf's "voice". Worf sounded like Worf. And kudos to Michael Dorn. He slipped right back into the role. He was Worf again!

I would add that the way Worf identifies himself shows that he has embraced both his Klingon and human heritage. Son of Mogh, House of Martok is his Klingon heritage. Son of Sergei, House of Roshenko, is his human heritage. Very nice detail IMO.
 
Thinking about why rogue changelings would want Lore...
Maybe hey think Lore could get those tentacle robots to come back and wipe out the Federation after all?

I will say that the Picard/Riker conflict feels forced.

Thomas Dekker looks great as a heroin addict. It may be the makeup, but he doesn't look he's in his late 30s.
 
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I will say that the Picard/Riker conflict feels forced.

I thought so, too. I got (and appreciated) where they were trying to go with it, vis-a-vis the fatherhood perspective-change story angle, but the execution was clunky and ham-fisted, IMO.
 
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