Thoughts on Picard S3 E3
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amado1This was simultaneously the best episode of the season and the worst episode of Star Trek I've ever seen...
The good:
Fantastic performances from Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes. Gates McFadden and Ed Speelers were fine, but not phenomenal -- not objectionable either. Michael Dorn was a bane to my soul.
Pitch-perfect, very satisfying dialogue on Picard's end during the Picard/Beverly argument. I was really pleasantly surprised by everything Picard said here, and Patrick's delivery made it 10 times better.
The sweet, heart-aching hints of angst revolving around Thad Riker's death -- Frakes' expressions and particularly his voice acting were great here, both when telling the story of how Thad almost died in childbirth and later, when discussing his family with Jack.
"Do you have a family, Riker?"
"Please, feel free to call me Captain."
WORF. God, Worf! Worf was this episode's saving grace! Perfectly in-character so far (maybe because his scenes are strictly humorous), with great chemistry between him and Raffi (hopefully as friends, but I wouldn't mind a relationship between them).
Hurt/comfort for Shaw -- the life-threatening injury, internal bleeding, and the way Jack held his hand. I'll circle back to this in "The Bad" portion, because it also pissed me off.
That shining moment of competence in the middle, when Riker takes command and immediately devises an unorthodox combat method, which Jean-Luc carries out with all the smoothness of two men who work extraordinarily well together and no each other VERY well.
"Fearful of loss" -- I'll circle back to this in more detail. There were tiny nuggets that I liked here, and massive bile-soaked chunks that I hated.
ETA: I did not in fact circle back, so I'll just say it here. At the end of Riker and Picard's big fight-or-flight argument, Picard accuses Riker of being fearful of loss after the death of his son -- too afraid to take chances and risk the lives of his crew. This obviously crosses a line for Riker. I like the IDEA. I would love to see it in an angst fic, really delved into. But I don't think the necessary effort was put into the writing here to make it work. For casual viewers, they aren't likely to even remember that Thad is dead, or how he died: Riker starts off telling us that Thad had a hard childbirth, but we see that he made it through; then the next thing we know, Riker is telling Jack he has a wife and daughter, and had a son; and then Picard is calling Riker fearful of loss.
If this were building up to a first-time reveal that Thad died as a teenager, that would be different. But Thad's death was revealed in S1, and I doubt they're going to rehash it in detail, just like I doubt most casual reviewers remember that tidbit from years ago, during Riker's single cameo episode.
So to recap: I'm totally fine with the idea of an older, grieving dad!Riker becoming more cautious, even fearful, in battle. They put a lot of dignity into Riker here, and Frakes' performance is great, so he doesn't come across as cowardly -- maybe a bit too "soft" in Picard's eyes, that's all. What ruined it for me was the lack of proper build-up AND the lack of competence and respectability in Riker and Picard throughout the entire argument. They come across as squabbling children who have no business being in charge of a lemonade stand, let alone a starship.
The bad:
Oh my god. I'm gonna explode! First of all, I started watching this episode at 9:30 p.m. last night and didn't finish it until after midnight because my roommate and I kept pausing to rant, rest, and recover. I'll keep this brief and outline three major issues I had: character assassination, incompetence, and writing quality.
Character Assassination:
#NotMyBeverly T__T
Girl what. Her side of the argument was incomprehensible. In this episode, Picard and Beverly hash it out over WHY Beverly went missing for 20 years and never bothered to tell Jean-Luc that he had a son. Her reasoning is ... strained. Jean-Luc has enemies all over the galaxy (he does?! Since when???! this man's been in retirement at his vineyard for like, 15 of those 20 years!). He's constantly fielding attempts on his life and worse, he loves it, and since she knows his own dad sucked, she assumed Jean-Luc would continue getting himself in danger ... and their baby too, by extension.
Picard gives a lovely but pointless take-down of this argument (see "The Good") where he rightly points out that it was wrong for Beverly to judge him based on his dad, and that he was vulnerable when he told her about that, and it wasn't right for her to take that info and use it like this. Plus, she never gave him the option to make a choice for himself! it's a great scene for PICARD, but it quickly devolves, because when Picard learns that his son had the option to visit him and never took it, he becomes sullen and almost refuses to visit Jack in sickbay as he's dying!
#NotMyPicardEither T___T
Riker comes off the best in this episode but still has at least one huge moment of WTF NO. For me, this was at the very end of the episode, when Riker orders Picard off his bridge and says -- in front of his whole bridge crew! -- "You just killed us all." Sir, you are the captain of this ship! What are you doing?? Where's your sense of responsibility? Yes, Picard CONVINCED you to attack, and yes, that attack backfired. But you're the one who gave the order! You're the captain! AND YOUR BRIDGE CREW IS LISTENING! Why would you say "aw fuck we're so dead".
Picard's insistence on fighting is another element that imo feeds into character assassination. A good chunk of the episode is taken up by Vadic (the bad guy) chasing Riker's ship (the Titan) through a nebula. Vadic's ship is incredibly well-armed and the Titan is no match for her, so Riker insists they run and hide, even though it's been shown that running and hiding doesn't work. Picard insists they fight, even though it's been shown that fighting doesn't work!
I'll dig into this more during the Writing Quality and Incompetence sections, but why the hell would Picard insist on fighting? We've only seen him act like that when it comes to the Borg. Picard's a Starfleet officer! Peace is his prerogative, and he has no idea who Vadic is or why she's chasing them! Diplomacy is his specialty! He should be talking to her and to Jack, trying to figure out what the conflict is so he can resolve it! Waghhh.
Okay, one other note on character assassination: This didn't bother me personally, but I saw a lot of people online take issue with the Riker/Troi scene. Riker is in a bar, just after his son Thad's birth, having whiskey and cigars with Picard -- when Troi calls and reveals that she's been taking care of Thad alone, and that Thad has just projectile vomited all over the place while Riker has fun with his pals. Set to paper, this does sound wildly out of character for Riker -- it's hard to believe the guy from TNG from leave his wife alone with a sick baby immediately after giving birth, just to go drinking. But the tone of the scene was light-hearted and teasing, so it seemed to me more like Troi encouraged him to go see Picard, and then called, amused, when he lost track of time.
(I will interpret everything in the kindest light possible to wring some enjoyment out of this show)
Incompetence:
There...it was...it was just everywhere T__T Where do I begin?
First thing that comes to mind: Shaw's internal bleeding. The medscanner doesn't show it, and the Titan's CMO doesn't think to check for it, even though it's obvious Shaw is close to death, she KNOWS he was just in a concussive blast, and the scanners aren't showing any reason for his seizing/trouble breathing. Girl. What.
Next up: Riker and Picard, as I promised, and their "let's fight!" "no, let's run!" argument. This argument lasts ALL EPISODE LONG. Neither of them puts forth a single concrete tactic. It's literally just, "Hey, I know we don't have the weapons to fight, and I have literally ZERO creative ideas to make it work, but let's fight!" and "Hey, I know running is futile because the Shrike keeps finding us anyway, and I have literally ZERO creative ideas on how to mask our escape, but let's run!"
(Listen, there are plenty of problems with the writing in Timothy Zahn's space battle stories, but the competence and intelligence he grants to both sides.... that's a gift I took for granted. I'm a firm believer that you should write both sides of a battle as intelligent, competent, creative. There is no fun in watching an intelligent hero defeat a bumbling villain. And there's no fun, either, in watching incompetent heroes fumble their way to a victory. In this case, the writers clearly NEEDED Picard and Riker to fail so they could get to the next plot point. Okay, fine. But give them something creative and intelligent to do in the meantime. Let them fail in admirable ways that SHOW us their competence, that show us why they're respected. They should be coming up with solutions that excite the audience and then ramp up our tension when they don't work!)
You know, like, here's a real example: Riker breaks free of the nebula. He orders his ship to jump to warp speed. The Shrike appears behind them and fires up a strange unknown weapon. The weapon creates a portal directly in front of the Titan just as they get to warp. They go through the portal, and it spits them back out... right in front of the Shrike, like sitting ducks. So what does Riker do?
The exact same thing. With the exact same result. And he may even try it a third time, but I blocked out the rest of that scene for my own sanity.
Possibly the worst part of the incompetence on this episode, though:
Throughout the whole episode, the Titan is being trailed through a nebula by the Shrike. The nebula obscures all sensors. The ships can't see each other. Yet somehow, the Shrike keeps finding the Titan anyway! I think it's past the halfway point when Jack Crusher sees a literal blood trail on the floor (left behind by Captain Shaw) and realizes the Titan must be leaving some kind of trail for the Shrike to follow.
...Does that paragraph make you feel like you're having a stroke? Because that's how I felt watching the show. OF COURSE Y'ALL ARE LEAVING A TRAIL. Why does that need to be ~revealed~?! You revealed that in Scene 1 when the Shrike somehow followed you through the nebula! Again! And again! Aughghghgh this killed me. And speaking of Shaw...
Okay, actually, let's dive into Part 3.
Writing Quality:
Shaw's injury! This is such a minor aspect, but it bugged the hell out of me. Shaw is caught in an explosion and appears to suffer only minor wounds. He gets to his feet and snarls at Riker -- something petty, like "You got us into this mess, you can get us out" and cedes command of his ship to Riker, someone he clearly has no respect for or trust in. This surprised me on the first watch. It didn't fit with Shaw's character imo -- he's controlling, bullying, uptight, very possessive of his ship. He gets slammed to the floor and suddenly he's like "Fuck it, hey, guy I hate!! Stupid guy!! You take charge!"
It was only later, when we saw Shaw in medbay, that I realized Shaw's injuries were supposed to be life-threatening. It's just... there was no indication of this in the show! We saw that he WAS injured, but he seemed perfectly stable, he could speak and stand, he could walk away. None of the extras helping him showed any sense of urgency. A simple throwaway line here would have been great -- something as easy as, "Captain, you HAVE to get to sickbay!" while focusing on his wounds.
Because we DON'T have that, Shaw comes across as extra petulant and incompetent himself. I'm salty about this because I liked Shaw, and I should have loved the hurt/comfort scene in sickbay, but it was ...eh. i felt nothing. 😐
Okay, Beverly:
Obviously, there's no good reason for Beverly to take off for 20 years and not tell Picard they had a son. There's no way I can think of to wrangle that so that it's in-character. The show makes a half-hearted attempt but the internal logic just doesn't work. I think I saw someone on Tumblr suggest an alternative dramatic impetus for the show: the crew of the Enterprise gets back together once a year to catch up and see each other's families. One year, Beverly is a no-call no-show, and Picard and the rest of his buddies have to figure out why.
I like that much better. It doesn't involve a secret son, but it's easy to work one into the mix if it's really necessary (it isn't). I think one key factor, though, is that the son would have to be a surprise to Beverly too! Or at least, a new development. A clone of Jack, maybe, or cobbled together via Picard's DNA in some half-unwilling experiment, or...
Okay, the fight-vs.-run thing:
This argument takes up MOST of the episode without Picard or Riker ever presenting an intelligent option. Evil. Evil of this show to put me through that. Unhinged and unkind behavior. Permanently damaging to my soul. With neither of them putting forth ANY viable solutions, they come across as incredibly inexperienced ensigns getting into a cat-fight.
WORSE THAN THAT:
The sabotage!! God!!
Jack realizes the Titan is leaving a trial for the Shrike to follow. he investigated. He discovers - gasp - there's a saboteur on the Titan! Someone is leaking (technobabble) from Engineering! The Shrike is tracking them via this trail!! Who could the saboteur be?
Me: "Ooh, I suppose it's Shaw? That's actually interesting! Why would he sabotage his own ship? Does he actually know Vadic? Does she have something on him? That mention last episode about his psych profile--"
The show, immediately: "No, the saboteurs are actually Vadic's crew!"
Me: "...what"
The show: "Vadic's crew! Remember how she has Changelings in her crew?"
Me: "Yeah..."
The show: "No you don't! This is new info!"
Me: "What? You established that at the start of Episode 2--"
The show: "No we didn't!! They're Changelings! And they snuck onboard somehow!"
Me: "How?"
The show: "Somehow! And they sabotaged the ship by leaking this technobabble! A subtle method the bridge crew wouldn't notice if not for Jack, enabling Vadic to tail them!"
Me: "....but if they're onboard, and they have access to Jack, why didn't they just beam him out? They want JACK, not the Titan, right? They can just take him."
The show: ....
Me: "Or let's assume the transporter won't work because they're so close to the nebula, or because the Titan's shields won't allow it. Whatever. Why sabotage the ship in such a subtle way? Why not simply disable the engines? They're IN engineering. There's no reason they can't do that."
The show: .....
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The good:
Fantastic performances from Patrick Stewart and Jonathan Frakes. Gates McFadden and Ed Speelers were fine, but not phenomenal -- not objectionable either. Michael Dorn was a bane to my soul.
Pitch-perfect, very satisfying dialogue on Picard's end during the Picard/Beverly argument. I was really pleasantly surprised by everything Picard said here, and Patrick's delivery made it 10 times better.
The sweet, heart-aching hints of angst revolving around Thad Riker's death -- Frakes' expressions and particularly his voice acting were great here, both when telling the story of how Thad almost died in childbirth and later, when discussing his family with Jack.
"Do you have a family, Riker?"
"Please, feel free to call me Captain."
WORF. God, Worf! Worf was this episode's saving grace! Perfectly in-character so far (maybe because his scenes are strictly humorous), with great chemistry between him and Raffi (hopefully as friends, but I wouldn't mind a relationship between them).
Hurt/comfort for Shaw -- the life-threatening injury, internal bleeding, and the way Jack held his hand. I'll circle back to this in "The Bad" portion, because it also pissed me off.
That shining moment of competence in the middle, when Riker takes command and immediately devises an unorthodox combat method, which Jean-Luc carries out with all the smoothness of two men who work extraordinarily well together and no each other VERY well.
"Fearful of loss" -- I'll circle back to this in more detail. There were tiny nuggets that I liked here, and massive bile-soaked chunks that I hated.
ETA: I did not in fact circle back, so I'll just say it here. At the end of Riker and Picard's big fight-or-flight argument, Picard accuses Riker of being fearful of loss after the death of his son -- too afraid to take chances and risk the lives of his crew. This obviously crosses a line for Riker. I like the IDEA. I would love to see it in an angst fic, really delved into. But I don't think the necessary effort was put into the writing here to make it work. For casual viewers, they aren't likely to even remember that Thad is dead, or how he died: Riker starts off telling us that Thad had a hard childbirth, but we see that he made it through; then the next thing we know, Riker is telling Jack he has a wife and daughter, and had a son; and then Picard is calling Riker fearful of loss.
If this were building up to a first-time reveal that Thad died as a teenager, that would be different. But Thad's death was revealed in S1, and I doubt they're going to rehash it in detail, just like I doubt most casual reviewers remember that tidbit from years ago, during Riker's single cameo episode.
So to recap: I'm totally fine with the idea of an older, grieving dad!Riker becoming more cautious, even fearful, in battle. They put a lot of dignity into Riker here, and Frakes' performance is great, so he doesn't come across as cowardly -- maybe a bit too "soft" in Picard's eyes, that's all. What ruined it for me was the lack of proper build-up AND the lack of competence and respectability in Riker and Picard throughout the entire argument. They come across as squabbling children who have no business being in charge of a lemonade stand, let alone a starship.
The bad:
Oh my god. I'm gonna explode! First of all, I started watching this episode at 9:30 p.m. last night and didn't finish it until after midnight because my roommate and I kept pausing to rant, rest, and recover. I'll keep this brief and outline three major issues I had: character assassination, incompetence, and writing quality.
Character Assassination:
#NotMyBeverly T__T
Girl what. Her side of the argument was incomprehensible. In this episode, Picard and Beverly hash it out over WHY Beverly went missing for 20 years and never bothered to tell Jean-Luc that he had a son. Her reasoning is ... strained. Jean-Luc has enemies all over the galaxy (he does?! Since when???! this man's been in retirement at his vineyard for like, 15 of those 20 years!). He's constantly fielding attempts on his life and worse, he loves it, and since she knows his own dad sucked, she assumed Jean-Luc would continue getting himself in danger ... and their baby too, by extension.
Picard gives a lovely but pointless take-down of this argument (see "The Good") where he rightly points out that it was wrong for Beverly to judge him based on his dad, and that he was vulnerable when he told her about that, and it wasn't right for her to take that info and use it like this. Plus, she never gave him the option to make a choice for himself! it's a great scene for PICARD, but it quickly devolves, because when Picard learns that his son had the option to visit him and never took it, he becomes sullen and almost refuses to visit Jack in sickbay as he's dying!
#NotMyPicardEither T___T
Riker comes off the best in this episode but still has at least one huge moment of WTF NO. For me, this was at the very end of the episode, when Riker orders Picard off his bridge and says -- in front of his whole bridge crew! -- "You just killed us all." Sir, you are the captain of this ship! What are you doing?? Where's your sense of responsibility? Yes, Picard CONVINCED you to attack, and yes, that attack backfired. But you're the one who gave the order! You're the captain! AND YOUR BRIDGE CREW IS LISTENING! Why would you say "aw fuck we're so dead".
Picard's insistence on fighting is another element that imo feeds into character assassination. A good chunk of the episode is taken up by Vadic (the bad guy) chasing Riker's ship (the Titan) through a nebula. Vadic's ship is incredibly well-armed and the Titan is no match for her, so Riker insists they run and hide, even though it's been shown that running and hiding doesn't work. Picard insists they fight, even though it's been shown that fighting doesn't work!
I'll dig into this more during the Writing Quality and Incompetence sections, but why the hell would Picard insist on fighting? We've only seen him act like that when it comes to the Borg. Picard's a Starfleet officer! Peace is his prerogative, and he has no idea who Vadic is or why she's chasing them! Diplomacy is his specialty! He should be talking to her and to Jack, trying to figure out what the conflict is so he can resolve it! Waghhh.
Okay, one other note on character assassination: This didn't bother me personally, but I saw a lot of people online take issue with the Riker/Troi scene. Riker is in a bar, just after his son Thad's birth, having whiskey and cigars with Picard -- when Troi calls and reveals that she's been taking care of Thad alone, and that Thad has just projectile vomited all over the place while Riker has fun with his pals. Set to paper, this does sound wildly out of character for Riker -- it's hard to believe the guy from TNG from leave his wife alone with a sick baby immediately after giving birth, just to go drinking. But the tone of the scene was light-hearted and teasing, so it seemed to me more like Troi encouraged him to go see Picard, and then called, amused, when he lost track of time.
(I will interpret everything in the kindest light possible to wring some enjoyment out of this show)
Incompetence:
There...it was...it was just everywhere T__T Where do I begin?
First thing that comes to mind: Shaw's internal bleeding. The medscanner doesn't show it, and the Titan's CMO doesn't think to check for it, even though it's obvious Shaw is close to death, she KNOWS he was just in a concussive blast, and the scanners aren't showing any reason for his seizing/trouble breathing. Girl. What.
Next up: Riker and Picard, as I promised, and their "let's fight!" "no, let's run!" argument. This argument lasts ALL EPISODE LONG. Neither of them puts forth a single concrete tactic. It's literally just, "Hey, I know we don't have the weapons to fight, and I have literally ZERO creative ideas to make it work, but let's fight!" and "Hey, I know running is futile because the Shrike keeps finding us anyway, and I have literally ZERO creative ideas on how to mask our escape, but let's run!"
(Listen, there are plenty of problems with the writing in Timothy Zahn's space battle stories, but the competence and intelligence he grants to both sides.... that's a gift I took for granted. I'm a firm believer that you should write both sides of a battle as intelligent, competent, creative. There is no fun in watching an intelligent hero defeat a bumbling villain. And there's no fun, either, in watching incompetent heroes fumble their way to a victory. In this case, the writers clearly NEEDED Picard and Riker to fail so they could get to the next plot point. Okay, fine. But give them something creative and intelligent to do in the meantime. Let them fail in admirable ways that SHOW us their competence, that show us why they're respected. They should be coming up with solutions that excite the audience and then ramp up our tension when they don't work!)
You know, like, here's a real example: Riker breaks free of the nebula. He orders his ship to jump to warp speed. The Shrike appears behind them and fires up a strange unknown weapon. The weapon creates a portal directly in front of the Titan just as they get to warp. They go through the portal, and it spits them back out... right in front of the Shrike, like sitting ducks. So what does Riker do?
The exact same thing. With the exact same result. And he may even try it a third time, but I blocked out the rest of that scene for my own sanity.
Possibly the worst part of the incompetence on this episode, though:
Throughout the whole episode, the Titan is being trailed through a nebula by the Shrike. The nebula obscures all sensors. The ships can't see each other. Yet somehow, the Shrike keeps finding the Titan anyway! I think it's past the halfway point when Jack Crusher sees a literal blood trail on the floor (left behind by Captain Shaw) and realizes the Titan must be leaving some kind of trail for the Shrike to follow.
...Does that paragraph make you feel like you're having a stroke? Because that's how I felt watching the show. OF COURSE Y'ALL ARE LEAVING A TRAIL. Why does that need to be ~revealed~?! You revealed that in Scene 1 when the Shrike somehow followed you through the nebula! Again! And again! Aughghghgh this killed me. And speaking of Shaw...
Okay, actually, let's dive into Part 3.
Writing Quality:
Shaw's injury! This is such a minor aspect, but it bugged the hell out of me. Shaw is caught in an explosion and appears to suffer only minor wounds. He gets to his feet and snarls at Riker -- something petty, like "You got us into this mess, you can get us out" and cedes command of his ship to Riker, someone he clearly has no respect for or trust in. This surprised me on the first watch. It didn't fit with Shaw's character imo -- he's controlling, bullying, uptight, very possessive of his ship. He gets slammed to the floor and suddenly he's like "Fuck it, hey, guy I hate!! Stupid guy!! You take charge!"
It was only later, when we saw Shaw in medbay, that I realized Shaw's injuries were supposed to be life-threatening. It's just... there was no indication of this in the show! We saw that he WAS injured, but he seemed perfectly stable, he could speak and stand, he could walk away. None of the extras helping him showed any sense of urgency. A simple throwaway line here would have been great -- something as easy as, "Captain, you HAVE to get to sickbay!" while focusing on his wounds.
Because we DON'T have that, Shaw comes across as extra petulant and incompetent himself. I'm salty about this because I liked Shaw, and I should have loved the hurt/comfort scene in sickbay, but it was ...eh. i felt nothing. 😐
Okay, Beverly:
Obviously, there's no good reason for Beverly to take off for 20 years and not tell Picard they had a son. There's no way I can think of to wrangle that so that it's in-character. The show makes a half-hearted attempt but the internal logic just doesn't work. I think I saw someone on Tumblr suggest an alternative dramatic impetus for the show: the crew of the Enterprise gets back together once a year to catch up and see each other's families. One year, Beverly is a no-call no-show, and Picard and the rest of his buddies have to figure out why.
I like that much better. It doesn't involve a secret son, but it's easy to work one into the mix if it's really necessary (it isn't). I think one key factor, though, is that the son would have to be a surprise to Beverly too! Or at least, a new development. A clone of Jack, maybe, or cobbled together via Picard's DNA in some half-unwilling experiment, or...
Okay, the fight-vs.-run thing:
This argument takes up MOST of the episode without Picard or Riker ever presenting an intelligent option. Evil. Evil of this show to put me through that. Unhinged and unkind behavior. Permanently damaging to my soul. With neither of them putting forth ANY viable solutions, they come across as incredibly inexperienced ensigns getting into a cat-fight.
WORSE THAN THAT:
The sabotage!! God!!
Jack realizes the Titan is leaving a trial for the Shrike to follow. he investigated. He discovers - gasp - there's a saboteur on the Titan! Someone is leaking (technobabble) from Engineering! The Shrike is tracking them via this trail!! Who could the saboteur be?
Me: "Ooh, I suppose it's Shaw? That's actually interesting! Why would he sabotage his own ship? Does he actually know Vadic? Does she have something on him? That mention last episode about his psych profile--"
The show, immediately: "No, the saboteurs are actually Vadic's crew!"
Me: "...what"
The show: "Vadic's crew! Remember how she has Changelings in her crew?"
Me: "Yeah..."
The show: "No you don't! This is new info!"
Me: "What? You established that at the start of Episode 2--"
The show: "No we didn't!! They're Changelings! And they snuck onboard somehow!"
Me: "How?"
The show: "Somehow! And they sabotaged the ship by leaking this technobabble! A subtle method the bridge crew wouldn't notice if not for Jack, enabling Vadic to tail them!"
Me: "....but if they're onboard, and they have access to Jack, why didn't they just beam him out? They want JACK, not the Titan, right? They can just take him."
The show: ....
Me: "Or let's assume the transporter won't work because they're so close to the nebula, or because the Titan's shields won't allow it. Whatever. Why sabotage the ship in such a subtle way? Why not simply disable the engines? They're IN engineering. There's no reason they can't do that."
The show: .....
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Date: 2023-03-04 12:53 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2023-03-04 02:32 am (UTC)XD Oh no.
I haven't been reading all your posts on ST: Picard, I think partly because I keep thinking maybe I don't want spoilers because maybe I'll watch it someday, but every time I do read one of your posts that seems less and less likely. XD It's good to hear the main TNG actors are still doing their best, at least...
OF COURSE Y'ALL ARE LEAVING A TRAIL. Why does that need to be ~revealed~?!
Hah, this sounds like something they would have done in TOS, and it would have been hilarious even then, but it just seems so much worse when they're still doing stuff like that in 2023 for god's sake. Though I would have thought the mystery was "how is their ship detecting/following any kind of trail inside a nebula," not "how/why is our ship leaving a trail at all"...
Why not simply disable the engines? They're IN engineering. There's no reason they can't do that.
Oh my god. XDDD
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Date: 2023-03-04 06:54 pm (UTC)