Star Trek Picard Season Three

I definitely agree that P3 was a love letter to TNG, especially ep. 10. Regardless of what anyone may think of the season, there's no denying the love of the material by the show runner.
 
Lando Calrissian watching the Picard S3 finale.
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*pengbuzz sits at Friendly's with his All-American Burger™, Fribble™ and fries. Contemplates the Bridge being off, the story being off and the ending being off*
 
BTW—the excellent score for this season has dropped on Apple Music and elsewhere.

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If this isn’t nominated for an Emmy for Best Original Dramatic Score, I’ll be shocked
 
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Totally agree, this was just a trip down memory lane, nothing new, just a rehash of previous episodes propped up with nostalgia. An attempt at reclaiming a modicum of fan goodwill after the mess of 2 previously divisive series of the Patrick Stewart vehicle.
 
Well…there was some story elements in the season, and certainly the finale, that are a standard part of the Secret Hideout era of Trek….

  • Earth / the galaxy in peril
  • A younger cast member with a secret power / destiny / part to play in the peril (“you’re special” storytelling that is a somewhat modern trope)
  • A HUGE armada of ships shooting an unreal amount of firepower
  • Picard rescuing the younger cast member via an “emotional pep talk” (this one included a hug).
  • A somewhat easy resolution of the peril (the “D”—a capital ship—manuevung into the Borg cube like a fighter entering Death Star II in ROTJ and the Borg Queen allowing Picard and company into the cube for no other reason than to foil her plans)
  • Loads of ‘member berries (this season certainly had the most)
Still, the other elements were superior to Kurtzman Trek with:
  • “Earned moments”
  • Genuine non-cringe humor
  • Starfleet behaving like Starfleet
  • Likeable and consistent characters—including the new characters.
  • They also redeemed characters that had been destroyed by the prior two seasons: 7 of 9, Picard, himself. Raffi even became tolerable once she started playing off of Worf.
  • No misguided attempts to shoehorn modern politics into the storyline

Time will tell if, over time, a sort of The Force Awakens POV develops regarding this season (initially loved then somewhat derided upon reflection). I think that will depend upon what comes after this series, if they choose to build upon it.
 
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renaissance_man said:

Totally agree, this was just a trip down memory lane, nothing new, just a rehash of previous episodes propped up with nostalgia. An attempt at reclaiming a modicum of fan goodwill after the mess of 2 previously divisive series of the Patrick Stewart vehicle.
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I disagree with this guy. He keeps saying, over and over, that this season was wholly unecessary.

He’s wrong—the first two disasterous seasons made this season necessary to redeem the characters.

Can you imagine if they left the story where it was at that end of season 2??
 
ALLEY said:
I disagree with this guy. He keeps saying, over and over, that this season was wholly unecessary.

He’s wrong—the first two disasterous seasons made this season necessary to redeem the characters.

Can you imagine if they left the story where it was at that end of season 2??
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Or would season 3 be so fondly received if we hadn't had the catastrophe that was the first 2 seasons? And I think season 3 isn't just about apologizing for the first 2 seasons of Picard, but also for Nemesis.
 
jts1031 said:
Or would season 3 be so fondly received if we hadn't had the catastrophe that was the first 2 seasons? And I think season 3 isn't just about apologizing for the first 2 seasons of Picard, but also for Nemesis.
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That certainly plays a part in the positive reception of season 3, I’m sure.
 
ALLEY said:
I disagree with this guy. He keeps saying, over and over, that this season was wholly unecessary.

He’s wrong—the first two disasterous seasons made this season necessary to redeem the characters.

Can you imagine if they left the story where it was at that end of season 2??
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In the context of the 1st and 2nd series it was.
 
ALLEY said:
Well…there was some story elements in the season, and certainly the finale, that were part of the Secret Hideout era of Trek….

  • Earth / the galaxy in peril
  • A younger cast member with a secret power / destiny / part to play in the peril (“your special” storytelling that is a somewhat modern trope)
  • A HUGE armada of ships shooting an unreal amount of firepower
  • Picard rescuing the younger cast member via an “emotional pep talk” (this one included a hug).
  • A somewhat easy resolution of the peril (the “D”—a capital ship—manuevung into the Borg cube like a fighter entering Death Star II in ROTJ and the Borg Queen allowing Picard and company into the cube for no other reason than to foil her plans)
  • Loads of ‘member berries (this season certainly had the most)
Still, the other elements were superior to Kurtzman Trek with:
  • “Earned moments”
  • Genuine non-cringe humor
  • Starfleet behaving like Starfleet
  • Likeable and consistent characters—including the new characters.
  • They also redeemed characters that had been destroyed by the prior two seasons: 7 of 9, Picard, himself. Raffi even became tolerable once she started playing off of Worf.
  • No misguided attempts to shoehorn modern politics into the storyline

Time will tell if, over time, a sort The Force Awakens POV develops regarding this season (initially loved then somewhat derided upon reflection). I think that will depend upon what comes after this series, if they choose to build upon it.
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Agree--especially Liam Shaw, who turned out to be a superbly drawn character. He really grew on me.

And I'm sure I'll get a lot of pushback for saying this, but I love what they did with Worf. He's always been good for a laugh (remember the prune juice?), and he had me in stitches this season. I just love that they grew him against the grain, yet kept the peacenik within the context of his warrior persona. "I have made some chamomile tea, do you take sugar?" is the best character opener I've seen in years.
 
asalaw said:
Agree--especially Liam Shaw, who turned out to be a superbly drawn character. He really grew on me.

And I'm sure I'll get a lot of pushback for saying this, but I love what they did with Worf. He's always been good for a laugh (remember the prune juice?), and he had me in stitches this season. I just love that they grew him against the grain, yet kept the peacenik within the context of his warrior persona. "I have made some chamomile tea, do you take sugar?" is the best character opener I've seen in years.
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Yeah, you have got to love Worf—he’s pretty much “The Orignal Drax The Destroyer”.
 
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asalaw said:
Agree--especially Liam Shaw, who turned out to be a superbly drawn character. He really grew on me.

And I'm sure I'll get a lot of pushback for saying this, but I love what they did with Worf. He's always been good for a laugh (remember the prune juice?), and he had me in stitches this season. I just love that they grew him against the grain, yet kept the peacenik within the context of his warrior persona. "I have made some chamomile tea, do you take sugar?" is the best character opener I've seen in years.
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"And I will make it a THREESOME!"
 
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