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Spoilers Star Trek: Picard 3x02 - "Disengage"
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Its interesting that seeing people being beheaded, and stabbed through the torso with such force blood sprays out is considered 'kicking arse'. When another trek spin off was doing similar things it was called 'grimdark' and 'dystopian' and considered 'not true star trek'. It's just interesting is all.
It's worth it to see Picard and Kirk have a chat. For that alone. I think it's one of the more lavish looking Trek movies too. The Enterprise D sets never looked Moore beautiful.
The goal posts...they're always changing...
The cinematography of GEN may be the best in the entire movie franchise.
When "another" Trek spin-off was doing it? When THIS Trek spin-off was doing it! I guess it's okay if it's Worf and not a Romulan elf.
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Without question.
It's amazing to me that 'the one that's basically a TV movie" was able to snag the guy who did Chinatown.
I don’t know if it will be spelled out in the show or not, but I don’t have a big problem with Raffi running into her Ex-Husband (quite deliberately) after exhausting her more official resources.
The reason I don’t mind the small universe taste , is that it makes sense to assign an officer to this investigation, that can sell the intended cover story.
If this planet used to be Raffi’s home, then she is a very logical choice for this mission.
Not only does she know her way around, she herself is a known factor within the underworld she is set to investigate.
Her actual troubles past there becomes the perfect cover story for a deep infiltration without placing an agent there for months or years to build the reputation she already has.
So, in that environment, of course her ex-husband is not far off. And when she is forced to go rogue to continue the investigation, he becomes an asset for her to draw on.
What still leaves a bit of a weird taste is how he just happens to have a direct connection to her case via Sneed, but not his general presence.
The reason I don’t mind the small universe taste , is that it makes sense to assign an officer to this investigation, that can sell the intended cover story.
If this planet used to be Raffi’s home, then she is a very logical choice for this mission.
Not only does she know her way around, she herself is a known factor within the underworld she is set to investigate.
Her actual troubles past there becomes the perfect cover story for a deep infiltration without placing an agent there for months or years to build the reputation she already has.
So, in that environment, of course her ex-husband is not far off. And when she is forced to go rogue to continue the investigation, he becomes an asset for her to draw on.
What still leaves a bit of a weird taste is how he just happens to have a direct connection to her case via Sneed, but not his general presence.
A friend pointed out to me that Raffi's ex-husband was said to be a painter in the novel 'Second Self', and low and behold, in this episode he's covered in paint. So that must have been a detail the author was given by the writing team.
I think the bridge was too dark.
Something that just occurred to me from the surprisingly low death toll of a massive building being collapsed and then dropped on to a neighborhood: Transporters. We've seen how quickly fixed transporters can operate in PIC, it could be a standard emergency services response that if a building starts to fall in on itself (fire, earthquake, meteor, photon torpedo), the local transporter network automatically starts plucking out everyone as fast as possible and moving them someplace safer.
They also referred to him being an artist both when Raffi was talking to him, and talking to Sneed. I appreciate them not changing previously-released backstory for change's sake (for once), but in this case, a retcon might've made for a better explanation for why he's living on a planet that would need a street-sweeping to move up to "squalid den of iniquity" and is also a point-of-contact for a Ferengi arms dealer (which, I guess, almost makes sense with Sneed's love of collectables, but is still just more layers of contrivance to set up the "How many people can I convince you to let die if it means reconciling with your son?" conversation).
They also referred to him being an artist both when Raffi was talking to him, and talking to Sneed. I appreciate them not changing previously-released backstory for change's sake (for once), but in this case, a retcon might've made for a better explanation for why he's living on a planet that would need a street-sweeping to move up to "squalid den of iniquity" and is also a point-of-contact for a Ferengi arms dealer (which, I guess, almost makes sense with Sneed's love of collectables, but is still just more layers of contrivance to set up the "How many people can I convince you to let die if it means reconciling with your son?" conversation).
It's okay when the sets are brightly lit.
I wonder if there is a specific crime that Jack committed which Vadic has a personal interest in.
Yeah. That's bullshit.
No Trek show prior to 2016 had violence remotely on the same level as what's in nuTrek. I know this because the FCC would have never let it on the air.
So, yes, there definitely are some goal posts being moved. Just not the ones implied. But whatever helps you sleep at night.
No Trek show prior to 2016 had violence remotely on the same level as what's in nuTrek. I know this because the FCC would have never let it on the air.
So, yes, there definitely are some goal posts being moved. Just not the ones implied. But whatever helps you sleep at night.
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Oh, my heart still hurts when the D crashes. Such a gorgeous ship, she deserved more films.
Neither fireproof or Turtletrekker were talking about pre-2016 trek tho
In Ten-Forward it looks like it's 3 AM....
"IT'S OKAY, THESE EXTRAS AREN'T PAID TO LISTEN!"
SHE ONCE SERVED WITH AMBASSADOR SPOCK! THAT'S WHERE SHE LEARNED TO SHOUT!
Vadic: And you know what Captain Shaw? This is the ship that killed Ambassador Spock!
Shaw: Ok, now you're just pulling my leg.
Seven: Her ship does match the general description of the one pursuing Ambassador Spock at the time of the Romulan superno--
Shaw: Quiet.
Hell, there were plenty of complaints about the violence in Picard S1. If it had been Elnor rather than Worf, I doubt it would have been received the same. Similarly, if this was Disco or early Picard, I doubt so many be defending Shaw's characterisation.
