Picard (contains spoilers)

BluesLover

Oh, deep joy, another underlit episode. Switch some chuffing lights on!

nero1701

I think the steams gone!!

darthed1981

I thought the revelation that...

Starfleet, or probably section 31, brutally tortured and experimented on the changeling's like some kind of Nazis during the Dominion War and got away with it is a nice buy in to the first season theme of Picard that there are some things gone a bit rotten in the early 25th century Starfleet, partly as a result of the Federation's status as bloodied but victorious and now unchallenged victors of the Dominion War and their conflict with the Borg...

However - did anyone else pick up on the slight factual error?

Vadic said a changeling stole the cure to the biological plague infecting the changelings from Section 31... he didn't... Odo had the cure stolen on his behalf by his friends O'Brien and Bashir, with tacit support from Starfleet captain/occasional god Ben Sisko...

I wonder if Miles O'Brien might turn up to set Vadic straight?

Either way... looks like a change of side by Vadic might be being set up here.  Her changelings seem to be under the control of her hand monster...

Which of course brings up... Who is the hand monster? Who is Jack Crusher? Why do I think we can't have quite as nostalgic a season for TNG as this is without the Borg ( the proper Borg, not the cuddly Jurati Borg)...

stickyfiddle

Another great episode but I can't deal with these cliffhangers every week. It feels like a hangover from binging boxsets & Netflix that isn't necessary if you're putting it out weekly. 

Rabs

stickyfiddle said:

Another great episode but I can't deal with these cliffhangers every week. It feels like a hangover from binging boxsets & Netflix that isn't necessary if you're putting it out weekly. 

Last week I watched two at once it was so great at the end of the first episode knowing I had another to watch..  Im gonna try and not watch the next three till I can watch them all at once.

stickyfiddle

Rabs said:

stickyfiddle said:

Another great episode but I can't deal with these cliffhangers every week. It feels like a hangover from binging boxsets & Netflix that isn't necessary if you're putting it out weekly. 

Last week I watched two at once it was so great at the end of the first episode knowing I had another to watch..  Im gonna try and not watch the next three till I can watch them all at once.

I'm on holibobs when the last one airs. No idea what I'm going to do - I don't want to wait that long!! 

darthed1981

Haha

Take that Vadic you nasty changeling bitch...

There was me feeling sorry for you last week and you murder all those brave Starfleet kids...

nero1701

I'm stuck on a family holiday....prime doesn't work..

stickyfiddle

I know what's behind the red door!!

stickyfiddle

EVERYONE BE AWARE THERE ARE VERY SPOILERY IMAGES FLOATING AROUND THE INTERNET

I WON'T POST LINKS HERE BUT DON'T GO NEAR ANY NEWS FOR A DAY OR 2... 

darthed1981

stickyfiddle said:

EVERYONE BE AWARE THERE ARE VERY SPOILERY IMAGES FLOATING AROUND THE INTERNET

I WON'T POST LINKS HERE BUT DON'T GO NEAR ANY NEWS FOR A DAY OR 2... 

Thanks - it's going to be a rather long week!

stickyfiddle

Yeah, I feel that... 

dazzajl

I’m a little pouty we’re not getting this 

https://intl.startrek.com/news/the-epic-series-finale-of-star-trek-picard-is-coming-to-imax?amp

digitalscream

OK, there's some sketchy woo-woo hand-wavey stuff in episode 9, but...the whole thing's worth it for one line from Data.

stickyfiddle

I am 5 hours away from being able to watch. It's gonna be a long day... 

digitalscream

stickyfiddle said:

I am 5 hours away from being able to watch. It's gonna be a long day... 

You have my sympathies, sir.

By way of forewarning, though, make sure you keep any liquids away from keyboards around two-thirds in. You'll know it when you hear it.

stickyfiddle

lol I may have piece of toast but will stay awake from drinks!  

stickyfiddle

FUCK YES

Somehow it keeps getting better

dazzajl

Trying to decide if I have the will power to stay away from this weeks and run the last two together???

stickyfiddle

dazzajl said:

Trying to decide if I have the will power to stay away from this weeks and run the last two together???

I didn't even consider it, but I wouldn't considering you'll never escape spoilers from this week for a whole week.