It's still ok, not great. There are many strange things here, like Shaw saying they're outgunned before the bad girl let them have a close look at her arsenal. Or Riker proposing they are in a stalemate with the enemy because they've managed to stop 3 enemy soldiers on a defunct starship without weapons.
The moment was great when Picard finally gives orders but the writers immediately follow with something stupid. Shaw and his crew just follow this previously mentioned "retired admiral" - why does he wield authority all of a sudden?
And why Picard? He was a man who wasn't swayed by sentimentality. Now he is only able to take the reigns if he has an emotional reason? That seems like quite a departure from the Captain we all know and love.
A cigar-smoking over-the-top villain is not the thing that I want from my Star Trek but I hope there's more to this character.
And why didn't Shaw just beamed them over and jumped to Warp again? Why linger? Why?
Why are the transporters not detecting devices that can disrupt force fields or even weapons for that matter?
Why is Worf doing an Elnor and decapitates the suspect for a potential interrogation?
It seems there are shortcuts being taken to get this story along. At least the characters feel right for the most part.
The moment was great when Picard finally gives orders but the writers immediately follow with something stupid. Shaw and his crew just follow this previously mentioned "retired admiral" - why does he wield authority all of a sudden?
And why Picard? He was a man who wasn't swayed by sentimentality. Now he is only able to take the reigns if he has an emotional reason? That seems like quite a departure from the Captain we all know and love.
A cigar-smoking over-the-top villain is not the thing that I want from my Star Trek but I hope there's more to this character.
And why didn't Shaw just beamed them over and jumped to Warp again? Why linger? Why?
Why are the transporters not detecting devices that can disrupt force fields or even weapons for that matter?
Why is Worf doing an Elnor and decapitates the suspect for a potential interrogation?
It seems there are shortcuts being taken to get this story along. At least the characters feel right for the most part.