After last week's overly busy affair, "Picard" returned with a stagey, stripped back bottle episode - heavy on exposition and dialogue but low on action and expensive CGI. Another nice Berman era cameo and a spectacular bit of (literally) schizophrenic acting from Brent Spiner were highlights but some frankly ridiculous plot armour brandished during a pretty convoluted chase scene and a disappointing back story/motive for (an all over the shop) Vadic rather tarnished the proceedings - the fact that last week's cliffhanger was barely alluded to, let alone resolved also made it smack a little of filler. That's two episodes on the spin in the minus column for me - we're heading into the business end of the season now, so I can see things picking up again next week.
PS A Starfleet Academy set "Discovery" spin-off is evidently in the works. Sounds a lot like the oft mentioned "Section 31" show has been quietly shelved - I'm sure Michelle Yeoh winning an Oscar had nothing to do with that.
@GreatAuk I'm very nervous about the outcome of the Jack Crusher/red door storyline but seeing the entire TNG crew back together was great and seeing the end of the unbelievably annoying Vadic was a massive relief. She was awful.
Well, I suppose like resisting (what a shock)The Borg, expecting a season of Kurtzman led "Star Trek" not to be subsumed by outright stupidity was indeed futile - as I suspected, the solution behind the Jack Crusher/red door mystery box plot was not only ridiculous, but unnecessarily contrived. And they unceremoniously ganked the brilliant Captain Shaw. And they just had to bring back the (previously completely wrecked/destroyed) Enterprise-D. Tune in next week to see how one antiquated ship and its geriatric crew defeats the entire Borg assimilated Starfleet armada! Yup, "Picard" blew it spectacularly this week. Such a shame.
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