Star Trek: Picard

i enjoyed the injoke of raffi living at the foot of vasquez rocks, where kirk famously fought the gorn (and evil bill and ted totally murdered good bill and ted)

also: HUGH ffs

not sure that raffi is a worse actress than the synth twins

feel like nothing really happened in this one; also disappointed that orla brady is being left behind

btw was there supposed to be a lil romulan incest thing going on?

in other disappointments news: my "pooka pig style" post didn't get the rave response it deserved

displeased vaping still exists in 24th century.

Beat me to it.

feel like nothing really happened in this one; also disappointed that orla brady is being left behind

Times two.

It's almost touching that they've carried over the odd-numbered curse to this series.

Food for thought: synthetic life (i.e. androids) are banned, but AI holograms are OK?

I was kind of annoyed that Rios's ship is as skeleton as it gets (I guess that'w what the EHs are for) but surely having two former Tal Shiar would be beneficial?

Rios's ship is as skeleton as it gets

except that it seems huge and empty

Dammit I meant crew. As in there are none. (Holograms don't count.)

but there are so many of them!

lol at the borg guy being like "You're kind of a know-it-all, aren't you?"

and is Rios romantically involved with his hologram?

hey it’s sex with someone he loves amirite

(credit w**dy all*n obv)

I’m anxious for Pikard’s recipe for a coffee cake

probably makes it with earl grey like the sociopath he is

go easy

Okay tonight was awesome. And next week's looks INSANE.

btw was there supposed to be a lil romulan incest thing going on?

Game of Romulan Thrones

if picard really liked children the satirical-historical romp through the absurdities of 17th century france that he brought them as a present would be the one written by data IMO

its called BUNS BUNS BUNS iirc

over/under on number of different rios holograms?

the shard of glass or whatever that tumbles through the opening credits - is it the same shape as the (as yet unexplained) metal shard that rios has embedded in his shoulder in his first scene or am i nuts

"captain we need to get you out of there!"
"no i have several very long scenes of excruciatingly tiresome face-to-face exposition! picard out!"

I can't remember, is there any indication in TNG that Picard had a brain anomaly before he was Locutus? I keep thinking that something is going to come of that

over/under on number of different rios holograms?

hologram can't pick up a laser gun and start blastin

or wait, can they? how do holodeck physics work in star trek world anyway?

they have hard light holograms like the Voyager doctor

I can't remember, is there any indication in TNG that Picard had a brain anomaly before he was Locutus? I keep thinking that something is going to come of that

also: enigmas assemble! was a bit of a trudge

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ffs

Mr Veg and I are loving the repeated occurences of Picard visiting old haunts or acquaintances & being all “Hey it’s me, your old friend!” and literally everyone to a person is like “FUCK YOU!” *throws rotten fruit*
Dude’s about as popular as Gallagher

Even-numbered episode theory still holding!

they have hard light holograms like the Voyager doctor

It's basically holodeck technology outside of a holodeck.

Best GOT pun I've seen so far is Romulannisters.

The dog fight at the end was confusing because I wasn't sure which was Rios's ship!

rmde @ JL castigating Elrond for killing that Romulan when JL was the one provoking a fight.

I want to like this so much, but I don't really know what's going on, and it's boring. Sliding around on a Borg cube in your socks? No. That's not a thing.

Picturing Picard doing the Risky Business bit.

the return of 7 of 9 should be good, but it wasn't dignified and quite bodged. i don't expect her to say that old maverick pilot *classic* "you owe me a ship, Picard" that is a Lieutenant Starbuck type line!

it is absolutely absurd that anyone would call him 'JL'

including you, leee!

The difference with me is that I used it ironically! Agreed that it is awful all the same.

Yeah, I hate that as a touch. It's so Poochie.

Yeah it’s too familiar & informal. I dislike it immensely

"Please, it's pronounced 'Juul.'"

I don’t know, I’m really enjoying the klutzy, rambling pace, it makes the show seem more like comfort food to me, which is what I want from a trek show

I can imagine being called JL initially irritated Picard and that was part of their dynamic when they got along.

The music is really weird and intrusive and makes this feel like a modern BBC show like Sherlock

Sliding around on a Borg cube in your socks? No. That's not a thing.

When that bit happened my bf got a disgusted look on his face and muted the loud, overweening Titanic-romance music that started playing. BLEUGH what was the point of that scene. We get it, he's playing her.

But I'm enjoying this otherwise. I liked Seven's entrance, especially her falling down dizzily after she said it.

that scene was important to establish that there are still socks in the 24th century and it will pay off later in the show, possibly to universe-saving effect

Socks: check.
Zippers: GTFO.

Narek is the worst

i thought that too but then there was that scene with his horny sister and now she is the worst

I want to give Narek a fucking shower, he looks blegh.