Like every other episode in this third season of Picard, we've seen this all before. I half expected Frau Farbissina to drop an earwig into one of Captain Shaw's hearing orifices.
The nasty taking over the bridge, the line-up of possible death victims. The sudden decision to phaser "that one" instead of "this one". Another stand-off between Data and Lore. Force Fields trapping bad guys (or bad "beings") in the middle of corridors. Picard and Crusher phasering nilly-dilly into some overhead contraption. Well, maybe that's a new one. By the way, why didn't that overhead contraption blow-up or at least start smouldering? Perhaps phasers have a "Don't Shoot The Messenger" setting, so-to-speak.
And of course, we've seen all these characters before as well. All the TNG characters, that is. But my Q, it's WONDERFUL to see all these heroes together again! It's a terrific tugging at the heartstrings. All the other "we've seen this all before" moments fade into the extremely unlit corners of the USS Titan.
It was a bit surprising to see the Frau frost over and go smooshy-smashy all over the front of her ship. Thought she'd be around til the end. How will Mr. Wavey-Headed Thingy-Thing make further appearances without the Frau to give it a "helping hand"? Oh, and that Bad Guy Space Ship that was so incredibly overpowering and extremely jaw-droppingly invincible? It blowed-up real good! Probably because it's crew forgot to lock it up when they went visiting the neighbors. (Were Picard's remains blown-up, too? Or were they beamed over to the Titan? Not clear on that.)
So lots of really dumb stuff, yes. Idiotic behavior by the previously non-idiotic bad guys and gal. And from Picard. Lots of info-dumping and info-reminding. This, including things that happened on episodes of DS9, which some viewers have only watched once, on the original airing and have completely and utterly forgotten. Cough-me-Cough. Eh, no biggie.
But again... Beverly! Geordi! Riker! Worf! Imzadi! Mini-Holo-Tasha! Data! No Wesley (Yeah!) Oh, and some guy who is supposed to be Jean Luc Picard, but acts nothing like him. Yippee!! This was a lot of fun. Now, let's find out what's behind Door Number 3.
The nasty taking over the bridge, the line-up of possible death victims. The sudden decision to phaser "that one" instead of "this one". Another stand-off between Data and Lore. Force Fields trapping bad guys (or bad "beings") in the middle of corridors. Picard and Crusher phasering nilly-dilly into some overhead contraption. Well, maybe that's a new one. By the way, why didn't that overhead contraption blow-up or at least start smouldering? Perhaps phasers have a "Don't Shoot The Messenger" setting, so-to-speak.
And of course, we've seen all these characters before as well. All the TNG characters, that is. But my Q, it's WONDERFUL to see all these heroes together again! It's a terrific tugging at the heartstrings. All the other "we've seen this all before" moments fade into the extremely unlit corners of the USS Titan.
It was a bit surprising to see the Frau frost over and go smooshy-smashy all over the front of her ship. Thought she'd be around til the end. How will Mr. Wavey-Headed Thingy-Thing make further appearances without the Frau to give it a "helping hand"? Oh, and that Bad Guy Space Ship that was so incredibly overpowering and extremely jaw-droppingly invincible? It blowed-up real good! Probably because it's crew forgot to lock it up when they went visiting the neighbors. (Were Picard's remains blown-up, too? Or were they beamed over to the Titan? Not clear on that.)
So lots of really dumb stuff, yes. Idiotic behavior by the previously non-idiotic bad guys and gal. And from Picard. Lots of info-dumping and info-reminding. This, including things that happened on episodes of DS9, which some viewers have only watched once, on the original airing and have completely and utterly forgotten. Cough-me-Cough. Eh, no biggie.
But again... Beverly! Geordi! Riker! Worf! Imzadi! Mini-Holo-Tasha! Data! No Wesley (Yeah!) Oh, and some guy who is supposed to be Jean Luc Picard, but acts nothing like him. Yippee!! This was a lot of fun. Now, let's find out what's behind Door Number 3.