but the generations that followed abandoned that positivity for negativity, abandoned liberalism for political correctness and identity politics.
Hey, are you lumping us Gen Xer's in there with the Millennials? I still have a little generational pride, you know...!
It is essentially just an elaborate cure for a disease that didn't need to be introduced in the first place. So what was the point?
For one thing, it gave Picard the opportunity to make the ultimate sacrifice. Some have pointed out the inconsistency of Picard's speechifying suddenly having paid off here, but dramatically, it was because he wasn't just speechifying this time, he was setting an example with his actions. It came down to convincing Soji with his self-sacrifice.
What was the meaning of the five queens? Of that dream sequence in general?
The dream wasn't necessarily a premonition of any sort. Sometimes a dream is just a dream. In this case, it could have been a variation on a recurring dream, and/or triggered by the impending interview. The five queens were just something that people read way too much into. Like searching for Paul Is Dead clues.
Elfwich, as lovable as he is, really had no moment or special story function to justify his existence.
Yeah, I don't know what the intent was or how it came to be, but they really dropped the ball with his character. There was no arc to speak of.
The two cool Romulan caretakers just disappeared, despite my expectation that they would pop up at a pivotal moment.
Definitely would like to have seen them pop up again, if only briefly.
Some have questioned the fate of Picard's mortal remains...an interesting way to start that now-hypothetical next season would be to have Picard bringing his own body home...
I do find it unfortunate that the story perpetuated the religious propaganda that it's best to just live your allotted years and then go peacefully into that good night
I don't see it that way...more as this show putting its money where Gene's Vision's mouth was...embracing mortality as an inevitable part of the human experience.
And programming Picard to die is a delayed murder.
That's putting things way too strongly. Most of us aren't designed with an immortality option. They were giving Picard what he might have expected without the condition responsible for his premature death.