What were the plans for season two?
What are your controversial Star Trek opinions?
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I would be embarrassed to write some of the wish-fulfillment tripe in the back half of the season in my fanfic.
I was actually interested in Season 2. Season three was a slog.
Here, I'll let Tim Minear describe the specific plot line that so turned me off:
Inara has to be gang raped by Reavers in order for Mal to stop disrespecting her and her profession.
I hate it.
The Dominion Changelings I could at least get interested in and tolerate. The Borg Queen and the Borg - no.
I love every episode of seasons 1 and 2 of Picard. And yes I am also well aware I'm going to die alone.
Sir Patrick Stewart is going to be in your vicinity at some point. Be very, very wary.
Will he bring some doggos for me to make friends with?
something, anything other than the Borg .... AGAIN 
The Conspiracy bug like aliens would have been cool to follow up on. Even the Founders, which it looked like they were going to do, was cool.
But no, they had to go to the Borg well yet again
The Conspiracy bug like aliens would have been cool to follow up on. Even the Founders, which it looked like they were going to do, was cool.
But no, they had to go to the Borg well yet again
Stay off bridges.
I loved that show, silly plots and all.
That's not the point; TNG' humans (more than any other species) served as guide and perspective for the TV viewers. Their world-view and beliefs formed that chapter of the franchise, thus viewers were "treated" to the Enterprise-D crew (and by association, Starfleet / Federation) who (in one way or another) carried on the more-often-than-not historically evil hubris of not only absorbing flesh & resources, but doing so under the belief in a group/race/species deserving to rule/absorb due to said human hubris (IOW, colonialist arrogance), often embodied by (but not limited to) Picard.
You do know this is the What Are Your Controversial Star Trek Opinions thread, right?
My point is that "Q Who" created the perfect, justifiable in-universe introduction to Starfleet/Federation's end, all eventually set into motion by the arrogance of that century's Starfleet representatives. It would have been bold for a ST series to end it all in that abrupt (sort of) manner, then Roddenberry move on to another ST idea (set nowhere near the 24th century), or another project at that time.
The entire Federation being wiped out because Picard's an arsehole seems like a bit much.
For a similar controversial opinion though, I do think Picard should have died in BoBW - mostly to make way for Riker as a much less self-assured and thus potentially more interesting captain, but it'd also satisfy the theme you're raising I suppose.
For a similar controversial opinion though, I do think Picard should have died in BoBW - mostly to make way for Riker as a much less self-assured and thus potentially more interesting captain, but it'd also satisfy the theme you're raising I suppose.
Other interesting places to end Star Trek:
The Corbomite Maneuver: Kirk's attempt to save Balok backfires, destroying the ship and proving the error of his arrogant compassion.
Mirror, Mirror: Goatee Spock is able to convince Kirk that the Federation way of life is doomed to fail, and he obliterates the Halkans. The show ends with with the crew ready to start an new empire.
The Measure of a Man: Guinan's speech to Picard makes him realise that they would duplicate Data to make a slave race... and the Federation needs slaves to improve the quality of life for all organic beings. The series ends with the ship crewed with expendable Datas going off on a dangeous mission.
Caretaker: Janeway just goes home.
Broken Bow: They just kill the Klingon. Vulcans are right, humans are savages. The end.
The Corbomite Maneuver: Kirk's attempt to save Balok backfires, destroying the ship and proving the error of his arrogant compassion.
Mirror, Mirror: Goatee Spock is able to convince Kirk that the Federation way of life is doomed to fail, and he obliterates the Halkans. The show ends with with the crew ready to start an new empire.
The Measure of a Man: Guinan's speech to Picard makes him realise that they would duplicate Data to make a slave race... and the Federation needs slaves to improve the quality of life for all organic beings. The series ends with the ship crewed with expendable Datas going off on a dangeous mission.
Caretaker: Janeway just goes home.
Broken Bow: They just kill the Klingon. Vulcans are right, humans are savages. The end.
"The Naked Time" - Kirk agrees with Tormolen that we're not supposed to be out here, and turns the ship around.
Stewart was a much better leading man than Frakes ever could have been. Commercial viability overrules all.
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