Spoilers Star Trek: Picard 3x09 - "Võx"
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Well, in theory, networking your fleet could drastically improve efficiency. The fleet could coordinate attacks much faster and better, making starfleet more potent in battle. They could rescue ships in distress faster since they would know exactly where the ship is and even remote control it out of danger. They could instantly coordinate which ship will do the diplomatic mission to Vega III and which ship will do the supply run to Antares I and change orders quickly in an emergency. If some space monster suddenly attacks a planet, they could instantly dispatch the right ships to intercept. It could basically give Starfleet Borg-like reflexes. Of course, there are some big downsides too.
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I hope they don't get back together again in the final scenes. Having them be a couple that's only ever hinted at and never actually a couple smacks a bit of queerbaiting.
I'm also thinking we might be seeing a "Die Hard on the Titan" kind of plot with them next week. I didn't really express myself in there well, but I certainly don't think this is the last we saw of them in the series. It just felt like they were rushing it so that we could focus on the Enterprise for the rest of the episode.
Totally… but as conceit to get a vintage ship out to play? And as a back up plan in case the *don’t* get Jack in time? It’s plausible enough to hold, if a little undercooked.
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So... does this mean that every Starfleet officer under 25 who's on the surface of Earth is also now Borg? Have the Borg simultaneously seized control of Starfleet Headquarters complex? Has their transporter network infiltration extended to the Federation government and civilian commercial transporters? Have the junior staffers in the Federation government also been affected -- are Borgified interns laying siege to the Federation Capitol Building and Presidential Office? Is a sizable percentage of the general civilian population also affected? Is the President in a bunker? Has the Council been attacked? Like, just what is going on down on the surface right now?
So... does this mean that every Starfleet officer under 25 who's on the surface of Earth is also now Borg? Have the Borg simultaneously seized control of Starfleet Headquarters complex? Has their transporter network infiltration extended to the Federation government and civilian commercial transporters? Have the junior staffers in the Federation government also been affected -- are Borgified interns laying siege to the Federation Capitol Building and Presidential Office? Is a sizable percentage of the general civilian population also affected? Is the President in a bunker? Has the Council been attacked? Like, just what is going on down on the surface right now?
It was bound to happen eventually.Oh wow, I think we're actually agreeing on something for once!
Interesting information, thanks.
I do find it funny that with all the budget concerns, I wonder how much money they spent on those naval costumes used in the holodeck scene in Generations.
The actors did a whole audio drama for Amazon/Audible between series 1 and 2. The first of its kind for Trek I believe.
'Undercooked' is the right word, I think. A few scenes where someone (Shelby?) explains the rationale behind the networking and how they know there are risks, but they judge it worth it, would work well.
It's just awkward that there are now two totally separate 'collectives', one of people one of ships.
It wasn't a personal remark in the slightest, about a 0% chance of it being, the comment was to illustrate that there are clear differences between this season and the previous 2, but no that's ok, be butthurt over nothing!
I guess they learned nothing from alternate historical documents.
This episode? It was that way all season.
Well the torpedoes could have come from the station's own defences.
Claiming I need my head checked is most certianlly a personal remark.
Picard is still the same as he was at the end of Season 1 when he got his groove back and which followed into season 3.
I think the idea of Fleet Synchronization is to allow for ships to maneuver in closer formation at the same speeds. The idea is that for formation flights, you reduce the strain on the helmsmen who won't need to keep firing thrusters and make minute adjustments to avoid a collision. It's completely for show and a clear security risk. Possibly introduced by the Changelings.
In fact if Deep Space 9 is anything to go by it probably has a disproportionately powerful defence grid, since stations can't run away if things get dicey. DS9 itself had something like ten times the armament of the Enterprise-D.
So that's why the initial Changeling on the Titan was Foster.
Redundancy I guess. Means even *if* a ship didn’t get the Borged crew, or enough to take control, the ship itself is still out of the fight. And after so many ships and personnel were lost in the preceding three decades, I can see how many would be ‘young’ crews but not all… so you might need that redundancy.