I wonder if the second part of the line "Some of you are the first of your species, some the last." was a reference to the Cheronian, or some other character(s) that they'll expand upon later.
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I wonder if the second part of the line "Some of you are the first of your species, some the last." was a reference to the Cheronian, or some other character(s) that they'll expand upon later.
Yes, they could.
The Burn doesn't add anything narrativly that the "Dominion War/Living Construct Hijacking/Synth Attack/Supernova/Borg Hijacking" couldn't have been used as a substitute for.
Which could have just as easily been a new generation of cadets being tasked with rebuilding the world after the Borg Hijacking wiped out most of Starfleet.
So, first impressions.
First ten minutes I was like, oh no. They're going dark. They're portraying Starfleet like they're the Jedi Council, corrupt and out of touch. But thankfully that was only how they were before the events of Discovery and they're doing Hopeful Trek. The idea of the captain trying to make amends for the mistakes she made back when Starfleet wasn't quite Starfleet.
Liking the main cast. Science loving Klingon, female Gem'Hadar (I hope they eventually give us our expo dump for how that's possible 900 years later). Autism coded holo-groupie. And I like that the problem solutions are true ensemble-driven and not just one character doing everything, it looks like they're not going to neglect secondary characters like Discovery.
The actual threat in this episode felt just a little bit contrived. Moose feels like a Harvey Mudd type, and is very effective in that capacity but isn't threatening enough to be a main villain. It kind of felt like technobabble took over in the progress from safe to crippled to safe.
Overall I give a 6 or a 7 to the premiere. Also I want to like it. It's not the Trek I wanted, but the Incels are being so obnoxious about hating it I want it to be great just to piss them off.
First ten minutes I was like, oh no. They're going dark. They're portraying Starfleet like they're the Jedi Council, corrupt and out of touch. But thankfully that was only how they were before the events of Discovery and they're doing Hopeful Trek. The idea of the captain trying to make amends for the mistakes she made back when Starfleet wasn't quite Starfleet.
Liking the main cast. Science loving Klingon, female Gem'Hadar (I hope they eventually give us our expo dump for how that's possible 900 years later). Autism coded holo-groupie. And I like that the problem solutions are true ensemble-driven and not just one character doing everything, it looks like they're not going to neglect secondary characters like Discovery.
The actual threat in this episode felt just a little bit contrived. Moose feels like a Harvey Mudd type, and is very effective in that capacity but isn't threatening enough to be a main villain. It kind of felt like technobabble took over in the progress from safe to crippled to safe.
Overall I give a 6 or a 7 to the premiere. Also I want to like it. It's not the Trek I wanted, but the Incels are being so obnoxious about hating it I want it to be great just to piss them off.
When a mom and dad love each other very very much...
I stand by what Regina George said.25th century Trek's already happened. It was Season 3 of PIC.
Now we're doing this.
BTW, were the aliens who were holding Caleb prisoner at the start the Torothans from Enterprise Desert Crossing?
I have Picard season 2 and Star Trek Online for all my 25th century needs. I needed more 32nd century.
Yes. they even have the chin tattoos.
Though the Thoroth was just the name of one of the clans, the species was never given a name.
Zobral's species
Zobral's species were a warp-capable species from the Alpha Quadrant. They were native to the Torothan homeworld. Though Human-looking, they could be recognized by the tattoos present on their chin, arms, and belly. For centuries, this species had a caste system, under which the Torothan clan...
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Torothan
The Torothans were, organized as the Torothan Clan, one of several clans of an unnamed race native to an unnamed planet. They were the ruling caste on the planet, where they lived in Torothan City, and were opposed by Zobral's clan of rebels. According to Zobral, the Torothans led a ruthless...
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Picard was awful. Who the fuck wants more of that?
Giamatti as Braka was the best thing in the pilot, as were he and Hunter in their scenes together.
Caleb is insufferable.
The pilot was okay, but built on a predictable, by-the-numbers Trek plot.
It wouldn't have been Picard.
It would literally have just been the same thing as we got with a few minor background differences.
Nope.
The first two seasons are wonderful, more of that show would be very welcome
I know what you want to say, but it is a little funny how you’ve phrased it, basically admitting it wouldn’t make any significant difference if it were set in a different fictional century.
You may be the first person I've ever heard say they enjoy Season 2 of PIC.
IDIC: jewelry sellers rejoice.
I love season 2 of Picard immensely. It is a rarely expressed opinion but I express it with no shame.
I picked up on that. Something tells me they did that to troll the haters online to give them some complaint bait. If so, I love it.
Same here. That was a pure troll move to annoy the professional hatewatchers, and I respect that. 
I can't stand Caleb. Hes an obnoxious idiot. At least someone called him out in the second episode about calling his mommy and putting the ship in danger. So embarrassing. Everyone heard the stupid letter he sent to his mom. Lol
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