Picard (contains spoilers)

drofluf

Yes far better than I expected. 

Jez6345789

I do think Pat Stewart is back bringing his A-game and it looks to be a great story arc way better than I expected to.

Fretwired

LuttiS said:

Are they living in a Borg cube at the end?

Yes .. it's a Borg cube. This is a thread with a spoiler warning .. :-)

kuro

Thoroughly enjoyed that, watched it with a bit of relief that it was so good. It's also made me realise how much stuff I binge watch now though.

Cirrus

I quite like that some things are still one-a-week, because it means you can interleave them easily into a packed schedule of binge watching.

gubble

It was like welcoming back a friend you've not seen for years but despite the time that had passed it felt like you'd never been apart.

Except they've now moved onto Decaf tea........

darthed1981

Fretwired said:

LuttiS said:

Are they living in a Borg cube at the end?

Yes .. it's a Borg cube. This is a thread with a spoiler warning .. :-)

Will be very interesting how that pans out, given Picard's history with the Borg.

In the novel series, the Borg have by the new show's setting been removed from the galaxy through almost-literal Deus Ex Machina, however, they are unlikely to feel bound by this - maybe the collective is still out there?

The last we know from the show of the Borg is that Voyager destroyed their Transwarp network while returning to Earth, and killed the Queen (though she dies all the time).

No sign of Alice Krige on the cast list for THIS series of Picard though - maybe series two?

stickyfiddle

darthed1981 said:

No sign of Alice Krige on the cast list for THIS series of Picard though - maybe series two?

Honestly if she (or at least the character) is going to be in it I would expect them to move heaven and earth to keep it a secret. I don't mind if it ends up being the endgame after 2.5 seasons.

darthed1981

stickyfiddle said:

darthed1981 said:

No sign of Alice Krige on the cast list for THIS series of Picard though - maybe series two?

Honestly if she (or at least the character) is going to be in it I would expect them to move heaven and earth to keep it a secret. I don't mind if it ends up being the endgame after 2.5 seasons.

Would explain the synths going crazy wouldn't it...?

Fretwired

Someone else is rumoured to be back .. the was a sneak peek at his glove in a pic .. ;-)

Q

darthed1981

Fretwired said:

Someone else is rumoured to be back .. the was a sneak peek at his glove in a pic .. ;-)

Q

Five Queens suggest it...

EricTheWeary

Watched the first two with MrsTheWeary as she has the interest in this. 

If that vineyard is actually in France I’ll eat my beret. Poor dog with it’s clipped ears. 

That aside it’s thoughtful and complex and although I find much about the Star Trek franchise to be a bit hokey I found it interesting enough to ignore all those bits. Stewart is very watchable, I’d watch him read the phone book ( or holophone book as the writers of Picard think that putting the word holo in front of everything makes it sound more futuristic). 

Fretwired

Episode two was good .. its darker than TNG and the f-word wasn't necessary. Worth watching ..

Jalapeno

Ep 2 has a LOT of plot to keep up with - might rewatch it.

bbill335

i liked episode one, but two was just a load of cop show mystery babble and angry conversations.

"you were a good cop, Jean-Luc, but now you're too old! i can't put you back out on the streets"
"but chief i gotta lead! gimme a gun and a badge"

etc.

RandallFlagg

Just came across this clip of outtakes from the new Picard series.

I think this gives a real insight to the mindset of the cast & crew during filming. Interesting.

digitalscream

....aaand, as I suspected, episode 3 shows us exactly why two Romulan ex-secret-agents are working as "housekeepers" on Picard's vineyard.

One thing seems out of place is that the Federation appears to have turned into a matriarchy. Which seems rather odd, given everything else that's happened in the timeline (that we know about).

Jez6345789

Just watched number 3 and I am enjoying it. I do agree that setting the historical context with a feature-length opener gives you much better context as you move through the storyline rather than spending episode 3 backtracking through past events that shape the current narrative. maybe I just like my storylines linear LOL.

Do wish I could binge the whole season

Wolfetone

Watched three episodes so far and I am disappointed with the slow pace, lack of action, poor story line and most of all  Patrick Stewart's geriatric  acting.

Only Geri Ryan can rescue this now.

bbill335

Wolfetone said:

Watched three episodes so far and I am disappointed with the slow pace, lack of action, poor story line and most of all  Patrick Stewart's geriatric  acting.

Only Geri Ryan can rescue this now.

i think the writing/direction/whatever is just weak, with little care or understanding as to who Picard was and what he represented. every dialog scene (of which there have been too many!) feels like they only did one take or something. except the picard/data scenes in ep1, they were great.