Spoilers Star Trek: Picard | Countdown Comic #2

[picardjean-luc]

I know a lot of teenagers who are infatuated with the warrior culture.

Seven of Nine would eat him for breakfast. If he acts up, I picture her doing something along the lines of what Indiana Jones did in Raiders of the Lost Ark:

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(Of course, the phaser would be set to Stun. )

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I think Seven would've treated him the way she treated Icheb when they were on board the Voyager together:

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[DarKush]

Which people would then complain about if the writers of "Picard" chose to use them next season, but in different ways.

Kirsten Beyer knows what she's doing.

That's always a risk, for sure, but who knows, or can control, what people complain about? How much of an outcry was there that things didn't go quite the same way with Pike and the Enterprise crew in Discovery Season 2, as they did in David Mack's Desperate Hours novel? And did that completely stop anyone from enjoying either the novel or Discovery Season 2, or enough so that it hurt the ratings, subscription numbers, or even novel sales? I liked aspects of both. I preferred the novel's take on the Burnham-Spock relationship, whereas I liked the show's depiction of Pike better. I do wish the show had kept the friendship between Saru and Number One.

As a fan I would like to get a hint of where CBS All Access might envision where the TNG (etc.) characters would be at this time in galactic history, especially if for the moment there are no plans on using them at some point (and of course I understand that plans do change).

And while I've enjoyed some of Kirsten Beyer's writing for Voyager and also some of her work on Discovery (the show and the comics), I'm not assuming anything until I see the Picard show that she, or anyone else, involved with that show know what they are doing pertaining to that show.

 

[Markonian]

The Tal Shiar as an institution is most likely destroyed after Romulus destruction - although presumably some of its operatives and agents (including Elnor's parents) survived and are now living scattered across the galaxy as refugees. Whether they're still working as a single entity post the destruction or whether they're now divided into several factions each w/their own agenda is of course anyone's guess - my own guess it's the latter.

FWIW, the Tal Shiar becomes the only functioning institution of the Romulan Star Empire post-Hobus. Sela is Empress and rules through the Tal Shiar. Every military officer and ship is automatically Tal Shiar.

Following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the KGB pretty quickly reorganised into the new Russian intelligence service.

 

[Paul Weaver]

If nothing else, they could pad it with familiar characters that aren't going to be in the series but that fans might want to see what they've been up to, and also exposition to help set up the ST: Picard series.

I'm concerned about Geordi if Mars is attacked.

I'm wondering if we'll see (in the comic) Nog as captain of the Enterprise-E, and the ship is destroyed.

FWIW, the Tal Shiar becomes the only functioning institution of the Romulan Star Empire post-Hobus. Sela is Empress and rules through the Tal Shiar. Every military officer and ship is automatically Tal Shiar.

Do you have a copy of the script?

 

[DarKush]

I'm concerned about Geordi if Mars is attacked.

I'm wondering if we'll see (in the comic) Nog as captain of the Enterprise-E, and the ship is destroyed.



Do you have a copy of the script?

I like the idea of including Nog in the comic, or being mentioned on the show. Though not for captain of the Enterprise-E, F, etc. I think it would be cool if some nods were made to the DS9 Season 8 conjectural first episode from the What We Left Behind documentary,

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although with a different fate for Nog.

 

[NCC-73515]

Thanks much for reminding us about this . Wondering if we'll see the base again in Part 3 of the 'Countdown,' but most likely we won't be .

We might see it (or hear about it) in the show. Why is this sad? The Tal Shiar was always interesting.

 

[Sebastianus]

No

Just downloaded it from the Kindle store. IMO, it is a forgettable filler comic without much substance. Not much what could lead us to the premise of ST PIC.
Only interesting part is the ending which implies that there might be a romulan offensive, in wake of the impending supernova to destroy the federation. It appears that many romulans still think that the hobus event is a federation scheme to destroy the empire.

And maybe their allegations even hold some truth... This would be a cool premise for the show... Could also be the reason for releasing Countdown #3 after the premiere of the first Picard episode.

It's a hoax invented by the Chinese. ;-)