Spoilers Star Trek: Picard General Discussion Thread

[WarpFactorZ]

I'm stoked for this comic! Hope it has some grounding in canon, especially since it's written by Picard writers.

One question: Geordi is still only a commander, 20 years after Nemesis? Shouldn't he at least be Captain of Starship Design, or something like that?

The preview for Picard Countdown #1 is available HERE.

Spoiler: The comic

The mission to save Romulans occurs in 2386. Admiral Picard's ship is the USS Veritas, with the bridge of a Star Trek Online Odyssey-class. The Picard uniform we have seen is the standard duty uniform for the era, minus the gold trim. Geordi seems to be running Utopia Planitia Shipyards and is building vessels especially for the mission. Geordi has models of the Enterprise-E and -F in his office.

Spoiler: The comic

Is it stated somewhere that these are the Ent-E and F?

 

[Lord Garth]

One question: Geordi is still only a commander, 20 years after Nemesis? Shouldn't he at least be Captain of Starship Design, or something like that?

I think Commander is a terminal rank for most officers in Engineering. Scotty being promoted to Captain of Engineering was to emphasize how big of a deal the Excelsior was. And apparently it was, since it turned out to be backbone of Starfleet in the following century. Scotty wouldn't have just been the Captain of Engineering. To coin a phrase from Bill Clinton, he would've been building a bridge to the 24th Century.

I don't think what Geordi's doing is quite that. So that's my head canon for why he's still only a Commander. It's probably the rank most people in his track end up at, and no one thinks any differently of it. He'd probably have to switch to the command track if he wanted to go any higher, which would mean a red uniform.

 

[Jesse1066]

One question: Geordi is still only a commander, 20 years after Nemesis? Shouldn't he at least be Captain of Starship Design, or something like that?

This is just six years after Nemesis. We don't know what he's up to in 2399.

 

[The Old Mixer]

I think Commander is a terminal rank for most officers in Engineering.

Definitely not the case in the U.S. Navy...an engineering background is preferred for command of nuclear-powered vessels.

 

[Lorcan Kelly]

I wonder if that means Worf is the captain of the Enterprise with Geordi not on the ship. Mabye its even Beverly.

 

[Tuskin38]

Spoiler: The comic

Is it stated somewhere that these are the Ent-E and F?

No it isn’t.

Spoiler

Though I can't imagine Geordi having a Sovereign class model that isn't meant to be the Ent-E.

 

[rahullak]

S2E06: "Evolved Sensibilities"

 

[arch101]

Definitely not the case in the U.S. Navy...an engineering background is preferred for command of nuclear-powered vessels.

Surely you mean “nuclear-powered WESSELS”

 

[NCC-73515]

Captain Geordi commanded the USS Challenger in a different timeline

 

[Lord Garth]

S2E06: "Evolved Sensibilities"

Lily's descendant makes a guest appearance.

 

[DaveyNY]

S2E10... "Quite Simply..., the End"

 

[Tuskin38]

I haven’t seen this posted yet

https://twitter.com/cbstvstudios/status/1198325174451372032?s=21

 

[Galaxy]

I haven’t seen this posted yet

https://twitter.com/cbstvstudios/status/1198325174451372032?s=21

I agree with the some of comments in that twitter feed. That was an odd one to release, with the generic sword fighting theme.

 

[eschaton]

I agree with the some of comments in that twitter feed. That was an odd one to release, with the generic sword fighting theme.

I'm hoping they'll release one for each of the characters, though a lot of them seem less "action" driven.

 

[Tuskin38]

Well honour blades were part of Romulan history in the novels, maybe they adopting some of that?

 

[DaveyNY]

Romulan Jedi

 

[Lord Garth]

TOS to TNG --> Klingons go from "bad" to "good"
TNG to PIC --> Romulans go from "bad" to "good"

Romulan Jedi vanquish the Romulan Sith.

 

[Tuskin38]

Startrek.com has an extra page for their preview for Countdown #1

Spoiler

it confirms that Picard's mission is connected to the supernova, mentioning it is at least a year away.
https://ca.startrek.com/gallery/pre...-countdown-1/star-trek-picard-countdown-1-506

Riker and Deanna are still on the Titan as of 2386, and implies the Enterprise-E is under a new captain. And another shot of the Odyssey Class bridge

 

[StewMc]

Startrek.com has an extra page for their preview for Countdown #1

Spoiler

it confirms that Picard's mission is connected to the supernova, mentioning it is at least a year away.
https://ca.startrek.com/gallery/pre...-countdown-1/star-trek-picard-countdown-1-506

Riker and Deanna are still on the Titan as of 2386, and implies the Enterprise-E is under a new captain. And another shot of the Odyssey Class bridge

Looks like it’s actually 2385, the prologue with the Romulans on the vineyard is 2386 then there’s a “one year earlier” caption. Which ties in with the “Fourteen years ago, today” voiceover in the first teaser trailer.

 

[Timelord79 (he/him)]

Startrek.com has an extra page for their preview for Countdown #1

Spoiler

it confirms that Picard's mission is connected to the supernova, mentioning it is at least a year away.
https://ca.startrek.com/gallery/pre...-countdown-1/star-trek-picard-countdown-1-506

Riker and Deanna are still on the Titan as of 2386, and implies the Enterprise-E is under a new captain. And another shot of the Odyssey Class bridge

wait, the STO Odyssey class is possibly canon? That would mean an Enterprise-F!