This episode is excellent. Picard learns of a federation ship attacking a former federation enemy, the kardashians, who he has been sent to negotiate with, so he takes some on board to witness his good faith efforts to prevent the rogue ship from attacking further. The captain hates the kardashians (understandable) and decides he wants to kill them (not understandable). Classic star trek setup: good acting, strong, resonant messages, just all around great. But then it falls flat on its face.
Picard, an intelligent, reasonable, peaceful man, after catching the rogue ship, convinces the captain to turn around and go home and then LETS HIM TAKE BACK CONTROL OF HIS SHIP WITH NO SAFEGUARDS OR ANY WAY TO PREVENT HIM FROM TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING HE HAS BEEN DOING. He lets someone, who is essentially acting as a foreign terrorist, hold on to all his weapons with only an order to stop using them. Stupid doesn't begin to describe it. Lost all respect for the episode there. It is retroactively justified by the fact that Picard learns that the kardashians were preparing for war. Cool, whatever, doesn't come close to justifying maxwell's actions. What captain would ever be treated with so much nonchalance after killing hundreds of non combatants, directly defying orders? The classic star trek moral message is completely botched.
If you want my suggestion, watch it for the first thirty min then turn it off and make up a better ending in your head.
Also might i just add the kardashians may have taken their plastic surgery a bit too far...
Picard, an intelligent, reasonable, peaceful man, after catching the rogue ship, convinces the captain to turn around and go home and then LETS HIM TAKE BACK CONTROL OF HIS SHIP WITH NO SAFEGUARDS OR ANY WAY TO PREVENT HIM FROM TRYING TO DO THE SAME THING HE HAS BEEN DOING. He lets someone, who is essentially acting as a foreign terrorist, hold on to all his weapons with only an order to stop using them. Stupid doesn't begin to describe it. Lost all respect for the episode there. It is retroactively justified by the fact that Picard learns that the kardashians were preparing for war. Cool, whatever, doesn't come close to justifying maxwell's actions. What captain would ever be treated with so much nonchalance after killing hundreds of non combatants, directly defying orders? The classic star trek moral message is completely botched.
If you want my suggestion, watch it for the first thirty min then turn it off and make up a better ending in your head.
Also might i just add the kardashians may have taken their plastic surgery a bit too far...