Dave Cullen, who has seen all ten episodes, has posted his review. Main highlight is how he frames Jack's vision.
Spoilers Star Trek: Picard 3x03 - "Seventeen Seconds"
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Decades of Star Trek fight scenes have suggested to me that if you don't get knocked out in a single punch, your application to Starfleet Academy will be rejected.
Ah, I've gotta go back and check that, I forgot that opening scene. I've been wondering if they were Breen all this time, and then when the Changeling connection was revealed, I thought that was confirmation, since with the Dominion War connection it all tracks.
I also think there's a subjectivity to effects, in that certain effects will hit certain eyes better than others. If it's working for you, maybe don't push too much to find the seams -- I wish I could be in your boat, I'd rather find it a convincing illusion.
But for me it was the unnatural planes of the faces. They were pulled tight and smoothed in a perfect way that real faces never are. It felt a little bit like extreme plastic surgery, but also the tracking wasn't perfect, their faces were both too smooth and also not moving quite correctly.
That Q de-aging last season worked great for me, but they limited it more -- one shot, not moving, he's further away, it's quick.
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I get that. But we know from the trailers that he will be in the Captain's chair eventually. And I'm sure he and Riker will be best buddies again.
It's because Terry Matalas likes this classic stuff. He used it in 12 monkeys too.
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This was another middling episode for me, even with the reveal. :/
The only part I honestly enjoyed were the Worf/Raffi scenes. They play off of each other very well.
The only part I honestly enjoyed were the Worf/Raffi scenes. They play off of each other very well.
Captains generally don't like having their authority questioned on the bridge or looking bad in front of the crew in general. Riker may seem to be acting out of character if he was still Picard's XO, but as an experienced and said legendary captain for the last 20+ years, he may not feel compelled now to agree with him or even defer to him all the time.
Is there a canon explanation for the Enterprise being completely absent from the Dominion War? lol
Bev was awfully harsh and unapologetic for someone who hid a son for 20 years AND just called JLP to fly across the galaxy and save her because he’s the only one she can trust.
I don’t feel like that’s actually how that would have played out, but they wrote it that way because the theme of the episode is everything is JLP’s fault and his mighty, revered self has messed everything up.
I don’t feel like that’s actually how that would have played out, but they wrote it that way because the theme of the episode is everything is JLP’s fault and his mighty, revered self has messed everything up.
It's so odd because Picard realizes this when they have him jokingly say, "You can call me number one". And then earlier, you have him actually contrite and wanting to apologize to Shaw (which I'm not sure actually happens lol).
The optimist in me is wondering if this is tied to the mistake from last week where he forgot the transport inhibitors, and it's leading up to an ending where he realizes his mental capacities are diminishing (maybe his android brain is shutting down) and he realizes he needs to retire with Laris and have the relationship with her that he couldn't have with Crusher.
Also, he's using music from the 1970s. That's half a century ago now. If it lasted half a century, it can last four. Rock is about as old as jazz was, when they had it on TNG.
It's not like Picard is playing the latest release from Taylor Swift.
Do the villains still want Jack alive? A Changeling tried to kill him, and if he were on board with Vadic's plan he would've taken Jack somewhere safe. We know he's working with Vadic by leaving a trail for her, but it does not then make sense why he'd then try to undermine her goal.
That then brings us back to Vadic herself. Doe she still want Jack alive? I assume the reason she hasn't already beamed him off the Titan is because of the nebula disrupting signals and the chance this might turn Jack into a pile of goo. But how did she know her redirecting the Titan's weapons back on them wouldn't kill them? It seems remarkably convenient that it only disabled them.
That then brings us back to Vadic herself. Doe she still want Jack alive? I assume the reason she hasn't already beamed him off the Titan is because of the nebula disrupting signals and the chance this might turn Jack into a pile of goo. But how did she know her redirecting the Titan's weapons back on them wouldn't kill them? It seems remarkably convenient that it only disabled them.
He wasn't the only one who forgot about the transport inhibitors, I actually saw that scene as a positive and that Picard while being out of practice, is still sharp when push comes to shove as he immediately picked up a weapon and phasered them.
There being a changeling aboard the Titan explains why Vadic hasn't just blown it up
Clearly Matalas knows how much trek fans pick this stuff apart!
Clearly Matalas knows how much trek fans pick this stuff apart!
It's Laas. That Section 31 disease sure did a number on him.
That was also explained, in Season 2.
Nope. Just going out and being...