Spoilers Star Trek: Picard General Discussion Thread

[Yistaan]

Richter: As you know Admiral Picard, your former colleague Raffi Musiker is a drug addict and an alcoholic, in and out of rehab. How do you sleep at night knowing you constantly make real wine instead of going into the synthehol business?

Picard:

Richter: Oh I'm sorry, have I offended you? The only off-limits question was asking you why you left Starfleet. I'm not asking that, so I have no idea why you'd be mad.

 

[Tosk]

I don't know if I (we?) knew this before so sharing it just in case.

From Doug Drexler AMA on Reddit. Asked about designing the Titan-A.

I think I built the Titan model in record time. I recall that it was about a week. The reason was because originally the Stargazer was going to be the hero ship that would carry our crew through the season. We spent a good amount of time developing it. The Titan was a last minute change. We all gasped when the news came down, but we got it done.

Not that it shocks me, (what with the supposed very late change to what year it was set in as well) but it does help paint the picture of PIC's execution on season three.

Edit: Adding second Doug Drexler quote:

I agree that the Stargazer would have made a better hero ship. It's more muscular than the Titan, but I think dramatically titan probably worked better because Titan is more apt to get it's butt kicked, which puts our heroes in greater danger. Personally I don't see Titan making a good Enterprise. It's more of a mid-range starship. Enterprise should always be a cutting edge Flagship.

 

[Tomalak]

I wonder if Rios was ever intended to continue as captain in S3? Presumably not, as Shaw as an obstacle was essential to the drama in the first half of the season.

 

[Jayson Poorknees]

I think the actor might have wanted out. Which is why he stayed back in the past. I would have loved to seen some adventures of Captain Rios though.

 

[Danja]

Titan has an underdog quality that Stargazer lacked.

Stargazer defeating the Borg would've been anticlimactic ("Of course she did it. She's built to kick a%&!")

 

[The Gatekeeper]

I wonder if Rios was ever intended to continue as captain in S3? Presumably not, as Shaw as an obstacle was essential to the drama in the first half of the season.

Agreed, Rios would likely agree to Picard and Riker's request right away. Shaw was a necessary evil, if you will to create drama.