Star Trek is supposed to be about exploring. Having Riker is uninterested in exploring a 370 year old Earth vessel is so unbelievably out of character that it's annoying.
Then Picard being annoyed at rescuing the three people who appeared to be alive is disgusting. Star Trek saves people. It doesn't discard them.
It would have been far better if Riker was gung-ho to investigate but restricted by time. Picard could then be annoyed by "Why now? I don't have time for this!" but he should have NEVER been annoyed at their rescue.
A series will be far better if its characters act coherently from one episode to the next and only step out of character due to some critical event that causes them to either crumble or to perform unexpected heroics but even that should further their character development along a path, not a random zig-zag.
Re-watching TNG from S01E01, I am quite disappointed at the haphazardness of it.
Then Picard being annoyed at rescuing the three people who appeared to be alive is disgusting. Star Trek saves people. It doesn't discard them.
It would have been far better if Riker was gung-ho to investigate but restricted by time. Picard could then be annoyed by "Why now? I don't have time for this!" but he should have NEVER been annoyed at their rescue.
A series will be far better if its characters act coherently from one episode to the next and only step out of character due to some critical event that causes them to either crumble or to perform unexpected heroics but even that should further their character development along a path, not a random zig-zag.
Re-watching TNG from S01E01, I am quite disappointed at the haphazardness of it.