Ok, why are others allowed to keep talking about it, making arguments to me about it, taking snipes at me. But only I have to stop? They can keep that up and I am not allowed to respond?
Spoilers Star Trek: Picard 1x04 - "Absolute Candor"
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Ok, why are others allowed to keep talking about it, making arguments to me about it, taking snipes at me. But only I have to stop? They can keep that up and I am not allowed to respond?
The correct term here is Marie-Suzanne Picard, starship captain and rolfing specialist
That's not letting it go. 7-day reply ban in this thread for @Tarek71, and I hope everyone else has the good sense to drop the subject.
Dazzler.
They used the Discovery season 2/Star Trek (2009)/Into Darkness warp speed effect! Looks like the old TNG/DS9/VOY/ENT streaking stars live on only in the Orville universe.
Fits with the whole aesthetic.
The Orville is welcome to them. I always felt the streaking star effect was pretty boring considering a ship was supposed to have entered a layer of subspace or whatever. The effect in Picard was cool kind of reminded me of the voth transwarp effect from Voyager
Aw shit man. I was posting as a fan, not officially as manager. No need to ban him on my account. I guess I should have said something to the effect that this is not official, but it was late at night and sometimes I just forget I run the place, you know? I'm a fan of the show and his running the Mary Sue crap into the ground just got old and my tolerance is always low when I'm tired.
I'm not afraid of someone challenging me as regular poster.
So if you thread-banned him on my account, you might want to undo it. It's not fair as obviously some of you thought I was speaking as Board Manager and not as T'Bonz, who thought his definition was plain wrong.
Sorry to fuck up your forum. It wasn't intentional.
No more ale for me.
I'm not afraid of someone challenging me as regular poster.
So if you thread-banned him on my account, you might want to undo it. It's not fair as obviously some of you thought I was speaking as Board Manager and not as T'Bonz, who thought his definition was plain wrong.
Sorry to fuck up your forum. It wasn't intentional.
No more ale for me.
Can we keep him banned so the stupid Mary Sue argument can finally die?
I just read all of the pages I had missed. I've got nothing after all that.
Well, almost nothing...
Back on topic:
Absolute Candor
The fourth episode. La Sirena diverts to Vashti, a planet inhabited by Romulan refugees, including membes of the Qowat Milat, a sect of Romulan warrior nuns. That this was where Picard was when he learned of the Synth attack on Mars, was excellently set up. The introduction at the beginning of the episode sets up the return during the quest later. It is here that Elnor (apt name) is introduced, as well as Zani, leader of the Qowat Milat. Interesting reading material, The Three Musketeers. It's obviously a big influence on him.
In 2399, Muskier is aghast at the diversion, as the situation in the area has deteriorated, with pirate activity and interspecies tensions making the region rather dangerous. This is certainly realistic. Also realistic is the speciest signage on the Romulan establishment. (Obviously the former Senator is still an authority figure in that community.) His point, that the Federation had taken advantage of the Romulans while they're down, may be accurate, from a certain point of view. A thematic link to the Qowat Milat philosophy.
Of course, that Elnor looks like an Elf doesn't matter. (There may be parallels to The Lord of the Rings, but the Zhat Vash certainly aren't like the Nazgul.) The interactions between him and Picard in the present are believable given that Picard had given up on him (and the other refugees) when Starfleet stopped the evacuation efforts. The planetary defence network was also done rather well. To the Cube. Not much happens between Narek and Soji, albeit Rizzo's ultimatum is definitely leading somewhere.
(It has to, surely.) Escaping the planet, after Elnor kills the former Senator. It was cool, even if the Emergency Tactical Hologram seems to be incompetent. But someone comes to the rescue. This space battle was understated, which was a change from Discovery. The appearance of Seven of Nine was an excellent cliffhangar. “You owe me a ship, Picard.” is a great line, and lays it out that Seven has changed over the last 21 years. 9.2/10.
Absolute Candor
The fourth episode. La Sirena diverts to Vashti, a planet inhabited by Romulan refugees, including membes of the Qowat Milat, a sect of Romulan warrior nuns. That this was where Picard was when he learned of the Synth attack on Mars, was excellently set up. The introduction at the beginning of the episode sets up the return during the quest later. It is here that Elnor (apt name) is introduced, as well as Zani, leader of the Qowat Milat. Interesting reading material, The Three Musketeers. It's obviously a big influence on him.
In 2399, Muskier is aghast at the diversion, as the situation in the area has deteriorated, with pirate activity and interspecies tensions making the region rather dangerous. This is certainly realistic. Also realistic is the speciest signage on the Romulan establishment. (Obviously the former Senator is still an authority figure in that community.) His point, that the Federation had taken advantage of the Romulans while they're down, may be accurate, from a certain point of view. A thematic link to the Qowat Milat philosophy.
Of course, that Elnor looks like an Elf doesn't matter. (There may be parallels to The Lord of the Rings, but the Zhat Vash certainly aren't like the Nazgul.) The interactions between him and Picard in the present are believable given that Picard had given up on him (and the other refugees) when Starfleet stopped the evacuation efforts. The planetary defence network was also done rather well. To the Cube. Not much happens between Narek and Soji, albeit Rizzo's ultimatum is definitely leading somewhere.
(It has to, surely.) Escaping the planet, after Elnor kills the former Senator. It was cool, even if the Emergency Tactical Hologram seems to be incompetent. But someone comes to the rescue. This space battle was understated, which was a change from Discovery. The appearance of Seven of Nine was an excellent cliffhangar. “You owe me a ship, Picard.” is a great line, and lays it out that Seven has changed over the last 21 years. 9.2/10.
*returning back to this thread after a good night's rest*
That's a good point. It hadn't occurred to me at the time that she is the founder of the rangers, but that would certainly be appropriate.
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You're going to wake up one day and find T'Bonz has invoked that little known and seldom used reserve activation clause.I'm so glad I'm not a moderator anymore.
It's all because Abrams decided he wanted more Star Wars in Star Trek & turned the warp effect into a hyperspace effect. Which is fine, how warp speed looked was never a continuity item I ever really cared about.
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