Worry? No.
Annoyed? Yes. Very much so. In other Treks it's less noticeable. With this time round it's more so. Or I'm becoming old and crotchety in my age. Could be that too.
Spoilers Star Trek: Picard 3x05 - "Imposters"
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Annoyed? Yes. Very much so. In other Treks it's less noticeable. With this time round it's more so. Or I'm becoming old and crotchety in my age. Could be that too.
Okay, but wearing a uniform once during time travel shenanigans is hardly the same thing as having a field commission or being an officer.
And if she had been an officer, she probably would have been required to wear a regular uniform over the "medical prosthesis."
Nope! Her friendship with Jean-Luc began when she beamed aboard La Sirena in orbit over Vashti.
Not really. I mean, the TNG writers constantly vacillated on whether or not Will and Deanna had gotten together; Frakes and Sirtis have talked openly about being frustrated at not knowing if their characters were in a relationship or not.
But either way, again, I don't think we need an explanation for why Seven and Chakotay aren't in a relationship after going on two dates a quarter-century ago.
How did everyone react when Captain Shaw enacted Emergency Order 7-6-2 Alpha?
I had a chuckle, but realized it was logical. Of course, Starfleet would make contingency plans if it got compromised. How many times has it happened/nearly happened over the years?
I had a chuckle, but realized it was logical. Of course, Starfleet would make contingency plans if it got compromised. How many times has it happened/nearly happened over the years?
I prefer Stargate's "Foothold" situation code.
Yeah, that makes sense, especially in the wake of first contact with the Changelings.
This is one of my pet peeves, and not just concerning Trek. I had to work hard not to blame THE ORVILLE for the fact that too many folks insisted on using it as a club to bash DISCOVERY.
And I belong to a lot of nostalgia groups, about old movies, TV shows, comics, paperback novels, and so on, and, trust me, there are way too many folks who seem incapable of praising something they love without bashing "that new crap."
Believe it or not, it is possible to praise, say, CASABLANCA without bitching about how "in my day, we had real movies! Not like that garbage today."
Yes, please! Please just say "I like this." I saw this so much with the Kelvin films. "I like TWOK not that flashy Abrams shit." It's like, can you not just like something to like it? It has to have a qualifying statement of what you don't like?Believe it or not, it is possible to praise, say, CASABLANCA without bitching about how "in my day, we had real movies! Not like that garbage today."
Think of it like this: Let's say I go to the local restaurant. I order the burger and the server comes up and goes "How was your meal?" And I go, "Man, this was great. Way better then that burger I had over at that other place." The server would like at me like I was nuts, and probably justifiably so. It's possible to like something and not bash something else. Just like the burger!*
And, yeah, I have not returned to the Orville, not only because I did not like it when Alara left but because it became the battering ram against something I did enjoy. I'm tired, sick and tired, of these statements.
*no burgers were actually harmed in the making of this post.
The more I think about the season's threat being changelings, the more I like it. DS9 never quite went the full nine yards with the changeling stuff once they exposed the Martok Changeling.. If they truly were "everywhere" in positions of power then I doubt they'd just accept surrender like they did. Was anyone major revealed to be a changeling during the entire Dominion War? Though you can put that down to the S31 virus it still felt like it was a threat that was left largely unchallenged and unexplored.
Excellent episode, I liked the return of Ro and unlike the last few episodes, this conflict felt thoroughly deserved and well played out. The episode was also tense, both with regards to Ro not being a changeling (which I expected, but they kept up the doubt well enough) and with Worf surviving. The season does feel it is going somewhere, which is good.
Worf and Raffi's operation does come over a bit amateur, though, allthough I suppose this is mostly because they lack proper support from an infiltrated Starfleet.
I also think that, due to the post-Dominion war, post-Romulan Star empire, post-Borg peace dividend, Starfleet has scrimped on its armament budget and the phaser emplacements are probably merely decorative now ("fitted for but not with" phasers, I guess). Torpedoes are the only available armament, and only the second rate version at that. No wonder Shaw felt he couldn't go up against an actually armed vessel.
Worf and Raffi's operation does come over a bit amateur, though, allthough I suppose this is mostly because they lack proper support from an infiltrated Starfleet.
I also think that, due to the post-Dominion war, post-Romulan Star empire, post-Borg peace dividend, Starfleet has scrimped on its armament budget and the phaser emplacements are probably merely decorative now ("fitted for but not with" phasers, I guess). Torpedoes are the only available armament, and only the second rate version at that. No wonder Shaw felt he couldn't go up against an actually armed vessel.
It's an exploration starship, he didn't expect a combat mission. They have phasers and have used them. They were not effective against their opponent.
Did we see them used visually? Mentioned in dialogue yes, but actually shown?
Maybe it's a limitation in the effect budget.
Also:
PICARD: ...and because they have warp capabilities, the consequences to their society are minimal.
Still don't buy it. He's been in plenty of emotional situations before without becoming outright delusional about tactical capabilities.
I just don't buy that, because Jean-Luc has been in plenty of situations with ersatz children whom he loved just as much as he loves Jack, without it compromising his tactical judgment.
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